276 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 47, 48. 1869. regions where a proper location would place the said Vigil and St. Vrain claims, and that the expense of the same shall be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated ; yet, before the confirmation of the said act of June twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty, shall become legally effective, the said Vigil nnd St. Vrain, or their legal rep- Cost thereon resentatives, shall pay the cost of so much of said surveys as enures to Improvements their benefit respectively, and that all settlers of the said third class, QQ;°'°"'“ “°"‘ whose claims may be adjusted as valid, shall have the right to enter their " improvements by a strict compliance with the pre-emption onhomestend laws. Plata to claim- Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That upon the adjustment of the ‘“‘°·”· Vigil and St. Vrain claims according to the provisionsof this act, it shall be the duty of the surveyor-general of the district to furnish proper approved plats to said claimants, or their legal representatives, and so in like manner to said derivative claimants, which shall be evidence of title, the same to be done according to such instructions as may be given by the commissioner of the general land office. §¤rv¤y¤¤-s¤¤· Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That immediately upon running the $,:;ic°§,$,`;,?th° lines as provided in section second of this act, the surveyor-general of survey is being said district shall notify the said Vigil and St. Vrain, or their agents or '““°l°· legal representatives, of the fact of such survey being made, and snid claimantsto claimants shall, within three months after notice of such survey, select “°l‘?°“ ***9 1‘?°”‘° and locate their said claims in accordance with such survey and the proclaims withm, . . , , , . gm thm, visions of this act and of the act to which this is amendatory, so far as
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mmd0néd,h°m_ the surveyor-general with the description of such location, specifying the lines of the same. And the party failing to make such selection and location, in such manner and within such time, shall be deemed and held to have abandoned their claim, and their rights and equities under this act, and the act to which this is amendatory, shall cease and terminate. big? a‘:l'*“E°§: Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That in case of the neglect or refusal S ’of the said Vigil and St. Vrain, or either of them, to accept of the provisions of this act, and the act to which this is ainendatory, and to locate their said claims, as provided therein, no suit shall be brought or proceedings instituted in any of the courts of the United States, by such party or by any one claiming through or under them, to establish or enforce said claims, or for any cause of action founded upon the same, after six months from the passage of this act. Approved, February 25, 1869. Mm-ch 1, 1869. CHAP. XLVIII. -4n Act making Appropriations for the Naval Service jbr the Year endzng June thirtzeth, eiyhteen hundred and seventy. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mime of Representatives of the United p\_§;*g.¤PP*°· States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treas- U1`)' not otherwise appropriated, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy: m§z%“<;£§§¢¤P¤ 3cr pay gflpommission, warrant, and petty officers and seamen, seven mi ions o dollars. y“{_*$;*°:[:‘d°f Bureau of Yards and D0cks.—For contingent expenses that may docks_ accrue for the following purposes, viz: For freight and transportation; for printing, advertising, and stationery; for books, models, and drawings; for the purchase and repair of iire-engines; for machinery of every description ; for purchase and maintenance of oxen and horses, and driving teams; for carts, timber-wheels, and workmen’s tools; for telegrnms and postage of letters on public service; for furniture for government offices and houses; for candles, oil, and gas; for cleaning and clearing up yards; for Hags, awnings, and packing·box6S ;
