cember next.

 Approved: Nov. l, 1853.
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 An act for the better selecting School

 Lands, provided for under an act of Con-

 gress of the twentieth May, ono thousand

 eight hundred and twenty six.

 SEC. l. Be itenacted by thc General ifs sembly Of the Territory of .arkansas, That from and after the taking effect of this act, it shall be the duty of the several sheriffs to request the registers and receivers of the land-ofices in the several land districts irl the Territory of Arkansas, to furnish the said sheriffs of the respective counties with q true and correct transcript of all the town ships and fractional townships to be select ed under the act of Congress of the twen- tieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, for the benefit of the Terri tory of Arkansas.

 SEC. ?. And be it further cnacicd, That each and every sheriff, who shall, upon oath and affirmation. taken before any person authorised to administer the same, deliver to the land officers, agreeable to the provis- ions of the. first section of this act, correct numbers of the public lands so selected, shall be entitled to receive from the county treasury in which said lands may be selected, two dollars for each and every day such sheriff shall be actually employed in such selection; Propided, hoauerer, That inc se- lection should be made and reported to the proper officer within sixty days from !he passage of this act.

 SEC. 3. find bc it further enacted, That this act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after its passage.

 Approved: Nov. Is, 1888.