United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 99
Chap. XCIX.—An Act to create the office of Surveyor of Public Lands in the Wisconsin Territory.[1]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,A Surveyor to be appointed, who shall have the same authority, &c. That a Surveyor for the Territory of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, as are now vested in and required of the Surveyor of the lands of the United States in Ohio.
Surveyor for Ohio to deliver to Surveyor for Wisconsin all maps, &c. in his office, relating to lands in Wisconsin; or certified copies.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Surveyor for Ohio to deliver to the Surveyor for Wisconsin Territory, all the maps, papers, records, and documents relating to the public lands and private land claims in the said Territory of Wisconsin, which may be in his office; and in every case where it shall be impracticable to make a 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 for Wisconsin Territory; which copies shall be of the same validity as the originals. And the Secretary of the Treasury isExpense of the transfer to be paid, &c. hereby authorized to cause the expense attending the transfer of the records to be paid out of the appropriation for surveying the public lands.
Surveyor of Wisconsin to establish his office at Dubuque.
Salary.
Authorized to employ a draftsman and clerk—their salaries.
Office rent, &c.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Surveyor for Wisconsin Territory, to be appointed in pursuance of this act, shall establish his office at the town of Du Buque, in the Territory of Wisconsin; and that he shall be allowed an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars, to commence at such period as his office shall be in readiness for operation; and he shall be authorized to employ one draughtsman and clerk, whose aggregate compensation shall not exceed sixteen hundred dollars per annum. He shall also be allowed the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars per annum, for office-rent, fuel, and other incidental expenses of his office; to be paid out of any money appropriated for surveying the public lands.
Approved, June 12, 1838.
- ↑ See notes to the act establishing the territorial government of Wisconsin, April 20, 1836, chap. 54.