The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-19
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LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
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LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Previdine for the final adjustn,eut of eLr;,n, b
LANDS and for the safe of public lands in the
territories Of Orleans and Louisiana.
RStf enacted by she Senate and House of Re-
~ presentstices Of the United. States of I,,,,i;.
co ." Congress assembled, That the following al
o''ances and compensations shalt be made to
.'e several officers appointed for the purpose of
the rights of persons claimine, lands
~ the territories of Orleans & Louisiana . which
Ano wsnces ana compensation shall be i'm full for
all their services, including those rendered since
their salaries respectively ceased thar ia m s.v.
each OF the commissioner and tn each
of the clerks ofthe boards, fifty cents for .,ch
clam, duly filed according to law. which
renamed unde ;i6ed on the first dav of
Juiv, one thousand eight hundred and nine. and
on which a decision has been made subseouen,
to that day. or shall hereafter be made, wbe,her
such decision be in favor or against the claim .
which allowance of fifty cents shall he Maid at
the treasury of the United States. from time Tn
time, and on receipt of the transcript, of the ae.
cisions and OF the reports of claims not finally
confirmed, as the same NAV be transmitted H.,
the boards respectively to the Secretary of IN.
treasury according to law. To each of the ss;d
commissioners and clerks a further allowance
oinve hundred dollars, to be paid after the com
Pietion OF the business ofeach of the boards res
PecuVeIy,. to the Officers then in office. And tn
.aon . me transistors, at the rate of six hun
dred dollars a year, and not to exceed i'm the
whole Tor each the term of eighteen ucn,hs !.
froviaed dISpdys, That the above mentioned aL-
iowance OF htty cents for each claim decided I'M.
on, shall not be made to any of the comm;ss;or.
ers VINO may be absent at the time of such deci.
sion tne attendance of each to be certified by
the clerk, or by a majority of the board Ard
provided also, That no allowance shall he mads
TO any ageRt heretofore employed by the Secre.
.ary or the' treasury, for any period of time sub.
sequent to the time when such agent ceased tn
act, or when the board ceased to receive ev;.
dencc. e e''
SEC 2 And be it fu,the, .noe,ey IT,. u.
two principal deputy-surveyor of the ,err;,o..
OF Orleans shall and they al e hereby autbor;se3
IN surveying and dividing such Of the publ;c
iahus IN the SAID territory, which are or NAV he
authorised to be surveyed and divided. as are
auJacent to any river, lake, creek, BAYOU or wa
.er course 10 vary the mode heretofore prescri-
oed by law, so far as relates to the contents ne
the tracts, and to the angles and boundary lines.
sho 10 lay out the same into tracts as far as prac.
t,caoie, OF nifty eight poles i'm front, & four hun.
dred and sixty poles in depth, of such
snape' and bounded by such Iinas as the nature
"i ,he country will render practicable, and most
convenient ProCided however, That such dew
atoms from the ordinary mode of surveying shall
oe made with the appreciation of, and in CON.
i"rnlty with the general instructions vh;cb m.,,
ne gwen TO That effect by the surveyor of the pub-
Tic lands south of the state of Tennessee
oEc' s And be II further enac,ed, That for the
disposal OF the lands of the VI. States VIM -
the eastern land district of the terr;torv 20
leans, a land Office shall be- established at New
Orleans and mat for the disposal of rbe Ionds
u ,he y. states, laying south of Red river in the
western land district of the territory of Orleans.
q ishd ONCE shall be established at OpeIousas :.
and that tor the disposal of the land, of the II
oIaIeS. lplnP nnPth Is D-1 - 80
tern land district of the territory Of Orlears q
,ano on'ce shall be established, which shall he
SeP' at such place as the President of the III
states may direct. The register of the western
iaho oistrlct OF the territory of Orleans shall ac,
as register of the land office of OpeJous.e .nJ
as one of the commissioners for asrerta;n;nn sho
rights OF persons claiming lands in any psrt of
the SAID western land district. And for the land
OH e north of the Red river, a register. and for
each OF the said three offices, a receiver of nub-
hc MONIES shall be appointed, who shall give s-
curity IN the same manner, in the same s,,n.
ana whose compensrtions, emoluments, duties
and authority, shalt in every respect be the s,me
IN relation to the lands winch ehaI he I.-o-.9
or at their offices, as are or may be provided DIV
law, IN relation to the registers and receivers of
public monies IN the several Offices established
tor the disposal of the lands of the ~. States in
the territory of Mississippi.
SEC. q. And be it further enacted. That .bs
powers vested IN the President of the u. States
ny the eleventh section of the act, entitled 4" An
act supplementary to an act, entitled An act
tor ascertaIniOg and adjusting the titles and
claims to land within the territory Of Orleans
and the district of Louisiana passed ~, tbe
twenty first day OF April, one thousand e;gbt
hundred and SIX, in relation e. the nuhIic Ion1.
lying in the western district of the TERRITORY nj
Orleans, and all the other provisions made bv the
same section, for the sale of said lands. and for
obtaining patents, for the same, shall he and
the same are hereby, in every respect. extended
to the public lands. lying in the eastern distric,
of the territory Of Orleans
SEC ) And be at further enacted, That every
person who either by virtue of a French or Spa.
nish grant recognized by the avs of The United
. a'es' or under a claim confirmed By the com
IN ss'oneFs appointed for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the rights ofpersons claiming lands in
the territory of Orleans, owes a tract OF land
bordering on any river, creek, BAYOU or water
course, IN the said territory, and nor exceeding
IN depth forty srPens, French MEASURE, shall be
emitted 70 q preference in becoming the purcha
ser on any vacant tract of land adjacent To and
BACK OF ms own tract, not exceeding forty ar
pens, rrench measure, in depth, nor IN quantity
~ iano thst which Is contained IN his own tract.
at the same price, and on the same terms and
conuitIons, as are or may be prOyided bv law
FOR the other public lands in tie SAID terri:orv
Ard the principal deputy surveyor of each dis.
trict respectively, shall be and he is hereby An
thorised, under the supeTintendance of the sIpl
veyor ~ the public lands south Of the state NJ
tennessee, to cause to be surveyed The tracts
Claimed by virtue of this section ; and in ali CO.
ses where by reason Of bends in the river. creek
bayou or water course, bordering ON the tract
ana OF auJaeeHt claims of a similar nature, each