Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-18

Representa- ives Of tie United States Of IL
nic'f,d IN Congress aSsem6tea That the
powers vested by law in the surveyor gene
raj, shall extend over all the public lands
oil the United states To which the Indian
title has been or shall hereafter he extin-
guished, north of The river OHIO and east
OF the river Mississippi; and it shall be
the duy OF the said surveyor general, to
cause he said lands to be surveyed into
townships six miles square, aud divided
IN the same manner, and under The same
regulations, and to do and perform al. such
other acts IN relation to The said lands, as
is provided by law in relation 10 the lands
OF the United States, situate north wlsl of
the river Ohio and above the mouth of
kentucky river: Provided, That the whole
expense of surveying and marking the
lines shall not exceed three dollars Tor e.
very mile that shall be actually run, sur
veyed and marked: ind hrouided so,
! hat such tracts of land as are lawfully
e Claimed by individuals withinth said boun-
dafieS, and the tille Waereto has been or
shall be recognized by the United States
shall be laid out and surveyed at the ex-
pense oil the parties respectively, in coniur
nifty with the true boundaries &C such
tracts. And it shall also be the duty oi the
said surveyor genctal, 10 cause To- be run,
surveyed and mark ID such OF the lndian
boundary lines OF the said lands as have
not yet been surveyed; and wl,n the ap
probation If he Fl<e dent ol the Uni,ed
States, to ascertain, BY aetro ouIcal oh
serya,ons, the positions ot such places
north Of The river Ohio and east OF The liveI
Missssirpr as may be deemed "rces,ar,
Tor the correctness Of the surveys, and %
be the most important points Ci The geo
graphy at he county.
Sec. ?. int be IL /tIIher enacted, That
for tie disposal oflhe lands Of the United
S'S.es north Of the river Ohio, and east
of the river Mississippi, in the Ind ana
Territory, three lard Offices shall be -.
tabiished IN the same, one al Detroit for
the lands lying north Of the state of Ohio
10 which the Indian title has heen extim.
guished ore at Vincennes for The land
TO which the Indian title has been extin.
suished, and which are Included within
the boundaries fixed by The treaty lately
held with the Indian tribes of The Wabash {;
and one al Kaskaskia, FOR go much of the
lands included within the boundaries fix
ed by the featy of the thrtieth of August,
one thousand eight hundred and thee.
wilhthe Kaskaskia tribe oi Indians, as is not
claimed by any other Indian tribe and lor
each of the said offices register and a re.
ceiver Of pubic monies Shall be appointed
who shall give security in The same ;uan
ner- in The sam SUNS S whose compensa
ton, emolumsntsandd vtesa ID az hom,y
shall, in every respect BE- tho SANG IL re
latlon 20 the lands which shall he III posed
OF at their Office, a are or may he %, law
provided, in relation 10 the rewi ters and
the receivers of pubIic-mones In the
several Offices established for he disposal
of The lands Of the United Statcs north oi
the river Ohio, aud above the mouth of
Kentucky river.
Sec. 8. Ind DC IL further enacted, That
every person claiming lands within any
OF the three tracts OF land described IT, he
preceding section, by virtue Of any legal
grant made by the French government.
prior to the treaty of Paris, of the ,er h
OF February, one thousand seven hundred
and sixty three, or of any legal grant made
by the BRUSH government, subsequent To
the said treaty, and prior to the treaty of
peace between the United States and
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one thousand seven hundred and eighty
three, or of any resolution, or acl Of Con
Sress, subsequent tn the said treaty OF
peace, shall, on or before the first day OF
January. one thousand eight hundred and
live, deliver 10 the register Of the LAID of
ice, within whose district the land may
lie, notice in wiitinC, stating the nature
and extent IF his claims, together with
plot oil the trdG OF tracts claimed, and may
also, on or before that day, deliver TO ne
SAID register for the purpose of being re-
corded, every grant, order Of survey, deed,
conveyance Or other written evidence Of
his claim and the same shall be recorded
by the said register, in oks to be kept
Tor that purpose, on receiving from The
parties AZ The rate of twelve and half
cents, for every hundred words contained
III such written evidence ef their claim
and IL such person shall neglect to deliver
such notice, inwriting of his claim, r. to
cause to be recorded such written evidence
oil the same, ali his right, 50 Ear as the same
IS derived from any resolution or act Of