Chapter 1877. Creating an additional land office in the State of North Dakota
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CHAP. 1877.— An Act Creating an additional land office in the State of North Dakota. April 26, 1906. [[S. 2452](/us/bill/34/s/2452).] [[Public, No. 130](/us/pl/34/130).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Public lands.Williston. N. Dak., district created. That all that portion of North Dakota lying north of the twelfth standard parallel and west of a line beginning at the juncture of the range line between ranges ninety-two and ninety-three with the said twelfth standard parallel and running north to the fifteenth standard parallel, and thence west along the said fifteenth standard parallel to the range line between ranges ninety-six and ninety-seven, and thence north along the said range line to the international boundary line, all west of the principal meridian, be and the same is hereby, created into a separate land district, to be known Office.as the Williston district; and the land office for said district shall be 149located at the town of Williston until such time as the President may, in his discretion, remove the site of said land office from said town.
Sec. 2. That the President he, and is hereby, authorized to appoint,Register and receiver. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a register and a receiver for said district; and they shall be subject to the same laws and be entitled to the same compensation as is or may hereafter be provided by law in relation to the existing land offices and officers in said State. Approved, April 26, 1906.