The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-30

in favour Of another perfon claiming by virtue Of
Britih patent. loie the whole part of the trace of
land On which he entitled by virtue of fuch CERT,
heate, it fha be lawful for the receiver of public mo-
MES for the dara where the land lies to repay to
ueh perfon or his aigns, 70 much Of the purchafe
money had been paid by him for the land thus re-
covered, by the holder of the Britifh patent,
In all cafes where only part of traa of land to
which any psrion may be entitled by virtue of GER.
t6ese granted by the commioners aforeiaid, is ALTO
claimed by the holder of Brth patent, patent may
iue in favour OF the owners of uch certificate for lo
much of fuch tract of land not claimed BY virtue
of fuch Britifh patent. PoVided. That he fhall in
every other reipea have complied with the proviions
OF the acts of Congress- regulating the grants of land
In the MiiEiipp territory. And the lands contained
in Britifh grants, which have been duly recorded in
conformity with the provions of former laws and for
which certificates have no, been granted BY the COM
miiioners aforefaid, ha be dfpofed of until o.
therwife directed by Congrefs
Sec 2. 4nd be IL further ea0G7ed, That perfons en-
titled to right OF presumption lands in the Milf.
ppi territory, by virtue of certificates granted by Ell
Their OF the boards-of commlioners aforeGaid fa be
allowed till the frf day of January one thoufand
eight hundred and feven, to make the firR payment
OF the pnrchae money Of fuch lands: And If any ch
perfon fhal neglect to make fuch frff payment on or
before the Eri day of January, one thouland eight
hundred and feven, his right of pre- emption fhall
| ceafe and become void.
Sec 81 fni6s it further snae7ed, That each of the
commiioners appointed to afcertain the claims to
lands in the above mentioned territory wet of Pearl
river, hal be allowed at the rate Of fix dollars for
every day he iha attend, fubequent to the fir day
OF April, one thoufand eight hundred and fix P,oyid
cd That fuch additional allowance hall not exceed
hive hundred dollars, for each commifioner and the
agent appointed in behalf of the United States for the
lard board, fhal be allowed additional compen(at-
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his tervces. And the regiaer and receiver of pub
lie monies, in each of the diiriefs of the above men
ioned territory, fhall, and they hereby authorized
IN their dtrics, RESPECTIVELY, and after the ToIution
OF the board OF commiioners for their dria to re-
guate the location of any tract of land lying within
iuch dittrict, tor which certificate fal have been
granted by the commifioners, whenever it a,all an
pear tina. the location pecihed in uch certificates in
tertere with each other, do not include the inn
provements by virtne of which uch certificates were
granted frooidd That the fad RICHTER and receiv-
er, ihail not be authorized to allow any location on
land not improved and fetted in the manner provd-
ed by the former acts of Congress, regulating the
grants OF land in the above mentioned territory; nor
TO allow IN any Gale, greater quantity of land than
had been allowed by the comnuiIioners
Sec. A. ind Be it fnrtbe, enacted, That whenever :,
hall appear to the fatsfaaion of the RICHTER and re-
cever of the dfri, eat of Pearl river that the fet
Element and occupancy, by virtue of which pre-.
emPtion certificate had been granted by the commit
honers, had been made and taken place. prior to the
3oth day of March, one thouand feven hsudred and
niney-eght, they ha be authorized to grant to the
party donatsn certificate, in lieu of fuch pre-en,pti
on; and the patent fha ue as in other cafes of do
nations: Py0Viad, That application fhall be made for
iuch an exchange and evidence produced of the date
or iueh fetlemept and occupancy, on or before the
slit day of December next.
SEC s. And be it further enal7.d, That the right
OF the United States, to all the land lying between the
front ifreet of the city of Matches and the MiIinn
river, & bounded on the north by north Fourth areet
and the land granted to Stephen Minor, and on the
iout, by the lands annexed the old fort and thofe
granted to William Barland, be, and the fame hereby
49, forever vetted in the corporation of ad CITY, 70 as
not to effect the legal equitable claims of any ndi
viduals or OF any body polite, corporate if any
uch there be Provided That the faid land as above
defcbed be neither cultivated nor occupied bv bull
dings, but that it be planted with trees and prefer
we'd as common for the ufe, comfort and health of
the inhabitants ofthe city aforeiad and all other per-
ions who may occafionally refort thither.
SEC 6. And be it flrtbey enae7ed That whenever
the fecton No Is, fha fall upon land already grant,
ed, by virtue Of any aa of congrefs, or claimed bv
virtue OF Brit grant, the fecretary of the treafn
ry fhal locate another fiction, in lieu thereof for the
ufe of chools, which location fhall be made in the
lame townhip, If there be any vacant fecton therein
and otherwife, in an adjoining townfhIp.
SEct7 And6f it further enacted That Richard
Sparks be permitted with the RICHTER the
land office, for the diaria weft of Pearl river his
claim to three hundred and twenty acres of land w.
ing within fad dillrct and that Richard s. BRYAN
and George Brewer, fenior, be permitted to enter
with the RICHTER of the land Office, for the diiria
eatt OF Pearl river, their certificate of right of pre-
emPton for three hundred and twenty acres of land
lying within the diftria laft mentioned And fuch
entry the claim of the faid Richard Sparks, hall
have. sha C. n
the fira day of December, one thoufand eight hum
bred and four, and ch entry of the certificate of the
iaid Richard S. Bryan and George Brewer, fenior,
iha have the fame effect if it had been made with
in three months from the time it was if1ued.
NATHL. MACON,
Sptake, Of be Ho4f Of Reer1jenfatives
S. SMITH,
Prgidsaf ofbs Ssaat, Pro tsweore
April 81, 1906.