Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-17
AN ACT

thereon to the Office of the secretary o.
the department of war, and appropria'
ting lands for the Use of schools, in the
Virginia military reservation, in lieu OF
those heretofore appropriated. "
Belt enacted blythe Senate and House o.
Representations IF the United States Of IL
merica, in Congress assembled, That the
officers and soldiers of the Virginia line OH
continental establishment, their heirs or
assigns, entitled pbounty lands within the
tract reserved By Virginia, between the
little Miami and Scioto rivers, for satisfy
ing the legal bounties to her officers and SOL
dicrs upon continental establishment, shall
be allowed further time of three years,
from the twenty third of March next to
complete Notifications, and q further time
OF five years from the said twenty third of
March next, to return their surveys and
warrants or certified copies OF warrants,
to the Office Of the secretary of the war
department. any thing in the act entitled
" An act to ascertain the boundary Of the
! lands reserved by the state of Virginia
north west of the river Ohio, for the salts
faction other officers and soldiers on CONT
mental establishment, and to limit the pc
riod for locating the said lands,'' to the con-
! trary notwithstanding Provided, no loca-
lions, as aforesaid, within the above mem
! toned tract, shall after the passing of this
act, be mad on tracts of land for which pa
tents had previously been issued, or which
had been previously surveyed, and any pa
tent which may nevertheless be obtained
\ for land located contrary to the provisions
\ of this section, shall be considered as null
and void. -
SEC. 9. find be it further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury be and he
is hereby authorised to obtain copies of all
the locations and surveys, which have been,
or may be made within the above mention
ed tract, and to cause to be run or survey
| ed, as many straight lines across the same,
| as he may deem necessary, not exceeding
three and from these and such other do
lcuments as may be obtained, to cause to be
imade a general connected part of all the
lands located and surveyed within the
same; copy of which shall be deposited
in the war department, and another COPY
shall be laid before congress, together with
an estimate of the surplus which may re-
main, after satisfying the bouuties above
mentioned. And the expenses incurred in
surveying the lines, and obtaining the CO.
pies aforesaid, and in preparing the gene
}ral plat above mentioned, shall be defray-
ed cat o. then monies appropriated for COM
ipleting the surveys of the public lands north
west of the river Ohio.
SEC. 8. Ind be further enacted, That
eighteen quarter townships and three sec
lions, to be selected by the secretary of the
treasury, by lot, in that tract of land in the
state of Ohio, lately purchased from the
Indians, and .ying between the tract COM
monty called the United States military
tract, and the tract commonly called the
Connecticut reserve, be and the same are
thereby appropriated for the use CT schools,
in that tract Of land in the state aforesaid,
commonly called the HVirginia military
reservation" and be vested in the legs-
lature of that state, III trust for the use a
ioresnid, and for no other use, intent, or
purpose whatever; which said eighteen
lquarter townships and three sections, arc
thus appropriated, and vested in lieu of the
one thirty sixth part of the tract aforesaid,
lcalled the Virginia military reservation, .
which by former act had been apDropii-
lated and vested as aforesaid, for the use
of schools, within the same Provided
lho7veVer, thatno quarter townships, inclu-
ding the section number sixteen of such
township, shall be selected as aforesaid for
lie u pose above mentioned. .9VI tr0Ui
ded also, and it is hereby understood and
declared, shat the said eighteen quarter
townships and three sections, shall be APP
proprated and vested for the purposes ~
foresaid, only on condition that the legisla-
ture of the state OF Ohio shall within one
year after the passing of this act, pass a
law accepting the said eighteen quarter
townships and three sections, for thepurpo-
SEES aforesaid, in lieu of the thirty sixth part
Of the tract commonly called the Virginia
military reservation" heretofore appropri-
ated and vested by law for the use of school,
within the same; and releasing to the u.
nited States, all their claim, right, title
and interest, and all the right, title, anC
interest of the inhabitants of the tract q
land last mentioned, to the thirty sixth par
of the said tract heretofore appropriated
and vested by law for the use of schools
within the same. And if the legislator,
of the said state shall not pass law as a
foresaid, within one year after the passing
Of this act, the said eighteen quarter town
ships and three sections shall not be cons
dered and held as appropriated and vestet
for the purposes aforesaid, but shall be dis
posed of in the same manner as is or may
be provided, by law, for the disposal of o
Their public lands in the same tract.
NATHL. MACON,
Sneaker Qfthe House IF Representatives
GEO CLINTON,
Vice President Of me United Stafes
and PresideHt Of the Senate.
March 3, 18O7.-APpRovED
TIL JEFFERSON.
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