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 390 Trrmu xxxu.—'l`HE PUBLIC LANDS.—Ch. 1. 22Jan.,1853,c. subdivision of the lands therein, and ail matters and things connected 24,s.1,v.10.1>.152. therewith, as previously exercisedhiy the surveyor-general, whosewdistrict included such CState, ilpill gmste in, and devolved upon, the Commis- ' r of the enera n - ce. Free Mew ¤> SwSl1?c. 2220. Under the authority and direction of the Commissioner of 11¤1d·¤<>*¤¤»&<>·d°· the Genera] L$,nd-{Iice, any deputy surveyor or other agentof the L mted 5’? States shall have free access to any such field-notes, maps, records, and 2423 g¤;¤·i011;£·b;- gthpgsgzgetgiffc;pi€pgui;u£s§Bo(fft:l;;vngileéctracts therefrom, Ol making Conditionsofde Sec. 2221. 'l`he field-notes, maps., records, and other papers mentioned 1iV¤fY0111¤ld·¤0*¤‘>¤ in section twenty-two hundred and nineteen, shall in no case be_turned Jan., 1853, c. law for the rece tion an sa e- ee in o e same as pu 10 recor s, 24;£'%;é1lhg?:5i· and fo; gba allowdhce of free access tb the same by the authorities of the • ’Unite tates. 223, a. 3, v. 18, p. 62. _ _ Continuance of Sec. 2222. Every surveyor-general, register, and receiver, except $13:;*; :011£;§££:‘ where the Prtelsident sees cautsaeiotlherlyvise to ;ie}term1ne,l1s amhofiged to ‘ continue in e uninterru isc ar o is regu ar o cia u ies, TMar., 1853, c. after the day of expirationlbf his commiesion, and until a new commis- 145» ¤· 10» "· w· P- sion is issued to him for the same office, or until the day when a succes- 24;* June 18,4 C sor enters upon the duties of such office; and the existing official bond 223, ,_3,,{18, pfggz of any officer so acting shall be deemed good and sufficient, and_1u’force, until the date of the approval of a new bond to be [given by him, if recommissioned, or otherwise, for the additional time e may so continue officially to act, pursuant to the authority of this section. G¢~>¤¤¤1d¤*1<¢¤¤f Sec. 2223. Every surveyor-general shall engage a sufficient number of ’““'°Y°”`!°“°"l· skillful surveyors as his deputies, to whom he is authorized to administer 18 May, 1796, c. the necessary oaths upon their appointments. He shall have authority \;l1»&lg6‘;· to frame reguhatitpnsGor theizigirgcgpan, not gnponsistent piith lpw or the 151’s_l,v'é,p'3é5; 1i;t;1?;oI1;]sgp0nt1u<;t iplnipuric n - ce, an o remove em or neg 1- 1l:d,glrii·f,8;k92i g Second. He shall cause to be surveyed, measured, and marked, without 3 MM, 1853, 0- delay, all base and meridian lines through such points and erpetuated 145·2”:·5 3é£·"· l°· by such monuments, and such other correction rallels and) meridians ppg, ,4,;,.,,, {874, c_ as may be prescribed by law or by instructions flfbm the General Land- 127, v. 18, p. 34. Office, in respect to the public lan swithin his surveying-district, to which 9 Aug-, 1876. ¢- the Indian title has been or may be hereafter extin ishcd. mh "· 1°· P· lm d Third. fHe shall gausetto be suigiveygd all priyate Eiliidagaims within {his istrict a ter they ave een con rm * authority of on ess, so ar as may be necessary to complete the surxgey of the public lagds. Fourth. He shal transmit to the re ister of the respective land-offices within his district general and particular plats of all lands surveyed by him for each land- istrict; and he shall forward copies of such plats to the Commissioner of the General Land-Oliice. Fifth. He shall, so far as is compatible with the desk-duties of his office, occasionally inspect the surveying 0 rations while in progress in the field., sufficiently to satisfy himself of xc iidelit of the execution of the work according] to contract, and the actual and, necessary expenses incurred by him w ile so engaged shall be allowed; and where it is incompatible with his other duties for a surveyor- neral to devote the time necessary  make a personal inspection of th: work in progress, then he is authorized to depute a confidential agent to make such examination; and the actual and necessary e uses of such rson shall be allowed and paid for that service, and me dollars a dlaé during the examination in the field; but such examination shall not he protracted beyond thirty days; and in no case longer than is actually necessarv; and when a surveyor-general, or any person employed in his office atda regular salary, is engaged 1D such special service, he shall receive only his necessary expenses in addition to his regular salary. Oéxcxgmj Sec. 2224. The official seals heretofore authorized to be provided for ,0m,,5Omg0n,¤nd the officespf the surveyorsgeneral of Oregon, California, and Louisiana Louisiana; tran- shall continue to be used; and any copy of or extract from the plats,
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