Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-07-16

the nate OF cnDefiec, aod WeU OF sne uzse oS
Georgia. and report their opinion thereon 70
coosrcL AZ their next f-ilion.
| Sec. 10. Arl BE- 9fxnbsr saaSsx, That
fusyc,er Of the lands Vt the Uni,sd States,
fooih OF she State Of TenntGsc. ihaIi be sppoin-
lied, whole duty it n.ail be TO engage fpfacient
nu nber of ik:lfal iuryeys's a hs del uics and TO
caofe The Land, shove snrntionri, TO which The e.
i,iss of she iedisnttiDes nave been exiagu'fhed, |,
70 be fufyeysd and divided iathc manner hefeaf.
re, retrd. and 10 do sod pcrtosm 81. fsch other
aas in rciarior 10 Ihs aid .aads lgiag nor,h welt
OF the DIVER Ohio, and above she moulh OF rho n
yer Kentucky.
Sec. II. ,4ud be IL /svs6ey essSei, That
IN; lands f1r which certificates of any delcripsion
| whatever, baii. biye been gransc.i by the con-
milf ,ner, 10 puhaancs Of the proviiions OF his
act, lhaII as foon as may he, be furveyed under
rhe direction Of the fssveyor Of the lands OF The
| United Stares above mepi med, ia conformity
20 he true tenor * iaient OF fneh certificates. and
the Eid farveyor ihslI siE, csufe all the other
lands Of tAe United States in the Milihppi Terri
tory, to sh,ch the indian title has been extin-
guiied, 70 he lurvcyed as far as practicable, into
rownihips, and foodividcd intp halt fecrioas, 10
the manner prosi led for the furvcying OF the
lands OF the United STATES frnsse north VET OF
the river Ohio, AID above the moo,h Of Kentuc-
key river. aud fhali tranfnr 10 the 'egites OF the
land Offices respectively, geoetd aad particular
plots of all tn: lsnds fufyeyed ss aforela,d, and
ihal alfo forward copies of the faid p'on 10 the
iecre,ary Of the tresiury aud he fhsil slfo, with
the appreciation OF tie lad fecreta'y FIX The
compeniatoH Of ;he deputy. furseyor, chain
carriers, and axe men Pssvi6Sd, that the
whole cxpcnfe Of furyeying and marking thelioes
fha.l not exceed four dollan for every mile thar
fhsll be attually rup, foryeye5 ard marked
Asa p,sp;Ad, that the expeuie of furyeying
thofc traits OF land, 10 which the title of the
claimants is coo6rmed by rhe articles Of agree
ment, or by the two hrit fedioos Of this act.
and thofe tract, cisi nct under Briiiih grants, .
return Of which il % he made 10 Congrcis. ihaii
ua be advanced by Ihc United States, but Ihall
be paid 10 the deputy farVeyor by the pa'tiss
claiming he fame aud that in relation to al
che lands fold by The United States. the pur-
chafer ihail make The fame payment for forsey-
t,ade f1r land, fold north of the river Ohio.
Sec. IL. Aad bs il fsribr sn~deI. That
all the lands afoefaid. not otherwife dif.
pofed Of or excepted oy virtue ct rhe prcced-
ing iettions OF this act, hsll, with the exception
Of the fiction numbe, fixleen. which ihalf be re-
fe'ged in each townihip for ise faPpost Of
fchools. within the fame, wi'hthe exception al
70 Of thirty fix tetiions 10 be locaied 10 one body
by the Secreta'y>ei the rresfury for the uie of
Jeacrion college, AMI ALTO With the exception of
fuch to~n lots not exceeding two IN the town OF
Na,chcz. and Of Enau an ovties adj,ining the
fame NOT exceeding thirty aeses as m.y bc the
properly of the United Ssasss 10 be located by
the Governor of the Mdidpm territory tor the
uic OF the fad college, be offered for iae TO the
highea bidder. uuder rhe dheetioa OF the Gov
esaor OF the M!iGlp,i tcfrirory, OF the furveyor
of the; lands OF the United Stasss, above men.
toned, add Of the rcefcr OF the land Office at
the places ,eipettiveIy. where the land Offices
arc kept, and On fach day or dayaas ihall, BY q
pnhlic proclamation of the Prehdent OF the u
nised States, Be deGgnasel tor that purpoic.
'The iales hall remain open at each place tor
three weeks and no longer and aillsnds, other
thaa the iSetioo num Der Gxteen. remaining un-
fad at the clohng OF The public fsl-s, may be
d.,poicd Of at private fale by the resiaeu ofthc
reflective land offices 10 the fame manner, under
the fame regolatioos, fer the fame price, and on
the fame terms and conditions a. is provided by
law, for the isle Of the lands Of the United
States, north of the river Ohio, by an act. In |
titled. An aft to amend the att Untitled, an
sa providing for the ials OF the lands Of tho u
niied States. in the terriiory north. vet OF the |
Ohio, and ab,ve the mouth Of Kentucky river"
Pr2vilsd airDsys. That the lands which may |
be fold at public faie by.vistas Of this aSt, (hall
moi be fold for lefs than .wo doIlss per acre.
aud ihall 10 every other refpeea DC fold on the |
"a pe tesGs and conditions a. was provided fos
the iands fold az public fae. by the lac recited
act. And patents ihsn be obtained tor all lands
granted or fold in she MiG6ppi territory in the
Ianc mmner and on paymeai Of the Zane fees a.
s psovidcd for lands fold north Of the river O.
aio, by the faid lsit reci,ed aa Prrcidtd be1v.
-vrr, That evidences Of the public debt Of the
United States (hall not be received in payment
!or the purehafc OF the Gid lands.
Sec. I,. Axd be il fxrsbsv ssa5sl, That
hc regi2ers Of the lsad Offices, and the receivers
uf publ: monies, appointed in parfuancc Of this
aa. naall rccsive the fame fees and eompenfa-
Iica as the tesiaen aed receivers Of ibe land Of.
fees. north Of the river Ohio, and the regiaen
Tisi aiio be entitled to receive twenty Eve cents
or eateriog each certificate granted by the CON-
D'i6ianeu above mentioned. Tie forveyor OF
the lands Of the Unitrd Ststes, appointed In
,,,{,anr,. of ehss az n,ali vscr,ve .r aacoal