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

AN ACT
Regulating the ersnts OF land. and providing
for the difpolsl OF the land, Of the United
States, fouih Of the State of Tenncase.
DEE enaas6.6y fbs Senafe and RssJe If Re-
ID s,otrfatve5 Of tbe Unaed SfSfri Of aueriea.
~ Csss,,5 e(Smbisd, That any perion or per-
fons. and the legal Representatives of any perfon
OF pcrons, xho were rehdenf in the Miilihppi
territory on the twenty. ieventh day OF October.
in the year one ,houfsnd feven hundred and
ninety five, and who had prior TO that day OBJ
,arsd either from the Britifh government Of
J WeA- Florida, or from the Spanifh government,
any warrant or order Of farvey for lands lying
within the faid territory, TO which the Indian
,i,le had bsen exringuiihed, and which were on
that day actually inhabited and cultivated by
inch perion or perions, or for his or their ute,
ihsll be confirmed in their clsims to fuch lands
in thc fame manner az if their titles had been
complicated Pysvided bs7oepsy, That no fuch
incomplete t;tle {ha!l be confirmed, uulefs the
perion in whole name fuch warrant or order OF
iuryey had been granted, was at the time OF It's
date either the head Of a family, or above the
Rge of twenty-one yeau.
Sec. q. Asd be ii fsyibxv ssatfsS, That
to every perfon, or to the legal representative
pr representatives Of every pcrfon who, being
citkcr the head Of family, or Of twenty-one
years OF age, did on that day Of the year ieven-
rec. handled and ninety .feven, when the Mif-
fGppi territory was finally evacusted by the
Sparish ,ronps, n<suslly inhabit aad cultivate a
uscs Of land iNvbs laid territory, noe claimed
by virtue either Of the preceding feetioo, or Of
any Brinfh grant, or OF the articles sf agree
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the State OF Georgia, the faid traet Of land thus
inhabited and cultivated, fhaL be granted Pre-
u,dtx bG1crpey, That not more than one trstt
fhsll be thus granted to any one pcrfon. and the
fame fl,ail not contsn more than tx hundred
and forty acres: md prsvilt& aJs, That this
donation fhaiI not be made to any perfon who
claims any other tract Of land in the faid terrific
~ by virtue OF any Britifh or Spaniih grant, or
order OF furvey.
Sec. 4. And be IL fa,ibev sxat7td, That
every perion, and the legal Representatives OF
every perfon, who being the head Of family,
or above the age Of twenty-one year., doth az
thc time Of pafiog this act. inhabit and cuti-
va,e tract OF and in the fzid territory, not
Claimed by virtue OF the preceding iettions OF
this act, or of any Briufh grant. or Of the arti-
cles ot agreement and cetion above mentioned,
fha.l be entitled to preference in becoming
the puichster from she United States. OF fueh
trad of land, az the price AZ which the other
lands OF the Unitcd Stases in the isid territory,
are by this act directed to be fold and pay
men, may bc s,sdc therefor in the fame manner,
and under the fame condition ~ directed by thw
at for fech other lands; PysVidt< beuvsvrr,
That no inscreh fball be charged upon any OF
the inaalmrnn until they respectively become
payable.
Sec. 4. Axd be H fs,sbry rs06s(. That
for the dipcfzl Of the lands OF the United States
within the MifIi6ppi territory, two land Offices
fha be efabliihed in the fame, one at fuch place
ia the county of Adams, as fhall be dehgnatcd
by the Ptsfidens OF TIE United States, for the
lands lying weR OF "PesfI river." fcmesimes
called " halt way river !" ssd one st fueh place
in the county of Warrington, as fhall be deds-
mated by the Prefdens ot the United States, fof
the lands lying esA Of Pearl river and for each
of the laid Offices. regifer and receiver Of
public moaies fhal be appointed, who fhalI give
iecority ia the fame manner, and IN the fame
lems, and 1hofe dutics and authority fhall in
every reiped ne The fame in relation to the lands
which hsli be difpoisd Of at their Offices. are
by Isw provided in relation 10 the resiien and
the receivers Of rubiic molies in the fevefal off,
&C. eaablihed Tor the 5ifpofal OF the lands Of
the tnitod states, north Of the river Ohio, and
above the mV-ih oi Kentseky river.
Src. s. nd ts fs,fbsy sSaasd, That
every pefioa claiming isads ny virtue Of any
Bnufh grnt, OF - ihe three 6rf fettiops Of
sef, or Of the articles of seseemens ard ctaion
bct~ecn the Onised States and the State oi GeoS-
gis. fhzil hrfor, The Iaa day Of March. in the
year coe tboussnd eighs hundred apd ioar. de-
liver TO the fogiass NJ the land Office. within
whole diariei che !snd Dsy be. notice In writ.
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