The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-30
IN COUNCIL, ArsIL is, 1907.


YNOR the information of thofe perfons who are
entitled TO lands in that part of the fate of Ohio,
eieryed by the Legislature OF Virginia. in their act
D. ecou, for fstisying bounties due to the officers
sud folders oil the Virginia line, continental eta
ointment IL is adviied, that 70 much Of the at of
lat eiiion of Congrels relates the granting Of
further time for locating thofe warrants, be publ-
ed by the printer for the commonwealth, leai
sweek in his paper for three months; and ALTO
week for two weeks in all the other newspapers,
pnbhihed in Virginia and the diaritl of Columbia.
IL is alIo adviied, that the rules adopted by hc cx-
ecgtive, relation the evidence 10 be adduoed by
claimants for military land warrants and, to the
amount OF allowances be made them in certain
cafes be in like manner and for the above periods
Publilhed in laid psPers--which rules are as fol-
low:
In all cafes where certificate ofnilitzry ferviccs
IS addueed evidence of a claim for land bounty
tie fignature ofthe peron certifying mutt be anthem
tieated by his Acknowledgements before fomc magif-
rrate, or By the afhdavts of two witneHes, leafs
and where certificate of the fame nature is graut-
ed by perion commandment of a corps, the
fame mutt be verified by the affidavit of fuch perion
accompanied by certificate of his credibty from
the coart of the county corporation in which he
rehdes, or from foine s,agiGrate thereof.
I'd. ANY Ofhcer or foldier who has relerved for
longer period than Fix years is entitled additional
land bounty IN proportion to the time which he may
have ferved beyond the fix years, although the aid
NuioHai 'SisiSe may iSIl mort OF or exceed one
year.
EItra6 from the Journals of Council,
DANIEL l.. I{YLFON, Clerk Of he Council
BE enhtsed6ytbr StSate and Hout Of Rserintafiv.J
1 tie Uaifed Safes o. 4fweriea in congpeE aGss5Le4
That the officers and folders Of the Virginia line on
continental eitabhment, their heirs or aiIgns ent-
tied to bounty lands within the tract reierved by
Virginia, between the Little Miami and Scioto RI
vers. for fatsyirg the legal bounties to her officers
aud folders upon continental sitabhmPn, ihall be
allowed further time of three ysars, from the twenty
third of March complete their locations and
further time Of five years from the fad twenty-thrd
OF March next return their furvsys and warrants
or certified copies Of the Office OF fecreta-
ry OF the war department., any thing in the act ent-
tied An act to afcertan the boundary of the lands
reierved by the fate Of Virginia north weit of the
river Ohio, for the fatisaaion of ksr officers and
folders continental fhmeDt and to limit the
period for locating the aid lands" to the contrary
notwithstanding: P,oVidd, no locations aforefaid,
mall after the paing of this att, be made on tra.
ofland for which patents had preyionly been ifiued.
or which had been previouily furveyed, and any pa
tent which may nevertheless be obtained for land To-
Gated contrary to the proviions of this felton, mall
be ooniidered as null and void.
-. The feveral printers in Virginia, and in the
dtrict of Columbia rsqueled TO inlert the above
IN their REFLECTIVE papers, once week for two
weeks, and tranimt their accounts to
d. l.. HYLTON.