The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-13

pointed for the purpoie of atce. tanning the
claims 20 lands lying WET of Pearl River, ihall,
IN every refpe6 extend and apply 10 claims
which may be made by virtue of this fiction, and
the fame proceedings ihall thcreupon be had, as
| are pretcrbed by the act aforefaid, in relation
to claims, which ihall have been exhibited on
or before the laf day of March, in the yea. one
thoufand eight hundred and four.
Sec. 2. dad 6eh fiirsber enacted, That the
| commiihoners atoretaiG, appointed TO s.diuft the
claims to lands lying wet of Pearl River, .ha
have power to adjourn from time TO time, and
for iuch time rs they may think fit: Provided
however, That they ihall meet on the "a day
I or december, IN the year enc thoufand eight
hundred and four, and ihail not afterwards a,i-
lourn for longer time, than three DAYS, nor I'M
| I'll they hail have completed the bui!neiS for
which they were appointed: Ind ero1iAed al
10, That nothing contained i'll this act, nor in
That to which this is a Implement, ihall be con-
! itrued to prevent the fad comniiiioners, nor
thoie appointed to adult the claims to lands W.
ing EAT OF Pearl River, from acting and tlecid-
ing at any time, on any claim which has been
| exnolted Ill the manner preicribed by law, al
| though the evidence of the fame may not, at
that time, have been transcribed on the books of
the RICHTER.
| Sec. 8. dnd be it. further enGt7ea, That when
any Spaniih grant, warrant, or order of furvey,
mali DC produced to either OF the iaid boards of
| commissioners, for lands which were not, ut the
date OF iuch grant, warrant, or order of furvey
or within one year thereafter, inhabited, cult
waited, Or occupied by, or for the ufe OF the
grantee or whenever either of the faid boards
ihal not be iatisfied, that iuch grant, warrant,
or order of furvey, did inue at the time when
the lame bears date the faid commiflioners fhall
not be bound to coniider fuch grant, warrant or
| order atorefaid, as conciuGve evidence of the fl
tie, but may require fuch other proof OF its vail
dlty as they may deem proper And the E,id
boards ihall make full report to the fecretarv
OF the treaiury, to be by Him laid before Con-
greiS for their final decition, of all claims ground
| ed on 1uch grants, warrants, or orders of fryev
as may have been diallowed by the faid boards
on fufpicion of their being antsdated. or other
wife fraudulent.
| Sec. 4. Ind be it enaGFed, That the fecretary
OF the tresfury, ihall be and he is hereby au-
thorlted TO employ an agent, whole compeniati-
! on fhall not exceed one thoufand FIVE hundred
dollars in full for all his fervices, for the pur
pole or appearing before the faid commiifioners,
IN behalf of the United States, TO inveftigate the
claims Tor lands, and to oppofe all fIch as he
may deem fraudulent and unfoundcd. And
| each of the faid boards of conl,niGioners fhaIl
| have the fame powers to compel the attendance
! OF wltneiies, as are now veited in the courts of
| the United States.
4 o~S' y. ana Oe ~ |HIDeT SNHCLc4, 4 nat the
| board OF commifoners appointed to adiuif the
| CLAIMS to lands lying wef of Pearl River, fhall
DC authorized to employ an afIifant clerk, and
aiio tranlator of the Spanilh language to a{Iift
them In the dilPatch of the bufinefs which NAV
be brought before them, and for the purpofe of
recording Spanifh grants, deeds or other evil
dences OF claims on the Regifter's books the
fald tranllator fhall receive for the recording
done by him. the fees already provided hv law
/ and he al pot 4 n
for every month he ihal be employed, provided
that the whole compensation, other than that a.
| ming from fees fhall not exceed fix hundred
dollars the afliftant clerk fha be allowed a
ium not exceeding five hundred dollars for his
| fervices, and each of the commiiIioners of the
laid board in addition to the compensation now
flxed by law, ihall be allowed fix dollars for E.
very day he ihall attend on the board after the
Lat day of November, in the year one thouiand
/ eight hundred and four Provided, That this
additional compensation ihall not exceed two
thouiand dollars, for each OF the faid commit
| iloners.
| Sec. s. And be it further enaHcd, That
! from and after the firf day of april in the year
one thoufand eight hundred and four, the fur
veyor OF the lands of the United States fouth of
the fate of Tenne fee, ihall receive an annual
compensation CT two thoutand dollars, in lieu of
the annual compensation now fixed by law
! And the lands claimed by virtue of Spaniih
grants legally and fully executed, and the titles,
| to which were confirmed by che articles of a.
greement and cefiion, between the United States
and the fate of Georgia, ihall be flrveyed in
! the manner prefcribed by the act to which this
is Implement, at the expenie OF the United
States: any thing in the faid act to the contra
, ry notwithstanding.
! Sec. 7. AndbeH further enatFed, That the tract
of country lying nor ofthe Miiiifippi territory,
and fouth of the fate of Tennefce, and bound
ed on the eaft by the fate of Georgia, and on
the wef by Louifana, thall be, and the flrne is
hereby annexed to, and made part of the Milf
hiiippi territory.
I Sec. s. Aud be it further enaaed, That 70
much of the eighth fiction of an act, Untitled
An act regulating grants Of land, and providing
for the dilpofal of the lands of the United
States, foutb of the fate of Tennehee," as pro-
vdes, thatno certificate ihall be granted forlands
lying eat Of the Tombigby river, be, and the
fame hereby is repealed: Pyovided, That no
certificate hall DC granted fer any lands to which
the Indian title has not been extinguiihed.
Sec. 9. And 6s it further enGEte4, That the
commiilioners appointed in puriuance of the act
aforefaid, be, and they are hereby authorized and
required to make on or before the f;ift day OF
December next, full report to i.e fecretary OF
the treafury of all claims that have been or may