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 Tun: xxx1r.—THE PUBLIC LANDS.——Cr1.·3. 395 Sec. 2253. The President is authorized to change and re-establish the Ohmsé of b<>¤¤5i· boundaries of land—d1str1cts whenever, in his opinion, the public interests $,*3; of t=*;‘Pd‘d"?'· will be subserved thereby, without authority to increase the number of d,_,m_’ y ` land-offices or land-districts. 56j;_ 171, v. 16, p. 171. Sec. 2254. In case of the division of existing land-districts by the _ Business of origerection of new ones, or by a change of boundaries by the President, all “;**ld*¤i¤°* ¤¤<‘¤¤<* business in such original districts shall be entertained and transacted grf;°mg€°fb°““d' without pre]udice or change, until the offices in the new districts are duly _.;..___ olpened by public announcement under the direction of the Secretary of 249il M5? 187% °· t e Interior. All sales or disposals of the public lands heretofore regu- ’v' *}*19* larly made at any land-office, after such lands have been made part of another district by any act of Congress, or by any act of the President, arehconiirmed, provided the same are free from conllict with prior valid rig ts. Sec. 2255. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make a rea- Allowance of ofsonable allowance for office—rent for each consolidated land-office; and g?°"'°;’*“”d°l°'{$‘ when satisfied of the uecessitv therefor, to approve the employment by (1;;, lgfldggisgg the register of one or more clerks, at a reasonable per-diem compensa- e3_-)———— tion, for such time as such clerical force is absolutely required to keep 381;; 2*; y21g6h3f' up the current public business, which clerical force shall be paid out of ’’’p` ` the surplus fees authorized to be charped by section twenty-two hundred and thirty-nine, if any, and if no surp us exists, then out of the appropriation for incidental expenses of district land-offices; but no clerk shal be so paid unless his cmp oyment has been first sanctioned by the Secretary of the Interior. movrsxons RESPECIING PARTICULAR LOCAL LAND-DISTRICTS. B<>¤1{d¤ti¢¤ Qt land;d1str1cts in Sec. 2256. The following boundaries of the ninety-three land-districts, g;,°tlf§ 3i31N??;;: with the location of the respective land-offices, are established until bei-, 1872, changed in pursuance of law, namely: 223 bag, 12:51, c., U. ,. omo. 1. Chillicothe. Chillicothe. The land~district of Chillicothe is co—extensive with the limits of the State of Ohio. 11~u>1AN.4. 2. Indianapolis. ¥¤li¤- The land·district of Indianapolis is co-extensive with the limits of the State of Indiana. 1LLm0rs. 3. Springfield. spnngnsm. The land-district of Springiield is co-extensive with the limits of the State of Illinois. MISSOURI. 4. Boonville. Boonville. The land-district of Boonville embraces all that part of the State of Missouri which lies north of the line between townships thirty-seven and thirty-eight north, lying east of the line_between ranges ten and eleven west, and townships thirty-four and thu·ty-tive north of ranges elevecp to thirty-three west, inclusive, counting from the fifth principal meri ian.