The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-03-13
MILITARY LANDS.


IN ACT TO provide Cor desigoating, survey
ing snd grsptng the military bounty lands.
1lE n enacfed ~ The Senate ant Housr # Rrtrssrn-
- fafivts ef the United Stars II .smeitea Con
sress assembsd, That the President Of the United
states be. n.l he - heI-by auhorizsd, 10 ca1se to
be surveyed quantity Of the public lands q the
United Slaes, lat Tor cultivation, not Otherwise sp-
propfiated, md 10 which the Indian title IS extin.
gushed. not exceeding in the vhoie SIX millions OF
acies two millions be sulycy ed in the territory
Of Michigan, two millions IN the Illinois territory,
north ~ the Illinois river, and two miliic<s IN the
territory OF Louisiana, between the rver - Fran
cis, and The river Arkansasi the said lands 10 be
divided into townships and subdiyidtd into sections
add quarter sections (r.ch quarter section to con.
tain as possible one hundred and sixty ac-
res) in the manner prescribed BY law for surveying
and subdivdng the other public lands Of the Unit
ed States; the same price 10 be allowed Tor survey
ing as is fixed for surveying the other public lands
in the sane territory And the lands thus surveyed,
With the exception Ut the lead mines and salt springs
therein and OF the quantities of land adjacent the,e
to, as may be reserved for the OF the same by
the President of the United States, and the section
No. 10, in every township. to be granted TO the in
babtsnts Of such township, for the use OF public
schools shall be apart and reserved for the pur
pose Of satisfying the bonnlies Of one hundred and
sixty acres promised to the non-commissioned ofii.
GERS and soldiers of the United States, their heirs
legal representatives, by the act entitled "an act
for completing The existing military establishment"
approved the wcnty-fourth day of December, eight
teen hundred and eleven, and by the act, entitled
an act to raise an additional military force" ap
proved tie eleventh day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and twelve.
Sec. 2-.4nti be IL further enacted, That the Sec
retary for the Department of War, for the time be-
ing, shall from time time, issue warrants for the
military land bounes to the persons entitled there
to, by the two last mentioned acts, or either OF
them Providod otrsoys that such warrants shall be
erI.s @H
tied, and be by them their legal representatives
applied for, within five years after the said persons
shall have become entitled thereto and the said
warrant shall not be assignable or transferable in
any manner whatever
Sec 3--.4,hi be IL further enacted, That every per-
son IN whose favor such warrant shall have been is
sued, shall, delivery of the the Office of
The Secretary OF the Treasury, or of such other Of
hcer may at the same time have, by law. the su-
periuiendonce Of The General Land Office, at the
set, % Government. tie entitled to draw by lot in
such manner, as the officer u, the head of the land
ofce, under the direction of the President OF the
uhited States, may prescribe, one OF the quarter
sections surveyed by virtue of the first sec,o., of
this act, 10 either Of the ssid territories which the
person, IN whose favor such warrant has issued,
may Designate patent shall thereupon be
granted To such person, for such quarter section,
withou, iequirisg any fee therefor M
Bee 4-.lnd Gsn further snacred, That no claim
for the military land boun' aforesaid, shall be
signable or transferable in any manner whatever
until after patent shall have been granted 10 the
manner aforesaid. All sales, mo,tg tgages contracts,
or agreements, Of any nature whatever, made prior
thereo FOR tie purpose, or with intent Of slienat-
ing, pledging or mortgaging any such claim, are
hereby declared and shall be held. null and void;
nor shall any tract of land, granted as aforesaid, -
liable 10 be taken in execution, sold on account
Of any such sale, mortgage contract or agreement,
OF account Of any debt contracted prior to tire
date of the patent either by the person originally
entitled 20 The land, or by his heirs legal repre-
sciitaves by virtue Of any process, snit at
law. or)ndgment of Court against person entitled
TO receive his patent as aforesaid.
- IT. CLAY,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
EM. II. CRAWFORD,
L't President Of the Seilste pro. TEN.