Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-14
Commonwealth of Nuyiaia.
IN COUNCIL,

FOR the information ofthose persons who
are entitled to lands in that part OF the state OF
Ohio reserved by the legislature OF Virginia
IN their act of c%ession, tor satisfying bountles
due to the officers and soldiers OF the Virginia
line, on continental establishment 1t is adj
yised, that SO much of the act OF the last ses-
sion of Congress as relates to the granting OF
further time for locating those warrants, be
published by the printer Tor the ~
wealth, at least once a week In his paper tor
three months and also once a week Tor two
weeks in all the other newspapers, published
in Virginia and the district OF Columbia.
1t is also advised, that the rules adopted by
the. executive in relation to the evidence to be
adduced by claimants for military land war,
rants, and to the amount OF allowances to be.
made them in certain cases be In like man
ner and for the above periods published IN the
said papers-which rules are as follow I:
In all cases where a certificate OF military
services is adduced as evidence OF a claim Tor
land bounty, the signature OF the person cer-
tifying, must be authenticated by his ackIioW-
ledgment before some magistrate, or by the
affidavits oftwo witnesses, at least and where
a certificate of the SAME nature is granted by
a person not a commandment OF atcorps, the
same must be verified by the affidavit OF such
person, accompanied by a certificate CT his
credioility, from the court of the county or
corporation IN which he resides, OR from soma
magistrate thereof.
ID. Any officer or soldier who has served
for a longer period than SIX years, is entitled
to additional land bounty in proportion to the
time which re may nave served beyond the
SIX years, although the said additional service
may falI snort of or exceed one year.
Extract from the journals of Council.
DANIEL l.. HILTON,
Clerk Of the Council.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives, of the United States OF Anne
rlca III Congress assembled, That the efitcers
and soldiers OF the Virginia line on continental
establishment, tleir heirs Or assigns, entitled
to bounty lands within the tract reserved by
Virginia, between tie little Miami and oclota
rivers, for satisfying the legal Doul,tics of her
officers and soldiers upon continental estab-
lishnent, shall be allowed a further time OF
three years from the twenty-thlrd OF March
next, TO complete their locations, and a tur-
ther time OF five years from the said twenty
third OF March next to return their surveys
ana warrants or certified copies Of warrants, to
the Office of the secretary OF the war depart
naent, 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
Clio, for the satisfaction OF her officers and
soldiers OH continental establishment, and to
limit tie period for locating the said lands, to
the contrary notwithstanding F.: Provided, no.
locations as aforesaid, shall after the passing
OF this act, be made on tracts Of land for which
patents had been previously surveyed, and any,
patent which may nevertheless be obtanedtor.
and located contrary to the provisions OF this
section, SHALL be considered as null and void.
III Tie several Printers in Virginia and
the district Of Columbia, are requested to IN
sert the above in their respective papers, once.
a week for tive weeks, and transmit their &C.
counts to
D.. L. HILTON.
FoR SHE,
THAT BEAUTIFUL SEAT,