The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-14

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CAREFULLY eohlatsl AID imfariiaiiy exhibited
seGion 1894, Page 9.
IN a7 giOing fsrfLsr tine to tbe Of certain
srys TO ~et4yn fbs tis and ee,fsates Be1sa Ee
L,rlOEee, AID art5er time tie etcaf,ies
or f6e zesfsrn svlfers 10 Guvey TIE -ms Pated the
sch of December 1919 +" BE it enacted by the
General Alembly, That he further tine of one
year from the thirty 6ril day of December in the
prefent year, fali be allowed the of furveys
an the weGern waters, ard from the fifteenth day Of
Nay Taft, until the thirty firth day OF December,
thouland ieven hundred and nnsey five, fall be al
lowed the owners of iurveys OH the eaitcrn waters
for returning ali pats and certificates the RICHTER
of the Land Ohce, who isll receive the fame, and
fuch lands ihal not be con.dered forfeited liza
BILE to forfeiture; any law to the contrary notwth-
itardirg."
Sea . And be it further euaaed, That the fur
Their time OF two years, to be computed from the rG
day of Nov. lat, hal be allowed to the of
tries on the weltern waters to furvey the fame in
fuch manner as is directed by law"
Sect. s. e" Provided always, That nothing con-
taned IN this act, ihall be taken invadats any
right which iha have been required under the laws
OF the commonwealth previous to the pai.ng of this
as"
Sect. 4. " And be it further enacted, That all
iurveys founded on land warrants, and which ia
not be returned to the regifer of the Land Office,
aud the office fees pa;d thereon, within the periods
aoreiaid iaii thereafter be lubject caveat, and
in all repe6s proceeded in the prelcrbed
BY the aef entitued, an aet for reducing into one
the everal acts concerning the Land 0!hce, aicer
tanning the terms and manner of granting waite
and unappropriated lands tor fet,ng the titles and
bounds OF lands. directing the mode of proceiiioning
and preicriapg the duties of urveyors but nothing
i'll this aa contained a be 70 confirmed as to prevent
the RICHTER of the Land Office from receiving plat.
and certificates OF lurvey, founded land warrants
az any time previous caveat being entered againn
IL finch lpI, md hahn e.,
the regler, and the fees being paid thereon, fuch
iuryeYs hal Net thereafter be liable to forfeiture
on account thereof, although the fame may have
been returned within the time prefcribcd by law
Sect. s." Be il enacted, That 70 much of this a.s
as re ates TO lands the ealern waters GIa be 10
eonitraed only authorize the regiaer of the Land
Ohice, TO receive plats and certificates of furvev
made oil locations, under thc connonw ealth's land
warrants"
Sett 6. /" This at fha commence and be in force
from and after the palling thsreoi."
Page 10.
An as eOn-f,nisg ne rfgi7er sfi5r LanI-stfee
Sect. Q. AND be it enacted, That il ihal be the
duty Of the prefe;t RICHTER make out grunts on
thoe Plats which have been >uyusd TO the Land Of
ice IA the inns at the former reglter, and which
have lain in the Office the time required by law
S.iliSn 1895, Page Ii, Oh. 8.
dn ati 10 amsas tie oe7 FIR rs0eiag into one, tbs E-
0sr"l ads concerning ID: LAM Ote at;erfainias TIE
fr"sf and manner IF granting 7oaf -nl rnspp,ebriafe
'a"a' teiiHng TIE hiI q 6oaaA Of Iand directing tie
n'0as efProaaoniagj a0d fy,i5iag TIE dLfy e[r0ey-
arr. (Patled rhe 18th of December, 1889
Whereas 1t has been repreIented TO this General
Ahembiy, that the act, For reducing into one the
1esera acts concerning the Land Office afcertain-
Ing the terms ana manner OF granting waite and un-
appropriated lands directing the mode Of Zion
ing and Prefcribng the duty Of lurveyors" is im-
perfe9 and productive of much Inconvenience TO
this commonwealth and its citizens for remedy
whereof,
Sect. 1. (" Be it enacted, Tha, the regifer of the
Land Office be, and is hereby reftrained from re-
ceiving in future into his Office any plat and certi-
hcate OF furvey which evidently comprehend the
rights OF others and bears date fubfeqnent to the fri
Gay OF January next, notwithstanding any deductions
or reervations; and all uch flrveys hereafter made
Mail henceforth be deemed illegal and void, but the
party HAIL nevertheless retain all iuch right as he may
have derived under the al aforefaid by means Of
ms location upon any waite aud unapproprated land
within this commonwealth.
Sees. 2. Z" Be it enacted, That the warrant or
warrants, on which furvey is founded, f,all accom-
Pany the lame to the Land Office, with lateaient
on the back @! the or warrants from under
the hand OF the principal furveyor fpecityne the To-
CATIONS made thereon, and Of the quantity actually
aatls1ed by iuryey. And ihould more than one fur
Vey he made oy virtue of one warrant, the fame ha
accompany the firlt iurvey, and a certificate, the
after larVey Purporiing i'll what previous frvcy the
,a'HS WAS tent ana III eate the warrant warrants
10 lent BE- not wholly located, then the claimant
or claimants fhaii procure an exchange warrant or
warrants iroai the regiier, he, ihe or they MAY
eject Tor the re.due And in future no furveyor
inai be authorized receive locations or entries in
his office upon certificate Of another furveyor.
Sect. e. And be further enataed, That OH all
Fats certificates Of urvey already returned to the
regers Office, which ihall hereafter be returned,
that the RICHTER iue giants in the name of the per-
Ion or Perions, their aaigaees in hofe name the
iurvey is made and to no other perfon and that he
man not deliver the grants any perfon but hofe in
Whole name they n,al iHue, or their order attened
by one witneis, which orders he fha carefully Gle
and preierve.
Sect. a. " And be it further enaaed, That the pre-
lent resitter proceed without delay open new re-
cords and regers, for the recording grants, plats
and certificates of urvey and reginerng all warrants
and titles mued in puriuance thereof, under the Ian
act OF hiiennbly for dpofng of waite and unappro-
pIiatsd 'an6s IN this commonwealth.
See. 6. " Be It enaSed, That the fra fe6tion Of
the sd Pafied at the lalt feIion Of AGs1bly, nttu
ed, an a9 giving further time to the owners Of GER
tam furveys to The pats and certificates there
Of is'o the Land Office, and farther time to the
owners Of entries the wenern waters TO ftrvey
the fame, DE and the fame is hereby continued for
twelve months from and after the thirty G.a d. ,f
nbar