United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 128
Chap. CXXVIII.—An Act to create the office of surveyor of public lands for the territory of Arkansas.[1]
Duties.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a surveyor for the territory of Arkansas shall be appointed, who shall have the same authority, and perform the same duties respecting the public lands and private land claims in the territory of Arkansas as are now vested in, and required of, the surveyor of the lands of the United States in Missouri and Illinois.
Maps, papers, &c. relating to lands in Arkansas to be delivered.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor for Missouri and Illinois to deliver to the surveyor for the territory of Arkansas, all the maps, papers, records, and documents relating to the public lands and private land claims in Arkansas, which may be in his office; and in every case where it shall be impracticable to make separation of such maps, papers, records, and documents, without injury, it shall be his duty to cause copies thereof, certified by him, to be furnished to the surveyor of Arkansas, which copies shall be of the same validity as the originals.
Location of office.
Salary of draughtsman and clerks.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor of Arkansas, to be appointed in pursuance of this act, shall establish his office at such place as the President of the United States may deem most expedient for the public service, and that he shall be allowed an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars, and that he be authorized to employ one skilful draughtsman and two clerks, whose aggregate compensation shall not exceed eighteen hundred dollars per annum.
Approved, June 15, 1832.
- ↑ Notes of the acts relating to the territory, afterwards the state of Arkansas, vol. iii. 493.