creek, to Maplesville, in Bibb county. From Greenville, in But- IN MICHIGAN. From Marshall by way of Lyon lake and West Gerard, to In Michigan. Coldwater. From Elkhart, in Indiana, to Cassapolis, via Adamsville and Edwardsburg. From Niles to New Buffaloe, via Hudson. From Battle creek to the county seat of Eaton county, via Verona and Bellevue. From Detroit to Lapeer, via Rochester. From Saline to Grass Lake, via Columbia Lake and Richfield. From St. Clair to Grand Blanc, via Romeo, Bristol, Lapeer, Farmers creek, and Davidson's mills. From Detroit to Fort Gratiot, on the United States road, yia Mount Clemens. From Pontiac to Ionia, via White Lake to the county seat of Clinton. From Toledo to Adrian, by Blissfield and Palmyra. From Ypsilanti to Pontiac, via Plymouth. From Adrian to Ionia, via Jonesville and Marshall. From Manhattan to Adrian. From Marshall to Coldwater, via Tekonsha. From Detroit, in Wayne county, to Fort Gratiot, in Saint Clair county, on the United States military road. From Mount Clemens, in Macomb county, to Lapeer, in Lapeer county. From Plymouth, in Wayne county, to Dexter, in Washtenaw county, through Salem, Northfield, and Webster. From Monroe, in Monroe county, to Tecumseh, in Lenawee county, on the Laplaisance bay road. From Toledo, in Monroe county, to Adrian, in Lenawee, through Whiteford and Palmyra. From Maumee, in Ohio, to Jonesville, in Hillsdale county, through Whiteford, Canandagua, and Lanesville. From Saline, in Washtenaw county, to London in Monroe county, through York. From Detriot, in Wayne county, to Utica, in Macomb county, on the territorial road. From Detroit, in Wayne county, to Kent, in Kent county, by Howell's. From Clinton, in Lenawee county, to Kent, in Kent county, by Napoleon and Jacksonburg. From Coldwater, in Branch county, to St. Joseph, in Berrien county, by Centreville and Cassopolis. From Kalamazoo, In Florida. In Arkansas. In Missouri. in Kalamazoo county, to Kalamazoo, in Allegan county, by Allegan. From Battle creek, in Calhoun county, to Kent, in Kent county, by Geloster. From Ann Arbor, in Washtenaw county, to Pontiac, in Oakland county, by Whitmore's Lake, Green Oak, Lyon and Wall Lake. From Battle creek, in Calhoun county, to Schoolcraft, in Kalamazoo county, by Climax prairie. From Bellevue, in Eaton county, to Middle village, in Barry county, by Hastings. From Fort Defiance, in Ohio, to Adrian, in Lenawee county, by Canandagua. From Michigan city, in Indiana, to Grand Haven, in Ottawa county, by New Buffalo, St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, in Allegan county, to Saugatuck, in Ottawa county. From Ionia, in Ionia county, to Saginaw, in Saginaw county, by the mouth of Maple river. From Schoolcraft, in Geloster, by Kalamazoo, in Kalamazoo.county. From Saganaw, by Mackinac, to the Sault St. Marie. From Saganaw to the mouth of the river Saganaw. From Kalamazoo, in Kalamazoo county, to the mouth of North Black river. From Grand River Rapids to Grand Haven. From Kalamazoo to the mouth of the South Black river. From Northfield, by Hamburgh, to Howell. From New Buffalo, Michigan, to Laporte, Indiana. From Adrian, by Hillsdale, to Coldwater. From Marshall, via Johnson, Athens, and Durham, to White Pigeon. From Kalamazoo to Kent. From Ann Arbor to Ionia. IN FLORIDA. From Marianna to Daleville, Alabama. From Marianna to Saint Josephs. From Pensacola, by Floridatown, Pittman's ferry to Campbelltown. IN ARKANSAS. From the mouth of Arkansas river, via mouth of White river, Helena and mouth of Saint Francis, up the west bank of the Mississippi river, to Greenock, and the county seat of Mississippi county, to New Madrid, in Missouri. From Pine bluffs, by Cabean's, to Monroe, in Louisiana. From Columbia, Ecore a Fabre, to Washington, in Hempstead county. From Batesville, by Clinton, to Lewisburg, and from Clinton, by Glass's village, to Dardanelle, in Pope county. From the county seat, in Izard county, to Dardanelle, and from thence, by the county seat of Scott, to Zebulon, county seat of Pike, and thence to Washington, Hempstead county. From Washington to Miller court-house, and from thence on the south side of Red river, to Lafayette court-house. From Carrollton to Springfield, in Missouri. IN MISSOURI. From Columbia, by Roacheport, Boonville, and Jonesboro, to Lexington. From Columbia, by Younger's mills, Paris, Richard Sharp's to Palmyra. From Jefferson city by Versailles, Benton court-house, Equality, Springfield, to Carroll court-house in Arkansas. From Benton court-house, by the county seat of Rives and Allensville, to the county seat of Van Buren, and from thence by the county seat of Johnson to Saint Helena. From Jefferson city to Waynesville. From the county seat of Crawford, by Massey's iron works, to Union in