Chapter XXXI. *in Relation to University Lands in Washington Territory.* March 14, 1864
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Chap. XXXI.— An Act *in Relation to University Lands in Washington Territory.* March 14, 1864. University lands in Washington Territory.Preamble.Whereas it is declared in the fourth section of the act of congress approved July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, amendatory of the act approved September twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty, creating the office of surveyor-general of the public lands in Oregon, etc., “that in lieu of the two townships of land granted to the 1860, ch. 76.Vol. ix. p. 496.Territory of Oregon, by the tenth section of the act of eighteen hundred and fifty, for universities, there shall be reserved to each of the Territories of Washington and Oregon, two townships of land of thirty-six sections each, to be selected in legal subdivisions, for university purposes, under the direction of the legislatures of said territories, respectively;” and whereas it is represented that sales have been made by territorial authorities of lands selected in virtue of the terms of 1854, ch. 84, § 4.Vol. x. p. 305.said act of seventeenth July, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, authorizing selections to be “reserved,” merely under the conviction that they had the power to dispose of the same as a fee-simple grant:
Therefore, *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Bona fide sales approved. That in all cases of sales made lo individuals by the territorial authorities prior to the passage of this act, in which it may be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior, that such sales were bona fide and of the class hereinbefore mentioned, and that the tracts so sold are selections in all other respects regular and proper, it shall and may be lawful for the said Secretary to approve such selection as a grant in fee-simple, and a transcript, certified under the seal of the general land-office by the commissioner thereof, of such approval, shall vest the title in the territory and in its bona fide vendees.
Approved, March 14, 1864. Chapter XXXIII: to amend an Act entitled “An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to preserve Peace on the Frontiers,” approved June, thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four. 13 Stat. 29 1864-03-15 Chapter XXXIII 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 2026-01-27 38 2 public 29 THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 33, 34. 1864.
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*in Relation to University Lands in Washington Territory.* March 14, 1864
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