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

W Iailu, ny an act oil congress, entllled,
" An ACT making provision for the dispo-
sal OF the public lands in the Indiana ter
ritory, and for other purposes"
II shall be the duty Of the said commits. !
sioners tn meet at the places where the !
said land Offices ate by Tins ACT established,
respectively, on or before the FIRST day oi
January one thousand eight hundred and
1--we; aud each board shall, in their re-
spective districts, have power 10 hear in L
summary manner all matters respec(iu,
such claims; also to compel the attend
ance Of witnesses, TO administer oaths, and
examine witnesses, and such other tesIi-
mony a may be adduced, and TO decide
thereon according 10 Justice and equity,
which decision shall be laid before Con
gress in the manner herein after directed,
* be sub ect 20 thS ~ dt cision thereon. The
SAID boards, respectively. shall have power
to appoint clerk whose duty It shall be To
enter in book TO be kept for that purpose,
fuil and correct minutes of their proceed
ings and decisions. together with The evil
dence Oh which such decisions are made
which books and papers OH The dissolution
OF the boards, shall be deposited in the
respective Offices of the registers OF the
land oiiiccS; aid the said csrl, shall PIE
pare two transcripts OF all the d, cislonS
made by the SAID commissioners in favor
Of the claimants to land, both of which
shall be signed by The said commissioners,
and one of which shall be transmitted 10
the surveyor general and the other 10 the
secretary OF tie treasury and The lands,
the claims 10 which, shall have been thus
affirmed by the commissioners, shall not
DC otherwise disposed of until the decision
OF congress the'euLon shall have been
made. II sha!! sewise be the du,y OF The
saio commissioners TO make To the secrS.
tary OF Ihe treasury IA .u!l report OF ali The
c'aiins h!ed with the register at the proper
AID oitlce, as above dire cte d, which they
nay nave rejected, together with the sub
| "a &C at the evidence adduced in support
! 'hereot, aud auCh remarks thereon as they
maythnk proper: which reports, together
with the transcripts of the decisions ofth
commissioners in favor OF claimants, shall
be LAID by the secretary of the treasury
before Congress al their next ensuing SEES
sion. Each Of the commissioners and
clerks Aforesaid, shall be allowed COM
pensation Of hge hundred dolars iii full
tor his services as such and each Of the
said clelks shall, previous to his entering
on the duties OF his Office, take and sub.
scribe the following oath or affirmation, 10
wit: do soj- emily
! wear (or affirm that will truly and rai,h
iully discharge the duties of clerk TO the
board OF commissioners for examining the
CLAIMS TO land rs enjoined by all act Of
Congress, Untitled " An act making pro-
vision for the disposal of the pubic lands
~ the Indiana territory, and for other pu,.
poses"
Sec. S. md he IL EurfAer enacted, Thai
II the land aforesaid, not cxcepted hy
| 'ir'ue ofthe preceding section, shall, with
,ht c%c-ptlon fine section number six
tecn,' which shall be reserved in each
'ownship fer the support OF schools within
Nh- same, with the exception also OF an en-
re township III each If the three above
described tracts of country or districts, to-
| Ne toe It'd by the secretary Of the ,reasu.
~ iJr the use Of a seminary of learuine.
S"d with the exception also Of The salt
pings and lands reserved for the use of
he samc as herein after directed, be of
| 'ered Tor sale 10 the highest bidder, under
ne Onection OF the surveyor general or
governor ot The Indiana Territory, of the
register oI the land office, and IF The re
celv-r # publ c MONIES, 1T The places
respect vely, where The land Offices are
EEpt. and on such day or days as shall, by
! a public prociamat.on of the President Of
, the United States, be designated Tor tina,
purpose The sales shall remain opcn at
each place Tor three weeks and no longer:
the lands shall not be sold for less han two
dollars an acre, and shall in every Other
respect, be sold ia tracts Of Inc same s;z.
and ON the same terms and conditions. a.
rave been 60 may be BY law providt d for
the iAud, sold north &C the river Ohio and
ab We 1 { mourn of Kentucky rircr. Al
LANDS, other nan The reserved sections and
those excepted as above menioned. re-
naming uusold al the closing If tic pob
nc oaIes'n'ay be disposed ofat private sale,
by the registers cf the respective land #
hc@s IN the same manner. under The Sam.
regulations, for the same price, and on tae
same terms and conditions, as are or may
be provided by law for the sale of; The lands
"t the United States north of the river
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