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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the lands ceded to the United States by the treaties made and concluded with the Choctaw tribe of Indians, near Doak’s Stand, on the eighteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and at Dancing Rabbit creek, on the twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, as is situated north of the line dividing townships nineteen and twenty, and west of the line dividing ranges seven and eight, east, be, and the same is hereby, established into a land district, to be designated as the north-western district.

. And be it further enacted, To so much of the land ceded by the Choctaw tribe of Indians to the United States, by said treaty of the twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, as is situated west of the basis meridian, and south of the dividing line between townships nineteen and twenty, north, be, and the same is attached to the Choctaw district, established by an.

. And be it further enacted, That so much of the lands ceded to the United States, by said treaty of the twenty-seventh of September, eighteen hundred and thirty, as is situated north of the dividing line between townships seven and eight, east of the basis meridian, and south of the north-western district, and the southern boundary line of the lands of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, shall constitute a land district to be designated as the north-eastern district; and the lands of the United States in the counties of Monroe and Lowndes, now subject to sale in the Choctaw district, shall, from and after the first day of May next, be subject to sale at the land office in the said north-eastern district; and it shall be the duty of the register at Mount Salus, under instructions from the commissioner of the general land office, to transfer all such books, maps, records, field notes, and plats, or transcripts thereof relating to the surveys of the public lands in Monroe and Lowndes counties, to the register of the north-eastern district, as may be necessary to enable him to comply with the provisions of this act.

. And be it further enacted, That so much of the land ceded to the United States by the said treaty of the twenty-seventh of September, eighteen hundred and thirty, as is situated south of the dividing line between townships seven and eight, be attached to, and constitute a part of, the Augusta land district.

. And be it further enacted, That, for the disposal of the public lands in the north-eastern and north-western land districts, a land office shall be established in each, at such convenient place as the President of the United States may designate; and, for each of said offices, a register and receiver shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall severally give bond and security, according to law, before entering on the duties of their respective offices. They shall receive the same compensation, fees, and emoluments, and shall perform similar duties, and possess the same powers, with all other registers and receivers of public moneys of the United States, and shall, in all respects, be governed by the laws of the United States, providing for the sale of public lands.

. And be it further enacted, That so much of the Edwardsville land district as lies north and north-west of the Illinois river, between the said river and the Mississippi, be, and the same is hereby, attached to the Quincy land district, in the state of Illinois; and that ranges one and two west of the third principal meridian, embracing all townships from the base line to the southern boundary of the Sangamon land district, be,