United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/20th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 55
Chap. LV.—An Act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead mines, in the state of Missouri, to be exposed to public sale, and for other purposes.[1]
Act of June 26, 1834, ch. 76.
President U. S. authorized to sell lead mines.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he hereby is, authorized, at any time that he shall think proper, to cause the reserved lead mines, and contiguous lands, in the state of Missouri, belonging to the United States, and unclaimed by individuals, to be exposed to sale, in the same manner that other public lands are authorized, by law, to be sold, except as hereinafter provided.
Six months’ notice to be given, &c.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That six months’ notice, at least, of the times and places of the said sales, shall be given in such newspapers of general circulation in such of the states as the President may think expedient, with a brief description of the mineral region in Missouri, and of the lands to be offered for sale, showing the number and the localities of the different mines now known, the probability of discovering others, the quality of the ore, the facilities for working it, the further facilities, if any, for manufactories of shot, sheet lead, and paints, and the means and expense of transporting the whole to the principal markets in the United States.
Confirmations or sales of lead mines to be the same as of other lands.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of confirmation or sales of lands in Missouri, reported to contain lead ore, the patent shall be issued to the person in whose favour the confirmation has been made, or to the purchaser from the United States, or their heirs or assignees, as in ordinary cases of confirmation or sales.
Approved, March 3, 1829.
- ↑ See notes to the act of June 26, 1834, ch. 76.