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Volume 11

Public Law 35–XII

to create additional Land Districts in the State of California, and for other Purposes.

Approved March 29, 1858

Statutory text

An Act

to create additional Land Districts in the State of California, and for other Purposes.

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

That the President of the United States be and he is hereby authorized to establish additional land

Three additional land districts in California authorized.

Name.

districts, in his discretion, not exceeding three, in the State of California, and to fix, from time to time, the boundaries thereof, as the public interest may require; which districts shall, respectively, be named after the places at which the offices shall first be established; and the President shall be authorized hereafter, from time to time, as circumstances may require, to

Boundaries of all land districts in the State may be adjusted and offices removed.

adjust the boundaries of any and all of the land districts in said State, and remove the offices when the same shall be expedient.

Sec. 2.

And be it further enacted, That the President is hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or during the recess thereof and until the end of the next ensuing session,

Register and receiver may be appointed.

Residence.

Compensation.

a register and a receiver for each of said additional districts, who shall, respectively, be required to reside at the site of the offices, shall be subject to the same laws and responsibilities, and whose compensation shall be the same as is now prescribed by law for other land offices in that State.

Approved, .

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