The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-17
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Re n enacted By the senate and house
ofRefresenfaHpes Of the United States
of.5mcrica in Congress .dssem6tcd, That
every person, and the legal represent
tatiyes Of every person, who before,
the fifth day Of June OF February, one
thousand eight hundred aud thirteen,
settled on aud improved any tract OF
land reserved for the use OF schools or
seminaries of learning, and who, had
not the same been reserved, would have
5. had the right OF pre- emption within the
tract of country set apart by the third
section of the act of the sixteenth day
of April, one thousand eight hundred
and fourteen, entitled, An act con-
frming certain claims TO land in the II
lfnois' territory, and presiding for their
Locations" shall be, and they hereby are
authorised and allowed, until the first
day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and sixteen, TO enter the same,
for purchase, with the registerer and
receiver of. public monies OF the land
office at KaskaskIa and 1t shall be the
duty of the register and receiver TO en-
&c, the same, for purchase, according
to the provisions ofithis s. thesaid recit-
ed act: Provided, That such person or
persons shall not have entered, in right
of pre-empdou, other lands In lieu
thereof, in virtue Of the third section
of an act to amend the aforesaid act,
passed the twenty seventh day of Feb
.iruary, one thousand eight hundred ard
fifteen.
Sec 9. Hnd be il further enacted
IL. oF mi,
lie monies shall have power, aud they
are hereby authorised to select any o.
Their vacant and unsppropris,ed lands
within the tract set apart 10 satisfy con-
fiImed lands as aforesaid, In lieu OF
such of the lands formerly reserved for
seminary OF learning, and for the
support of schools, as have been ap-
propriated in satisfaction OF ancient
grants or confirmed improve
nent claims, or as shall be enter
cd in RICH, OF presumption, according
to the provisions of the preceding Sec
ton OF this act Provided, That the
lands thus 10 be selected shall be taken
az near adjacent to those in lieu OF
which they are selected as an equal
quantity Of land Of like quality can be
drained, and shall be reserved and APP
propriatcd Cor the same purpose.
Sec 9 ind BE is farther enacted
That the provisions Of the second sec
venth day Of February, one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen, respecting
the settlers on.the fractional sections or
auarter sections within the aforesaid
reserved tract, shall extend all other
settlers on the fractional section Or
quarter sections within the Kaskaskia
district.
Sec. 4. Ind Be it further enacted,
That all the claims filed in the name
ofthe original claimants, or their heirs,
not exceeding four hundred acres, con
tanned in list transmitted to the COM
missioner of the general land Office,
by Michael Jones, register and s. Bond,
receiver of public monies of The land
Office of the district Of Kaskaskia, bear
ING date the tyenty-ninth day of Marsh
one thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
be, and they hereby are confirmed to
the original claimants or their heirs
PROVIDED That the said claims hereby
confirmed, be, and they are hereby
deemed and taken to be INDICATED
CLAIMS, and they shall rot In any wise
defeat or interfere with locations made
in virtue of other authorised claims on
lands improved by the said claimants
or others.
Sec. s. Ind be il further enac ted,
That the claimants whose claims are
confirmed by virtue Of the fourth sec
zion Of this act, and all others lawfully
holding confirmed INDICATED claims for
lands within the tract reserved by the
before recited act of the sixteenth day
of April, one thousand eight huadred
and fourteen, be allowed until the first
day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and sixteen to register the
same and the said claims shall be re-
ceiyable in payment for public lands
within the said reserved tract, confor-
mabIy with the provisions of the last
bove mentioned act, and OF the prescal
act, anv time prior TO the first day Of
October, one thousand eight hundred
and sixteen
Sec. s. ind be 81 further enacted
That all persons or their legal repre-
sen,a.ives entitled to the right Of pre-
eny,i0n OF lands within the bouudary
specified IN the before recited act, OF
she sixteenth day Of April, one thOu-