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CALIFORNIA,

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Admitted into the Union, (No. 176,)

158
Commissioners to be appointed to settle private land claims, (Nos. 189,
229, 232, 264, 326,) .

. 10, and, abo, 434, 400
Indian reservations in authorized (No 2911

204
Survey of lands provided for, and pre-emption rights granted, school lands
set apart, &c., (No. 224,) .

205
Pre-emption privilege extended, (No. 233,). .

213
United States circuit judge to preside over district court, at trial of cer-
tain land claims, (No. 273,) ..

247
indian reservation in, may be enlarged, (No. 280,).

251
President authorized to establish land districts in, (No. 323,)

286
Certain public archives to be put in charge of the Surveyor-General,

(No. 328,)
Aci to prevent frauds in land titles in, (No. 329,)

• • . 291
CANAL around St. Mary's falls, Michigan, lands granted for, (No. 208,) .
CERTIFICATE of treasurer of United States, to be received for land, (No. 93,) 99
CHAMPAGNOLE, Arkansas, land office established, (No. 96,).

101
CHARITON LAND DISTRICT, Missouri, established, (No. 160,) . . 147
CHEROKEE pre-emption claims in Arkansas, confirmed, (No. 69,) . . 83
CHICAGO, authorities of, may excavate a certain reservation, (No. 202,) . 186
CHIPPEWA INDIANS,

Treaty with, explained, (No. 91,) .

Titles to lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin to be extinguished, (No. 240
CHOCCHUMA,
Certain sales of lands at, confirmed, (No. 106,)

110
Land office removed from, (see Appendix, No. 423,) . . . 731
CHOCTAW INDIAN LANDS,
In Mississippi, (No. 59,)

73
Acts for relief of purchasers of, (Nos. 317, 341,) .

284, 299
CINCINNATI,
Sale of certain lands in prohibited, (No. 132,) '.

132
Certain lands vested in, (No. 263,

242
CITIZENS, Brotherton Indians made, (No. 37,) .
CLAIMS,
Lands formerly reserved for French and Spanish claims may be pre-empted,
(No. 222,)
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204
Which have been confirmed, to be patented, (No. 262,) . . 241
CLERK, principal of public lands and of survey, (No. 32,) . .

46
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI,

Certain alleged frauds at, under the pre-emption laws, to be investigated,

(No. 72,).
Certain sales of Chickasaw lands at, confirmed, (No. 106,)

110
COMBINATION to depress price of lands forbidden, (No. 20,).

40
COMMISSIONER,
Of the General Land Office appointed, (No. 8,) . .
duties, (No. 32,)

46
COMPETITION between purchasers, how settled, (No. 12,) .
COMPENSATION. (See Fees.)
CONFIRMING SALES OF LANDS, (No. 31,).

46
In Louisiana, (Nos. 54, 157,)
In certain cases, (No. 62,) .

School lands in certain States, (No. 68,) .
COOSA LAND DISTRICT,
A tract of land annexed to, (No. 43,) .

56
Office removed to Mardisville, (No. 49,) .
COPIES of papers, affecting titles, to be furnished, (Nos. 13, 32, 75,) . 36, 46, 88
COUNCIL BLUFFS, certain land may be entered for, (No. 235,) . . 214

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COUNTERFEITING WARRANTS, &c., (No. 349,) .
CROGHANSVILLE, Ohio, certain lots confirmed, (No. 95,)

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D.

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245

DANCING RABBIT CREEK, claims under treaty of, to be satisfied, (No. 59, 73
DE BASTROP GRANT, in Louisiana,

Certain claims in, to be settled and pre-emptions allowed, (No. 187,) . 173
Lands in, and in other French and Spanish claims, may be pre-empted,
(No. 222,) . .

204
Certain claims in, confirmed, (No. 241,) ..

225
Settlers on, may enter all subdivisions on which they have made improve-

ments, (No. 269,) .
DEATH of party entitled to pre-emption, in case of executor or heir, may file

necessary papers, (sec. 2, No. 72,) . . . . . . 84
DECLARATORY STATEMENT,

To be filed by pre-emption claimants, (sec. 15, No. 48,) .
Claimant can file but for one tract, (No. 72, .

