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 304 FOBTY-FIRST CONGRESS Sess. II. Ch. 292. 1870. Sqrvoyilw SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS. public land• in Louisiana; For surveying the public lands in Louisiana, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile for township and eight dollars for sectxon lures, including the survey of township twelve south, range eleven east, in which the city of (];levmOrleans is situated, at twenty-Eve dollars per lmeal mile, ten thonsan dollars. Florida; For surveying the public lands in Florida, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mil; for sgasdlard, seven dollars for township, and six for section lines, ten thousand dollars. _ Minnesota; For surveying the public lands in Minnesota, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linesl mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, forty theusanddollars. D¤l¤0¥¤; For surveying the public lands in Dakota Territory, at rates not exoeeding ten dollars per mile for standard lines, seven dollars for township, and six dollars for section lines, twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That dkl;:i*;'ljl¤* Md ten thousand dollars of this appropriation shall be expended for surveys ’ in the Pembina lan istrict. Montana; For surveying the public lands in Montana Territory, at rates not oxceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, thirty thousand dollars. Nebraska; For surveying the public lands in Nebraska, at rates not exceeding ten dollgrslperflineal milelfor standard] lineshsgven dollars for township, and six dollars or section ines, orty thousand dollars. Kansas; For surveying the public lands in Kansas, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, six dollars for township, and five dollars for section lines, forty thousand dollars. Colorado; For surveying the public lands in Colorado, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, forty thousand dollars. iduho; For surveying the public lands in Idaho, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten or section lines, twent thqusan o lsrs. New Maxim; For surveying the plxblic lands in New Mexico, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per Iineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for townsbilg, and ten dollars for section lines, ten thousand dollars. fm Arizona. or surveying the ublie lands in Arizona, at rates not exceedin H en dollars per lineal milepfor standard lines, twelve dollars for townsldp; and S:¤*‘tZ*R'0¥-z¤¤- ten dollars for section lines, zen thousand dollars: Provided, That it shall the nature and may be givenlby the Secretary of the Interior, to ascertain and report °‘*°“* °*`°l°“¤* upon the origin, nature, character, and extent of the clmms to lands m t;:ql]:‘;d:h;h§::?, said Territory under the laws, usages, and customs of Spain and Mexico; g¤di¤¤¤ms:¤§¤‘ { and for this purpose he shall have all the powers conferred,and shall per— coll'" °*' form all the duties enjoined upon the surveyor-general of New Mexico 18E:!, ch.108,§8. by the eighth section of an act entitled "An act to establish the offices of YRép:;_tl;·tg°:& surveyor-general oflNew Mexico, {Kansas, and Nebraska, goagrant donand b,,;,,,, com tions to actua sott ers, and or other ur oses," a rove ul twent · z¤‘••¤- second, eighteen hundred and fifty-four,laml) his repollllshall be lxlid befoge Congress for snch action thereon as shall be deerned just and proper. _ ugngvmgf in For surveying the public lands m California, at rates not exceeding lémfomm fifteen dollars per lmeal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, Pmvlm, That the commissioner of the general land office, in his discretion, may hereafter authorize public lands in said State, densely covered with forests or thick undergrowth, to he surveyed at augmented rates, not exceeding Land! www eighteen dollars per mile for standard parallels, fifteen dollars for townto hm may ship, and twelve dollars for section lines: Provided further, That any withdrawn, wherever lands in California subject to private entry have been or shall
 * ,"N(,°,°r,:‘:,(:,‘;° be the duty of the surveyo1··general of Arizona, under such instructions as