Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-05-18

Sec S. dnf Be 4 Jartbsr eFaS7sa That the aforefad
reger and lurveyor general respectively upon the ap-
PicstIon OF any pcrlon perlons who iha produce
certificate of the commissioners afoTelaid to him dir &C.
ted before the rf day of January next and fa ALTO
produce teceiPt from the treaiurer Of the United
States or the aorelaj receiver Of public monies for
az eapne iourthpart of the psrchaie money and alto
Tor the payment of three dollars for each half econ
or fmaiier quantity and hall pay him the fees in like
cafe provided by The ad intituIed aGt to amend
the act nttuied " ACT ovding for the fale of the
Lands OF the United States the territory of the United
States noTthwei Of the Ohio and above the mouth of
Kentucky River fha admit luch perlon or perlons
10 become Purchafer purchafers, Of the land de-
hgnated IN the laid Certificate and lha receive the
aid certificate, and Preferve it file and mqke an en-
try otthe application in his book, kept for the pnr-
pole, and on any the three Ian payments Being made
IN advance ne thall allow the purchaler the like df
count as is allowed by the fourth claufe OF she fifth
fe6fon of the act a above recited and on payment IN
full and final fettlemene bad he hs give his certificate
thereof uPoA producing which the Secretary Of the
Ireaury, patent iall i1ue in Ike manner as il pro-
vided by the iaid act lall above recited
SEC .. Haa 5s arfbsy enafd That the faid receiver
Of public monies, raIl be entitled TO have and receive
20 his own ule IRON the repeGfye claimants the fol-
lowing fees, that Is to fay fer fling notice and evil
denee Of claim ftatsment thereof twenty Eve cents
for giving, copy thereof. twelve and half cents for
every hundred words; and the faid commihioners
hail as full compensation for their fervces be EMIT
led jointly, TO have and receive fr0m the refpc6t
claimants that is fay for every determination and
entering the reiut IN their book the rate Of three
dollars for every ledon for every certificate and re-
cordng the fame the rate of dollar for every
fiction,
Sec AaiJe 4 tyfbsy era7e3 That all the aforefaid
tract Of country 1lal be furveyed bv the Surveyor
General fooa as may Be, ate the fra dav OF Sep.
TENDER next, in the manner herein after directed
J. So much of tho laid traa. as hes between the
Northern boundary lind and the afo1 eaid patent of
John Cleves Symmes, ard alocia;es and Ilrae Lud-
lows outheTn boundary OF the ieveth entire range Of
townhips ihal be laid off into feet ors agreeaby 70
northwardly and outh dy hnes run under the di.
re6tou Of In CIeves Symmcs, and the marks thereon
made at the time OF running the aloreisd lines for the
Of ieions sl be clAbliihed by the furvevor
general, and estwardiy and wcacry lines all BE run
70 enteTsct the aiuuelsd norlhwardy and f0uhwaFdy
hines, ~ the correiPOnping marked points.
And the rehdue OF the laid traa WING north or the
orefsid ihutheu boundary Of The fevcnth entire range
fhal be laid offine icct-ns, according to c unform
rule and mohod ASA The 0 a. Of the .urvev general
nsil bell ieeure the rights and inerea Of to.c, who
arc entitled TO pre-empuon.
3. Such div lon lalI bc made ~ fetticns according
70 the claim of uch who obtain pre- cmpton right and
The contents of each and every le6on, and uch d.
whom thereof ihall be slceraned, ard The furveyOr
general thali prepare and tranimr plan thereof 10
the aioeiaId RICHTER Immediately after the aid uryev
fhal be complicated, and ALTO forward copy thereof
~ the secretary ~ tie lre2iury.
Sec g. Ind b fuyi5y eq1I-l, Thar AT perions avail
ing theuieves Of prescription under this act hal
make application for ie6ticA or any part or parts
Of lection tetton according 20 the eliminated guam
ny Of TX hundred and forty acres to fiction and
the amount Of the cxce deficiency nlail be added
To or deductcdgron the Ian payment and tie purcha
cr ih4 make payment for and hold the quantity re-
turned and erprtIed in the plats let the quantity be
more or els.
Sec. iH4 Be- il Purifier ealf7si, That the duties Of
The furveyor general, Of the afoi ead rtgGer and
receiver Of public monies as nearly IS may be confR
en with this a6 fhall refpe evey be the fame as d.
redted in and BY the lalt reced at, and the fees and
emolumsntS hal respectively be tie fame Is provided
in he laid aa Ian recited.
Sec. 80. 41G Dc Il JurfJf sHaiei That after com
pleating the uiveys sgreeaby the fad act reervins
the lots marked ixteen in each townhip or fractional
part OF townihp in which the fame may be- for the
purpoies exPresd in the ordinances of congre of the
tweRtieth Of May, one thoufand feven hundred and
eighty Eve, the redue Of the lands and 70 many Of
the aforefad pTe-emptions ihal become forfeited
by reaon OF failures oPayment, 1a be fold agrceaby
TO the I AFT recited act.
Sec. II. lind Be il ya,fby eaas7G That this act 1la
have full operation and effect any thing in any former
law the contrary notwithstanding.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of tbe HOME of RebrejsnfAtives,
JAMES HILLHOUSE,
n. = ri