84
On unproclaimed land, to be filed in three months after settlement, (No. 72,) 84
DES MOINES RIVER, land granted to Iowa to improve, (No. 117,) . . 119
DETROIT, land titles adjusted in, (No. 65,) . . . . . 80
DISTRICT LAND. See State in which situate.
DONATIONS,
Of lands in Florida to settlers, (Nos. 56, 87,)

71, 96
Certain in Arkansas, may be entered, (No. 174,) .
In Oregon, provided for, (No. 181,)

. 165
Amended, (No. 218,) .

199
In New Mexico, provided for, (No. 245,) .
DUBUQUE CLAIMS,

In Iowa declared public land and subject to pre-emption, (No. 58,)
Certain town lots granted to, (No. 84,)

94
lands granted to, (No. 217,) .

198
Embezzlement act with regard to, i

156

230

314

ENTRIES. (See SUSPENDED ENTRIES, and ERRORS.)
ERRORS,

In sale, how corrected, (Nos. 11, 14, 17, 19, 149,) . . 34, 36, 38, 40, 140
In location of land warrants, how corrected, (No. 225,) .

210
In sale, repayment authorized, (No. 355,) .

. 308
EVIDENCE, copies under seal of General Land Office, to be, (Nos. 8, 13,) 31, 36
EXECUTORS may file necessary papers in pre-emption cases, (No. 72,) . 84
EXEMPLIFICATIONS OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE RECORDS, to be of
same validity as if signed in full, (Nos. 13, 32, 75,) .

36, 46, 88

134. 179

302

FEES OF REGISTER AND RECEIVER,

In pre-emption cases, (sec. 12, No. 48,) . . .
For locating warrants, (Nos. 137, 190,) .

Act regulating, (No. 348,) ..
FERNANDINA, Florida, certain lots relinquished to, (No. 85,)
FILING DECLARATORY NOTICE, not lawful for a claimant to file for more

than one tract, (No. 72,) . . . . . . .
FIVE PER CENT. of proceeds of public land in said State, granted to Wis-
consin, (sec. 7, No. 113.) (See Fund,)

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138

FLORIDA,

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Providing for armed occupation and settlement of, (No. 56,)
Amended, (No. 87,) .

96
Act for relief of settlers under foregoing, (No. 145,) ,
Land District of Alachua established, land office to be at Newnansville,

(No. 67,) . .
Certain school selections authorized, (No. 83,)
Patents to issue for lands in St. Augustine District sold by Receiver Cleland,
(No. 86,).

95
Admitted into the Union, and boundary fixed, (No. 101,) .

106
Amended, (No. 102,) . .

107
Island keys, &c., to be surveyed, (No. 144,)

138
Certain entries at Newnansville, legalized, (No. 193,)

181
Tampa District in, established, (No. 257), .

239
Amended act, (No. 271,)

246
Lands granted to railroads' from St. Johns river, from Pensacola, &c.,
(No. 289,)

259
Military reserves in, to be sold, (No. 301,) : : : : : 271
FORT,

Hamilton, exchance of lots authorized, (No. 185,) . . . . 172
Snelling, reservation reduced, (No. 209,) .

192
Gratiot reservation, right of way, &c., granted on, (No. 350,)

30,4
FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVERS,
Land granted to Wisconsin to improve, (Nos. 120, 248,) .

