Chapter CLXXI. to establish an additional land office in the state of Missouri
591 words·~3 min read·
/statutes-at-large/vol-4/chapter-clxxi·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Chap. CLXXI.— An Act to establish an additional land office in the state of Missouri.May 26, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatAct of Feb. 17, 1818, ch. 12.Public lands to be formed into a new land district.Act of March 3, 1823, ch. 66.Act of May 4, 1826, ch. 32. so much of the public lands of the United States included in the present district of St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, as lies within the following boundaries, to wit:
Beginning on the Mississippi river, between townships numbered forty-eight and forty-nine, thence west to the range line between ranges ten and eleven; thence north to the township line between townships numbered fifty-two and filly-three; thence west to the range line betweenEIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 172. 1824.51 ranges thirteen and fourteen; thence north to the northern boundary line of the state of Missouri; thence east with the state line to the river Desmoines; thence, with the river Desmoines and the state line, to the Mississippi river; thence, with and down the Mississippi river to the place of beginning, so as to include all the islands within the limits of the state of Missouri, shall be formed into a new land district, to be called “The district of Salt river,” and, for the sale of the public lands within the district hereby constituted, there shall be a land office established at such place, within the said district, as the President of the United States may designate.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatA register and receiver to be appointed. there shall be a register and receiver appointed to said office to superintend the sales of public lands in the said district, and who shall reside at the place where said office is established, give security in the same manner and sums, and whose compensation, emoluments, duties, and authorities, shall, in every respect, be the same, in relation to the lands to be disposed of, at their offices, as are or may be, by law, provided, in relation to the registers and receivers of public moneys, in the several offices established for the sale of the public lands.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatAll lands embraced within said district which have been offered for sale pursuant to any proclamation of the President, and now remain unsold, liable to be disposed of at private sale. all such public lands, embraced within the district created by this act, which shall have been offered for sale to the highest bidder, at St. Louis, pursuant to any proclamation of the President of the United States, and which lands remain unsold at the taking effect of this act, shall be subject to be entered and sold, at private sale, by the proper officer or officers of the land office hereby created, in the same manner, and subject to the same terms and upon the like conditions, as the sales of said lands would have been subjected to, in the land office at St.
Louis, had they remained attached to that office. Approved, May 26, 1824. Chapter CLXXII: to provide for the sale of lands conveyed to the United States in certain cases, and for other purposes. 4 Stat. 51 1824-05-26 Chapter CLXXII 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 18 1 public
Connections1 cite this · traces to 1
Cited by 1 section
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
Chapter CLXXI
to establish an additional land office in the state of Missouri
Stat.×1
Cites 1Cited by 1 across 1 source