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122 FOETY-THIRD CONQRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 340, 341. 1874. Boundaries. parallel line, to the southeast corner of Rush Qouuty; thence north to the place of beginning, be, and hereby is, consututed a new land district, to be called the western lend district. Arksnsns V¤¤11¤y Sec. 2. That all the western portion of the State of Kansas, included 1****1 ‘““"`*°”· as follows, to-wit, commencing at the northeast corner of Barton County, and running thence west to the northwest corner of said county; thence south to the southwest corner of said county; thence west along the iburth standard parallel line to the western boundary of the State; thence south along said boundary-line to the southern boundary of the B°“¤d¤*'*°¤· State; thence east along eaid boundary-line to the southeast corner ei Barbour County; thence north to the place of begmmng, be, and hereby is, constituted a. new land-district, to be called the erk@s Valley lenddistrict; and shall, in addition, include in the dI8h10b the lands lying in Rice and Reno counties. K°Ki¤V°¥¤ wd ”°· Sec. S. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of the °“"’°"“· Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint an register and a receiver for each of said districts who shall discharge like and similar duties and receive the same amount of compensation allowed to other officers discharging like duties in the other lend offices of ,seid State. Approved, June 20, 187 4. June 20, 18*74. CHAP. 341.-An act to create an additional land district in the Territory of Colorado. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Establishment o f States of America in Congress assembled, That all that part of the Terri- Di>l N°’°° md *1** tory of Colorado commencing ut a, point on the south boundary line ot °“°° ‘“ C°1°"“]°‘ Colorado Territory between ranges sixtynine and seventy west of the Boundaries. sixth principal meridian; thence running north to the northern boundary of township twenty-eight south_; thence we t, on a line between townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight south, to the western boundary of range seventy-three west; thence north, on said boundary of range seventy-three west, to a. point where the line between townships forty- eight and fortymne north, New Mexico meridian, will intersect the some; thence west, between said townships forty-eight and forty-nine north, to the western boundary of the Territory ; thence south, with said boundary line, to the southwest corner of the Territory ; thence east, on mud Omcc to -,,0 the line of the southern boundary of the Territory, to the place of bemc ¤ nee an Den ginuing, shall constitute a. separate land district, to be culled Del Norte N<¤g¢¤·_ land district, the office of which shall be located at Del Norte, in Conejos wgcmggguey U County: Provaidzd, That the President of the United States may change Sthe location of said land office from time to time, as the public interest may require. Bvziswr wd M- Sec. 2. That the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and °°“""· consent of the Senate, a. register and a. receiver of public moneys for said district; and said oihcor shall reside in the place where said land office is located, and shall have the same powers and shall receive the same fees and emoluments as the like officers now receive in the other land districts in said Territory. _ Applications, &¤., Sec. 3. That all persons in said district who, prior to the opening of gm Jjrnéisgn gag said Dol Niorte land office! shall have illed their declaratory statement h mctfaugtomés or appl1cation for pre-empuon or homestead rights in any other land office to be transferred mm send Termtory, shall thereafter make proofs and entries at said Del emu, at Del Norte, Norte land office; and all unfinished business in any other land office relating exclusively to lands in said Del Norte land district shall be transferred to sand Del Norte land office when notilied by the officers of the opening thereof. Approved, June 20, 1874..