235
Explained, (No. 285,) . .

255
Reservation subject to pre-emption, (No. 139,

135
Sales of certain sections confirmed, (No. 165,)

149.
Sale of land selected and sold by State for, confirmed, (No. 339,) . 298
FUND,

Two per cent. in Missouri, how appropriated, (No. 356,).
Two per cent. granted to Missouri and Alabama, (secs. 16, 17, Nos. 48, 131,

izvorite. 308

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Two per cent., how to be applied by Mississippi, (No. 141,)

137
Five per cent. on sales granted to Iowa, (Nos. 103, 162,). . 108, 148

Florida, (No. 102,) .
Alabama allowed longer time to select lands, (Nos. 131, 161, 215,) 131, 147, 196

Five per cent. allowed Mississippi on Indian reservations, (No. 314,) . .282
FRAUDS,

Under certain pre-emption laws, to be investigated, (No. 72,) . . 84
In land titles in California, how prevented, (No. 329,) . . . . 291

121,

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GENERAL LAND OFFICE,

Established, (No. 8,)
Reorganized, (No. 32,)

Appeals from, lie to the Secretary of the Interior, (No. 167,)
GRADUATION ACT,
Authorizing reduction to actual settlers, (No. 251,)

Amended, (No. 283,) . .
Compensation of Register and Receiver under, (No. 276,).
Receiver may refund excess paid under, (No. 277,)
Not to interfere with Lake Pepin reserve, (No. 280,) .
As to lands in the Greensburg District, Louisiana, (No. 302,)

Entries under, prior to 3d March, 1857, confirmed, (No. 308,)
GRANT RIVER, a section of land granted to improve at Potosi, (No. 81,)
GRANTS OF LAND. See the State to which made, or RAILROADS,

To state when certified, in lists, the fee to vest, (No. 249,) .
GRENADA, Land Office removed to, (see Appendix, No. 421,)..
GREENSBURG DISTRICT, LOUISIANA,

Certain lands to be re-surveyed, (No. 64,) .
Certain settlement claims confirmed, (No. 114,) . . .

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Boundary of armory at, may be changed, (No. 94,)

100
Other lots may be purchased for armory, (No. 304,)

273
HEIRS,
May file pre-emption papers, (No. 72,)

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Of deceased pre-emptors' patents, to issue to, (No. 72,) . . . 84

Patents for bounty lands may issue in name of, (No. 78,).
HOME DEPARTMENT. (See INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.)
HUNGARIAN SETTLERS IN IOWA, entitled to pre-emption, (No. 327,) . 288
HOUMA LAND CLAIM IN LOUISIANA, to be examined by the Attorney-
General, &c., (Nos. 122, 334, 360,) . . .

123, 294, 310

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133

ILLINOIS,
Authorized to select lands for canals, (No. 66,) .
to sell school lands, (No. 68,).

82
Lead ore lands in, may be sold, (No. 105,).

109
Authorized to sell salt spring lands, (No. 130,

131
Lands granted to aid in making a railroad to the Ohio river, (No. 178,) . 160
Pre-emptions granted on line of said railroad, (No. 205,) .

188
Chicago authorities may excavate a certain reservation, (No. 202,)

186
Authorized to select residue of lands granted for the Illinois river and Lake

Michigan Canal, (No. 247,
Settlers on lands in, selected for internal improvements, entitled to pre-
emption, (No. 340,)

299
INDIANA,

Certain lands selected for Wabash and Erie Canal confirmed to, (No. 45, 57
May select other lands, (No. 136,) . .
Lands granted to extend said canal, (No. 99,) .

103
Miami lands in, opened to pre-emption, (No. 109,)

111
may be pre-empted with land warrants by soldiers, (No. 152,)

142
Certain lands attached to Fort Wayne and other districts, (No. 116,) 119
Pottawatomie reservations, how alienated, (No. 135,)

133
Deficiency of grant for University supplied, (No. 198,)

184
Saline lands in, may be sold, (No. 201, .

186
Indemnified for loss of a certain township granted for University, (No. 231,) 212
Titles to lands granted in 1778 to be adjusted, (No. 246,)

233
Land office at Vincennes continued, and certain titles adjusted, (Nos. 303,

346,) .
Certain deeds to be returned to land office at Vincennes, (No. 322,) . 286

Act for the relief of a certain township in Wabash county, (No. 359,) . 310
INDIAN LANDS,

When acquired, improvements on may be sold by the Secretary of War,

(No. 71, .
Net proceeds of sale of, how to be paid to certain tribes, (No. 280,) : 251
Reservations in California authorized, (No. 221,) ..

