The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-06-10
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ID n enacted By The Senate and House o
I'D 'Rehresenfafipes Of the United STATES O
.40se~ica ia Congress assembled, That for the
purpose of ascertaining the titles and claims
10 lands in that tract of country which lies
south of the Mississippi territory, east of the
Mississippi and Island of Ncw-O Orleans, and
west of the river Pcrdido, and line drawn
with the general course thereof TO the south
ern boundary Of the said Mississippi territory,
the Lands within the said limits shall be laid off
into two lands districts, bstween which Pearl
river shal be the boundary and for each Of
which districts commissioned for land claims
shall be appointed by The President Of the u
nited States, with the advice and consent of
the Senate The said commissioners shall,
respectively, have power to appoint clerk,
who shall be person capable oi translatiag
the French and Spanish languages, and who
shall,in addition 10 the oiher duties required o.
him by this act, perform the daties of Trans
latDr, when required by the commissioner.
And the said commissioners and clerks shall,
before entering on the duties Of their appoint
ments, respectively take an oath or affirmation
truly and faithfully 10 execute the duties i'm
posed on them by this act.
SEC. 2.--.fnd be IL .further enacted, That
for NE more convenient ascertainment OF the
titles and claims 10 lands as aforesaid, IL shall
be the duty of each of the said commissioners,
respectively, and their clerks, 10 attend in
each OF the several parishes IN his district, at
such time and place therein as he shall ap-
poinr, for the purpose of receiving notices
and evidences Of titles and claims 10 lands
within the same and when the commission.
CT shalt have appointed the time and place
for his attendance in any parish, nc shall
cause public notice thereof TO be given to the
inhabitants Of the same, for at least twenty
days previous to the time of his commencing
the business Of his appointment therein.
SEC. 5.--.4ad be u further enacted, That
each commissioner, after he shall have atten-
dcd for reasonable and sufficient length Of
time in each parish of his district, for the
claimants of lands within the same to have de-
livered the notices and evidences cf their
claims, shall establish his Office at such place
An his district as ne shail Judge most convent
ent, and Of which he shall give public notice
and every person Claiming lands within his
district, wno sOa have neglected, or by any
Circumstance have been prevented from de-
livering notice and evidence OF his claims,
during the time the commissioner attended
in the parish in which the lands he may claim
are situated, shall lie at liberty at any time be-
fore the end of six months from and after
such office shall have been established, to de-
liver notice and the evidence OF his claims
and 1t shall have the same effect as il deliver
ed in the parish wherein the lands claimed
are situated.
SEC 4-..4pd be IL further enacted, That
every person claiming lands in the tract of
country aforesaid, by virtue of any grant, order
or survey, or other evidence Of claim whasocv-
cr,derived from the French, British and Spsp'sh
governments, shall deliver TO the commits
sioner for land claims, when attending Tor
the purpose, In the parish In which the lands
claimed may lie, notice in writing, stating
the nature and extent Of his claims, together
with plat (in case survey shall have been
made) Of the tract or tracts claimed and
shall deliver To the commissioner when aten-
ding as aforesaid, FOR the purpose of being
every grant, order OF survey, deed,
or other written evidence of his
claim and the same snail be recorded by the
clerk in boogs 10 be kept for hai,purpose, on
his receiving from the party or parties at the
rate of twelve and half cents for cvcry hun
dred words contained in such written evidence
of their claim Provided however, Tina,
where lands are claimed by virtue Of COM
pletc French, British or Spanish grant, il
shall not be necessary for the claimant to have
any other evidence Of his claim entered at
'arsc on the record, except the original grant
or patent, together with the order Of survey,
and the plat all tho other conveyances or
deeds may De abbreviated in the entry, but
the chain Of title, and the date Of every trans
fer shall appear on the record. Aud if such
person shall neglect TO deliver such notice in
writing Of his claim, together with the plal
Gin case he lands claimed shall have been
surveyed as aforesaid, or cause to be record
cd such written evidence Of the same, within
the time and times as aforesaid, his claims
shall never after be recognized or confirmed
by the United States nor shall any grant,
order Of survey, deed, conveyance, or other