Chapter CXV. relating to the Validity of Deeds of Public Squares and Lots in the City of Washington
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Chap. CXV.— An Act relating to the Validity of Deeds of Public Squares and Lots in the City of Washington.March 3, 1863. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatDeeds of public squares, &c., by any authorized public officer, not to be invalid for want of acknowledgment. no deed or conveyance heretofore made, in pursuance of law, of squares or lots of public land in the city of Washington, by the commissioner of public buildings, or any other authorized officer, shall be deemed invalid in law, for the want of an acknowledgment by said commissioner or other authorized officer before such judicial officers as deeds of real property made between individuals are required by law to be acknowledged.
Approved, March 3, 1863.