Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-06
AN ACT,

= to land in tile late district of Aikansaw.
in the territory or Missouri, and xr other
purposes.
Be a enacted 6y tie Senate and House
Of ReIfesenta!fUes Of The United STATES of
America ia Congress dSsemS!ed, That eve
ny person or persons claiming lands in the
Ia,e district III Arkansaw, in the TERRITORY
of Missouri, who are actual settlers on the
land which they CLAIM, and whose Claims
have not been heretofore filed with the re
corder OF land titles i0r the territory Of Mis-,
sour, shah be allowed until the first day OF
january next; 10 deliver notices in writing
aid the written evidence of their claims 20
tie recorder of land titles in the territory
aforesaid add the uoticcs and evidences so
Delivered within he lime limited by this
ac;, xsali be recorded in the same manner,
and on payment y! ,,.s same tees, as it thc
same had been delivered before the frs
day Oh July, one thousand eight hundred and
eight; but the right OF such persons as shall
ne .cct doing, within the time limited by
this act, shall, SO far as they are derived
from or founded on any act OF Congress,
ever after be barred aud become void, ano
the evidences OF their Claims never after
acmittGd as evidence in any claim of the
Un.ted States, against any grant derived
from the United Sta.es.
Sec. 2. .4ad be il further enacted, Thai
the recorder of lana titles for the TERRITORY
of Missouri, shall have the same power
and perform the same duties in every res {
pect in relation TO the claims that may Is
filed according TO the preceding section, a.
the board of commissioners Ion a certaining
and adjusting claims 10 lguds ~ the district
of Louisiana, would have had or should
have performed, if such notice had been
filed and such evidence deliver ed before the
first ciay of July, che Thousand eight hun.
dred ana eight. except that his decisions
shall be subject 10 the revision of Congress.
Sec s. Ind be h further enacted, That
it shall be the dnty of the said recorder of
land tides to make to the commissioner of
the general land office report OF all claims
filed with said recorder, with the substance
of the evidence iii support thereof; aud al
80 liiS opmion, and such remarks respecting
the claims as he may think proper 20 make
which report, together with list of the
claims which III the opinion OF the SAID re-
corder ought TO be confirmed, shall be laid
by the Commissioners of the general land of
fee before Congress for their Differentiation.
Sec. 4. Ind be H Iurfher enacted, That
the saiO recorder shall be allowed fifty cents
for each claim on which deciion shall be
made, whether such decision snail be in ia
vor or against the claims, which allowance
shall be in full for his services under this
act.
Sec S. Ind be it further enacted, That
in every case where notice OF the claim
shall haze been flied under former laws,
and in which no testimony shall have been
produced, the claimants shall be allowed
until the first day OF July, one thousand
eight hundred and fourteen. to produce to
said recor der testimony in support Of such
claims and the said recorder shall in re
lation 10 such claims have the same power
and perform the same duties as are required
Of him on claims filed under this act.
II. CLAY,
Speaker Of the House o. Representatives.
L.. GERRY,
Vice-Presideht of the United States, and
President OF the Senate.
August Q, 1s13,-.APrHovED,
JAMES MADISON.