Chapter 230. to create two additional land districts in the State of Nebraska
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CHAP. 230.— An Act to create two additional land districts in the State of Nebraska.June 19, 1882. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Establishment of Minnekadusa land-district, Nebraska. That all that portion of the State of Nebraska bounded and described as follows: Beginning where the second guide-meridian west intersects the northern boundary of the State of Nebraska; thence south along said guide-meridian to the southeast corner of township twenty-six north, range seventeen west; thence west to the southeast corner of township twenty-six north, range twenty-one west; thence south to the southeast corner of township twenty-five north, range twenty-one west; thence west to the western boundary of the State; thence north to the north line of the State; thence east along said line to the place of beginning, be, and hereby is, constituted a new land-district, to be called the Minnekadusa laud-district, the land-office for which shall be located at such place as the President may direct.
Sec. 2. That all that portion of the State of Nebraska bounded andHitchcook land-district. described as follows: Beginning on the south boundary of the State of Nebraska, on the range-line between ranges twenty five and twenty-six west; thence north along said range-line to the second standard parallel; thence west along said standard parallel to the western boundary of the State; thence south along said boundary to the south line of the. State; thence along said south line east to the place of begining, is hereby constituted an additional land-district, to be called the Hitchcock land-district, the land-office for which shall be located at such place as the President may direct.
Sec. 3. That the President, by and with the advice and consent ofRegister and receiver to be appointed.Duties.Compensation. the Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint a register and a receiver for each of said land-districts, who shall discharge like and similar duties and receive the same amount of compensation as other officers discharging like duties in the other land-offices of said State. Approved, June 19, 1882.