Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-06-06
AN ACT

10 ascertain tbe boundary ofths lands ~.
stare Of pUgiric north 7eesf Of the riser O0io fy
RE SH5fae'ion Of ber officers and soldiers an can.
"Nei;HE ESTABLISHMENT and TO Esnis tGe 6eriof j2r
locating t5e sail lands,
Be it enacted By tie Senate ay,, E,y.. IF p.a.c-
Ss'HfiSes Of f5e United STATES IF AIreyieG in C,y-
Z'css assembled, That the line, run ruder the d.
rcc""n OF the surveyors general of the United
states from the source Of the Little kqiarui. to
wares tue source ct the Scicto and which hi nds
ON the east, the surveyc of the lands Of the Uni
ted states, shall, together with It's course cont
hneu 70 the Scioto river, be cOnsidesed and held
rs the westerly boundary line north as th. sor-co
oF the Lizzie Miami oe the :erritorv reserved Inv
Inc s!ale OF Virginia between the Little Miami
anc ocioto rivers, for the IRE of the officers and
soldiers OF the continental Inc oil that state p-o
0'asa' That the sIa,e OF Virginia shall, within
t"o years after the passing OF this a. recognise
sHci' line as tie boundary OF the said .erri,orv.
oec Z 1fTd be u fl'ther enacted, That al the
oncers and soldiers ar their legal representatives.
VIII" are emitted 20 bouny lands Within the above
menuoned reaerved territory, shall complete their
locations within three vea-s af.cr ,he I,.esir,, oe
this act, and every such oicer and soldier. or n.
legal representative, whose boun,y land has. -,
snail have been located within HAT uart Of ne
SAID territory, 20 which The Indian ride has besu
eXtinguished, shall make return of he or ,be;
surveys, 10 the secretary of tile deDartr,en, NJ
var Wllllh hVe years after the passing Of This
act, and shall also exhibit, and file with the lid
secretary, and within the same time tbe ori,;,,t
warrant or warrants under when he claims nv
Certified copy thereof, under the seal of the IS
ice where the said warrants are legally kct+ .
which warrant, or certified copy thereof. shall he
sufficient evidence that the grantee herein named
or the person under whom sl.ch Grantee claims
was originally entitled TO such bounty land and
every person entitled TO said lands, and tbus an
plying, shall thcreupoh be entitled TO receive =
patent in the manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 8. Ind Re Il tivfhey euoc,ea. Tia, .roL
part of the above mention referved territov, nc
shall not have been located and those tr,Ss &c
land, within that part of the said territory IN
which the Indian title has been exfire,iishcd rho
SURVEYS whereof shall nor have been rsturnaJ 70
the secretary of war, witbin the ,:r1s ard .ir,ss
prescribed by this a6. hall thenceror,h No yeir,.
sed from any claim or clair-s for such bo,,r,,,
lands, and shall I've disposed OF in conformity Win
the provisions Of the act, entitled. @ An ag i'm adj.
diticn 70, and modification of, the pr.,p,s;,;ons
contained in the a0, emitted. a. An al IN e,,.
bic the people of the eastern division Of the Tori
tory. north west OF the river Ohio. 10 forr, 8,
constitution and state government, and for The
admission of such state into the union. ON Am ..
quail footing with the original states and for y.
ther purposes"
NATHL. MACON,
Sneaker offhc Lousc Of Ec6rese,,tg,;res
JESSE FRANKLIN,
-. Prestdesf ofkhe Senate, fro-te1,hore,
March %, 1904.
APPROVED,
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