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 Trrut xxxu.—THE PUBLIC LA.NDS.—C11. ·1. 39]. field-notes, reco or other papers on file in those offices, res tivel, ¤¤1i¤*¤ iwm rwwhen authendcalltlhli  the seal and signature of the proper gdrcve oi- °’d' °f· general, shall be evi ence in all cases in which the original would be 3 Mar., 1853, c. evidence. ;45,§52k£, v. 10, Sec. 2225. Any copy of a plat of survey, or transcript from the rec- li';-anscri whom ords of the ojiice of suryeyongeneral of Louisiana, dnl certified by him, ¤>¢¤>¤l¤ ¤fPL<>¤i¤i· shall be admitted as evidence in all the courts of the llnited States and A the Territories thereof. ug gg'; :83%;- Sec. 2226. There shall be allowed for the offices of the several survey- C1erk-hn·e,al1owors—general, for clerlehire therein, such sums as may be appropriated for *¤°° °l· *° ¤“"°Y• the purpose by Congress from year to year. °"“’¥°"°"l· See appropriation acts. Sec. 2227. There shall be allowed for office-rent, fuel, books, station- Omcexmgauowery, and other incidental expenses of the several ofices of surveyors- *“°°°f»*°°“"'°Y‘ general such sums as may be appropriated for the purpose by Congress, —T- rom year to year. tion mppmpm- Sec. 2228. The President is authorized, in any case where he thinks Dntiesof register the public interest may require it, to transfer the duties of register and and receiver perrecerver in any district to the surveyongeneral of the surveying-district f°""*°dm:{ “““'°Y· in which such land-district is located. (E°-L+_ 30 May, 1862, c. 86, s. 8, v. 12, p. 410. Sec. 2229. All odicial books, papers, instruments of writing, docu- Official papers, ments, archives, official seals, stamps, or dies, which have been hereto- *°·»*¤°m¤¤¤ Suffore authorized by law to be collected and deposited in the surveyor-gem ghgggghw ig: eral’s office in California, shall be safely and securely kept by such shew0g_ ’ P surveyor-general in the archives of his office; and cgipies thereof, authen- Té—]?—T——-· ticated by the surveyor-general under his seal of 0 ce, shall be evidence 89 l13Q, :58583* in all cases where the originals would be evidence.’ ’° Sec. 2230. Every deputy-surveyor shall enter into bond, with sulli- Bond of deputy cient security, for the faithful performance of all surveying contracts ¤¤¤’¢y<>r- coniided to him; and the penalty of the bond, in each case, shall be 3 -M,,figgT`Q`,i double the estimated amount of money accruing under such contracts, 116, s.4,vl4,p. fm!. at the rate per mile tipulated to be paid therein. The sufficiency of the 3 M"-. HB3. c- sureties to all such bonds shall be approved and certified by the proper gf} '· 1°· "· 1°· P- surveyor-general. ` Sec. 221. 'l`he surveyors- neral, in addition to the oath now author- Oath of deputy ized by law to be admimsteredeto deputies on their afppointment to office, {Vg0f; shall require each of their deputies, on the return o is surveys, to take 8 A `_,'{g.“,, ,,_ and subscribe an oath that those surveys have been faithfully and cor- 106, ag v. 9, p.79. rectly executed, according to law and the instructions of the surveyorncral. gg8m. 2232. The district attorney of the United States, in whose dis- Suit ou bondof trict any false, erroneous, or fraudulent surveys have been executed, shall, ;l"P“*i' ’°““'°7°*· upon the application of the proper surveyor-general, immediately insti- BEL.; tute suit upon the bond of such deputy; and the institution of such suit 8 Aus-. 1846. c- sball act as a lien upon any property own_ed or held by such deputy, or l°6· '· 2· "·°·P· 79- lliu sureties, at the time such suit was instituted. _ _ _ Sec. 2233. In the event of the failure of a deputy in Louisiana to com- Peuaiky for doply with the terms of his contract, unless such failure be satisfactorily E‘“l§’__§’j{F¥;_ shown b him to have arisen from causes beyond his control, he sha I 3 Mar., 1831, c. forfeit the enalty of his bond on due process of law, and ever afterward 11g.j'¢.‘·‘··’; be debarred) from receiving a contract for surveying public lands- ,3, ,,_ {Q"}, ,9] °‘ 6 June, 1874, c. 223, a. 3, rn 18, p. 62. 15 Aug., 1876, c. 307, v. 19, p. 207. 12Jah., 1877, c, 18, r. 19, p. 221. n—03-—30