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 62 FOILTYTHIBD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 222, 223, 224. 1874. Juno 6, 1874. CHAP. 222.-Au act to change the name of the schooner-yacht *‘ Quarantine," to wr ·r4—;; “Welcome? Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Name or'y;m1itStatcs of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the " Q u ora 11 ti i ru 0 “Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to 0l1#1Dg0 #10 Hitmfb of the °l’““f§$d t° “W°1‘ schooner-yacht “Quarantine? owned by Michael J. Driscoll, of Boston, °°m°` and to issue a register under the name of "Welcome." Approved, June 6, 1874. June 6, 1874. CHAP. 223i-·—Agn1act obviagixg isha in<i2essity_of i?¤}iug tgatents for certain private 3,]] -0 aims in I- 6 8. 6 0 iSS0l1Y1,0i1l 01`0 B1' p\1l`p0SOS· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Certain lends in States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, utle, and interest of the United States in and to all of the lands in the State of iiiii,s_° q Missouri which have at any tune heretofore been confirmed to any person or persons by any act of Congress, or by any officer or officers, or board or boards of commissioners, acting under and by authority of any act of Congress, shall be, and the same are hereby, granted, released, and relinquished by the United States, in fee-simple, to the respective owners of the equitable titles thereto, and to their respective heirs and assi ns forever, as fullv and ns com >1etel · in every respect whatever g. _ I _ Us _ s as could he done by patents issued therefor according to law. _ Valid rights und SEO. 2. That nothing contained in the firsts section of this act shall, ’“t"”°“*’ “i*°°t“d· in any manner, abridge, divest, impair, injure or prejudice any valid right title or interest of any person or persons in or to auy·porLion or part of the lands mentioned in said first section; and this act, shall in no wise affect an lands or lots heretofore relinquished to the United a es. St t: y i_s£°°*;’*QlY °*°  Sec. 3. That whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall be of the sms;" 0*} sfggfiss O? opinion that the public interest no longer requires the continuance of umu_ mics in Mis- the office of recorder of land titles in Missouri, he in ay close and discon- ¤<>¤r¤- tmue the same; and all of the records, maps, plats, Held-notes, books, Records, maps, papers, and everything else concerning, pertaining, or belonging to said office of recorder, shall be delivered to the State of Missouri z Provided, sms is sssviiis howeper, That said State shall provide by law for the reception and safenir safe-keep1¤g,keeping· of said records, maps, plats, Held-notes, books, papers, and &;; everything else belonging to said office of recorder, as public records, ss0ig‘;?sg*°%‘}s“s§gi?g*d asc} %r·thel aélowance of tree access to the same by the authorities of Sii,i,s_ the United States for tho purpose of taking extracts therefrom or L making copies thereof, without charge of any kind: And provided jar- C _ _ fther, That when said office of recorder shall be closed and discontinued Gsiigfssfgfggmgs as aforesaid, the Commissioner of the General Land-Hice shall lorever i,, sx0,.ci,,i, powsr of thereafter possess and ezgercise all of the powers and authority and permwraer. form all the duties of said recorder. Approved, June 6, 1874. J [ine 6, 1874. CHAI?. Q2}.-—iAu aol: to legalize and establish a pontoon-rai1way—bridge ac.0ss the gdislsissqspi River zti_P;·airi<i du Chien, and to authorize the construction of a similar l‘1 {{0 Hi 0I' DGH'! ID OD, 0W8a. R _1 Be it enamteql by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ssi(i°§sW?i{;gg;*t*€‘ii¤g States of Amqwqa in Qongress assembled, That the railway pontoon bridge iiiississiiisi Risss ss aorossthe Mississippi River, and an island thereiinoomni unicating with iymiiiio élu (3 hjgu ihevlzr/iilwauicee a11gbl:;1n€MPaul railway at Prairie du Chien, in the State ega ze. o 1sconsm an the ilwaukee and Saint Paul railway at North McGregor, in, the State of Iowa, be, and is hereby, legalized and declared a lawful structure: Provided, That the said John Lawler and the _ stud Prairie du Chien and McGregor Railway Company, their succesilqrawe to be sors and assigns, shall keep up and maintain a suitable pontoon draw “’·*'¤'·=*¤>€d· of not less than three hundred and ninety-six feet in length in the east}-