Franklin county. From Greenville to Castor, and thence by Johnson's, in the West prairie, to the Grand prairie, in Stoddard county. From Caledonia, in Washington county, by Van Buren, in Ripley county, to Jackson, in Arkansas Territory. From Jonesboro, by Arrowrock, to Fayette. From Saint Genevieve to Farmington. From the county seat of Morgan to the county seat of Pulaski. From Springfield to the county seat of Barry. From Keytesville to Compton's store, on Grand river. From Fulton, by James Harrison's, in the Grand prairie, to Paris. From Jefferson city to Columbia. From Columbia, by Rock mills, to Nashville, in Boon county. From Jefferson city by Portland, to Loutre island. From Huntsville, by the county seat of Shelby and Cooper's settlement, to Monticello. From Fulton, by Portland, to Mount Sterling. From M'Murtry's, in Callaway county, by Thomas Harrison's, in the Grand prairie, to Huntsville. From Johnson court-house, by Blackwater settlement, to Lexington. From Hannibal, by Florida, Paris, and Huntsville, to Fayette. From Louisiana to Atlas, Illinos. From Old mines, in Washington county, by the Rich woods and Virginia, to Union. From Benton to Commerce. From Bowling Green, by Bandurant's and Cove spring, to Florida. From Bolivia, by the cross roads, to Fredericktown. From Monticello, in Lewis county, westwardly, to Sandy Hill. From Richmond to Compton's store, on Grand river. From Liberty to Plattsburg. From Helena to Benton court-house. From Columbus, Kentucky, by Benton, Jackson, Fredericktown, Farmington, Caledonia, seats of justice of Crawford, Pulaski, and Pettis counties to Blackwater, and thence to Independence. From Boonville, by the seat of justice of Pettis county, to the seat of justice in Johnson county. From Springfield to Pulaski court-house, Crawford court-house, Massie's iron works, to Union. From Jefferson city, by Mt. Sterling, to Crawford court-house. From Castor to Greenville. From Castor, by Grand Prairie, in Stoddart county. IN WISCONSIN. From Macomb, county of M'Donough, Illinois, by Burlington, In Wisconsin. to Mount Pleasant, Des Moines county. From Racine, on Root river, by the outlet of Lake Koskenong and Mineral point, to Cassville. From Richlandtown to Burlington, thence to Monmouth, Illinois. From Milwaukee to the outlet of Lake Koskenong. From Galena, via Sinsinawa mound, Sinsinawa post office, Gibraltar, Van Buren, Cassville, and Prarie du Chien, to Fort Snelling. From Bellevue to Galena, Illinois. From Mineral point, by way of T. J. Parish's to the English prairie. From Galena, Illinois, by way of White Oak springs, Gratiots Grove, and Wioata, M'Nutt's Diggings and Wisconsin city, to intersect the Root river and Cassville route. From Coldwater, in Branch county, to Michigan city, in the state of Indiana, via Centreville, Constantine, Mottville, Bristol, Elkhart, Mishawaulkie, South Bend, and Laporte. From Jacksonburg, to White Pigeon, via Spring Arbour, Concord, Homer, Tekonsha, Goodwinville, Durham, Nottawa and Centreville. From Warsaw, Illinois, by Keokuck, Fort Des Moines, Fort Madison, Gibson's ferry, Burlington, Iowa, Clark's ferry, Davenport, Parkhurst, Bellevue, Du Buque, Peru, Durango, Weyman's, Cassville, and Prairie du Chien, to Fort Snelling. From Du Buque, by Sinsinawa, and Executive duties of land laws under supervision of the Commissioner. Blast Furnace, to Elkgrove. From Mineral Point by Dodgville and Helena, to Arena. From Galena, by Vinegarhill, Elk Grove, and Bellemont, to Mineral point. From Fort Wennebago, by Fond du Lac, Calumet village, to Grand Kalkalin. From Chicago, by Pike river, Racine, Milwalky, Chebawgan, Pigeon, Maulitowack, to Green bay. From Wisconsin to the city of the Four Lakes. From the city of the Four Lakes, by Fond du Lac, and the city of Winnebago, at the northeast end of Lake Winnebego, to a point of intersection with the route from Prairie du Chieu to Green bay. From Fond du Lac, at the south end of Lake Winnebago, to Milwaukee. From Milwaukee, by the city of the Four Lakes, to the Blue mound, there to intersect the route from Green bay to Prarie du Chien. Post Routs Discontinued. MAINE. From Camden to Vinal Haven, OHIO. From Waupakonetta to Sugar Grove. From Piqua to Waupakonetta. SOUTH CAROLINA. From Mount Hill to Varennes. From Stauntonville, by Golden Grove, to Greenville court-house. [Approved, July 2, 1836.] CHAP. 290. An act to extend the privilege of franking letters and packages to Dolly P. Madison. § 1. Be it enacted, &c. That all letters and packages to and from Dolly P. Madison, relict of the late James Madison, shall be received and conveyed by post, free of postage, for and during her life. [Approved, July 2, 1836.] CHAP. 352. An act to reorganise the General Land Office. