Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-27
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ssr dcf Further 20 amend ar aef inf;fufe,
- dr dcr tsguiafiag re grants Of ls,,d
1a'dfrarqaing yar the d,s,sssai Of he land
q che United Ssaesa south ejfhe stase .
Tennessee"
aSe ~ rrsarfea, BY the Ssaase and House o
fffr'esc,sia'iucs of the Unifed States Of .4nsc
1fea IA ConS.ess asssnsJlsd, That person,
VINO rnay have obtained, or shall oblair
ov,tihcstes from the board of com.
miss'opers appointed to ASCERTAIN the
ciains 10 land in the Mississippi territory,
shall. be allowed three months after the
respective date of such certificates,
icr entering the same with the register
OF the proper land offise, and certificates,
thus entcisd shall have the same force
and effect as If they had been dolly enIer-
nd srIsii TIE said register, On or before the
frsr, day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and FIVE.
Sec 9 Ind BE- IL further e,rcfed, That
the commissioned appoiutesito ascertain
ihe claims Ia ianss N the above mention
ed territory, cast OF psarl river, shall be
authorised TO giant certificates for lands
lying in the Island known by the name
efNanncs Hrhba, Eos1acj by the ~; ofthe
rivers fombisbee aud hlaAamsha; and
persons having claims Tor lands lying Ell
ther in said island, or east OF the Tom
blgbsc ard Alaoamaha rivers, shall be
Permitted 10 Gle the same with the re-
gistsr of The lard Office I'll the frs. day OF
May, one thousand eight sunderland 1--WE;
and the commissioners shall decide on the
a., 81 ti,~,- y q
beSn presented before the thirty Frat day
OF March, one Thousand eight hundred
aDd four.
Sec. 3. Ind be it further enacted, That
each OF the last mentioned commission
ers shall DC allowed at the rate of six dol
lars Gay for every day he shall attend,
Subsequent TO the 6rse,dAy Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and five nroyi-
ded that such additional allowance shall
not exceed Eve hundred dollars for each
commissioner.
Sec. A. IND be IL further enycfcd, That
the clerk OF each OF the boards Of COM
missieGers appointed 10 ascertain the
ciaipis TO lands in the above mcn,ioned
territory, shsllbe allowed a, the rate of
seven hundred and Fly dollars year,
from che lime when he entered on the
duties OF his oiice, TO The time when The
board shall adjourn sine die.
Sec. :. Ind De Il frrther er,acfef, That
persons Claiming lands in the Mississip4
p' ierri,ore by sirtue cf British ernnts,
legally and frlly completed. who may not
have Fled their CLAIMS with the proper re-
giater Of the land Office, in conformity
with the provisions heretofore made tor
that y3nrpnse, NAV, until tho FIRST day ol
Deceinber. one tbnnssnd eight hundred
and Ave, fsle Saeh claims with.the registe'
of the land Office west of Pearl river, and
have the same recorded. And the sale
register shall. on or before the FIST da,
of january, one thousand eight hundred
ard six make to the secretary ofthe trea
snry,. full report of all the British grant
thus recorded; which report shall imme
diately AFTER be laid before Congress
The lands contained IN such grants shall
not be Otherwise disposed OF until tn,
end of one year after that time. And /
such person shall neglect to hlc such i5fi
tish grant, and 10 have The same recorded
in the manner and fine hereby provided
neither srch grant nor any other evidence
OF such claim, which shall not have becure.
corded, as above dirccted, shall ever sfer
be considered or admitted as evidence in
any court ef the United States, against a
ny grant derived from the United States,
or sRainst any title, legally and fully exe-
cuied ANY aet OF acts TO the contrary
notwithstanding.
NATIft- MACON,
Sneaker arfhc House of Reytresertstiprs
A. BURR,
Hies Presidcnt Of hc United States ana
PreMient " fhe Senate.
March I'd, lso5--APpRovEp,