Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-22
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT


Allowing further time for DELIVERING the e.
evidence in support of claims to land in
the territory of Missouri, and for regula-
ting the donation grants therein.
BE il enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives ofthe United States Of III
merica in Congress assembled, That eve
ry person or persons who had filed notice
of Claim 10 any tract of land lying within
the district OF Louisiana (now territory of
Missouri with the recorder OF land titles,
according to law. and have not exhibited
any Testimony or written evidence III sup
port of the same, aRd whose claim has not
already been confirmed, shall be allowed un-
I'll the first of January next to deliver to the
recorder of land titles for said territory the
written evidence, or produce other testi-
mony, in support of his or their claim, no.
tice whereof had been filed as aforesaid !;
and the written evidence delivered to the
said recorder within the time limited by this
section, in support OF claims filed as afore-
said, shall be by him recorded in the same
manner, and on receiving the same fees al
lowed by former acts for recording written
evidence of claims to lands in the said dis
trict. and the rights of any such person neg
lectng to deliver the evidence other claim
within the time above mentioned shalt be.
come barred and void, in so far as the same
was derived from the United States. and the
evidence thereof be incapable of being adj
mitted in any court whatsoever.
Sec. 2. IND be il further enacted That
the recorderof land titles for the said terri
tory shall have the same powers, and per-
form the same duties in every respect, in
relation to the claire whereof notice had
been fled as aforesaid, and the written evil
dence in support thereof Shall have been de-
liyered, or other testimony produced within
the time limited by this act, as the board of
commissioners for ascertaining the rights of
persons claiming landsin said district would
have had or should have performed if the
evidence of such claims, had been delivered
before the first day of july, one thousand
eight hundred and eight, except that his de-
cison shall be subject to the revision of Con-
gress.
Sec. 8 ind be il. further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the said recorder to
make To the commissioner of the general
land Office report Of all the claims which
had been fled. and in support OF which evi-
dence shall be received as aforesaid, with
the substance of such evidence, together
with his opinion, and such remarks as he
may think proper, which report, together
with list of the claims which in the opini-
on the said recorder ought to be confirm
ell, shall be laid before Congress at theirnext
session for their determination thereon.
Sec. 4. IND be 10 ./srtbey enacted That
every person whose claim to a donation of
tract of land in said district has been con-
firmed by the board of commissioners APP
pointed for ascertaining the rights of per-
sons claiming lands IN said district, and is
embraced ID their report transmitted to the
Secretary Of the Treasury, or which has
been CONFIRMED by the recorder of land IL
ties, underth third section of the act, enti-
tied " An act making further provision for
settling the Claims to land in the territory of
Missouri" approved on the thirteenth OF
lure, one thousand eighthundred and twelve,
shall be entitled to a grant for six hundred
and forty acres, notwithstanding aless guam
tity shalIhave been allowed 50 him by the
decision of the said commissioners, or rccor-
der of land titles ProVidcd, That in no
case shallthe grant be for more land than
was claimed by the party in his notice of
claim, nor for more land than is contained
within the acknowledged and ascertained
boundaries of tic tract claimed.
Sec. 5. ind DC Il further enacted, That
the principal deputy surveyor for the said
territory shall survey orcausc 10 be survey
cd, under the direction of9he surveyor &c