Chapter LXX. *to establish an additional Land Office in the State of Missouri.* Feb. 26, 1849. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That so much of Part of Fayette land district formed into new land district.the public lands of the Unit
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Chap. LXX.— An Act *to establish an additional Land Office in the State of Missouri.* Feb. 26, 1849. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That so much of Part of Fayette land district formed into new land district.the public lands of the United States included in the present Fayette district, in the State of Missouri, as lies within the following bounda-348THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 71, 72. 1849.ries, to wit:
Beginning at the point on the northern boundary of the State intersected by the line between ranges thirteen and fourteen; thence south along that line until it intersects the line between townships fifty-five and fifty-six; thence west along that line until it intersects the line between ranges twenty-three and twenty-four; thence north along the last mentioned line to the northern boundary of the State; thence east with said boundary line to the beginning, shall be To be called Chariton district.
Land office to be established.formed into a new land district, to be called the “Chariton district;” and for the sale of the public lands within the district hereby constituted, a land office shall be established at such most convenient place within the said district as the President of the United States may designate. Register and receiver to be appointed. To give bond. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That for the office in the land district hereby created, a register and receiver shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall severally give bond and security, according to law, before entering on the duties of their respective offices.
They shall receive the same compensation, fees, and emoluments, and shall perform similar duties, and possess the same powers with all other registers and receivers of land offices, and shall, in all respects, be governed by the laws of the United States providing for the sale of the public lands. Books, maps, &c., of the Fayette land district, transferred to new office. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the Commissioner of the General Land Office shall cause to be transferred to the land office hereby created all such books, maps, records, field notes, and plats, or transcripts thereof, relating to the surveys and entries of the public lands in this district, as may be necessary for the sale of the public lands, in compliance with the provisions of this act.
Approved, February 26, 1849.