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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 128, 129. 1832.
Treasury is hereby authorized to permit a wharf to be built near thesite of the lighthouse, on Stratford point, in the state of Connecticut ,and to grant the use of such land belonging to the United States asmay be required for that purpose: Provided, The use of such wharf shallcontinue only so long as, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Trea-sury, it does not interfere with the interests of the United States .Approved, June 15, 1832.
Chap. C XXVIII.— An Act to create the office of surveyor of public lands for theterritory of Arkansas , (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That a surveyor for the terri-tory of Arkansas shall be appointed, who shall have the same authority,and perform the same duties respecting the public lands and private landclaims in the territory of Arkansas as are now vested in, and requiredof, the surveyor of the lands of the United States in Missouri andIllinois .
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sur-veyor for Missouri and Illinois to deliver to the surveyor for the territoryof Arkansas , all the maps, papers, records, and documents relating to thepublic lands and private land claims in Arkansas , which may be in hisoffice; and in every case where it shall be impracticable to make a sepa-ration of such maps, papers, records, and documents, without injury, itshall be his duty to cause copies thereof, certified by him, to be furnishedto the surveyor of Arkansas , which copies shall be of the same validityas the originals.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor of Arkansas , tobe appointed in pursuance of this act, shall establish his office at suchplace as the President of the United States may deem most expedientfor the public service, and that he shall be allowed an annual salary offifteen hundred dollars, and that he be authorized to employ one skilfuldraughtsman and two clerks, whose aggregate compensation shall notexceed eighteen hundred dollars per annum.
Approved, June 15, 1832.
Chap. CXXIX .—An Act granting to the territory of Arkansas one thousandacres of land, for the erection of a courthouse and jail at Little Rock .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That there be granted to theterritory of Arkansas , a quantity of land not exceeding one thousandacres, contiguous to, and adjoining the town of, Little Rock , for theerection of a courthouse and jail in said town; which lands shall beselected by the governor of the territory by legal sub-divisions, and dis-posed of in such manner as the legislature may bv law direct; and theproceeds of the lands so disposed of, shall be applied towards building acourthouse and jail in said town of Little Rock ; and the surplus, if any,may be applied to such other objects as the legislature of said territorymay deem proper.
Approved, June 15, 1832.
A wharf maybe built.
Statute I.June 15, 1832.
Duties.
Location ofoffice.
Salary ofdraughtsmanand clerks.
Statute I.June 15, 1832.
Land to beselected by go-vernor.
(a) Notes of acts relating to the territory, afterwards the state of Arkansas, vol. iii. 493.