PAGE 252 256 284 296 296 296 276 294 92 WARRANTS, continued. To be issued to extent of one hundred and sixty acres to each soldier, (Act, To soldiers of Bailey's battalion in Black Hawk war, (No. 318,) Amended, (No. 287,) Title to, declared in certain cases, (No. 335,) Under Act of 1855, made assignable, (No. 335,) Lands located with, put up at competition sale confirmed, (No. 336,) WABASH AND ERIE CANAL, Certain lands confirmed, (Nos. 45, 66,) Lands granted Indiana to extend, (No. 99,) WASHINGTON TERRITORY, Established, (No. 219,) Improvements on Indian reservations in, may be paid for, (No. 306,) WESTERN MISSION, town authorities allowed twelve months to enter the WISCONSIN, Settlers on mineral lands in, who were refused the right of entry under Land granted to, for improvement of Fox and Wisconsin rivers, (Nos. 120, 121, 235, 255 Sale of odd numbered sections confirmed, (No. 165,) 149 Chippewa land district in, created, (No. 129,) 128, 135 Land office in Chippewa district changed to Stillwater, and Western district Settlers on Menomonee purchase granted pre-emption rights, (No. 195,) 182 240 Title to Chippewa Indian lands to be extinguished, (No. 261,) 240 Fond-du-Lac district established, (No. 268,) 244 Lands granted for railroad, from Madison, &c., (No. 292,) 264 270 276 Lands erroneously selected by, for internal improvements, may be pre- WOLF ISLAND IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, United States disclaims title WYANDOTT INDIAN LANDS IN OHIO AND MICHIGAN to be surveyed, Sale of lands selected for improvement of Fox and Wisconsin river, con- 298 286 (Nos. 74, 200,) 87, 185 INDEX TO PART II. The figures with an asterisk (*), refer to the notes on the page. A. ABSENCE, leave of, to be obtained by land officers, when, (No. 384,) ADMINISTRATOR, Of pre-emption claimant not required to inhabit land claimed under the When not qualified in time, AFFIDAVITS, Form of, for pre-emption claimants, (Act, 1841,) (Acts, 1838 and 1840,) Form of, when land entered for heirs, Pre-emption claimant entitled to presumption that it is true, (No. 504,) Form of, in graduation entries, PAGE 429, 464* 604, 605 Of non-incumbrance, required of pre-emption claimant applying for re- AGENT TO PURCHASE LANDS, must account as trustee, &c., ALIENS, may purchase land subject, &c., Claiming pre-emption right in given case, (No. 420,) As to purchase of land by, (No. 520,) APPEALS, In pre-emption cases, lie to Commissioner of the General Land Office, 379 Regulations as to, (No. 418,) 380 Do not lie to President from decisions of Secretaries, (No. 688,) Informal, to purchase land selected as swamp, void, (No. 592,) 561 For change of entry, effect of, (No. 673,) 674 Legal, must be made to entitle party to repayment, (Nos. 669, 677,) 671, 675 APPROVAL, Of selections, not conclusive against prior rights, (No. 538,) Grant of land to Little Rock and Fulton Railroad, construed, (No. 557,). 524 Instructions to Surveyor-General as to swamp lands, (No. 579,) As to, under Act of 1855, Warrant locations on pre-emptions not subject to, (Nos. 616, 628, 634,) Of warrant, no appeal from decision of Commissioner as to, (No. 624,) ATTORNEY GENERAL, OPINIONS OF, As to purchase of land by Registers and Receivers, (No, 389,) As to pre-emption right of aliens, (No. 420,) That Mayor may enter land for town, (No. 491,) As to purchase of graduation lands by aliens, (No. 520,) 614 619 667*, 672 337 380 381 430 477 503 That Fox and Wisconsin river grant will embrace land which Indian 505 As to railroad grants to Illinois and other States, (Nos. 552, 553,) As to conflictions between swamp and railroad grants, (No. 595,) As to right of party to bring suit in name of United States, (No. 699,) ATTORNEY, POWER OF, Act of 1852, Act of 1855, 693 724, 726 589 595, 598 606 B. BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS. (See WARRANTS.) BOUNTY LAND SCRIP may be located on graduated land, (No. 523,) 480 1 657 C. CAIRO AND FULTON RAILROAD, when right of State to lands along line Conflict between pre-emption claimant and internal improvement selec- 457 Circular as to school lands in, (No. 536,) 494 School land, fractional townships in, not provided for, (No. 540,) 497 As to swamp lands in, (No. 597,) 567 As to patent to Mexican grant in, (No. 652,) 640 As to location of conflicting Mexican grants in, (Nos. 653, 655,) 643, 645 645 CALIFORNIA LAND CLAIMS, continued. Case of Rincon de la Musalacon, (No. 657,) As to boundaries of Pastoria de las Borregas and Posolmi Ranchos, (No. As to confirmation of the rancho Quito or De Tito, (No. 659,) PAGE 647 649 650 654 695 As to conflicting Mexican grants confirmed by different decrees, (No. 662.) 