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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the lands in the state of Indiana, to which the Indian title is extinguished, which lies east of the line dividing the first and second ranges east of the second principal meridian, and north of the southern boundary of the Fort Wayne district, shall be attached to the land district, the land office of which is established at Fort Wayne; and that all the lands to which the Indian title is extinguished in said state, and which may lie west of the line dividing the first and second ranges east of the second principal meridian, shall be attached to the land district, the land office of which is established at Crawfordsville.

. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor general shall cause the second principal meridian to be extended to the northern boundary of the state of Indiana: Provided, The assent of the Indians be obtained to the running and marking that portion of the meridian line which may lie within the lands not ceded to the United States.

, April 28, 1828.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where lands have been, or shall hereafter be, conveyed to, or for, the United States, for forts, arsenals, dockyards, lighthouses, or any like purpose, or in payment of debts due the United States, which shall not be used, or necessary for the purposes for which they were purchased, or other authorized purpose, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to cause the same to be sold for the best price to be obtained, and to convey the same to the purchaser by grant or otherwise.

. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be authorized to procure the assent of the legislature of any state, within which any purchase of land has been made, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings, without such consent having been obtained; and also to obtain exclusive legislation over any such tract as is provided for in the sixteenth clause of the eighth section of the first article of the constitution; and that he be authorized to procure the like consent and exclusive legislation as to all future purchases of land for either of those purposes.

. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States, in all cases where lands have been conveyed for the United States to individuals or officers, be authorized to obtain from the person or persons to whom the conveyance has been made, a release of their interest to the United States.

, April 28, 1828.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the legislative council of