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March 2, 1831.
[Obsolete.]

Chap. LXVII.An Act granting a quantity of land to the territory of Arkansas for the erection of a public building at the seat of government of said territory.

Ten sections granted.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the legislature of the territory of Arkansas be, and they are hereby authorized to select, or cause to be selected, a quantity of the unappropriated public lands in the territory of Arkansas, not exceeding ten sections, and in portions not less than one quarter section, which is hereby granted to said territory, for the purpose of raising a fund for the erection of a public building at Little Rock, the seat of government of said territory.

Authority to sell.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the legislature of said territory be, and they are hereby authorized to adopt such measures for the sale of said tract of land, or any part thereof, at such times and manner, and convey the same by such deeds, as they shall deem expedient; and upon the presentation of such deeds of conveyance, as shall be adopted by said legislature and given to the purchasers, to the commissioner of the general land office, it shall be the duty of the President to issue patents to the purchasers, as in other cases.

Approved, March 2, 1831.

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March 2, 1831.
[Obsolete.]

Chap. LXVIII.An Act confirming the selections heretofore made of lands for the construction of the Michigan road, in the state of Indiana.

Certain locations confirmed.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the selections and locations heretofore made by the state of Indiana, of the Michigan road lands, so far as they may remain unsold, be, and the same are hereby, sanctioned and confirmed; and that other public lands in Indiana, in lieu of those already sold, shall be selected under the same authority that the original selections and locations were made: Provided, That no selections or locations shall hereafter be made for the purpose aforesaid, until the authority of the state of Indiana shall cause to be made to the general land office an accurate survey and plat of the said road throughout its entire life.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the land offices at Crawfordsville and Fort Wayne shall be duly notified, by the state authority, of the selections made in virtue of this act; after which, no sales thereof shall be made.

Approved, March 2, 1831.

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March 2, 1831.
[Expired.]

Chap. LXIX.An Act to extend the act, entitled “An act for the further extending the powers of the judges of the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, under the act of the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and for other purposes.”

Act of May 26, 1824, ch. 173.
Act of May 8, 1830, ch. 90, extended.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act, entitled “An act for the further extending the powers of the judges of the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, under the act of the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and for other purposes,” approved on the eighth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, be, and the same is hereby, extended and continued in force until the eighth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.

Compensation to judges.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That each of the judges of the superior court of the territory of Arkansas shall, whilst in the discharge of the duties imposed by this act, be allowed at the rate of eight hundred