Chapter CCXLVII. granting land to certain exiles from Poland
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Chap. CCXLVII.— An Act granting land to certain exiles from Poland.June 30, 1834. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Thirty-six sections of land in Illinois or Michigan granted to Polish exiles. States of America, in Congress assembled,* That there be, and is hereby, granted to Lewis Banezakiewitz and his associates, being two hundred and thirty-five exiles from Poland, transported to the United States by the orders of the Emperor of Austria, thirty-six sections of land, to be selected by them, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in any three adjacent townships of the public lands which have been, or may hereafter be surveyed, situated within the limits of the state of Illinois or the territory of Michigan.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That it shall be the duty of the Names of the grantees to be recorded in the general land office. Secretary of the Treasury to obtain an authenticated list of the names of the aforesaid two hundred and thirty-five Polish exiles, and cause the same to be filed and recorded in the office of the commissioner of the general land office. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That immediately after the said Land to be divided by lot, in equal portions. thirty-six sections of land shall be surveyed and located in the manner prescribed in the first section of this act, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to cause the said thirty-six sections to be divided into equal parts among the said two hundred and thirty-five Poles, by lot, under such regulations as the said Secretary may prescribe.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That it shall be lawful for each Ten years’ occupancy to entitle to patent. and every of the said grantees to enter upon and take possession of the respective lots of land assigned to them and each of them; and, after the expiration of ten years, the said grantees, respectively, shall be entitled to a patent for the lot of land assigned to them as aforesaid: *Provided,*Proviso. That the said grantees shall, during the said term of ten years, without intermission, actually inhabit and cultivate the said township of land in the ratio of one settlement for every five hundred acres thereof; and, on due proof of such habitation and cultivation to the Secretary of the Treasury, and of the payment into the proper land office of the minimum price per acre, at the time of such payment, within the said term of ten years, patents shall be granted as aforesaid, and not otherwise.
Approved, June 30, 1834. RESOLUTIONS. Resolution I: providing for the distribution of the diplomatic correspondence of the United States, from the peace of seventeen hundred and eighty-three, to the fourth of March, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine. Resolution I 1834-06-19 4 Stat. 743 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2025-11-26 23 1 public I.
Resolution providing for the distribution of the diplomatic correspondence of the United States, from the peace of seventeen hundred and eighty-three, to the fourth of March, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine.June 19, 1834. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Library committee to distribute copies of Diplomatic Correspondence. of America, in Congress assembled, That the copies of the “Selection of the Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, between the peace of seventeen hundred and eighty-three, and the fourth of March, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine,” published in virtue of an act of the fifth of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, in continuation of the Diplomatic 1832, ch. 74.
Correspondence of the Revolution, be distributed and disposed of, 744TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Res. 2, 3. 1834. under the direction of the joint library committee, in manner following, viz: To each person who received a copy of the Diplomatic Correspondence of the Revolution, and who shall apply to the clerk of the House of Representatives, for the continuation of the same, one copy; To the library of each institution, to which a copy of the Diplomatic Correspondence of the Revolution was sent, one copy;
To Jared Sparks, editor of the Diplomatic Correspondence of the Revolution, one copy; To Edward Livingston, under whose direction, as Secretary of State, the selection aforesaid was made, one copy. Sec. 2. *And be it further resolved,* That twenty-five copies of the work aforesaid, and of any other work or works printed by order, or at the expense of the United States, shall be placed at the disposition of the joint library committee, to be by them disposed of, in return for donations to the library of Congress.
Approved, June 19, 1834. Resolution II: for distributing returns of the last census. Resolution II 1834-06-19 4 Stat. 744 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2025-11-26 23 1 public II. Resolution for distributing returns of the last census.June 19, 1834. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Librarian to deliver two copies of census to each member of the present, who was not a member of last Congress. of America, in Congress assembled, That the librarian of Congress be authorized to deliver to each member of the present Congress, who was not a member of the last Congress, two copies of the return of the last census of the inhabitants of the United States, and that it may be lawful for the said members to transmit the said copies, free of postage, by mail.
Approved, June 19, 1834. Resolution III: giving the right of way through the property of the United States at Harper’s Ferry, to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company. Resolution III 1834-06-25 4 Stat. 744 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2025-11-26 23 1 public III. Resolution giving the right of way through the property of the United States at Harper’s Ferry, to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company.June 25, 1834.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Grant of the right of way, and restriction of its use. of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States of America be, and he is hereby, authorized to convey to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company, free of charge, the right of way through the property held by the United States at Harper’s Ferry, Post, p. 792. (and at present not improved), if, in his opinion, it should not be inconsistent with the public service; and, also, on the same terms, so much of the ground between the arsenal and the Shenandoah river, and near its junction with the Potomac, as may be deemed consistent with the public interest: to be used for the benefit of the said company in the deposit and accommodation of the trade of said Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company only, and for no other purpose whatever: *Provided, Proviso. nevertheless,* That the said railroad shall be so located, in the judgment of two or more skilful engineers of the army of the United States, who may be deputed by the President of the United States to make such location, as not to impede or injure, in any manner, the future improvement of the navigation of the river Shenandoah by a lock and dam navigation, or by extending a canal along the left bank thereof, to the river Potomac, or to the canal now constructed along the left bank of the said river.
Approved, June 25, 1834. Resolution IV: manifesting the sensibility of the two houses of Congress, and of the nation, on the occasion of the decease of General La Fayette. Resolution IV 1834-06-26 4 Stat. 745 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2025-11-26 23 1 public 745 TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I.
Res. 4. 1834. IV. Resolution manifesting the sensibility of the two houses of Congress, and of the nation, on the occasion of the decease of General La Fayette.June 26, 1834. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Death of General La Fayette. of America, in Congress assembled, That the two houses of Congress have received, with the profoundest sensibility, intelligence of the death of General La Fayette, the friend of the United States, the friend of Washington, and the friend of liberty. 2. *And be it further resolved,* That the sacrifices and efforts of this illustrious person, in the cause of our country, during her struggle for independence, and the affectionate interest which he has at all times manifested for the success of her political institutions, claim from the government and people of the United States, an expression of condolence for his loss, veneration for his virtues, and gratitude for his services. 3. *And be it further resolved,* That the President of the United States be requested to address, together with a copy of the above resolutions, a letter to George Washington La Fayette, and the other members of his family, assuring them of the condolence of this whole nation in their irreparable bereavement. 4. *And be it further resolved,* That the members of the two houses of Congress will wear a badge of mourning for thirty days, and that it be recommended to the people of the United States to wear a similar badge for the same period. 5. *And be it further resolved,* That the halls of the houses be dressed in mourning for the residue of the session. 6. *And be it further resolved,* That John Quincy Adams be requested to deliver an oration on the life and character of General La Fayette, before the two houses of Congress at the next session.
Approved, June 26, 1834. 23 2 1834 1835 ACTS OF THE TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES, *Passed at the second session, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, on Monday the first day of December,* 1834, *and ended on the third day of March,* 1835. Andrew Jackson, President; Martin Van Buren, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate; John Bell, Speaker of the House of Representatives. STATUTE II.
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