The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-23
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT,


aats OF Pabie LaNs in the Mississippi Terrific
BEit enacted BY the Senate nsG H5r,e Of Re
DreSen at,ves # .he Un;te .States Of s.,erica In
CoHg'eS. aSGeB,b!ed, That every peison o. y rsons
tanning puSlIc lands in the Mis,I sipp Territory,
south OF the state at fenns ssee, and west of the
STATE q Georgia, under the act, or pretended act
OF The state Ieorgis, entitled 6" An act supple
'lsnLsry IL an entitled An scI tor sppIo ria-
cg part oil ise INDICATED territory OF this state,
tt se payment o the late stste troops and ot,.er
lurpos there n MUGtieuet, declaring tn right of
state uurpprv,'r'p1eu terr'tvry ,ner eoi,
tlr the ectUn spu support OF the front ers OF
late, and for other urpOs.s,' passed January the
srvehtL. one thousand seven Hundred and ninety
ava, who have Exhibited the evidence Of their
iaIms tn y eret,ry of State. fer the purpose n
having the recorded books IN his ofee,
Formally the act os Congress, passed on the Ord
dsy of March, oSe Thousand eight hundred and
three. entitled " In act regulating the grants OF
ANS s. sind providing Tor the disposal Of tie lads of
lie U tied States south os the state OF Tennessee
shall b. allow ID until the first MONDAY OF January
mex, to deposit in the ofiee ot the S, Ia Y o,
State o. the United State, sufic ent legal releas
If al such clam claims the United S ates, and
an assignment and transfer to the United States of
their risht and claim 10 any sums o. o-oney.
which by them or the parsons from whom in ar
any OF them have derived Their claims Deposit
cd paid the treasury ut the state Of GeOrgis
the consideration OF the purchase O, the Ian Tor
which their release OF ciain, deposi ~ ;
s,sO, power 90 cue in tse of such csinian
tor any gum on sums ct money assissed as oresaid
n Which shsH hsve been una gfGiiJ trau iulentiy
Withdrawn from the treasury OF the state ~ Geor-
Es, such release assignment, trsrsfer ard power to
take effect the Naturalization OF such e!amsnts
being made sontormsbly to the provisions Of this
Sec. lind be a. Yther era cted. That the seere.
terry of SJate, the Secretary Of the Treatarv, and
he Attorney General oftbe Unite, Ststes {or the
line bein9) sbsii b. and they are hereby constitu-
ted end ap ointsd board Of comm ssourrs to meet
VI the CITY ct Washington, on the first Mondsy of
January nsxtI and, soon as may be pIacucsbla
thereafter, 0Iey, or any two OF them, are hereby
iu'iy authorised and requ red 10 adiadge and dete
mlbe upon the suhiechoy OF the re eases Rad assign
m'eDts and powers 10 be eXecut q end deposited in
tie Office of the Secretsry OF State il oonformif{
with the foregoing sect on ard siso to adiodge s,
hUs " determine upon al. controversies arisOg from
such claims 80 reiessd sfOr sad, W ch may b.
found to conflict wh and be TOO adverse to each o.
tb-r; snd also "a adjudge and deterrn ne NJ on al
such eisms Gnder the Aforesaid eet or pretended aet
ot the state vt Geo sic, as may be t6uni to have
crued 10 the United States by operation Of lev -
Brsvided That II shall be the dnts the said corn.
mIssioners TO be pubiisbed for the peref o
three mon hs before the said meeting, at least one
week in ell tbs public pewsps era, in which tbe
acts CT CoDg- are by authority published, notice
OF tn purposes, and OF the time nd place OF such
meeting.
See 8 lind be 1t. fhyfher enacted, That as soon
IS the said commission II ~ all have rnsde report
the Pr sdeut of the II States OF the ssf .ipney o.
'uch releases and assignments, TO the amount OF 81
asst nnettnths oil the whee lands csired by virtue
" the sales made by the Legislature of the stste Of
Georgia, 30 the sRentive comp 4nies herssfer
moD9ted exclusive OF sHoh claims to the sal; lan.s
ss shall NV vested ia the United Sta,es by the on.
sratiOo oil law, sad shall have certified to him the
names OF the clamauta, whose elaims they have e.
naiy adJudged and allowed, and the respective ami
.iaye proportions which they are entitled to the
indemnity under and by virtue OF this set, the Pre-
sdeut sin be and I've hereby is authorized and re-
qvired 10 osuse TO he iscu from the treasury Of
tire United States, t. such claimants respectively (o
convenient snOGnl sor eirrulat;on) certificates Of
stock, not bearing interest," sud expressing their
tsee that the are payable out of the fest mon
Ses in the treasury ofthe United States arising from
the sale &C public lands in the Mississippi territory
stter the money due to the stole Of Georges, end
TIE expenses OF Surveying such aads have been sat
isd,d.
10 toe persons claiming in the uame Of, or under
he Missi5sppi Cnmpsuy, including ssch share or
shares as may be found TO have vested in the Uni.
ted states ard for which the Uuited Ststes sre 20
be eOnNdercd entitled 70 the respective proportions
tor the same, (and exclusive OF all claims ulualy de
nominated ~ TIE tor1ner report Of the commission
10 the whole, 'hree hundred and hfy thousand dol.
lars.
Iothe ptrsons eIsniDg in the name o. or under
ne Tennessee Company, under the foregoing terms
snh restrictions, SUN net exceeding in the whole
six hugdrel th,nsaud dollars.
To the persons claiming ~ the name of nr under
he Georgia N'ssi3gicp' G ,nspaDy, under tie IKE
erps sud restrict -, SUM not eVceeding m IN
vh|c, ore miliyn q susdred and 6tty thousand
lo'iers.
10 the pcrsons c,aiming in the name Of or under
he CforgA Company, under the Ike terms and |
estr,ctIcrs, sum not * eefiug in the whole twO
millions e. e.hundrtd and fifty toasaud do'iars
I o the ptrs rs slimng uoier eitizsus right, |
including such share shsrt IS 5ave area &C
'Eued to de Chiisd States BY operation % i~, or