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

;hree, with the Ksikafkia tribe of Indians. "a ia
not claimed by any other Indian tribe and for
each OF the taid Offices a regifer and receive
OF public monies ihaii be appointed, who fhall
give iecuiity in the fame manner, in the Gang
iums, and whole compensation, elnoiumsu,c
and duties, and authority, fhall, in every REF
pet, be the fame IN relation to the lands which,
ihai' be diipoi>d Of at their Offices, as are or
may be by law provided, in relation to the re-
eiiterS and the receivers of public monies in the
1everal Offices eitat for the difpoil OF the
lands ofthe UQited States north of the river O.
hio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river.
Sec. .. Ord Dc il Jufb.r erGaed, Thst
every rerton claiming lands within any of the
three tracts of lands defcribed in the proceed
ing feetion, b. virtue of any legal grant made by
the French government, prior to tire treaty OF
Paris, the tenth of February, one thoafand fe-
ven hundred and iiXty-th,ee, or Of any LEGAL
grant made by the Brtifh government, flbie-
quert 10 the fad treaty, and prior 20 the treaty
of peace between the United States and Cresr
Britain, of the third of September, one thor
tand feven hundred ard eighty-tiree, or OF any
reiontion, or aGt Of Consreis, fubfs9ucnt 10 thi.
iaid treaty of peace, ihal, or before the firft
day of January, one thouiand eight hundred
and five, deliver TO TIRE rcgifeer Of the land Office,
within Whole diftri6t the land may lie, notice
IN writing, Rating the nature and extent Of hi;
CLAIMS, together with plot of the tract or trads
claimed, and may alto, on or before that day.
deliver to The faid RICHTER, for the purpoie CT
oeing recorded, every grant, order Of fiirvey,
deed, CONVEYANCE, or other written evidence ot
his claim; and the fame ii1all be recorded BIZ
the fad resiGer, III books to be kept for thar
purpo!e, on receiving from the parties at the
rate of twelve and half cents, for every hun.
dred words contained in fuch written evidence
of their claim and if fuch perfon fhall neglect
TO deliver iuch notice, in writing, of his claim,
or TO caufe to be recorded fuch written evidence
OF the fame, all his right, 70 far tie fame is
derived from any refolut,on or act OF Congrefs,
thall become void, and forever be barred.
Sec. 4. Ind BE- IL further enaf7ed, That the
regiiter, and receiver OF public monies, of the
three above mentioned land offices, fhall, for the
lands respectively lying within their dftriGts, be
commifiionerS for the purpofe of examining the
claims of perfons claiming lands by virtue ofthe
preceding fe6rions. Each of the faid COM
mjfiioners ilall, previous to entering on the du-
ties of his appointment, respectively, take and
fnbicrbe the following oath or affirmation, be-
fore iome perlon qualified to adn,iniiter the
fame "I, do
folemnly h1car, Cor affirm) that Will imparti-
ally exerciie and difcharge the duties irnpoied
uponine, as commi1ioner for examining the
Claims TO and, by All OF Congfeis, crttiitieGf,
" An act making provifon for the difpofal os
the public lands in the Indiana territory, and
FOR other purpofes."
Ii fhali be the duty ofthe fad commifiioners
to meet at the places where The faid land Off
ces are by by this act eftablihed, refpectiyelY,
on or before the firft day of January one thou-
fand eight hundred and five /; and each board
fhall, in their REFLECTIVE diltriGts, have power to
hear in 4 fummary manner ali matters refpea-
ing iuch claims alto to compel the attendance
Of witnefies, to adminitter oaths, and examine
witneiies, and fuch ether teftimony as may be
adduced, and 70 decide thereon according TO
iuttice and equity, which decifon fliall be laid
before Congrefsin therlann herein afterdirected
and to be iubje6t to their dccifion f.crc-1 Tie
faid boards, respectively, fhali have power to
appoint clerk, Whole duty il iilal be to enter
in a. book to be kept for that purpofe, full and
correct minutes of their proceedings and deci-
iions, together with the evidence on which Iuch
deciiions are made which books ard papers,
on the diflolution of the boards, fhail be depc-
flied in therefpective offices OF OF The
land Offices and the Etid clerk fllall prepare
two transcripts of all the deciions made by the
faid commiiiioners IN favor of the claimants 10
lard, both of which ihall be fgned by the faid
cornmiiiioners, and one of which inall be trarf-
nlltted to the iurveyor general, and the other to
the iecretary OF the treaiury and the lands, the
claims to which fhall have been thus affirmed
by the commilfioners, fhail net be otherwiie dii-
pot.d of until the deciion Of congrefs thereup-
on mall nave Deen MADE. Ii HAIL liEewIi6 be
the duty of the faidcommiGionerSto make to the
lecretary of the treafury full report OF all the
claims filed with the regifer of the proper land
office, as above directed, which they may have
rejected, together with the fnbtance of the evil
dence adduced in fupport thereof, and fuch re-
marks thereon as they may think proper.
Which reports, together with the tranicripts OF
the deciions of the commii1ioners in favour of
claimants, fhal be laid by by the fecretary ofthe
treafury before Congrefs at their next enfuing
FELTON,. Each OF the commifioners and clerke
aforefaid, ihall be allowed compensation Of
five hundred dollars in full for his fervices as
iiIch and each of the faid clerks ilall, previ-
GUS 10 his entering on the duties OF his Office,
take and fublcribe the following oath or a{fir-
nation to wit do To-
lemnly fTear Tor affirm that l will truly and
faithfully dfcharge the dVties of a clerk to the
board of commiliionerS for examining the claims
to land, as enjoined by an act of Congrefs, init
tulcd " An act making provGon for the difpo-
ial Of the public lands in the Indiana territory,
and for other purpofes."
re be conciRded in or merit.