Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-16
Commonwealth of Madachufetts.

In Se8ate, Marcb a, SOL.
WHEREAS application has been made 10 this
w Court, BY number OF perfons who ferved
in the late American Army, during the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant Of the Vnappro.
priated Lands IN this Commonwealth, and as fuch
grant will promote the fettlement Of fuch land, as
web as be iome reward TO thofc citizens, whole
meTtorious erviceS 10 the Field, 70 etataIly con-
tributed to eitablilh our Independence.
-THEREFoRE-
ReI0!Ued, That there be, aud hereby is granted
to each noncOmmiihnned officer aDc folder, who
nhted into the late American Army 10 ferve dur
ing the War with Great Britain, and who was re-
turned part OF the States quota Of faid Army,
who did actually Gerve 10 laid Army, the full term
Of three years, and who were honorably III chary-
ed +; and unto the children, if any there be IL
not, 10 the Widow ofiuch AFOREMENTIONED officer
and folder, and to them only, who nned as afore.
aid and died 10 iaid ferviGes, two hundred acres TO
be laid out at the expenCe of the Commonwealth,
foOn as there ihall appear number efficient to
TAXI up quantity OF Land that hall be equal one
townlhip OF fix miles quare,to be divided and appro-
prated under iuCh regulations as the General Court
hall hereafter prefcribe, within the following linn
its, viz. Beginning at the north eat corner of the
land now appropriated ny the Committee for the
iale of Eaftern Lands, on the eatein line OF this
Commonwealth, thence running Wen fix miles,
thence northcrlY in line parallel with the faid
eaern line until tract fh7ll be completed fucient
Tor CaCn non COfDmlnOned OHlCcr aOu private iOlO-
Ter, their children widows aforeia'd, TO have
the aforefsid quantity of two hundred acres, or
twenty dollars equivalent for the aforefad
two hundred acres, TO be paid out or the Ireaiury
to the See6fmen Of the Town, where any iuch
HoB CONDITIONED officer folder, their children
or widows aforeiaid, rehdes for his or their own
ufe and benefit.
ind be IL further reioiUed, That where any luch
non commiiioned officer, or folder, has decorated,
or fhaIl deceafe, before he fhal get pofeilion of
the land hereby granted TO him, bis children or
widow as aforelad, fhall be entitled TO the fame,
and in order to fecure 70 faId noO-commifHoned
officers and privates and their children and widows
as aforefaid, the benefit Of this grant.
1t is further rejoized, That all deeds, mortgages,
or conveyances Of Or bonds OF contracts of every
deicription concerning any OF the iaid lands, which
may be made by any fnch AFOREMENTIONED Off
Ger OF private, his children or widow, before the
fame lhall be laid our, and bave fettlement made
thereon, and five acres thereof fhal have been
brought under improvement lhsH be null and void.
ProUided aEzuayJ, That no fuch nou-commf6on
ed officer or folder, MS children or widow, fhall
have any benefit from this Reiove, who ihal not
make application therefor within three years from
the time Of pafIing this Reiove, and who Ihal not
make The afcref4d fettement and cultivation with
in the term Of fix years--and the Secretary is d.
reded to pnblfh Ibis Reiolve, III fuch Of the newt
papers printed IN this Commonwealth as HIS Ex
ceileucy the Governor may direct fix weeks iuc-
cef1ively, directly after pailing The fame.
Sent d0zUn for concurrence,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, PreIident.
In fbe Houfe Of Reprejfnt0tiUsJ, March a, 1901.
Read and conCurcd,
EDWARD II. ROBBINS, Speaker.
Marc5 s, IGoI-APproved,
CALEB STRONG.
Atyns Cosy--Atteit, JOHN AVERY, Secretary.
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