Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-05-04
Commonwealth of MafTachuiettS.

Ia Senate, Mare5 4, 1901
| M HEkEAS application has been made to this
+" Court, by number OF perfons who ferved
! N the late American Army, during the war with
Great British, praying for grant Of the unappro-
prated Lands 10 this Commonwealth, and as fuch
grant will promote the fettlement Of fuch land "a
wei az be tome reward TO thofe citizens, whole
neritorous fervces in the Field, 70 enentally con-
trbuted to eftablifh our Independence.
-THEREFORE-
RsjOIUed, That there be, and hereby is granted
to each noncommiioned officer and folder. who
lnilited into the late American Army 10 fsrve dur.
:ng the War with Great Britain, and who was re.
turned as part OF the States quota Of fad Army
VINO did actually ieTve in faid Army, the full term
OF three years, and who were honoraby di chary-
co ana unto the children, If any there be (; il
not, 10 the Widow Of tuch loncomm'fioned officer
and folder, and 70 them only, who inlifrd as afore
lad and died IN tad erviCes, two hundred acres 70
Dc lard out al the expence OF the Commonwealth
as loon as there ihall appear number fuficent 10
take up quantity OF Land that fha be equal 10 one
townhP OF INK miles fquare,t divided and appro-
priaed under fuch regulations as the Court
lhall hereafter Prefcrbe, within the following Inn
IT'S, viz. Beginning at the north eae corner OF he
land now appropriated by the Committee for the
lae OF Eattern Lands, on the eaiteth line Of lhs
Commonwealth, thence running Wel. fix miles.
thence northcrly 40 a line parallel 9th the fad
esttern line until ract fhal be completed fuficsnt
fold
Ter, their children or widows as aforeiaid, to have
the aforefsid quantity of two hundred acres, or
twenty dollars as an equivalent for the aforefa,d
two hundred acres TO be paid out of the Treaiurv
to the Seleemen Of the Town, where any fuch
nor commiiiioned officer or folder, their children
or widows as aforeiaid, refdes for his or their own
ufe and benefit.
Aad be IL further refoEved, That where any fuch
non commiiiioned officer, or folder, has deceafed,
or ihall deceafe, before he (hal get poGefion ri
| the land hereby granted to him, his children or
widow as atoreaid, fhall be entitled to the fame,
and 10 order TO iecure 70 faId nom commiffioned
officers and privaes and their children and widows
as aforefsids the benefit of this grant.
| HHJaytbeT rejofye6, That ali deeds, mortgages.
or conveyances OF or bonds OF contracts Of everv
detcription concerning any of the fad lands, which
Ger OF private, his children or widow, before the
fame ihall DC laid out, and have fcttlenent made
thereon, and i've acres thereof flal have been
brought under improvement fhall be null and void
PyoTided GIzDaJJ, That no fuch non-commifion-
ed officer or folder, his children or widow, ihal
have any benefit from this Refolve, who fhaIl not
make application their forwithin three years from
the time Of paffng the Refolve, and who ihall not
make the aforefaid fettlement and cultivation with
IN the term of fix years--and the Secretary IS a.;
reeted to publfh this Refolve, in fuch of the newt
papers printed in this Commonwealth as His Ex.
ceilencY the Governor may dire6 fix weeks fuc-
ceGiveiY, directly after paning The fame.
Sent 6ozUn for coHrnrreree
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, Prefdent.
In fbs HoEle q KfoT1e"tafiUeJ, March a, 1907.
EDWARD Il. ROBBINS, Speaker.
March S, Isor-Approved,
CALEB STRONG.
a ;'n cGeS-Attea, JOHN AVERY, Secretary.