Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
COMM owwsALrH OF MAssAcHv ssrrs.

IN Senate, Mareb a, 1891.
WHEREAS application has been made 70 this
w Court, by number Of perfOns who ierved
in the late American Army, during the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant of fome of the
inappropriate Lands in this Commonwealth, and
iuch grant will promote the lettlement Of fucb
land, as we'll as oe fonie reward 70 thoie citizens,
Whole mertorions iervccs in the field, 70 eiTeh-
italy contributed TO eAsbllh our Independence
Therefore, RejoI1ed, That there be, and hereby
is granted 10 each non-commfioned Officer and
Soldier, who entitled into the late American Army
10 ierve during the war with Great Britain, and
who was returned as part of this States quota
of faid army, who did actually ferve in faid army,
the full term Of three years, and who were hon.
orably discharged and unto the Children, If any
there be, If not TO the Widow Of fuch non com
mfioned Oficer and Soldier, and TO them only,
who entitled aforefaid aGd died in faid ferviCes
two hundred acres, 70 be laid out at the expence
Of the Commonwealth, as foon as there lhall ap-
pear plumber fuficent to take up quantity Of
Lard that ihall be equ4lto a townlhip Of FIX miles
fquare, to be divided and Appropriated under fuch
regulations 2s the General Court 1ialI hereafter
prefcrbe, within the following limits, viz-Be.
ginning at the northeah corner Of the land now
appropriated by the committee for the f4lc or eat
ern land, on the eatern line OF this Commonwealth
thence rrnning wet fix miles, thence northery in
line parallel with The laid eaClern land, until
tract fhal be completed efficient for each non
commifIionrd officer ard private folder, their
children widows as afo.efaid, 10 have the afore-
fsid quantity Of two hundred acres, or twenty dol.
lars AZ equivalent for the aforefaid two hundred
acres, 10 be paid ont of The Treainry To the S-l4d
mcD Of the town, where any fuch non ,cOmmili1n
ed officer or folder, their children or widow, IS
alOrelsd, refdes, for has their uie and benl
Ind be II fiDtbrr ycj5ivsd, That where any fIch
-gommilloned officer OF folder, has dcccafrA,
Or hall deceait, b.fore he mail Gel potiefon Of 'e
land hereby granted . him, his children or widow
as aforrfaid, lhal be entitled TO the fame and 10
order 10 FIGURE 10 faid non ccmmifiOncd officers
and privares, and their children and Widow, Tie
benefit Of this grant,
HD Jutbrr rc,1Ized, That all deeds, mortgages,
or cOnveyances OF, or bonds or CONTRACTS OF every
dtcupIion co0Ccrnur 2ny Of the iaid lands, which
NAV br made ny NY fuch non. commifIoncd officer
U- private, hts .tnLren or widow, before The fame
ihal be lad oct, md have fcttlcment made there
or, aad i've aces thereof nall have been brought
uudcr MORO, -irnt, lha b. null and void
Pra1If-f rt1L 1jt, That nU iuch nOf-cCmmifIi0ued
Off c tlrr, hs children or widow, fhaIl have
.av b-r-U; rom his Rr'ove, who fhali not make
application therefor within thee years from the
time % p7'Taq thus RefOlye, ADD VINO lhal not make
tht atorefld settlement and cultivation within the
term ~ TX yrar.-aEd the Secretary is directed 10
pubh this rrldive N fuch &c the newfaapers print
cd ia this Commonwealth As his .xcellenCy tie
Goveroor NAV dIrg3, fig weeks tucC>fIively, d.
really after panne the fans.
Sent down for concurrence,
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, PyefdeHt.
III t5e Hopic Of RebrJcatatilfI, March 4, 1901.
Read and ccncurrcd.
EDWARD II. ROBBINS, Speaker.
March 81, Sot Approved,
A true coPy-AueR, JOHN AVERY, Secretary.