The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-14

The governor hal Puhl;h throughout the fad d;Erisf
al The laws .vhSh may be made afcr-fat aid han
from time to t:te, report the lane tie T. eievt ef
the United States, 70 be sid before Coz reis which,
diiafrrcved c BY Consreie, tal thefc,icrth ce4.u
andbe OF 10 eaea.
The faid d;ari9 of IouiGana fhalr be divided ,ro
ditrics by the governor, under the dJgS en- Of III.
preident, as the convenience of :he iet,rents sil
require, ubeet iuch alterations hereafter a, ,ycr
erce may prove convenient. The I'M at ants us
each di.r' between the ages of eighteen End so,t,-
hve, ihail be formed into militia with prcyer occ~s
according to their numbers, be appointed, By zoe -
vernon, except the commanding officer, wlo h,l lie
appointed by the Pretidert and who Wheeler CAPT
tam, major, colonel, fhall be the commanding o.
hcer o. the diitre, and iuch, M under the yover>
nor have command OF the regular ocers and truts ia
ms ctiet, swell as of the militia, for which he II
have orevet conmiiiion, givh g hip, ich command,
ard the pay ard eniouIents of officer of the fame
grade in the regular army he fail be fecaiy chs-
cd with the employment OF the military and militia F
LIS dtrlet IN CAFES OF tndden inviion ipuretaion
and until the orders of THE governor can be received
and 1t all times with the duty of order:nga miit.ryvs
troie aided by militia necetary, arre uuautoia 4.
ed fettiers in any part ofhs dI, ard commit iu,
offenders to Jail to be dealt with accordnSao hw.
| Sec 49, The lava in force in The isd dihritA ef
1ouiiala, TIE commencement of this at, and rot
inconGaent with any of the proviiions thereof, ha
the governor and judges Of the Indiana territory, q
| forelaid.
Sec. Ia. Ind be Il farther enat.ed, That all
grants, for lands within tie territories ceded by tie
French Republic the United States hy the .rea,y 81
the thrtiethof April, ia the year rhoIand eight
hundred and three the title whereofws, the datecf
the treaty OF St defonio in the crown, government CT
nation OF Spain, ard every ct and proceeGips fubfe-
quent thereto, OF whatioever nature sewards The OBJ
tanning any grant, title claim :uch lands and M
der Whatsoever authority tranittcd or pretended be,
and .e fame are hereby declared TO be- and 20 have
been from beginning, null, void, and of no eaea In
! law equity Provided nevertheless, That any thirg
in this feion contained hallnot be confirmed to make
null and void any bona fde graft made agreeaby to
the laws, uiages and cuftons Of the Spanih gover-
rent to actual ettler the lands 70 granted for
h,nie, and for his wife and family orto make null x
void any bona fide act proceeding done by an nal
ettler, TO obtain grant FOR lands actually ctlsd On ty
the peron perlon claiming title thereto fuel irt
element in either cafe actually made prior to the
twentieth day OF December, one touiand eight hun
dred and three: And provided further, That fash
grant ihal not fecure the grantee his agrs more
than one mile iquare Of land together with uch other
and further quantity heretofore hath been allowed
FOR the wife and family of uci actual fe:tler agreeay
to the laws, uages and cuoms of the Spanih govern
ment and that if any citizen of the United States
or other perfon ihail make fettlenen on any anSs
belonging to the United States within the limits of
Louiiiana, ihal iurvey, attempt fryey, fnch
lands or to deignae boundaries by marking trees or
otherwife, iuch offender fhal, on conviction thereof
any of record of the United States or the ter
rtories of the United States forfeit fun not exceed
ing thouiand dollars, and fufer imprisonment ncr
exceeding twelve months and it fhan moreover be
lawful for the PRECEDENT of the United States employ
uch military forceas he may Judge nscey TO remove
iron lands belonging to the United States any fuch
CITIZEN or other Perfon who hall attempt ettleent
thereon.
Sec. Is. The PRECEDENT OF the United States here.
by authorized ftipuate with any Indian tribes own
ing lands the eait de of the Milf and reGding
thereon exchange OF lands, the property of the
United States on the wet fde of the NITiflippi IN
cafe the fd tribes hal remove and fetle thereon bs
in fuch liquidation, the faid tribes fa acknowledge
themieves 70 be under the protection of the United
States and ha agree that they will not hold any trea
ty with any foreign power, individual fate CT with the
individuals OF any fate power and that they will
not fell or dpofe of the iad lands any part thereof
20 any overeign power except the United States nor
to the ubjes citizens of any other iovereign power
nor 10 the citizens OF the United States And norder to
maintain peace and tranquility with the Indian tribes
who rede within the limits of Louifana, cededby
France to the United States, the aS Of Congress pa
ed on the thirteth day of March, one thouand eiplr
hundred and two entitled, An a to regulate trade
and intercourse with the Indian tribes and to prefcrve
peace the frontiers, is herebyextended TO the terri.
OF fifteen thouiand dollars any money in the treafu-
ry not oherwfeappropriated by law, hereby appro-
Priated to enable the PRECEDENT of the United States to
to effect the obje6f expreilsd in this feGlion.
Sec. u.s. The a9 pafed or the thirty friday of Oc-
tober, thoufand eight hundred and three, entitled
An act to enable the Preden of the United States
to take poeon of the territories coded by France to
the United States by the treaty concluded at Paris, on
the 3oh day of April lat and for the temporary go
verment thereof" all continue in force until therl
day of October next any thing therein to the contrary
notwithstanding which faid irf day Of Oaober,
this ACT ihal commence, and have full force and fall
Continue in force for and during the of one year.
and TO the end ofthe next fon of congreis whicmay
happen thereafter.
NATHL. MACON,
| Speaker Of the Hon/e Of Rrprejcnrativey
| JESSE FRANKLIN,
| P'shdem offbe Senate pro tembsys.
| March 26th, 1901.