United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/22nd Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 95
Chap. XCV.—An Act to extend the provisions of the act of the third March, one thousand eight hundred and seven, entitled “An Act to prevent settlements being made on lands ceded to the United States, until authorized by law.”
Act of March 3, 1807, ch. 46.
Offences cognisable in the district court of United States, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all offences prescribed in the act, entitled “An act to prevent settlements being made on lands ceded to the United States until authorized by law,” approved the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and seven,” when committed upon public lands not situated within any state, or organized territorial government, shall be cognisable in the district court of the United States held in the state nearest where the said offence may have been committed: and the offenders, upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly. And the said court shall also have jurisdiction to hear and determine all suits or prosecutions, instituted for the recovery of all fines and penalties imposed by the said act.
Offences committed on lands acquired from Sac and Fox Indians.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, to direct the Indian agents at Prairie du Chien, and Rock Island, or either of them, when offences against said act shall be committed on lands recently acquired by treaty from the Sac and Fox Indians, to execute and perform all the duties required by the said act to be performed by the marshals in such mode as to give full effect to the said act, in and over the lands acquired as aforesaid.
Approved, March 2, 1833.