234 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Szss. I. Ch. 50. 1 8. sections, which tract, before the commencement of such settlement, shall have been claimed by any other person cultivating and improving the same in good faith, and which shall have continued to be claimed cultivated, and improved in like good faith by such person, his repre; sentatives or assicrns, until the sale of said tract and of which said prior claim, cultiiiation, and improvement, the person so claiming preem tion shall have had notice at the time of his entr and settlem · .P .. . Y ent, neither shall any preemption be allowed to any tract, to the injury of any person, or of the representatives or assigns of any person, claiming and occupying the same or any part thereof in good faith in his or her right, at the passage of this act, and owning valuable bultivation or improvements thereon, which cultivation or improvements shall have begn assigged by pie person spl claiming preéimption, or, if commenced su sequen y to the entry an sett ement 0 such person shall have ` _ I I- been made withlhis consent or acquiescence. And provided further, Eeggorpégsippgég That the liabilities incurred by the territorial government of Wisconby Wisconsin_ sin, under the act entitled "An Act to grant a quantity of land to the 1838, 0h_ U4_ Ferritory ofhWisconsin,` for libc purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters 0 La e Michigan with those of Rock River " gpreinbefore referred to, shall be paid and discharged by the State df isconsm. cclzrgghrjfsgs Sec. 3.- And be it further enacted, That the purchasers of any tract $2 gopcmmto of the said even numbered sections mentioned in the preceding secrepgive fcerplfi- tion, and sold since the reservation thereof at the minimum price of °“ ’ ° ° two dollars and fifty cents er acre h ll b 'l '· , F _ _ _ p s a e entitled to receive from
- j3°,;i,§, the Commissioner of the General Lahd Office a certificate of the quangggu tity of land so purchased, and of the amount of the excess paid therefor
i,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,-,;,,, 0V8i' and above the V=1l¤B of Said land, at the rate of one dollar and paniacnnas or twenty-five cents per acre; which certificate to the amount of such I . S . · . . "° U‘“*°d*m° · excess, shall be receivable from the holder thereof, or his assigns, in gketrréagper as sgwmuch mpney, in piaygent of the public lands of the m e ates. at in t ie event o the death of any such urchaser before the issuing of such certificate, the same shall be issued) in favor of the lawful representatives of such purchaser. Uggrgns ad; C Smeg!. And be it further enacted, That the judge of the District DiS,,,,, Cm,,,,-0, ourt or the district of Wisconsin shall hold a term of said court in pbs district ct' each year at the seat of government, to commence on the first Monday 'S°°“S*“— of July, and another term of said court in each· ‘ year at Milu ankle, to t commence on the first Monday of January. He shall also have power Spwal t<=¤¤¤· to hold special terms for the trial of causes, and for the determination of all suits- or proceedings in said courts, at either ·of the aforesaid Sid places, at his discretion, as the nature and amount of the business muy be =;I:m);°:;;n require. The said court shall be open at all times for the purpose of cas,,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hearing and deciding cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, so ppgsdicgggiimlty fp asdthe same can be done without a jury. The records and papers ‘ o said court may be kept at either of the l hdl` Recon}, ,,,},8,,, _ _ p aces erein esignated or kept_ the holding of said court, as the judge in his discretion shall direct. Dicpaggs (g the C Sec. 5i: be it further enacted, That the clerks of the District S n ourts ourts o the erritory of Wisconsin shall bef hfl fil 0;,}, VF , __ _ _ , oreteirtermo office 0:1. H **,,,,,,*;;:;,]*3,;% legpirgs, cteisjfy undeqisgal, Sand transmit to the clerk of said courts, all s a cemty an or s o unsatis e ju vments and of suits end``d ts , , _ _ ., , p ing in said cour °',?“j,‘;"g,::g;lj respectively, attaching thereto all papers connected therewith, in all com 0;- the djs_ cases arisin under the laws or c nsti' mc, ,_ I _ il _ 0 tutton of the United States, or to recon; (pgs all which the nited States shalllbe a party; and they shall forward the splrqe to the clerk of said District Court of the State of Wisconsin, who s al enter the same in his docket, and the said District Court shall proceedtherem to final judgment and execution, as if such suits or gmk or Sm proceedings had originally been brought in said court. preme Court or Sec. 6. And be tt further enacted, That the clerk of the Supreme
