United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/28th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 56
Chap. LVI.—An Act granting to the county of Dubuque, certain lots of ground in the town of Dubuque.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Two half lots granted to the town. That the following described pieces or parcels of land are hereby granted and given to the county of Dubuque, in the Territory of Iowa, to wit: Two lots and a half lying and being situate in the town of Dubuque, on the northwest corner of Seventh and Locust streets, in said county, being the same land upon which the old county jail now stands, and is designated on the Government plat of said town as “public square.”
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the county commissioners of the county of Dubuque be, and they are hereby authorized and Two lots may be disposed of by the county commissioners.empowered to make sale, or otherwise dispose of the lots of land described in the first section of this act, in such manner as will best subserve the interests of said county.
Approved, June 15, 1844.