Feb. 26, 1849.
Chap. LXX. — An Act to establish an additional Land Office in the State of Missouri.
Part of Fayette land district formed into new land district.
To be called Chariton district.
Land office to be established.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That so much of the public lands of the United States included in the present Fayette
district, in the State of Missouri, as lies within the following bounda-
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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 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.
Their compensation, duties, &c.
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.
Printed Document, 2 page(s), Public Acts, 30th Cong., 2nd sess., George Minot, Statutes at Large 9, 347-48