Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-11

| Georgia, entitled An act tor laying
out diftsia of land Gtuate on the river
Mififippi, and within the bounds of this
fate, into county, to be called Bour-
bon,' paaed the {eventh day Of Februa-
ry, one thcuiand feven hundred and eighty
five.
Tbvay. That all the lands ceded by
this agreement to the United States, ihall,
after fatisfying the above mentioned pay
ment Of one million two hundred and fifty
thouland dollars to the fate of Georgia,
and the grants recognized by the preceding
condition., be conGdered as a common fund
for the uie and benefit OF the United States,
Georgia included, and lhall be faithfully
di(potcd of for that purpofe, and for 10
other uie or purpofe whatever provided,
however, thar the United States, for the
period and until the end of one year after
the adent of Georgia to the boundary eta
bliihed BY this agreement fhaL! have been
declared, may, in fuch manner as not to
interfere with the above mentioned pay
merit TO the fate of Georgia, nor with the
grants herein before recognized, ditpoie of
or appropriate p rtion of she faid lands,
not exceeding i've millions Of acres, or the
proceeds of the laid five millions Of acres,
or of any part thereof, for the purpo{e Of
fatisfying, quoting or compenfating for
any claims other than tho(e herein before
recognized, which may be made to the faid
lands, or 70 any Fart thereof. Il being
fully uhderaood, tfet if an act of congrefs
making fuch dfpohtion or appropriation
ihall not be paded into law within the
above. mentioned period Of one year, the
United States lhall not be at liberty there
after TO cede any part of the faid lands en-
account of claims which may lie laid to the
fame, other than thofe recognized BY the
preceding condition, nor to compensate Ter
the fame and in cafe of any fuch cefion
or compensation, the pretent cehion of
Georgia to the right of foil over the lands
thus coded or compensated for, fhall be
conidered as null and void, and the lands
thus ceded or compensated for, fhall re-
vert to the fate of Georgia.
FoarthLy. That the United States hall,
at their own expenfe, extingulih for the
nle Of Georgia, as early as the fame can be
peaceably obtained on reafonable terms,
the Indian title to the county of Taladee,
to the lands left out by the line drawn with
the Greeks in the year one thoufand feven
hundred and ninety eight, which had been
preyiouly grantediby the fate of Georgia,
both which tracts had formerly been yield
ed by the Indians and TO the lands with.
in the forks of Oconee and Oakmulgee RI
vers: for which feveral objects the Pref
dent of the United States has directed that
a treaty fhould be immediately held with
the Creeks and that the United States
fhaIl, in the fame manner, alto extinguifh
the Indian title to all the other lands with
in the fate of Georgia.j
Fy1bJ. That the territory thus coded
fhall form fate, and be admitted as fuch
into the Union, as ioon as 1t thall contain
fxty thoufand free inhabitants, or at an
earlier period ifcongreis fhsll think it ex-
pedient, on the fame conditions and refric-
tions, with the fame privileges, and in the
fame manner as is provided in the ordi-
nance of congress of the thirteenth day of
July, ore thouland feven hundred and
eighty feven, for the government of the
Wehern Territory of the United States
which ordinance fhall, in all its parts, ex-
tend to tie territory contained IN the pre-
fsnt act of ceiion, that article only ex-
cepted which forbids aavery.
ARTICLE IL.
The United States accept toe ceaion a
aforementioned, and on the condition,
therein expreaed and they cede to the
fate of Georgia whatever claim, right.