Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-31

he Illinois country, in the territory
north west Of the Ohio, and for con- r.
hrmlng them in their possessions" "
be, and the same are hereby confirm =
ed unless when actually rejected by /
the said commissioners although y
the persons entitled to the land, may
not have given notice of their claim ,
as required by the several acts max
ing provision FOR the disposal of the
public lands in the Indiana territory (;
Provided however, That no other
claims shall be confirmed, by virtue
of this section, than such as having
been entered on the territorial: records,
have by the commissioners aforesaid,
been inserted in their reports, trans
mitted as aforesaid.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That the several persons or the legal
representatives of the several persons,
to whom or to whose assigns the Sc
verai tracts of the tract of land near
Fincennes, known by the name ofthe
q" Upper PRAIRIE" have been hereto.
fore confirmed, be and they are hereby
respectively confirmed in their claims
TO the respective tracts also claimed
by them, and in their actual possessi-.
on, lying III that tract Of land contain
i'g two hundred and forty four acres,
which is known by the name of" Con-
tinuation," and is situated between
the boundaries of the tracts already
confirmed, and the river Wabash.
Sec. +. And be it further enacted,
That the several persons whose
claims are confirmed, by this act, and
bad not been actually located prior to
the establishment of the board of COM
n,issioners, be, and they are hereby
authorised to enter their locations
with the register of the land Office of
Vlncennes, on any part OF the tracts
set aside for that purpose, by virtue
OF the act intitulcd, &" An act respect
ing the claims to lands in the India
ma Territory, and state of Ohio" and
III conformity with the provisions of
that act Provided, That such locati-
on shall he made prior to the first dav
OF July, one thousand eight hundred
and eight; and the right of any per-
son who shall neglect TO locate prior
to that day, shall become voki, and
forever be barred.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That every person, or the legal re-
preventative of every person whose
claim to a tract Of land is conf med by
this act, and who had not previously
obtained patent for the same. from
the governor either of the territory
north west Of the Ohio, or of the In
diana territory, shall whenever his
claim shall have been located and
surveyed, be entitled TO receive from
the register of the land Office, OF Vim.
eennes, certificate stating that the
claimant is entitled to receive pa
tent for such tract of land by virtue of
this act for which certificate the
register shall receive one dollar and
which certificate shall entitle the par
ty 70 patent of the said tract, which
shall issue in like manner rs is pro-
vided bv law for the other lands of
the United States.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted
That the register and receiver of pub
lie monies in the district of Kaskas-
kias, be allowed till the first day Of
December next, TO complete the inyes-
LEGATION OF claims to land in the said
district. And each of the said Off
GERS, and the clerk of the board shall
be allowed an additional compensation
Of FIVE hundred dollars in full for his
service in relation to such claims.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted,
That the public sales Of the public
lands in the district Of Vincennes,
may be continued six weeks, If the
term Of three weeks now pre- serb.
ed by law, shall not be found suf-
hcient to offer all the land within the
said district for sale.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That persons entitled TO right Of
presumption TO lands in the Mississippi
pi territory, shall be allowed till the
first day Of January next, TO make the
first payment Of the purchase money
of such land.
NATHG. MACON,
Sneaker ofthe Howse " RehreSeHlafipeS.
5. SMITH,
President IF Me Senate pro-temhore.