The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-30
BY AVIYIO kITY.
AN ACT.

81 dO1UOk{TY.
AN ACT
For tie hns' adus of Land Titles in The state
At Louisiana, and Territor, of Missouri.
bEE enacted by the Senate asu Egusc of Re.
tress'pxives IF the United Statcs Of .arerica In
Congress asset,,6ied That every persen or persons
or the egalr' esentaves OF any persons claiming
lands in the state Of Louisiana or the territory or
Missouri, by virtue Of any incom piete French or
opanish grant or concession or any warrsc or order
OF survey, which wss granted prior to The Goth DE.
cember 1905 for 'sndsiJng within that part of the
state OF Lousisna which composed the late Terrific
ry of Orleaps, ~hieh was granted for lands lying
within the Territory If Missouri before the 10th t,ay
OF Marcia. 1906 and where the claimant or the per.
son under whom he dlaims, were resident IN the
province Of LUuisisus At the respective timer sore-
sai Or ~ the time the sadjooneession, warrant or
order OF survey wss grunted. and whose claims have
oeen Med with the proper register or recorder of
and titles, according to law, and are embraced in
the report Of the missien-rs or resister or re-
eorder tor the district within which the lsnds claim
eo do iis M every ces- when il shsil appear by tue
sas report OF the commissioners, register or re-
eorner, that the concession, warrant order Of
s"rv y, under which tie clam 10 made, contains
'ia location, or had been actually located or sur
veye" within the late Territory OK Orleans before
tn 20 day of Dee 1908 actually located or sur.
veJod within the Territory Of Missouri brfore the
10 day ri Msreh, 1904, by surveyor duly autho
week by tbs gov rnIient making such Grant, such
rersons shall he and nh he. .e.s-:::c:i g.
their elaims: Propided, That no claim shall be
eonhrnsd ny this acton, which shall have been ad-
'noseo by either of the boards o. ers or
REGISTER or ree'iver of public MONIES or . resor-
es acting as such, to be ante ated, or other wise
fraudulent; nor any one 10 Claim greater quaint
~ n 'snd t.,sn the number of acres contained m one
' ,gue square, ror the claim Of sny person in his
ewn right, who hss received in his own right a
d'ra''or grsntf,om the United States in said stste
g territory lind pro0tded also, That no confirm.
IN maze by t''s cuop. shall feet tho rights of
any esrson eiaim,ne 'he same lands or any part
thereoi, whose esi m has been confirmed by a board
OF COMMISSIONERS for asceraInins adjusting Claims
TO lend IN said state territory, nor preclude in.
deis DECISION between private claimants ia each i'm.
teri risg c,sir.s
Bee -Saabe i.frThey enacted, That every per.
son or persdrs ella ming ianos IN the sid state or
territory, BY r.sh; of donation under any former
rws whose Claims are contained in the report of ayy
OF the boards OF commissioners, the report Of
the reeiser and receiver OF public monies or of the
recorder IT tpnd ut es made hereafter to he made
unt.r existing laws, and which aims shall apuesr
ny the sa'a reports BOT to have been confirmed
merely because the tracts claimed we're not inbab
tied on the goth December, 1908, such person or
persons, shall be and they ars hereby confirmed
in their RESP olive cair.ss Prooided That in we
ny other respect such claims shall be embraced b,
the provisions, and conform to the limitations and
restrictions press ribed by form laws fer erant;nr
rho right OF donations Ia the said state or Terrific
Zee. 8 .9nd Be 10 further enacted, That II shall
De the duty OF the s-veraI ressters OF the land Off
ces And OF the recorder Of the land titles in the
or territory aSressid, I'd whom the ciaia,s in their
respective districts, have been entered, which ara
confirmed By this act IN all where the lssd ba,
sot been surveyed according to lsw to make il ON,
Tor .e principal deputy surveyor, or if the distrie
IN ~h' the 'aB6 lies an order Of rIrvey for each
traet OF lana eonbTmed Under this act with q prop
sr description Of the to be surveyed wher.;n
the quantity, loeafsy, boundaries and eonnection
when practicable, with zach other, snd the trart,
winch have been herstoforo eonirmed shall be Sta
m Ne (uRA s. H. II
an order OF survey 10 not necessary th. said
or recorder Of land titles shall, on appnoatioo far
that purpose, make out for each claimant entitled
thereto by the provisions of this act certificate Of
confirmation, directed 10 tie corn missioner Of ,ht
general land Office: and il it shall appear TO the
satisfaction oil said commissioner, that such eert;6
cate shall have been fairly obtained according In tb
true intent aud meaning OF this aet then and In
case, patents shall be ar sned in like manner as is
provided by law for the other lands Of the r. Sfste,
And the said register recorder SHALL be entitled m
receive from the person applying therefor where ne
shall hsve previously is7usd au ordsr Of survey am,
certhsste. the SUM Of one dollar and S.ty cents
and for each certificate. without an ord = Of an
vey, the sun OF on. ddlar
Sec = lind be &C further enacted That IL shall he
the duiy OF the principal deputy surveyor ON re.aiv
ing an order OF survey from the register or recorder
OF land titles, and the survey ing fees from IN ;
ant, which shall not exceed three dollars Cor sv
ry mile to be surveyed and worked. to survey and
cause TO be surveyed, under the direction af The
surveyor general, or surveyor OF the lands south of
the state OF Tennessee, the several tracts Of land
confirmed by this act and the said prineipsI den.
uy surveyor shall make retdrn of the surveys in
separate plss to the reyster recorder Of the da
trict within which the land lies, and also trsnsmi,
to the surveyor general, or surveyor of the land,
south OF tbs state OF Tennessee, az the case NAV
be, plat plsts OF the surveys directed d, be rad
by this section who stsll respectively transmits en-
pies thereof 10 the omossioner of the general land
Office. ~
SEQ. S. md be IL further enacted. That every
person, snd the legal representatives OF every per
sos, who has actually inhabited and cultivated q
tract OF land lying in that part Of the state of Lon
isans, which composed the late territory OF Orleans
or in the territory Of Missouri which tract IL ooi
righuully claimed by any other person, and Who
shall not have removed from said state or terrific
ry, shat be entitled to the right of pre-emption IN
the purchase thereof, under the same restric,en,
conditions, provisions and regulations in every res
peet, "a !, directed by the act entitled An ret gv
ing the right q pre- empton in the pursbase Of lsnd
TO eertsin settlers ia the Illinois territory pssssd
Feb. 5tb, 1913.
LANGDON CHEVES.
Speaker efthe House If Reoresenfa,fSe,
T.. GERRY
Vice P,esident of the Urifsd Static and
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