Chapter 297. to establish an additional land-district in the State of Oregon
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CHAP. 297.— An Act to establish an additional land-district in the State of Oregon.May 21, 1888. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Public lands.Harney land district, Oregon, established. That so much of the districts of lands subject to sale under existing laws at Lakeview. La Grande, and The Dalles land districts, in the State of Oregon, as are contained in the following boundaries, shall constitute a new land district, to be called the Harney land-district, bounded as follows:
Boundaries.Commencing at Snake River, in the State of Oregon, on township line between townships twelve and thirteen south of second standard, parallel; thence west to northwest corner of township thirteen south, of range twenty-four east, of Willamette meridian: thence due south to the southwest corner of township twenty-nine south, of range twenty-four east, of Willamette meridian; thence due east to the boundary-line of the State of Oregon; thence north on said boundary line to the place of beginning.
Sec. 2. That the location of the office of said district shall be designatedLand office by the President of the United States, and may be changed from time to time by him as the public convenience may seem to require. FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 297– 299. 1888.153 Sec. 3. That there shall be appointed by the President, by andRegister and receiver to be appointed. with the advice and consent of the Senate, a register and a receiver for said land-district, who shall respectively be required to reside at the site of the office, and be subject to the same laws and entitled to the same compensation as is or may be prescribed by law in relation to other land-offices in said State.
Approved, May 21, 1888.