Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-13
(By Authority.)
AN ACT

AN AC
10 authorize the SAFE of Tennessee TO issue
grants, andherJect thie8 TO certain lan4,
therein d scri6ed and TO settle The claims
10 the vccanf and un0f,firohrialed aaols
within fhe same.
81 nc enacted by the Senate and Hoas.
Of REPRESENTATIVES Of the Unifed STATES of
America ia Congress assembled, That for
The purpose of defining the limits of the
vacant and uneppropriated lands in the
state OF Tennessee, hereafter to be sub
Ject 10 the sole and entire disposition Of
the On'tcd States, the following line be,
and hereby is, established, to wit begin
ning ~ the place where the eastern or
mann branch OF Elk river shall iDterseSl
the southern boundary line of the state. of
tennessee from thence running due
North, until he said line shall interseE, the
northern or main branch Of Duck river :;
thence Gown the waters OF Duck river, TO
the military boundary line, as established
by the seventh section Of an aGl OF the state
OF Norih Carolina, entitled, " An aet for
the relief of the officers and soldiers cf the
continental line, and Ger other purposes ~
(passed In The year one thousand seven
hundred and eighty .three) thence with
The military boundary line, west to the
piacc where 1t iH;erseets the tennessee
| river thence t.lwnihe waters Of he river
Tennessee, to the. place where the same
intcisects the northern boundary line of
the state Of Tennessee.
Sec. 2. Ind be it further enacted, That
upon The senators and representatives
from the STATE Of Tennessee, by an instru
ment signed and sealed by them respeGt-
lively, making known, that in pursuance
OF the power IN them vustrd, by an q
OF the general assembly of lhe state
OF tennessee, entitled, can aSl TO an.
point agents to settle the dispute between
this stale and the United States. relative
10 the vacant and unappropriated lands
within this state, and TO procure The raIio,
| quishment OF The claim Of The United
dates % the same" and by resolution
OF The seiae and house of repre- sentatives
OF the sad state OF Tennessee, passed in
the year one thousand eishi hundred and
two, as INSTRUCTIONS therein they do, for,
and IN behalf of the state Of Tennessee
| and In confederation of the provisions
'na'ie III THIS sGi, agree and declare, char
all right, title, and claim, which The
SKATE OF eDnessec hath to the lands w.
.ng vest and south Of the line, herein be
fore established within the limits of The
state OF Tennessee, shall thereafter fore.
yer cease; and that the lands afore said
sta'l DE and remain at the sole and en-
tire disposition of the United States, and
snail be exempted from every disposition
or tax made by order, or under the su,bo
riiy, of the state Of Tennessee; while the
same shall remain the property of the Z.
| hl'eo states, and for The term Of five years
aiier The same shall be sold which said
instrument shall be approved By the Sc
nate of the United States, and entered a,
large on their journal, and deposited in
,he office OF the secretary of state. The
United States do thereupon cede and con-
vey TO The state OF Tennessee, all ripbt.
title, and claim, which the United S,ates
have to the territory Of the lands lyinp
east and north Of the line herein before
established, within the limits of the state
OF tennessee, subject to- The same condi.
tons as are contained in the scl Of The
general assembly Of the state of No,tb
NfN'h~p1 III dNt IDT lne Dur
pose OF ceding to the United States OF a.
merica, certain western lands therein de.
scribed" And the said state Of Tenres.
see shall tberenpon have as full power
enc authority 10 issue grants and perfect
Jules OF all lands lying east and north &c
the before described line, within the limi,s
OF The SAID state, as Congress now have,
or .ne S!a'e OF Tennessee might have, by
virtue OF an ACT of the state of North Ca
rolina, entitled "An aet to authorize the
state OF Tennessee TO perfeeltilIes to lands
reserved to this state by the cession aet -
to which saidact the assent Of congress is
hereby given so far as is necessary to car.
~ into effect the objects of this compact
subject nevertheless to the following ex.
press conditions thar is TO say.
FIRST. That all entries of lands, rish,s
OF location, and warrants Of surveys, and
all interfering locations, which might he
l removed by The aforesaid aet Of ces.;on