CH. 168.] RAILROAD ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE. railroad and telegraph from the city of Atchison, on the Missouri river, to the crossing of Pawnee Fork, near Fort Larned, by the first day of January, 1873: Provided, further, That nothing herein shall be held to effect the rights or obligations of any other railroad company meutioned in the aforesaid act of congress and of the State of Kansas. SEC. 2. That our senators are hereby instructed, and our representative requested to use all honorable means to secure the passage of the act contemplated in the foregoing section. SEC. 3. That the secretary of state is hereby directed to transmit forthwith to our senators and representative in congress, and to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives, certified copies of the foregoing resolution. SEC. 4. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after publication in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth. Approved February 6, 1872. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled joint resolution now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth February 8, 1872. W. H. SMALLWOOD, 341 Preamble. CHAPTER CLXIX. RELIEF-WESLEY HOBSON. AN ACT for the relief of Wesley Hobson. WHEREAS, Wesley Hobson, of Neosho county, on the seventeenth day of June, 1870, paid into the school fund of the State of Kansas the sum of two hundred and eleven and thirty-five one hundreth dollars, for the purchase of lots nine and ten, section sixteen, township twenty-nine, range twenty, in Neosho county, supposing the same to be school lands; and WHEREAS, Said lands have been granted to Mary Ellen Beaver and Thomas Mosier, as a head right by the government of the United States, under and by virtue of the treaty of 1865 with the Great and Little Osage Indians; Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas : SECTION 1. That the treasurer of state be and he is hereby authorized to pay to the said Wesley Hobson, out of the school fund of the State of Kansas, the said sum of two hundred and eleven and thirty-five one hundredth dollars. SEC. 2. That the school fund commissioners be and are hereby authorized to issue to the said Wesley Hobson their warrant upon the treasurer of the State of Kansas, for the sum of two hundred, eleven and thirtyfive one hundredth dollars. SEC. 3. The auditor of state is hereby authorized to issue his warrant upon the treasurer of state for the purpose and amount specified in section one of this act. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth. Approved February 14, 1872. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth February 22, 1872. W. H. SMALLWOOD, Secretary of State. CHAPTER CLXX. RELIEF-DWIGHT R. HOVEY. AN ACT for the relief of Dwight R. Hovey, in the purchase of certain school lands therein named. WHEREAS, Dwight R. Hovey, of the county of Allen, did, WHEREAS, The said D. R. Hovey, did, at the time of such WHEREAS, The said D. R. Hovey neglected to make sub- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That D. R. Hovey, of the county of Allen, be and is hereby authorized to make all back payments due the state school fund by virtue of such purchase to Proviso. the county treasurer of said county of Allen, together with interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum from the time such payments were due until paid. SEC. 2. Upon payment being made as above specified, the county treasurer of said county of Allen, shall receive and receipt for the same, and thereupon the original certificate of purchase issued to the said D. R. Hovey, shall become valid and of full force the same as though the annual payments had been made in regular order when due: Provided, The said land has not been resold by the state to other parties: And provided further, That the said D. R. Hovey shall make such payments within six months from the passage of this act. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. Approved February 28, 1872. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office. W. H. SMALLWOOD, Secretary of State. CH. 171.] RELIEF-PROPERTY OWNERS IN WILMINGTON, KANSAS. 345 CHAPTER CLXXI. RELIEF-PROPERTY OWNERS IN WILMINGTON, AN ACT for the relief of property owners in Wilmington, Wabaunsee county, Kansas. WHEREAS, The town company of Wilmington, Wabaunsee county, have caused a survey to be made of the Preamble. north half of the southwest quarter of section fifteen, township fifteen, range thirteen, as a town site, and have neglected to file a plat of said town in the office of the register of deeds, as required by law: Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas : SECTION 1. The register of deeds of Wabaunsee county is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to cause the said plat of Wilmington town site, when filed in his office by the trustees of said town, to be recorded and made a part of the records of his office, and said plat is hereby declared and made a legal survey and plat of said town after filing and recording the same. SEC. 2. All deeds made by the trustees of the Wilmington town company are hereby legalized, and shall be as valid, and shall have the same force and effect as if said plat of said lots and blocks had been duly executed, acknowledged, filed and recorded as required by law. SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth. Approved March 1, 1872. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Kansas Weekly Commonwealth March 28, 1872. W. H. SMALLWOOD, |