Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-05-06

Iirect so much OF the public lands w [
ng in the territory of Louisiana as
shall have been surveyed in confor-
nifty with the ninth section of this act,
10 be offered for sale. All such lands
shall, with the exception of the secti-
on " number SIXTEEN" which shall be |
reserved in each township for the sup
port OF schools within the same with
exception also of tract reserved for
the support of a seminary of learning
as provided for by the eight section Of
this act, and with the exception also
OF the salt springs and lead mines, and
lands contiguous thereto, which by
direction OF the President of the Uni
ted States may be reserved for the
further disposal of the said States,
shall be offered for sale to the highest
bidder, under the direction of the re-
gister OF the land office and the recei-
yer OF public monies and of the prin-
clPal deputy surveyor, and on such
day or days as shall, by pubic procla
maticn OF the President of the United
States, be designated Tor that purpose.
The sales shall remain open for three
weeks, and no longer. The lands
shall be sold for price not less than
/ that " hich has been or may be fixed by
law for the public lands, north west
OF the river Ohio and above the mouth
OF the Kentucky river. And shall in
every other respect be sold in tracts
OF the same size, on the same terms
and conditions as have been or may be
by law provided for the lands sold in
the state of Ohio. The superinten.
dants of the said public sales shall each
receive six dollars for each days at
tendance on the said sales. All the
lands which have been thus offered for
sale, at public sale, remaining unsold
at the closing of the public sales, may
be disposed of at private sale by the
register OF the land Office, for the same
price which is or may be prescribed by
law for the sale Of public lands in the
state of Ohio: Provided however.
hat till after the decision of Congress
thereon, no tract of land shall BIZ offer
ed for sale the claim to which has
been in lie time and according to law
presented to the recorder Of land titles
in the district of Louisiana and filed
IN his Office, for the purpose of being
investigated by the commissioners ap.
pointed for a.certaining the rights of
persons claiming lands in the territory
OF Louisiana. And patents shall be OBJ.
tanned for all lands sold in the territory
OF Lou siana, in the same manner and
on the same terms as is or may be pro.
vided by law for land sold in the state
of Ohio.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted.
That the claim of the corporation of
the city of New Orleans, TO the com.
mon adjacent thereto and within six
hundred yards from the Notifications
of the sa ire, as confirmed by the act,
entitled " An act respecting claims to
lands in the territories of Orleans and
Louisiana" shall be deemed valid al
though the accomplishment Of the said
corporation to any claim beyond the
said distance of six hundred yards as
not made till after the expiration of
the period of six months prescribed by
the acts last ntioned.
Sec. ~. And be it further enacted.
That all the navigable rivers and wa
tiers In the territories of Orleans and
Louisiana shall be and forever remain
public highways.
Sec. IS. And be it further enacted.
That sum not exceeding forty thous-
and dollars be, and the same is hereby
appropriated, for the purpose of carry
ing this &C. into effect, which sum shall
be paid out of unappropriated monies
in the treasury.
]. d. vARNUM,
Speaker efihe House Of Representatives
GEO; CLINTON.