The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-07-15
(Bp Autboritp)
Laws of the United States.
AN ACT

and granting the Military Bounty
Lands.
DE n enacted 6y Me Senate and House q,
I'D Retresenfafives or the United States oy
.1merica in Congress assembled, That the
President Of the United States be, anS he is
hereby authorised to cause TO be surveyed O
quantity OF the public lands of the United
States, fit for cultivation, not otherwise ap-
propriatcd, and to which the Indian title il
extinguished, not exceeding in the whole six
millions of acres, two millions TO DC survey.
ed in the territory of Michigan, two million:
in the illinois territory, north of the lllinoi.
River, two millions in the territory Of Louis
lana, between the River ST. Francis and the
| river Arkansas the said lands to be divided
into townships, and subdivided into sections
and quarter sections, (each quarter section &c
| contain, as near as possible, ono hundred and
sixty acres) in the manner prescribed by law
for surveying and subdividing the other pub
| lie lands of the United States the same
price to be allowed for surveying as is fxcs
| for surveying the other public lands in ths
same territory. And The lands thcs surveyed
with the exception of the salt springs ane
| lead mines therein, and of the quantities o
| land adjacent thereto, as may be reserved FOL
! the use of the same by the President of Tho
United States, and the section number six
teen in every township to be granted to the
| inhabitants of the township for the use O
| public schools, shall be set apart and rcserv
ed for the purpose of satisfying the bounties
| Of one hundred and sixty acres, promised e
the non-commissioned officers and soldiers o
the United States, their heirs and legal re
II L,,s H.. "a. A
to raise an additional military force" approx
ed the eleventh cay Of January, one thousapt
| eight hundred and twelve.
SEC. 2.--.4nd be IL ./urher enacted, Tha
the Secretary for the Department of War
| for the time being, shall, from time to time
| issue warrants FOR the military land boun,ic
TO the persons entitled thereto by tho two las
| mentioned acts, or either of them /: PROVIDE
| aisoGys, That such warrants shall be ISSUED
only in the names Of the peraons thus cnti
| tied, or be by them or their representative
| applied for within five years after the said per
sons shall have become entitled thereto an.
! the said warrants shall not be assignable o.
transferable in any manner whatever.
SEC. 3.---.fnd be it further enacted, Tha
every person in whose favor such warrant.
shall have been issued, shall, on delivery o
the same at the Office Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, or Of such other officer as may a
the time have, by law, the superintendent
of the general land office Of the United States
at the seat OF government, be entitled {,
draw by lot in such manner az the officer, a
the head of the land Office, under the dircc
ton of the President of the United States
may prescribe, one Of the quarter section.
surveyed be virtue Of the first section Of thi!
act, in either Of the said territories which The
pc, son in whose favor such warrant has issu
| ed may designate. And a patent shall there
upon be granted to such person, for eaci
| quarter section, without requiring any fe.
| therefor.
SEC. 3.--.fnd be IL further enacted, Tha
| no claim for the military land bounties aforc
said shall be assignablc or transferable in am
| manner whatever, until after patent shall
have been granted in the manner aforesaid
| All sales, mortgages, contracts Or agreement
! of any nature whatever, made prior thereto
| for the purpose, or with intent Of alternating
| pledging or mortgaging any such claim, arc
|! hereby declared and shall be held null ant
void nor shall any tract Of land, granted al
| aforesaid. be liable TO be taken in execution
| or sold on account of any such sale, mort
| gage, contract or agreement, or on accoun
! of any debt contracted prior to the date o
! the patent, either by the person originally en-
| titled to the land or by his heirs or legal re
prcscn,atives, or by virtue of any process, o,
suit at law, or judgment of court against &
person entitled TO receive his patent as aiore.
| said. ". CLAY,
Sneaker of The Honse u Rrhresenfofi5es
VIM III. CRAWFORD,
President Of fhe Senate pro temfore
| MAY 6, Iel2--APPRoyEp,