657 CANCELLED ENTRIES, as to effect on land, (Nos. 459, 460, 461, 462,) CERTIFICATES OF SALE, how assigned, (No. 400,) . CHIPPEWA INDIANS, as to residents on lands of, (Nos. 643, 645,) Of August 31, 1830, as to repayment, (No. 665,) Of September 15, 1841, as to pre-emption rights, (No. 408,) Of November 25, 1841, explanatory of foregoing, (No. 409,) 367 Of 28th September, 1842, as to confirmation of entries, (No. 410,) 368 Of 14th March, 1843, relative to subdivision plats, (No. 361,) Of 17th May, 1844, as to school lands interfering with private claims, 492 Of 25th June, 1844, as to certain school lands, (No. 535,) 493 347 Of 17th May, 1845, as to mileage, depositing, &c., (No. 362,) 315 Of 13th October, 1845, as to postages, letters, &c., (No. 363,) 319 Of 21st February, 1846, as to internal improvements, (No. 544,) Of 14th May, 1346, as to entries of subdivisions, (No. 364,) 320 Of 2d February, 1847, as to receipt of Treasury notes for lands, (No. 398,) 349 Of 6th December, 1847, prohibiting Registers and Receivers from acting Of 1st April, 1848, as to warrants under Act 1847, (No. 606,) 579 Of 24th August, 1848, as to Register's and Receiver's returns, (No. 367,) 322 580 322 323 Of 10th September, 1849, as to payments in the Treasury, (No. 370,) Of 14th October, 1852, as to warrants, assignments of, (No. 612,) . 591 590 682 Of 12th October, 1853, as to pre-emptions in California, (No. 701,) 695 Of 17th October, 1853, as to Warrants, (Acts 1850 and 1852,) (No. 613,). 592 327 670 330 598 494 328 329 329 CIRCULAR, continued. Of 30th October, 1854, as to Graduation Act, (No. 513,) Of 14th December, 1855, as to graduation entries, (No. 516,) Of 23d January, 1856, as to graduation entries, (No. 517,) Of 23d January, 1856, as to absence of land officers, (No. 384,) Of 4th February, 1856, as to returns of land officers, (No. 382,) Of 11th February, 1856, as to swamp lands, (No. 576,) 334 331 379 627 476 335 334 459 511 Of 7th April, 1856, as to graduation entries, (No. 518,) Of 21st April, 1856, as to warrant location fees, (No. 383,) Of 24th October, 1856, as to filing certificates, &c., (No. 414,) Of 21st November, 1856, as to fees for pre-emption sales, (No. 415,) Of 3d December, 1856, as to prohibition against filing more than one decla- Of March 21, 1857, as to Half-breed Sioux scrip, (No. 639,) Of 27th March, 1857, as to graduation entries, (No. 519,) Of 27th April, 1857, as to fees for warrant locations, (No. 386,) Of 9th September, 1857, as to mail contractor's pre-emptions, (No. 508,) When pre-emption declaration is filed prior to adverse settlement, (No. 425,) 384 CLAIM CLUB, member of, held to strict proof of pre-emption right, (No. 441,) 393 CLERKS IN LAND OFFICES, Not to act as agents, form of oath, (No. 371,) Of Registers, not authorized to sign certificates, (No. 390,) CONFIRMATION. (See ENTRIES.) Certain entry entitled to, (No. 405,) Of entries, instructions as to, (No. 410,) COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND office, Power of supervision over pre-emption entries, Pre-emption appeals lie to, (No. 417,) Decision as to assignment of warrant, final, (No. 624,) Not required to approve assignment of warrant, (No. 633,) COMPENSATION, Of land officers for sale of Indian lands, how adjusted, (No. 395,) 341 COMPETITION SALES, Warrant locations on lands sold at, not permitted, (No. 403,) 352 As to warrant locations, (this ruling has been since changed. See the fore- To out-going land officers, (No. 394,) |