Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-16

| shall have transferred to the United Slate.
| their right of action against the aforesaid
persons. or the state of Georgia as bailee OF
the money so taken, received, and wi h .
drawn from the treasury Of the said state
Provided, That if it should be thought ad
visable to institute the suits for the recove .
~ of the monies aforesas; in the name OF
the state of Georgia or Of its proper Ulcers,
the consent thereto. from the proper an
thority of the state of Georgia. shall be first
had and obtained .1nd hrUpided also. That
the said suits shall be conducted at the pro.
per expense of the United States.
Sec z. .fnd be n furfher enacted, That
the President of the United States be and
he hereby is authorised to apply to the Go
vernon of the state of Georgia for all such
vouchers and testimony within archives or
treasury of the said state as may be N ces
sary tor carrying into effect the provisions Of
this act. 50 -Ss
Sec. 8. ind be if further &.ae.ea. That
whenever the legal estate in any of the said
lands (supposng the said act of the Legis
iature OF the state of Georgia of the seventh
OF January, seventeen hundred and ninety !.
hive, had been valid and effectual) shall be
vested in any person or persons who at the
time of the passing of this act shall be un
der the age of twenty one years, it shall be
lawful tor the guardian or guardians of such
person or persons appointed in pursuance of
the laws cfthe respective states in which
such person orpersons shall reside to execute
for and in behalf ofsuch person or persons
and deposit in the Office of the Secretary OF
State OF the United States the release, as
signp,ent and power mentioned in the frs,
section of this act; which said release, as
sisnnent and power so executed and depo
sited as aforesaid, are hereby declared to be
good and eifectuaLto all intents and purpo.
ses, and that in case of femes cover claim.
log lands under the act or pretended act of
the state ct Georgia aforesaid, passed the
seventh OF January, seventeen hundred and
ninety hve, 1t shall be lawful for The hus-
oaad and wife to join in tue execution of the
release, assignment and transfer mentioned
IN the frst section of this act, and that such
release. assignment and transfer shall be
good and effec' ual as to the Interest," OF such
wife: Provided, That the release, assign
meht and transfer executed as aforesaid,
shall be acknowledged before Judge or
Justice OF Court of record, and shall have
ne attestatien OF such judge or justice, Ger
Trying that on the separate examination Of
the wife, she had acknowledges that she
had 1reeiy and voluntarily executed the
,ame
-~~O' - ~<H< OC ~ (A<ftNcf cNHCfCQ, i HAT
II any person or persons. Claiming lands un-
der the aforesaid fct. or pretended act OF
the state OF Georgia, passed January seventh,
seventeen hundred and ninety five, shall ne
eject or rein c to cempg9lnise and make
settlement ~ all snciiS Gland or Cai,ns, IN.
conformity with the provisions Of this act,
the United States shall be, and hereby are
declared to be exonerated and discharged
from all such clam or claims, and the
same shall be forever barred and no evi
dence of any such claim or claims snail be
admitted to be pleaded or allowed to be
given in evidence in any court whatever.
against any grant derived from the United
states.
LANGDON CHEVRS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Z. GERRY,
Vice President of the United States, and
President OF the Senate.
March 81, 1914.
Approved,
JAMES MADISON.