Chapter LXXV. *to establish additional Land Districts in the State of Wisconsin.*July 30, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That so much of theSteven’s Point land district, constituted in Wisconsin. public lands of the United St
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Chap. LXXV.— An Act *to establish additional Land Districts in the State of Wisconsin.*July 30, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That so much of theSteven’s Point land district, constituted in Wisconsin. public lands of the United States, in the State of Wisconsin, as lies within the following boundaries, to wit:—commencing at the southwest corner of township fifteen, north of range two, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence running due east to the southeast corner of township fifteen, north of range eleven, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence north along said range line to the north line of the State of Wisconsin, thence westerly along said north line to the line between ranges one and two, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence south to the place of beginning, shall be formed into a new land district, to be called the Stevens Point Land District, and for the sale of the public lands within the district hereby constituted, a land-office26THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 77. 1852. shall be established at Stevens Point, on the Wisconsin Biver, as soon as the public convenience may require it. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* La Crosse land district constituted in Wisconsin.That so much of the public lands of the United States, in the State of Wisconsin, as lies within the following boundaries, to wit:—commencing at a point where the line between townships ten and eleven, north, touches the Mississippi River, thence due east to the fourth principal meridian, thence north to the line between townships fourteen and fifteen, north, thence east to the southeast corner of township fifteen, north of range one, east of the fourth principal meridian, thence north on the range line to the south line of township number thirty-one, north, thence west on the line between townships number thirty and thirty-one, to the Chippewa River, thence down said river to its junction with the Mississippi River, thence down the Mississippi River to the place of beginning, shall be formed into a Provision for a land-office at La Crosse.new land district, to be called the La Crosse Land District, and for the sale of the publie lands .within the district hereby constituted, a land-office shall be established at La Crosse, on the Mississippi River, as soon as the public convenience may require it.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* Said land-offices may be removed by the President.That the President is hereby authorzed to cause the removal of either of the offices created by this act, to any other place within said district, whenever, in his opinion, such removal may be deemed expedient. Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* Provision for the appointment of officers for said districts.That the President be, and he is hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a register and a receiver of public moneys for each of the said districts, who shall respectively be required to reside at the site of said office, and who shall have the same powers, perform the same duties, and be entitled to the same compensation as are or may be prescribed by law in relation to other land-officers of the United States.
And in case it shall be found necessary or expedient to establish said districts, or either of them, during the recess of Congress, the President shall be, and he is hereby authorized to appoint the necessary officers during such recess, and until the end of the next session of Congress: Act, when take effect.*Provided, however*, That this act shall not go into effect until at least six months after its passage. Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* Books, &c., to be transferred to the new laud-officers .That the Commissioner of the General Land-Office shall cause to be transferred to the land-offices hereby created, all such books, maps, records, field notes, and plats, or transcripts thereof, relating to the surveys and entries of the public lands in the districts hereby created, as may be necessary for the sale of the public lands, in compliance with the provisions of this act.
Approved, July 30, 1852.