School lands to be selected in lieu of those granted to Indians, (Sacs and Admitted into the Union and boundary fixed, (No. 101,) Boundary line between Missouri and, to be run, (No. 90,) Lead ore lands in, to be sold, (No. 105,) Boundaries defined, (No. 111,) Boundary questions in dispute with Missouri to be settled by the United States Supreme Court, (No. 111,) PAGE 51 53 73 77 94 98 106 108 109 113 113 Entitled to two representatives until following census, (sec. 3, No. 111,) 113 Act, 1845, submitting certain propositions repealed, (No. 103,) in part repealed, (sec. 4, No. 111,) Land district established, (No. 119,) Lands granted to Des Moines river improvement, (No. 117;) Admitted into the Union, (No. 124,) Declaratory Act relative to school lands, (No. 162,) Boundary between Wisconsin and, to be run, (No. 170,) Salt lands in, relinquished to, (No. 194,) Chariton, Northern and Missouri river districts created, (No. 204,) Certain lands granted to towns of Belleview, Burlington and Dubuque, Indian lands west of, to be treated for, (No. 221,) Certain lands may be entered for Council Bluffs, (No. 235,) Boundaries of land districts changed, and Sioux river and Council Bluffs Lands granted to, for railroads from Burlington, &c., (No. 288,) JOINT PRE-EMPTION ENTRIES under Pre-emption Acts of 1838 and 1840, 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 L. LAFAYETTE, General, warrants granted to, may be relocated, (No. 98,) To be discontinued when unsold lands shall be less than 100,000 acres, (No. 42,). 55 Vacancies in, not to operate against pre-emption claimants, (No. 72,) 84 203 203-205 To be discontinued when the expenses amount to one-third the revenue in President may change location of, (Nos. 220, 223,) LEASE of school lands, in certain States, authorized, (No. 68,) LEAD ORE. (See MINERAL LANDS.) LIVE OAK Reservations in Louisiana opened for pre-emption, (No. 72,) Live oak reservations released, (No. 70,) Act of 1824, enabling claimants to establish their claims in the courts, ex- Certain lands in, attached to the north-western district, (No. 142,) 137 settlement claims in Greensburg District confirmed, (Nos. 54, 157,) 68, 145 Houma claims in, to be examined by the Attorney-General, &c., (No. 122,) 123 Certain land claims confirmed, (No. 334,) Authorized to purchase land for State House at Baton Rouge, (No. 123,) Certain claims in the De Bastrop grant confirmed, (No. 241,) Lands granted to, for certain railroads from New Orleans, from Shreve- in Greensburg District, how graduated, (No. 302,) 294 319 150 171 173 225 236 263 271 M. MAIL CONTRACTORS, entitled to pre-empt certain lands, (Nos. 279, 311,) 250, 299 Act granting pre-emptions to settlers and purchasers on, (No. 184,) Pre-emption claimants of, who were soldiers in the Mexican war, may Territorial government established, (No. 169,) how managed, (No. 186,) Military reserves, at St. Peter's river, reduced, (No. 209,) Amended act, (No. 209,) Mendota may be entered as a town, (No. 209,) Sauk river land district established, (No. 210,) School grant deficiency, how provided for, (No. 226,) Root River, Winona, Red Wing and Minneapolis districts established, (No. 236,) Explained, (No. 296,) Lands granted for Northwest and Pacific railroad, (No. 242,) Repealed, (No. 253,) Tract belonging to half-breeds of Sioux Indians to be surveyed, and scrip Pre-emption rights granted, amended, (No. 330,) extended to unsurveyed land, (No. 255,) Title to Chippewa lands in, to be extinguished, (No. 261,). Admitted, (see Appendix, No. 3271,) North-eastern and north-western land districts established, (No. 297,) Amended, (No. 324,) Authorized to form a State government, &c., (No. 305,) Office of Surveyor-General to be removed to St. Paul, (No. 316,) Lands containing, not subject to pre-emption, (sec. 10, No. 48,) MINERAL LANDS, Containing lead ore, in Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Iowa, may be sold, 59 17 In Chippewa district, Wisconsin, how sold, (No. 129,) Transferred to control of Treasury Department, (No. 