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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 11 STAT. · April 5, 1856 · Chapter XI

Chapter XI. *to continue temporarily the Land-Offices al Kalamazoo, in the State of Michigan, and at Palmyra, in the State of Missouri.* April 5, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Land-office and officers continued at Kalamazo

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Chap. XI.— An Act *to continue temporarily the Land-Offices al Kalamazoo, in the State of Michigan, and at Palmyra, in the State of Missouri.* April 5, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Land-office and officers continued at Kalamazoo, Mich. That the offices of register and receiver of the Land-Office at Kalamazoo, in the State of Michigan, and the office itself, shall be continued until such time as, in the opinion of the President, the same can be discontinued without prejudice to the public interests.
And that until that time, the act of Congress approved June 1840. ch. 36.Vol. v. p. 384.twelfth, eighteen hundred forty, shall not apply to the said office or officers. Sec. 2. Pay of officers. *And be it further enacted,* That the compensation of the said register and receiver shall be allowed them agreeably to law, during the time of discontinuance under the existing order. Sec. 3. Same provisions as to Palmyra, Mo. *And be it further enacted,* That the provisions of sections one and two of this act are hereby made applicable to the Land-Office at Palmyra, in the State of Missouri, and the register and receiver thereof.
Approved, April 5, 1856. Chapter XII: to constitute the Cities of Hannibal, Missouri, and Peoria, Illinois, Ports of Delivery. 11 Stat. 2 1856-04-05 Chapter XII Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-11 34 2 public
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*to continue temporarily the Land-Offices al Kalamazoo, in the State of Michigan, and at Palmyra, in the State of Missouri.* April 5, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Land-office and officers continued at Kalamazo
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