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

ing IN the whole tive hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars: Provided. That any person
having claims under either-o of the said COM
panies, and entitled to indemnity by virtue
n this act. shall receive such indemnity on.
| iy in proportion to the amount of such
claims .Hnd Provided also |: That no
Claim shall be allowed or any indemnifcati-
| on made therefor to any person or persons
| who have voluntarily surrendered the evi,
dence of their claims to the said lands under
the act OF Georgia of the thirteenth of Fe>
bruary, one thousand seven hundred & nine
~ SIX. or under any subsequent act of the
SAID sfate, aud which at the time of the sur
render would have vested the title in such
claimants. had the title from Georgia been
valid, or who have received the money de.
posted as the consideration of the purchase
of sa d land thus surrendered but all such
lands shall redeemed and taken 10 be vest
ed in the United States. exonerated, and dis,
charged from all such claims without any
further surrender or release whatever, and
the dividends to be made to claimants who
shall be entitled to the benefits of this act
shall be lessened in proportion to the claim
so surrendered or withdrawn: find Proui-
ded also, That no person or persons nor the
agent or trustee of any person or persons
shall be entitled to the benefits of this act,
who by himself. herself, or themselves, or
by his, her. or their agent, or by any person
or persons with privity and consent of him.
her, or them, shall have taken, received, or
Withdrawn from the treasury the state of
Georgia any sum or sums of money, which
had 6cenpaid and deposited as the consider
'ation of the purchase of any of the q ioresaid
lands, which person or persons at the time
OF the taking, receiving, or Withdrawing of
hEA Clr<I run<.k -
hide claimant or claimants of the lands for
-he Purchase Of which the said money had
been deposited bat all and every the share
or shares of such person or persons so frau,
iuiently drawing the money as aforesaid.
asmay be found to have been claimed by such
person or persons, at the time of recording
IN the Office OF the secretary Of state the e.
yidenccs OF their claim or claims. shall he
vested in tho United States, and the diyi
dends to be made to the claimants entitled
to the benefits IF this act shall be lessepea
in proportion thereto: .fnd provided also
That each and every person, before receiv.
ing the certificates of stock aforesaid shall
after the two foregoing provisos have been
read to him, take and subscribe tile follow
ing oath, viz {: 81, a. b. do solemnsy swear
or affirm, as the case may be. that have
not, nor has any person for whose interest ]
now act, either as agent or trustee, or as ex
's-eteS' administrator, OF. heir at law, done
ana performed any act, which by the tenor
of the t-so provisos have heard read to
me, would disqualify me from receiving the
indemnity afforded by tae provisions of this
act" .Ss.3f
Sec. A. md be IL further enacted. That
The said certificates of stock shall be, recciY
able IN payment of the public lands to be
sold after the date OF such certificates in the
Mississippi territory Provided; That on
every hundred dollars To be paid for such
land, ninety rive dollars shall be receivable
IN said certificates, and five dollars i'm cash.
.f'roD'dea, that no person or persons making
payment fer lands in certificates. authorized
to be issued by this act, shall be entitled 70
The discount for prompt payment now all
lowed byla 10 purchasers of public lar.ds.
Sec. Ind be III. FURTHER enacted. That
from and after such sufficient releases from
the claimants to- the United States shall be
lodge IN the Office OF the Secretary of State.
as IS herein before provided in this act, all
such sum or sums OF money, remaining in the
possession OF the state OF Georgia, which
may nave been deposited as the considerati>
on ct the purchase of the said lands, toge-
-thsr With such interest, If any there be. as
may have accrued thereon, shall be set over
and paid by the said commissioners to the
state OF Georgia, in. part payment of the one
million two hundr d and fifty thousand dol
lars, stipulated to be paid by the articles of
agreement and cession between the United
States and the state .f Georgia.
sec, 6. Ind be ft-fitsther enacted, That
II any personor persons, in pursuance Of the
act OF the. state of Georgia Of the 18th of
'February, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety ,sfx, or any subsequent act, shall have
taken, received or Withdrawn from the
treasury ofthe state of Georgia, any sum or
sums OF money which had been paid or de 4
posted as the consideration Of the purchase
OF any OF the aforesaid lands, which person
or persons, at the time of receiving or with
drawing said sum or sums of money as a.
toresad, were not the bona fde claimants
OF the lands for the purchase OF which said
money had been paid or deposited, or if
such person or persons had not, at the time
the legal title vested in them, supposing the
title OF Georgia to have been valid, every
such person or persons who shall have ia.
ken, received or Withdrawn the money as
aforesaid, shall be deemed and adjudged to
have had and received the same to and for
the use Of the United States, and shall be
and hereby arc declared to be holden and
liable 20 refund and pay to the United States,
or to the treasury of the state of Georgia
for the use of the United States, all such
sum or sums of money so had and received
as aforesaid, with legal interest from the
time he, she, or they so received the same.
And the aforesaid commissioners shall be
and they are hereby further authorised and
directed to examine into and investigate all
cases coming within the purview Of this
section, and to claim such sum or sums of
money to be paid to- the United States as TO
them shall appear just and reasonable, and
I'D case OF refusal TO pay the same, to di
rect suits 10 be commenced for the recovery