Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-07-12

90 caofe 20 be recorded iuch written evidence of
the fame, all bis right, 70 tar as the fame is de-
rived from any reIolution or aa OF Con2rsis,
nall become void, ssd forever be barred.
Sec. 4. dad Be- IL fsrfbsy szatfsd, That
the reeiaer, snd receiver Of public monies. OF the
three aforementioned land Offices. ihs. for the
lands respectively lying wi,hio their diarieis, be
ccnmiai,nes for the purpofe OF examining the
claims Of perious clamsng lands by virtue Of
the preceding feetions. Each OF the iaid CON.
miilionen ihall, previous to entering on the du-
ties OF his appointment, respectively. take or
tubfcribe the following oath or afh nation, be.
fore fome pcrfon qualified 10 sdminiaer ,hc
fame, do ioleu,nly fwesr
Tor sfirm) that will irpariialy exercife aod
diicharee me duties impofed upon me, a. CON-
miGioner for examining the claims TO land, by
an act Of ConsreE, entitled. "An sa making
proviion tor the diipofal of thc public land. in
thc Indiana territory. and tor other purpoie,."
Il mall be the duty of the iaidcomniiIicn.
cEs 20 meet AZ the places where the iaid land Of
fees are by this act eaab6fhed respectively, on
OF before the hrf day OF January one ,houiand
eight hundred ard five; aud each board ihall, in
their reipet,ive tiare~, have power to hear in
3 fummay manner all mstter refpeaipg fucn
Clans alto 20 compel the ATTENDANCE OF ~it-
neGes, 10 admnRer oahs, aud examine Wit
neGes, and iuch otl CT leiiimony as may be ad-
duccd. aud to decide ,hs'eon acco, ding to iuaee
snd equity, which drciiion thsll be laid bcioIn
CongIes IN the manner heier after diee,ed,
and be fnhjed 10 their decifJn thereon. The
iaid boards, respectively, niall have power 10 ap-
point clerk. Whole duty i, fhal he 20 enter in
book TO be kept tor thai putpoic. iul and conect
minutes OF al rii- proceedings and decilon., to-
ge,hrr With the evidence on which fuch deciions
s,e made; which books and raper on the dd.
iolution os the boa'ds, fhzll be drpof,ed in the
REFLECTIVE cticcs et the frP,ltp of the land off,
ces and the ia'd clerk ihall prepare two tan.
Hrip,s OF al! the decilons made by the faid CON.
milli,nen IN favor Of the claimants to land both
OF which lhsli be fened by the iaid commiilion.
cis, and one OF which jhall be tranfmilted to the
Surveyor General, and the otherto the Secretary
OF the Treaiory and the lands, the claims 10
which ihall have been thus affirmed by the CON-
mfonen, fhali not be o,herwifc difpofed Of IN.
sil the deciiion Of Copgrefs the,enpon fhaI have
becn made. Il fhall lgexiie be the duty OF the
isd commisicncrs to make TO the Secretary of,he
tresfury tri report OF all the claims filed with tie
rcghcr OF the proper land office, a. above dire6t-
ed, which they may have rejected. Together with
the fupasnce of the ev.dence adduced in Top
port thereof, and ipch remark, thereon Q. they
may think proper, which reports. together with
the trsnlerp's OF the dcciGons of the commit
toncrs in favor OF claimants, hall bc laid by the
Secretary OF the T'eafary before Congref a.
their next enfuing ieiiion. Each OF the commit.
Go-en and clerks sforcsSid, mall be allowed
compenfai,on OF five hundred dollars in foil Tor
his icrv,ces a. luch and each Of the laid clerks
fhsii, previous TO his entering on the duties Of
his Office, take ard fubfcribc The following oath
or affirmation, TO wit ~ do fol.
eunly iwear Tor AFFIRM, that vill truly sod
faithfully diicharge ths duties Of clerk to the
bostd OF cornmiAicncn for examining the claims
TO land, as erjoined by an stt Of Congref,, in,i.
tulcd :" An ACT mixing provi6on for the difpo-
faI OF the public lands IN the Indians territory,
and tor other purpofes."
Sec. {. did Be n fa,,be, esa9,d, That
al the lsnds sforefaid. not excepted by virtue
of the preceding feetion, nall with the excep.
,iop Of the feesion "pumber fx,een," which
fbsll be refesved in each townff,ip for the fup-
port Of fchoos within the fame. with the ex-
ception alfo Of an entire townfip on each OF the
three above dcfcribed uatis of country or dn.
triets, 10 be located by the Secretary OF ttk
ttcetufrs fof TIC VIC Ot REl'0dfy Oi NUbbHBs
and with the exception ALTO Of the falt iprings
and lands rcfsrved tor the ufe Of the fame a,
herein after directed. be offered for isle to the
highea bidder. under the direction Of the for
veyor. general or governor Of the Indians terri
tory, OF the ngiaer Of the land Office, aad Of the
receiver Of public monies, at the places fefpec-
lively. where the lsnd Offices IRE kept, and on
fuch day or days n fhsl. by public procarrs-
tion Of the PrEdent of the United States, be de.
hgnated for thar purpok. The fsIes hsh re-
main open az each place for three weeks and no
longer: the lands fhsll NOT be fold for lsfs than
tao dollars an acre. and fhsll in every other ref.
pett, be fold in ustts Of the fame 6ze and on the
fame terms and conditions, a. have been or may
be by law provided for the lands fold north OF
| The river Ohio and above the mouth Of Ken
tucky river. All lsnds other Than the refefved
teeiious and thofe excepfed % aforementioned.
rensioing unfold At the cio6ng Of the public
isies, may be difpoted Of 81 psivHs fsie, BY the