Chapter 7. creating three additional land offices in the State of Colorado
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CHAP. 7.— An Act creating three additional land offices in the State of Colorado.February 6, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Colorado.Additional land offices established.Sterling land district.Boundaries. That all that portion of the State of Colorado bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of the State of Colorado: thence west along the north boundary line of said State to a point at the intersection of said line with the west line of range fifty-nine west; thence south along said west line of said range to its intersection with the first corrected line north in said State of Colorado; thence east along said first corrected line north to the eastern boundary line of said State of Colorado: thence north along the eastern boundary line of said State to the place of beginning be, and is hereby, constituted a new land district, to be called the Sterling land district.
Sec. 2. That all that portion of the State of Colorado boundedAkron land district.Boundaries. and described as follows: Beginning at the point where the first corrected line north in the said State intersects the eastern boundary line thereof: thence west along said corrected line north to its intersection with the seventh guide meridian west in said State; thence south along said seventh guide meridian to the point of its intersection with the first corrected line south in said State: thence east along said first corrected line to the point of its intersection with the eastern boundary line of said State; thence north along said eastern 6FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Chs. 7–9. 1890. boundary line of said State to the place of beginning, be, and is hereby, constituted a new land district, to be called the Akron land district. Sec. 3. New district. That all that portion of the State of Colorado lying east of the seventh guide meridian west, south of the first corrected line south, and north of the third corrected line south, be, and is, constituted a new land district. Sec. 4. Offices. That the President shall designate the place in each district at which the land office for that district shall be located.
Sec. 5. Registers and receivers to be appointed. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint a register and a receiver for each of the said land districts hereby created, who shall discharge like and similar duties and receive the same amount of compensation therefor as other officers discharging like duties in the land offices of the State of Colorado ; and said land districts shall be subjected, as other land districts are, under the laws, to he Changes.changed or consolidated with any other district or districts, and the land offices may be changed to' any other location by order of the President.
Approved, February 6, 1890.