Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-10

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make any decision thereon. The said
boards respectively shall have power to-
appoint a clerk whose duty il shall be to
enter in a book tob kept for that purpose,
full and correct minutes Of. their proceed
ings and decisions. together with the evil
dence on which such decisions are made,
which books and papers, on the dissoluti-
on of the boards, shall be deposited in the
respective Offices Of the registers of the
land Offices. or of the recorder Of land IT,
ties of the district and the said clerk shall
prepare two transcripts of all the decisl-
ons made by the commissioners i'm favor Of
/ the claimants to land both ofwhich shall
be sigoed by a majority of the said com
missioners and oae ofwhich shall be trans
miued to the officer exercising in the dis
tricf. the authority OF surveyor general !;
and the other to the secretary ofihe trea
su-y. IT shall likewise be the duty Of the
said commissioners to make to the secre-
tsry OF The treasury full report of all the
claims tled. with the register of the pro-
per land Office, or recorder of land titles
as above direcied which may have been
rejected, together with the substance of
the evidence adduced in support thereof.
and such remarks thereon as they NAV
think proper which reports together with
the transcripts ofthe decisions ofthe com.
rnissiouers in favor Of tho claimants, shall
be laid by the secretary of the treasury
before Congress at their next ensuing
meeting. When anv Spanish or French
grant, warrant, or order OF survey, as a
iorssaid, shah be produced to either of the
said boards. for lands, which vcre not at
the Gate OF such grant, warrant. or order
ct survey, or within one wear thereafi err,
Inhabited cultivated or occupied. BIZ or for
the use of the grantee or whenever Ell
ther OF TIE said boards shall no, be salts
! heo That sucn grant, warrant, or order of
survey, did issue at Me fine when the
same bears date, but that The same Is an
ledated or otherwise fraudulent; The said
commissioners shall be )or;,d To consider
such grant, warrant. or ovaer Of survey, as
conclusive evidence Of the title :.cut may
require such other proof Of their VALIDITY
as they may deem proper. Eeach of the
commissioners and clcrls. aforesaid shall
be allowed compensation os two thou.
sand dolssrsin full Tor fisservices as such
and each of the said clerks shall. previ.
! Gus TO his entering On the dr'ies of his of-
| fice, take and subscribe the following oath
or attenuation --to ~;t I do solernlv
swear Tor afirml thatI viii truly and faith
iulis discharge the duties of clerk tn the
| board OF commissioners. for examining.
the Claims 10 land, az enioined bv an ssG
! ct Congress entitled Sc Ar ae> a.certain-
ing and adjusting the titles and claims to
| land within the territory of Orleans. and
the district of Louisiana Which oatb
or affirmation shall be entered on the mi
nutes OF the board.
Sec. o. md BE- IL farther enacted. Tha,
the secretary OF the treasury shall be and
T ne IS hereby authorised TO employ three
agents, one for each board, and whose
compensation shall not exceed ore ibou-
sand hive hundred collar. each, for the
/ purpose of appearing before the commits
s'oners, in behalf Of the United States.
TO investigate the Cairns for lands and tn
! oppose all snch as said agents nav deem
fraudulent and unfounfed. II shall also
De the duty Of the said agent foY the dis
/ tFict OF Louisiana, to examine into, and
investigate the titles and claims, if anv
/ tnerc be, to the lead mines within the said
/ DISTRICT, to collesf all the evidence within
his power With respect to the claims ~
and value OF the said mines, and IN Law
the same before the commissioners. wbo
shali make special report thereof win
thcir opinions thereon 10 the secretary &C
the treasury, to be by him laid before con.
! gress at their next ensuing session. --rhs
sa'd board OF commissioners shall, each he
authorised to employ a translator of The
spanish and French languages to .ss;s,
them IN the dispatch, Of The bus;ness VIII,
may be brought be fore Them. and eor a.,
purpose OF recording Spanish and Pre,ct
grams deeds, or other evidence or clair,
on the registers books. The said trsns
,aeor shall receive for the recordin~ d.,
oy nlm' the fees already provided bv lao lac
snu may be allowed, not exeeed;o,. sc.
oohars' Tor every month he shan ~ "u ,'
p'oyen; provided that the Who'll. corora.'
ss''on other than that arising fro,, e..
'ha'' not exceed six hundred dollars.
Sec z. dt1d be :, further enae,,s 1b.
'ne bowers vested by law in the su,vsy" 90
ot the lands Of the United States. so,,,b !,
we sA'e OF Tennessee. shall ex,epd owe
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