Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-04-13
Commonwealth If MaGachufetts.

WHEREAS application has been made to Thu
w Court, by number of perfons who feryed
in the late American Army, during the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant of the unappro-
priated Lands ia this Commonwealth, and as fucb
grant will promote the fettement of fach land "a
well as be fome reward to thoie citizens, whole
meritorious ervices in the Field, 70 eIentiay con-
trbuted TO efablilh our Independence.
-THFREFoRE-
RejoI1ed That there be, and hereby is granted
to each noncommifiinned officer and folder. who
Unified into the late American Army 20 frrve dpr-
ing the War with Great Britain, and who was re-
turned as part of the States quota of faid Army
who did actually ferve in taid Army, the fun term
of three years, ADD who were henorably di chArg.
ed aud unto the children, If any there be r.
not, to the Widow of fuch loncommfIioned officer
and folder and TO them only, who inI;fted ae afore
fad and died in faid iervCes, two hundred acres ia
Be laid out al toe expence Of the Commonwealth.
as ioon as there hall appear number lufcient m
take up quantity Of Land that la be eouaI n one
townihip Of fix miles iquare,to be divided aud appro
priated under fuch regulations the General Court
fall hereafter pre[cribe. within the FOLLOWING I'm
its viz. Beginning at the north eae corner of the
Iaud now appropriated by the Committee for the
fale of Eaftern Lands, on the eatern line of his
Commonwealth, thence running Wen, Gx miles.
thence northcrlY in llne parallel with the fad
eaRern line until tract lhall be completed hcirnt
for each non commifiioned officer and private Eold
ier their children or widows as sforefaid n have
the aforefsid quantity of two hundred acres. or
twenty dollars an equivalent for the aforefaid
two hundred acres, to be paid out of the Treaturv
10 the SeleSfmen of the Town, where ahv inch
nor commifioned officer folder, their children
or widows as aforeaid, relides for his or their own
uie and benefit.
x4ad Be IL further Tsjo!TeG, That where any f,ch
non .ccmmiliOned officer, or folder, has deceafed.
or fhall deceafe, before he lhall get poGefion NJ
the land hereby granted to him, lis children or
widow As aforefaid, hall be entitled to the fame
and ia order TO fecure 70 faId non-comm;Gioned
officers and privates and their children and widows
as aforefaid, the benefit Of this grant
Iii, further refoIvsd, That all deeds, mortgages
or conveyzuces of or bonds OF contracts Of everv
defcription concerning any Of the fid lands which
nav be made By any fuch non commifioued off
Ger OF private, his children or widow, before the
fame fiall be laid out, and bave fettlement made
thereon, and 1--WE acres thereof mali have been
brought under improve n1ent fhall be null and void
Pyoyided alzvHyJ, That no fuch non-commifion
ed officer or folder, his children or widow. Ihall
have any benefit from this Refolve who fball not
make application therefor within three wears from
the time of pafling thisRefolve, and who fhall not
make the aforefad fettlement and cultivation with.
in the term of FIX years-and the Secretary is di-
reefed TO pubfh this Refolve, in fuch of the newt
papers printed IN this Commonwealth as His Ex.
cellencY the Governor may dire6 fix weeks fuc-
cefively, directly after pafling the fame
Sent do7yH far concurrence
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, PRECEDENT.
IN tbe HsHe Of RePrejsHtative5, March 4, 1901.
Read and concurred,
EDWARD Fl. ROBBINS, Speaker.
Marcel S, ISoI-Approved,
CALEB STRONG.
81 true CSay--Attef, JOHN AVERY, Secretary.