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 An act establishing land districts in the

 Territory of Arkansas.

 De 1t enacted by Me Senate and House of Representatives. 9, Hbe United ,Sfates of .an.e- l ficG an Congress assembled, That there shall be four land districts in the Ter zi1tofy of tArkansas. to De caiied as foi- lows, viz: the \ rlSansas land district. fbe White rlver land district, the k cd river iand district, and the Fayetteville land alstrict; and each Of the aforesaid land districts shall De led as follows, 10 wit: the Arhansas land district shall ill., cllde all the country embraced within the following boundaries: bcgihning on the west bank of tic Mississippi river, al the mouth ot the St. traHcls river, and run ntng thence due west with the base line to the Hofth-east corner of range six, town ship one north, and south of said base llne thence due north with the dividing line between ranges five and six, to the north east corner of township seven, north Of sad base line; thence due west with the dividing line between townships seven and elgnt, to the northwest corner of ranre seventeen; and thence due sonti with the dividing line between ranges seventeen and eighteen, to the Mississippi rlyer.- The White river district shall include all l not included iI the Arkansas land district above described, and east of tlfc dividing line between ranges seventeen and eight cen, as extended from the north west cor ner Of Inc said Arkansas land district, to the State of Missouri. The fled river land district shaAlnclude all the country in Ar kansas lying west Of the Arkansas land district, and south of the base iine Ihe Fayetteville land district shall inelnae the residue of the Territory of ] rkansas, be ing all the country lying north Of the fed river district, and west of the l rkansas and White river districts.

 Sec. :. And Dc it Jarther enacted, That the land off ee for the Arkansas land dis trict shall be at Little Rock the land office for the White river district shall be at BatesYile; the Iaud office for tic lsed river dlstrictslfail be al tie town Of " ash. ihgton and the land office for the Pay etteyille district shall be at Fayetteville.

 Sec. ,. .4Rd de it further cHacted, That It shall De the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, as soon as the same can be done, to cause the proper plats of the sar- veys to be deposited in the proper land offices.

 Sec. i, Ind 5e 4 fartaer enaeted, That for each of the said districts created by this act, Register and Receiver of pub lie monies shaH be appointed. who shall give security in the same manner. and whose duties and authorities shall, in ey- cry respect, be the same, in relation to the lands which shall be disposed of at their offices, as are by law provided in re- latlon to the Registers and Receivers of public monies ill the several offices csta- biished for the sale Of the public lands.

 Approved /: June 9, ls32. s