204
Improvements on Indian lands in Washington Territory may be paid for,
(No. 306,)

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INDIANS,
Brotherton, to be citizens, (No. 37,)

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Christian, land sold to A. J. Isacks, confirmed, (No. 338,)
songen

297
Reservations of, intruders may be removed from, (No. 343,)

300
Patents may issue to, for certain lands in Kansas, (No 358,)

309
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED, (No. 167,) .

150
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS,
Lands granted for, (sec. 8, No. 48,)

59
Lands in Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri to be selected by the Governors
(No. 50,)

66
Lands erroneously selected in Wisconsin for, may be pre-empted, (No. 332,) 294

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IOWA,

Donations of land for public buildings, (No. 36,) .
Boundary established, (No. 38,) . .

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Dubuque claim, declared public lands, (No. 58,) .
School lands to be selected in lieu of those granted to Indians, (Sacs and

Fox,) (No. 61,) .
School'lands authorized to be selected, (No. 83,) . .

94
Boundary line between Missouri and, to be run, (No. 90,

98
Admitted into the Union and boundary fixed, (No. 101,).

106
Amended, (No. 103,) .

108
Lead ore lands in, to be sold, (No. 105,

109
Boundaries defined, (No. 111,)

113
Boundary questions in dispute with Missouri to be settled by the United
States Supreme Court, (No. 111,) .

113
Entitled to two representatives until following census, (sec. 3, No. 111,). 113
Act, 1845, submitting certain propositions repealed, (No. 103,)

108
in part repealed, (sec. 4, No. 111,) .

113
Lands granted to Des Moines river improvement, (No. 117,)
Land district established, (No. 119,)

121
Admitted into the Union, (No. 124,)

124
Declaratory Act relative to school lands, (No. 162,) .

148
Boundary between Wisconsin and, to be run, (No. 170,)

155
Salt lands in, relinquished to, (No. 194,) i

182
Chariton, Northern and Missouri river districts created, (No. 204,)

187
Certain lands granted to towns of Belleview, Burlington and Dubuque,
(No. 217,)

198
Indian lands west of, to be treated for, (No. 221,) .

204
Certain lands may be entered for Council Bluffs, (No. 235,)

214
Boundaries of land districts changed, and Sioux river and Council Bluffs
district established, (No. 284,) ...

254
Lands granted to, for railroads from Burlington, &c. (No. 288

258
Hungarian settlers in, entitled to pre-emption, (No. 327,).

288

119

JOINT PRE-EMPTION ENTRIES under Pre-emption Acts of 1838 and 1840,

permitted by residents on same tract, (No. 72,) . . . .

KANSAS,
Act to organize the Territory of, (sec. 19, No. 239,)

216
School lands reserved, (sec. 34, No. 239,) .

224
Office of Surveyor-General of, established, (No. 245,)

230
Pre-emption laws extended to, (No. 245,) .

230
Pawnee land district established, (No. 245,)

230
Southern boundary of, to be surveyed, (No. 298,) .

269
Delaware, Osage and Western Land Districts established, (No. 310,) . 278
Sections sixteen and thirty-six in, may be pre-empted by settlers, (No.320,) 285
Sale of christian Indian reservation confirmed, (No. 338,)

297
Patents may be issued to Indians for certain lands, (No. 358,) . . 309

103

LAFAYETTE, General, warrants granted to, may be relocated, (No. 98,)
LAKE PEPIN RESERVE,

In Minnesota to be surveyed, &c., (No. 243,)
Graduation Act not to interfere with, (No. 280,) .

Pre-emption rights granted in, (No. 330,) .
LAND OFFICES,

To be discontinued when unsold lands shall be less than 100,000 acres,

(No. 42,) . . . . . . . . .