United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/21st Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 27
Chap. XXVII.—An Act to establish a land office in the territory of Michigan, and for other purposes.
Land district established in Michigan.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the public lands which the Indian title has been extinguished, lying west of the meridian line, in the territory of Michigan, shall constitute a new land district; and, for the sale of the public lands within the said district there shall President to locate the office.be a land office established at such place within the district, as the President of the United States may designate, who is hereby authorized to change the location of such office, whenever, in his opinion, the public interest may require it.
Monroe land office removed.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the land office now established at Monroe, shall be removed to the place designated for the location of this office, and the register and receiver of the Monroe land office, shall superintend the sales of public lands within said district, who shall give security in the same manner, in the same sums, and whose compensation, emoluments, duties, and authorities, shall, in every respect, be the same, in relation to the lands which shall be disposed of at their office, as are or may be by law provided, in relation to the registers and receivers of public moneys in the several offices established for the sale of public lands.
Detroit district extended.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the public lands lying east of the meridian line in the territory aforesaid, which are not now embraced in the district of Detroit, be, and they are hereby, attached thereto; and it shall be the duty of the register and receiver of the land office in said district to deposit in the land office at Detroit all the records, books, and papers, surveys, &c. which pertain to said land office at Monroe, which shall be kept by the register and receiver of the land office at Detroit, as a part of the records of said office.
Lands to be entered and sold at their appropriate offices.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all such public lands as shall have been offered for sale to the highest bidder at Monroe or Detroit, pursuant to any proclamation of the President of the United States, and which are embraced within the provisions of this act, and which lands remain unsold at the taking effect of this act, shall be subject to be entered and sold at private sale, by the registers of the land offices to which they are hereby attached; and all provisions of law applicable to the public lands, to which this act applies, shall continue in full force and effect.
Land district established in Illinois.
Offices.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That so much of the state of Illinois as lies between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, bounded on the south by the base line, on the north by the northern boundary of that state, and on the extreme east by the third principal meridian, be formed into a separate land district, the offices for which to be located where it will best accommodate purchasers and others, by the President; and a register and receiver shall be appointed at such time as the President of the United States shall deem proper.
Another district established.Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That another district be also formed in that state, on the north of the dividing line between townships sixteen and seventeen north of the base line, and east of the third principal meridian, including all that part of the state to its northern boundary, the offices for which to be located by the President, where the public interest and convenience may require;Offices. and a register and receiver shall be appointed at such time as the President of the United States shall deem proper.
Residence, security, &c. of registers and receivers.Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the registers and receivers shall reside, respectively, at the places where the land offices are located, give security in the same manner, in the same sums, and whose compensation, emoluments, and duties, and authority, in every respect, be the same, in relation to the lands which shall be disposed of at their offices, as may be by law provided in relation to the registers and receivers of public moneys in the several offices established for the disposal of the lands of the United States north-west of the river Ohio.
Sale of lands.Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the said lands shall be disposed of in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as are or may be provided by law for the sale of other lands of the United States: Provided, That no tracts of land excepted from sales by virtue of any former acts, shall be sold by virtue of this act. Fort Wayne district, in Indiana, extended.Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That all the lands to which the Indian title is extinguished, lying in that part of the state of Indiana which is east of the Lake Michigan, bordering upon the northern line of said state, and not attached to any land district, shall be, and the same are hereby, attached to the Fort Wayne district.
Approved, February 19, 1831.