The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-10

sisn, as fueh having been entered the tsrfofi
al records, have by the commoners aiorefaid, been
inherited ia their reports tranini,tsd afarcfaid.
Sec. s. dnd ie }l,fIer e.Si7sl, That the fevcr,l
perions or the legal representatives of the evera per-
fons. to whom whole a!Iigns the feveral trals
Of the tra4 Of land near Vineennes, known by the
name of the Upper Praire," have been heretofore
confirmed, be and they are hereby respectively con-
hrmed in their claims to the REFLECTIVE tracts alto
claimed by them, and in their actual po1efon, lying
in that tra6 Of land containing hundred and Tor
ty-four acres, which 10 known by the name Of Con-
tnuatiou," and is ituated between the boundaries of
the tracts already confirmed, and the river Wa
bath.
Sec. 4. mi ). Il far.ber sua9sa That the feverai
perfoRs whole claims confirmed by this aSa, and
had not been actually located prior to the ellab,ih-
ment OF the beard Of comniioners, be, and they
hereby authorized their locations with the
ei0er Of the land oce Of vincennes On any part of
the ras fet aide for that purpofe, by virtue of the
act, int,ued An act refpeeing the claims to lands
IN the Indiana territory, and face Of Ohio" and in
conformity with the provions Of that ACT P,sv;lts,
That iueh location fa be made prior to the rR day
OF July one thoufand eight hundred and eight and
the right of any perlon who hall neglea to locate
prior to that day, ha become void and for ever be
barred.
Sec. 5. dnd be IL fl,sss, enai7eS, That everv per.
Ion, the legal representative OF every peron wbr
81.
who had not Previouay obtained patent for the
lame, from the governor either of the territory nor
welt Of the Ohio, of the Indiana TERRITORY. I,Il
whenever his claim fhall have been located and fur.
veyed, be entitled to receive from the RICHTER of the
land oihee, at Vincennes, certificate Rating tina, the
claimant is entitled to receive patent for uch traa
OF land by virtue of this a for which certificate the
regiiter iha receive one dollar; and which certificate
hall entite the parry to patent for the faid ,ra
which hall iiue IN like manner as is provided BY law
for the other lands of the United States.
Sec 8. dnd be IT, FURTHER Auae7ed That the rep;ffer
aud receiver Of public monies in the diftria of K,c
kaikias be allowed till the r day of December nert
to complete the inveligaton of claims to land in tbe
laid ditrct. And each of the fail officers, and the
clerk OF the board hal be allowed an additional conf
peniaton of five hundred dollars in full for his ferv.
in relation to fuch claims.
Bee. 2. And be it futile, enal7.l, That the public
Tales OF the public lands in the diira of yncenn.s
may be continued fix weeks, if the term of three
weeks now Preferibed by law, fhall hot be found fu
Gent to offer all the land within the faid dira for
faIe. '''
Sec. 8. AnSI. il }a,iber tzas71A That perfops en-.
TITLED to right of pre- emption to lands in the NIf
pPi territory, fhall be allowed till the fr dav of
January next, to make the frft payment of the pur-
ehafs money of fuch land.
NATHL. MACON,
Sfestr Of tie Hoyie Of Rspreftntatives
S. SMITH,
P,sGafaf sftbe Senate, pro tsmeore.
March Q, 1907.
APrhovEp,
TIL: JEFFERSON