The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-27
En autboritp.
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
AN ACT


AN ACT
70 authorize lie fate Of T.nnte.e 70 ise prarty and
Pere7thies TO certain iisds therein dyiBed ard 10
t tts ehsin5 to tie vacant and anaeprep1iai.d land
.rifsin tie (ame.
BE II e1aaoi BY tie Ssnate anl Roys of Rts,afnfa-
fi0s5 Of he Uii.eaStafe, Of As7e,e, in Coup,e az
m5la, Tia, for the purpof. of defining the limits
OF the vacant and nnapproprated lands in the Gate of
Tennefae, hereafter TO be fubjett to the foIe and
entire dfpo1tion Of the United States, the follow
ing line be, and hereby is, ettablhed, to 46i be-
ginning at the place where the ealie-n or main
branch Of Elk river hall ntcrfea the fouthern boun
dairy line OF the fate Of Tenneee from thence run
ming due north until laid line fall n,erfed the nor
| thern or main branch of Duck river thence down
the waters Of Duck river, the military boundary
line, as eiab'i,hed by the feventh fe,on OF an ACT
OF the Rate of North-Carolina, entitled An a9 for
the relief of the officers and folders of the con,ne.
tai line, and for other purpofes," (paGed in the
year one thoufand feven hundred and eighty.
thence with the military boundary line, wet to the
place where it intereas the TennelIee river thence
down the waters of the river Teuneifee, TO the
place where the fame interies the northern bounda-
| ry line of the Rate OF Ternefee
! SEC. 9. dna IL fur,ber err7eL, That unon the
ienators and Representatives. from the late of Ten
neilee, by an itruient ligned and fealsd by then,
respectively, making knoY,h THAT i'm purfiiance of
the power in them ~efed, By all a2 of the general
aie'nb'y OF the tate Of Tenneffee, entitled An aa
to appoint agents TO fetle the iiiue between thi.
(tate and the United States. relative 70 the vacap. r.
unappropriatea lands within this iate, and to pro-
| cure the relinqnfhment OF the clan of the United
Statcs tn the fame and by reeortion of the enate
* f1oute OF Repreienta.ives of the aid ha,e of Ten
| neiee pahed IN the year one thoufa;,d eight hun
dred and two, as inarudions therein they do, for.
and in behalf of the fate Of Tennefte and in cosli-
deraion ofthe proviiDns made in this act, agree and
declare, that all right, title and claim which tbe
itate OF Tenneiiee hath the lands lying welt ami
fouth of the line, herein before elabhed within tie
limits OF the iate of renncGe hall thereafter for
ever ceaie and that tie lands aforelaid ha be ard
remain at the ,ie and entire diipof,on Of che Uni;
ted States, and ilal be exempted from every difpo
iision or tax made by ORDER under the authority
of the fae of Tennpee while the fame iall remain
the property of the United States and fer the term
| OF Ave years after the fame ihall be folds which
taid intffunent fha be approved by the Senate Of
the United States and entered large on their Jour
nal, and deroed in the Office Of the fecret5ry Of
Rate. The United States do :hereupon csde and con-
vey 10 the Rate of Tennehee all right title, and
claim, which the United States have to the territory
of the lands lying eat and north of the line herein
before oablithed, within the limits Of the Fate of
Tennsiiee, fubect 70 the fame conditions rs are cor-
raDed in the aff OF the geera aIen5ly OF the a,e
OF North Carolina entitled An act for the pur,ore
Of cedng to the United States of America, certain,
| weitern lands therein defcribed." And TIE faiti
Rate of Teuuefee iha heteupon have as full power
& authority to ;lue grants ard perfect titles of all
lands lying eat and north of the before defcribed
line, within the limits of the faid ate as Congress
novs have or the ffGte Of Tennefee might have, By
virtue Of an a3 of the fate Of th-Carolpa. EN-.
titled An act to authorize the aFe of Tennefee 10
pere2 titles TO lands reerved to this a,e by the ce
iion aet to which iaid act the aept of Coogrefs
hereby given 10 far as is neceary 10 carry into rfFsa
tie objects ofthis compact; fubeta nevertheless to
the following cxr:efs conditions that 10 Iay,
FIRsr. That al entries Of lands, rights of loesti-
or, and warrants of fuTvsys, and all interfering loca-
ticrs which rbightbe removed by the aforeiaid at
Of cefon of the lste Of North Carolina, and WHICH
are good and valid in law, and which were no, an.
ally located wen and f1uth IF the herein before de-
feribed lne, before the tweny6ftb day Of Februar-
one thouland evei hundred and ninety and all INFER
fering grants which are good and valid in law and
which have been located eaa aud north of the faid
line, &C. all be located, and the titles thereto per-
feaed, within the territory hereby ceded to the Rate
Of Tcruellee. t-.rH 500 "a.
SECONDLY. That the fla:e Of Tennelce fhail ap-
propriate hundred thoand acres which fhall be-
located in one enre tract, within the limits Of the
lands reierved to the Cherokee Indians by an aee Of
the Gate Of North Carolina entitled An ast for a.
psnug the land office for the redemption of pedie
and Other certificates. and dfeharging the arrears
due to the army, psiTed in the year one ,houisnd
even bundled and eigbtythree and 1sll be for the
uie Of t~o colleges, one in es, aud one in wed Ten
neGee, to be ehablihed by the Legislature thereof.
And me hundred thopfand acres in one traa within
the limits Ian afofefaid, for the ufe Of academies
one IN each county IN fad Gate to be eflablhsd by
the egiature thereof which fid cyeraI tracts GnaiI
be located on lands TO which the indian title has been
e7tinguiied, and fbecl tothe difpoftion OF the le
clature Of the iiate but fha Be granted or fold
for ef than two dollars per acre, and the proceeds of
the faes Of the lands sforefsd, fiaIl be veled III
tends for the refpcsivs ues aofefaid for ever And
the Rare of Tenneee baIl moreover IN ibing grants
and perfetin. titles, loeate fix hundred and forty a.
eres to every ix miles quare in the territory hereby
csded, where exiting claims will allow the fame,
which ba be appropriated for the ue of fchools for
the inaruGion Of children for ever. P,Ovidsd Tha,
nothing contained in this sa AaIl be confirmed to az
feet the Indian title, fubea the United States
to the expenee Of extinguhing the fame. IND pro
i45 ala, That the iowr price Of all lands granted
or fold within tie eeded territory sll be the fame, as
bai be eaablilsd by Congress for the lands Of the
United States. IND p,svixsS gloe,fGeios, That the
peopIertf6ns IN faid tate, fo1tA of French, Broad
and IIoiaon and wet Of Big Piglcp rivers. provided
for hy the cciinition Of the fa.{ Of Tennefse hsl
be lsetred "a fbsr reIpe Awe nehn Of oceuf,vin