The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-03-20

WAX DEPARTMfST.

AN ACT TO provide for Designating, survey
inc aOd granting the miliisfy bouniy lands.
7cE ilenaeed IJ me Sehdie and Heuse of Repfegea-
- tatiIes VI ne United sfa:es ef .ishefjca Gan
gress assembtd, That the President 'of the Unred
states be- aud he is hereby authorized, 10 cause 10
be surveyed a quanti,yo the public bands Of The
United States, iii for cultivation, not otherwise ap-
pEopriated, and which the Indian title is ez,in-
gushed, not exceedng IN the whole six millions OF
acres two millions TO be surveScd IN the territory
OF Michigan. two millions in the Illinois territory,
north OF the illinois river and two millions in the
territory OF Louisiana, between The ryer 81 Iran
els, and the river Arkansas; the said lands to be
divided into townships and subdiyided into sections
and quarter sections (each quxfter section to cen
tam as,near possible one hundred and sixty ac-
RESI- IN the manner prescribed by law for surveying
and subdividng tie other public lands of the Unit
cd States The same price to he allowed Tor survey
ing IS is fixed for surveying the other public lands
in the same Territory And the lands thus surveyed,
with the exception d the lead mines and salt springs
therein and Of tb, Quantities OF land adjacent the e.
TO, as may be rese yed for the use OF the same By
the President Of the United States and the section
NO To- IN every township. TO be granted TO tho in
habitants Of such township, for The use Of public
schools shall be set apart and reserved for the pur
pose of satisfying the bounies of one hundred and
sixty acres promised 10 tie non- com missioned Off
GERS and soldiers OF the United States, their heirs
&egal representatives BY the act entitled an act
approved he twenty fourth day of December,eight-
teen hundred and eleven. and by abe act, entitled
" an act to raise an additional military force" ap-
proved the eleventh day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and twelve.
Sec. 2l-.jnd be ff further enacted, That the Sec.
retary for the Department of War; for the lime be-
ing shall, from time to time, issue variants for tile
military land bouniies to the persons entitled there.
TO, by the two last mentioned acts, either Of
them; Prophted aoGys, that such warrants shall be
issued only IN the names of the persons thus enii-
tied, and be by them their legal representatives
applied for, wilhin FIVE yesrs after tie said persons
shall have become entitled thereto and the said
warrant shall not be assignable transferable IN
any manner whateyer-E -a,s t.r-->
Sec --.9nd be u further enocfed, That every per-
son i'll whose favor such shall have been ls-
sued shall, on delivery of the same at the Office OF
the Secretary Of, the Treasury, of such other Of
hcer as may al the same time have, by law, the SUI
perintendance Of The General Land Office, at the
seat OF Government, be entitled to draw by lot in
such manner, the officer the head of the land
othee, under the direction Of the President OF the
tied States, may prescribe, one of the quarter
sections, surveyed by virtue Of the first section of
this act in eiher of the said territories which the
person, ~ whose favor such warrant has issued,
may designsc-And patent shall thereupon be
granted 10 such person, for such quarter section,
without requiring any fee therefor. '
Sec 4 4--.ind 5eH further enacted, That no claim
tor the military land boun les aforesaid, shai be
signabIe or transferable in any manner whatever
until after patent shall have been granted In the
manner aforesaid. All sales, mo- tgages, contracts,
or agreements, of any nature Whatever, made prior
thereto, for the purpose, with intent OF aienat
ing, pledging mortgaging any such claim, are
hereby declared, and shall be held, null and void
nor shall any tract Of land, granted as aforesaid, be
liable to be taken IN execution, or sold on account
of any such sale, mortgage contract or agreement,
or on .ccount of any debt contracted prior to the
date of the patent. either by The person originally
entitled the land, by his heirs legal repre-
senatves, or BY virtue OF any process, suit at
law, or judgment Of Court against person entitled
TO receive his patent as aforesaid
ii. CLAY,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
WIZ, II. CRAWFORD,
President OF the Senate pro. tenn.
5bbcoY,d-Ng e 1910