129,) Price in Wisconsin and Michigan, reduced, (No. 180,) In Michigan, how sold, (No. 127,) Amended, (No. 141,): In Wisconsin, how sold, (No. 129,) In California, not to be surveyed, (No. 224,) MISSISSIPPI, Two per cent. on land sold in, granted, to be applied to a certain railroad, School lands selected by Governor, (No. 53,) 109 129 129 164 126 129 208 59 137 67 Act of 1824, enabling claimants to bring suits for land, extended to, (No. 89,) Lands granted for railroad from Jackson, &c., (No. 299,) Allowed five per cent. on lands sold in Chickasaw and Choctaw reserva- Act for relief of purchasers of graduated lands in Choctaw cession, 299 Act for relief of Mobile and Ohio railroad, (No. 352,) 306 MISTAKES in tract purchased, how corrected, (No. 11,) 34 MISSOURI, New land district created in, and boundaries of former districts changed, 78 Act of 1824, authorizing suits to be brought to try the validity of land 97 Boundary line between Iowa and, to be run, (No. 90,) 98 between Arkansas, confirmed, (No. 134,) 132 MISSOURI, continued. PAGE Boundary line between lowa and, to be settled by the Supreme Court of the 113 Chariton land district established, (No. 160,) 147 Lands granted for construction of the Hanibal and St. Joseph's railroad, 183 Authorized to tax lands from date of sale, (No. 197,) 184 Lands granted for Little Rock, Fulton and Fort Smith railroad, (No. 216,) 195 204 256 Certain lands in Plattsburg district may be purchased, (No. 295,). Location of certain confirmed land claims provided for, (No. 334,) Act assenting to disposition made of the two per cent. fund in, (No. 356,) 308 NEBRASKA, N. Act to organize the territory of, (No. 233,). Nemaha, South Platte river and Dahkota land district established, (No. 309,) 277 285 Land claims of certain pueblos and towns, confirmed, (No. 347,) 301 307 Reservations for Pima and Maricopas Indians, to be set apart, (No. 357,). 309 NEW MEXICO, Territory established, (No. 175,) 157 Office of Surveyor-General established, and donations granted in, (No. 245,) 230 Spanish and Mexican claims to be examined, (No. 245,) 230 Southern boundary, declared, (No. 252,) 237 293 NEW MADRID Locations south of the Arkansas river, perfected, (No. 69,) To be administered by Register and Receiver, (Nos. 14, 41,) Of pre-emption claimants, (No. 33,). under Act of 1841, (sec. 13, No. 48,). 36, 55 59 17 OHIO RIVER, Surveyor-General to survey lands northwest of Ohio river, (No. 1,) OHIO, Certain lands vested in city of Cincinnati, (No. 263,) ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, pension laws extended to, (No. 147,) OREGON, Notice to be given to Great Britain, that joint occupancy of, shall cease, OREGON, continued. School lands, where occupied under the donation law, other land may be Donation Act amended so as to allow a claimant, after two years, to pay Amended, (No. 244,) Surveyor-General of, to have a seal, (No. 224,) Pre-emption law extended to, (No. 244,) Umpqua Land District established, (No. 266,) Land laws extended east of Cascade Mountains, (No. 333,) PAGE 194 199 229 205 229 243 294 297 304 In name of deceased persons, (No. 30,) President may appoint Assistant Secretary to sign, (No. 133,) To issue for certain confirmed claims, (No. 262,) to certain Indians in Kansas, (No. 358,) PERJURY, (see Appendix, No. 332,) PERRYSBURG, OHIO, lots in, confirmed, (No. 95,) 241 309 733 100 99 Granted to counties to establish seats of justice, (No. 16,) PILOTS, Branch, of New Orleans, authorized to enter certain lands, (No. 92,) PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, when land office at, is discontinued, the Clerk PRE-EMPTIONS, To settlers, (Nos. 22, 24, 25, 27,) (Act, 1838,) (No. 33,) (Act, 1840,) (No. 40,) 67 203 38 41, 42, 43, 44 45 49 54 (Act, 1841,) (sec. 10, No. 48,) 59 Claim on unproclaimed lands to be made known in three months, (No. 72,) Cases, appeals in, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, (No. 342,) 299 PRE-EMPTORS may purchase lands at private entry, after the expiration of |