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 TWENTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. Ii. Ch. 55, 56. 1847. 181 section upon the voluntary surrender of the lease or leases held by them. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the management and con- ixmagemm trol of the mineral lands shall be transferred from the War Depart- mad •;i‘¤}°*°é °*° ment, and placed under the jurisdiction and control of the Treasury j,!;!;:;,,,;,,?;,,,? jg Department, and all books, maps, papers, instruments, and `other Treasury Departproperty procured to be used and employed in the management, sur- m°”°¤ &°‘ vey, exploring, or conducting `of said mineral lands by the War Department, shall be delivered over and made subject to the disposition of the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the President, by and with Register and the advice and consent of the Senate, so soon as a sufficient number ;;’,';,'f:i;:;d_t° b° of townships are surveyed, and returns thereof made to the General Land Office, to authorize the commencement of the sales in said district, shall appoint one register and one receiver for the land office in said district, who shall reside at the place designated by the President for the land office, receive such compensation, give security, and discharge all duties pertaining to such office, as are prescribed by law. Approved, March 3, 1847. Cntr. LV.—.6n Act for the Reduction of the Costs and Expenses of Pro- M,m,],3,]g4,7_ ceedings in Admiralty against Ships and Vessels. ·-————i- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in any case Marshaltostay brought in the courts of the United States, exercising jurisdiction in °¥:;,‘;“°“ in adj admiralty, where a. warrant of arrest, or other process in rem, shall Elchagsses Tjje be issued, it shall be the duty of the marshal to stay the execution of Prvpmy westsuch process, or to discharge the property arrested if the same has §‘;g;",;§°°;;;'L€ been levied, on receiving from the claimant of the same a bond or rity from claim—‘ stipulation in double the amount claimed by the libellant, with sufli- am *2, abidj d°‘ cient surety, to be approved by the judge of the said court, or, in his mw °°" absence, by the collector of the port, conditioned to abide and answer the decree of the court in such cause ;» and such bond or stipulation shall be returned to the said court, and judgment on the same, both against the principal and sureties may be recovered at the time of rendering the decree in the original cause: Provided, That the en- Proviso—co ts tire costs in any such case, in which the amount recovered by the h""{.15'¤l*°d ***4 libellant shall not exceed one hundred dollars, shall not be more than appm ' fifty per cent. of the amount recovered in the same, which costs shall be applied, nrst, to the payment of the usual fees for witnesses, and the commissioner, where a. commissioner shall act on the case, and the residue to be divided, pro rata, between the clerk and marshal, under the direction of the judge of the court where the cause may be tried : N6 ¤·¢¢<;r¤¤y’¤ Provided, further, That no attorney’s or proctor’s fees shall be allowed  1l°;‘;:i°é'5u€°§,? or paid out of the said costs. said costs. Approved, March 3, 1847. Can. LVI.-An det to give the Consent of Congress to the Sale of certain March 3, 184-7. Salt Spring Lands heretofore granted to the States of Michigan, Illinois, and ——*········ Arkansas. ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the S,,;,, of nu United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of spring lands Michigan shall be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered to sell, §Q"%Shf;’af“Qf,‘f in such manner as the Legislature of said State shall by law direct, themed.