Chapter XCIX. *for the Relief of the Citizens of Denver, in the Territory of Colorado.*May 28, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Certain lands in Denver may be entered, for the use of the town, at the minimum price.1844, ch. 17,
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CHAP. XCIX.— An Act *for the Relief of the Citizens of Denver, in the Territory of Colorado.*May 28, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Certain lands in Denver may be entered, for the use of the town, at the minimum price.1844, ch. 17,Vol. v. p. 657.That the provisions of an act of congress entitled “An act for the relief of the citizens of towns upon the lands of the United States, under certain circumstances,” approved May twenty-third, eighteen hundred and forty-four, be so extended as to authorize the probate judge of Arapahoe county, in the territory of Colorado, to enter, at the minimum price, in trust for the several use and benefit of the rightful occupants of said land and the bona fide owners of the improvements thereon, according to their respective interests, the following legal subdivisions of land, or such portions thereof as are settled and actually occupied for town purposes by the town of Denver aforesaid, THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 101, 102, 103. 1864.95Lots for government purposes to be reserved.to wit: Section number thirty-three, and the west half of section number thirty-four, in township number three south of range number sixty-eight west of the sixth principal meridian: *Provided, however,* That there shall be reserved from such sale and entry such blocks or lots in the town of Denver as may be necessary for government purposes, to be designated by the commissioner of the general land-office.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* Provisions of act of 1844, ch. 17, &c., otherwise to apply.That in all respects, except as herein modified, the execution of the foregoing provisions shall be controlled by the provisions of said act of twenty-third May, eighteen hundred and forty-four, and the rules and regulations of the commissioner of the general land-office. Approved, May 28, 1864.