The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-08-21
tBY AUrHORITY.)
LAWS or THE n. STATES.

AN ACT supplementary 20 the act entitled I" An
act giving further time to purchasers of public
lands north west of the river Ohio, to complete
their payments"
sFE it eracted by the Senate and Heuse otRetre-
sentasiues Of The U,lited States Of .9naeriea iu
Congress assembled, That the provisions Of the
act to which tnis aot is supplement, shall be, and
they are hereby extended TO the several purchasers
OF the fractional sections which were by the iirec-
ton of the secretary OF the treasury elassed toget
Ell for sale according the ninth section OF act
entitled " An act making provision ior the disposal
OF the public lands in the indianna Territory, and
for other purposes" passed on the twentieth of
March one Thousand eight hundred and four, not
withstanding the quantity ofland contained in any
one tract composed of such fractional sections,
Chased together, Sc purchased by single contract,
shall exceed six hundred and forty acres.
Sec. ?. Ind be it further en- qcfsd, That the assig-
nee or assignces of any original purchaser of land
FROM the u States, the lands being purchased prior
to the first day OF April, thousand eight hun
dred and eight, shall be entitled TO the benefits of
the provisions OF the act, TO which this act is a
supplement. and the last preceding section, in eve
~ case where it shall appear to the satisfaction of
the register and receiver OF public monies OF the dis
trict within which the land may lie, that the assign
ment by which he or they claim was bona fide
made prior TO the passing Of the aforesaid act that
the whole lands claimed by virtue OF such assign
ment does not exceed six hundred ard forty acres,
unless comes within the provision of the preceding
section, s. that the lands, tract thereof
is inhabited and cultivated by for the of the
assignee or assignees.
Sec. 5. 1qnd be it further enacted, That in every
case where any tract tracts of land purchased pr
or to the rst day of Apri, thousand eight hun
dred and eight not exceeding six hundred and Fifty
acres, urless such tract shall come within the pro
vision of the first section of this act, has since the
first day of April last reverted or that may be.
fore the FIRST day of August to the Uni.
ted States for default of payment, the person or
persons claiming such tract or tracts, whether a.
an assignee or an original purchaser, may again re
enter the sstne-snd all monies wl;9h such assignee
or original purchaser may have paid shall be re
placed to his credit by the register and receiver oil
public monies of the district in whSh the land may
lie, and such re-purehaser re-purchasers shall be
allowed the same benefit of the extension of the
time of payment, provided by the actto which this
is supplement, as though no such reversion has
! occurred-Procidea, such assignee assignees or
iginal purchaser purchasers, shall make TO the
proper land officer application for such re-entry OF
or before the first day of September next, and that
the lands reentered shall not have been re-solC
previous to such application.
III. CLAY,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
WIN. III. CRAWFORD,
President Of TIE Senate, pro tempore
Jnly 8, 1912.
| Improved, JAMES MADISON