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That from and after the passage of this act, the executive duties now prescribed, or which may hereafter be prescribed by law, appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United States, or in any wise respecting such public lands, and, also, such as relate to private claims of land, and the issuing of patents for all grants of land under the authority of the government of the United States, shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner of the general land office, under the direction of the President of the United States. A principal § 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed clerk of pub- in said office, by the President, by and with the advice and conlic lands, and sent of the senate, two subordinate officers, one of whom shall one on private land claims to be called principal clerk of the public lands, and the other prinbe appointed. cipal clerk on private land claims, who shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the commissioner of the general land office; and in case of vacancy in the office of the commissioner of the general land office, or of the absence or sickness of the commissioner, the duties of said office shall devolve upon and be performed, ad interim, by the principal clerk of the public lands. clerk of the surveys. §3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed A principal by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, an officer to be styled the principal clerk of the surveys, whose duty it shall be to direct and superintend the making of surveys, the returns thereof, and all matters relating thereto, which are done through the officers of the surveyor general; and he shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him. by the commissioner of the general land office. § 4. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed A recorder of by the President, by and with the consent of the senate, a rethe general land office. corder of the general land office, whose duty it shall be, in pursuance of instructions from the commissioner, to certify and affix the seal of the general land office to all patents for public lands, and he shall attend to the correct engrossing and recording and transmission of such patents. He shall prepare alphabetical indexes of the names of patentees, and of persons entitled to patents; and he shall prepare such copies and exemplifications of matters on file, or recorded in the general land office, as the commissioner may from time to time direct. land office. § 5. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed A solicitor of by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the the general senate, an officer to be called the solicitor of the general land office, with an annual salary of two thousand dollars, whose duty it shall be to examine and present a report to the commissioner, of the state of facts in all cases referred by the commissioner to his attention which shall involve questions of law, or where the facts are in controversy between the agents of government and individuals, or there are conflicting claims of parties before the department, with his opinion thereon; and also, to advise the commissioner, when required thereto, on all questions growing out of the management of the public lands, or the title thereto, private land claims, Virginia military scrip, bounty lands, and pre-emption claims; and to render such further professional services in the business of the department as may be required, and shall be connected with the discharge of the duties thereof. for lands. § 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the A secretary to President of the United States, by and with the advice and con- sign patents sent of the senate, to appoint a secretary, with a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the President, to sign in his name, and for him, all patents for land sold or granted under the authority of the United States. § 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Certified cocommissioner to cause to be prepared, and to certify, under the pies of reseal of the general land office, such copies of records, books, and cords, &c, papers on file in his office, as may be applied for, to be used in evidence in courts of justice. devolve on § 8. And be it further enacted, That whenever the office of Duties of rerecorder shall become vacant, or in case of the sickness or corder may absence of the recorder, the duties of his office shall be performed, ad interim, by the principal clerk on private land claims. clerk on pri§ 9. And be it further enacted, That the receivers of the land vate land offices shall make to the secretary of the treasury monthly returns Receivers to VOL. IV. 51 claims. |