Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-27
AN ACT.

80 AN ACT
supplementary TO he act, ianf,tlei &C yd1 oef
n1ax,ny firopisfon for the dishosai Of me
fu5hc snds in he Indiana territory, and
Jor other ftirtsses -
8ER eraefedby fAe Senate and House ef
REPRESENTATIVES, Of fhe U',f,ed Stafes of n.
merfeG IN Consress assembled, That the
lands lately purchased from the Indian
'rloes OF the Wabash, and lying between
the rivers Wabash and Ohio, and the road
leading from the falls of the river Ohio TO
VinceDncs, shall be attached to, and made
apart of the district of Vincennes, and
be offered for sale at that place under the
same regulations, at the same price, and
on The same terms as other lands lying
within the said district.
Sec. 2. ind De b further enacted, That
such and SO many OF the tracts of land w..
me north and west of the Indian bounda.
ry established by the treaty of GreenyiIIe.
winch were coded by that treaty to the
United States, as the President of the u
nited States shall direct, shall be survey.
ed and subdivided in tho same manner 4,
the other public lands Of the United States,
and shall be offered for sale at Detroit,
or at such OF the other land Offices c.ta.
bished by law in the state of Ohio, or in
the Indiana territory, as the President of
the United States shall Judge most expe.
oient, under the same regulations, ut the
same price and on the same terms az Other
lands lying within the same district.
Sec ). -dad be IL further enacted, That
SO much OF the tract Of land lately pur-
chased from the Indian tribes known by
the name OF Sacs and Foxes, a. the Pre-
sIdent of the United State. shall think
expedicnt and shall dreet, shall be attach
ed to, and made part of the district of
haskaskias, and shall be offered for sale
at that place, under the same regulations,
attic sacne price and on the same terms,
as other lands lying within the said dis
trict.
Sec. 4. .And be il further enacted, That
the lands lying within the districts of Vim
cennes, kaskaskias and Detroit, which are
claimed by virtue of French or British
grants, legally and fully executed, or by
virtue OF grants issued under the au,hori.
ty ofany former ACT OF Congress, by either
OF the governors of the North West or In
diana territories, and which had already
ooen surveyed by person authorised to
execute such surveys, shall, whenever il
shall be found necessary TO re-suryey The
same, for the purpose of ascer,ainine the
adjacent vacant lands, be surveyed at the
expense Of the United States; any ae to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. S. .1,sd be IL further, esucfed. Tba,
persons cisimiag lands in either ofihe
said three districts, either urder legal
grants derived from the French or British
governments, or by virtue Of actual possess
sion and improvement, or for any other
account whatsyer, may until the Erst day
OF November next, give notice in writing
to the register of the land Office of their
claims, and have the evidence of the same
recorded, in the manner, and on paw ment
OF the fees provided by The sa to which
this act is supplement- and the right
OF any person negIecting TO give such no.
tice in writing of his claim, and TO have
the evidence of the same recorded, shall
become void and forever be barred.
The commissioners appointed for the
purpose of examining the claims of per-
sons claiming lands in the said three dis
tricts, shall in their respective districts,
have the same powers, and perform the
same duties in relation TO the claims thus
iiled, as ifDotice Of the same had been gi-
ven before The first day Of January last;
and as was provided by the aet to which
this act is supplement, in relation to
the claims therein described. Il shall be
the duty likewise Of the clerk Of each board
to prepare two transcripts OF all the decisi-
ons made by the said commissioners IN "a
vor OF the claimants, and to transmitone to
the surveyor general and one to the score
tary OF the treasury. It shall also, be
the duty ofthesaid commissioners, respec.
tive'y, to make 10 the secretary Of the trea-
sury sreport Of all the claims liledwith the
register OF the land Office, which thew
may have rejected, together with the sub.
stance OF the evidence adduced in supnort
thereof, and such remarks thereon as sbev
may think proper; and they shall in rela-
ton to any such rejected claims which
were founded on possession and ae,nai
settlement and improvement, particular.
y state the date Of the improvement. and
the quantity, situation and boundar;e,
OF the land claimed. These reports, to.
sether with the transcripts Of the decis;.
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