The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-08-14

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concludeu at WasninBtou on tho s"e"y-
second day of March, one thousand eight
huodrcd aud sixteen.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House o.
Renresensanyes effhe United Sfafes ef zn1e-
yiea in Congress assembled, That for the pur-
pose OF carrying into effect treaty between
the United States and tho Cherokee nation Of
Indians, concluded and signed at Warrington,
on the twenty second day Of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixteen, the sum oil
twenty eight thousand six hundred dollars bc,
and tho same is hereby appropriated, to be
paid out of any money in tho treasury net 9TH
srwisc appropriated.
April %. isi6.--.spprsvsd
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT providing for tho sals Of the tract
Of Land, nt the British fort AZ the Miami oil
the Lake, at tho foot CT the Rapids, and Tor
other purposes.
BE is enacted by tie Senate and R6Ise 0
Reeresenfafipes sTs1e Unifsd States V dns-
RIGA in Congress assembled, That so mush Of
the tract OF land Of twelve miles square, al
,he I" British Fort of tho Miami of this Lake,
at the foot of the Rapids" csded by the Wy.
andots, Delawares, Shawanoes, Ottawas, Chip
pewas, Patawatamies, Miamis, Eel River,
Weeas, Kickapoos, Pisnkashaws, and Kaskas-
kias tribes of Indians, TO the United States,
by the treaty Of Greenyillo, Of tho third OF
August, ono Thousand seveo hundred and
ninety Eve, shall, under the direction of the
surveyor general, be laid of into town lots,
streets, and avenues, and into out lots, in such
manner and of such dimensions, as he may
Judge proper Provided, the tract 80 to be
laid off shall not exceed the quantity Of land
contained in two entire sections, nor the town
lots ono quarter Of an acre each. When the
survey of the lots shall DO completed, plat
thereof shall bs returned to the surveyor gen.
sral, on which the town lots and out lots shall,
respectively, be designated BY progressive
numbers, who ~hsIl cause two copies to bc
made, one to be transmitted, with copy OF
the field notes, TO the commissioners OF the
general land Office, and the other TO the reg
lister Of the land Office at Wooster.
Sec .. IND Be il further enacted, That pre-.
viously to the disposal at public sale OF the
above mentioned tract of land, the surveyor
general shall, and no 10 hereby, directed TO re.
survey and mark the exterior lines OF tho said
tract, conformably to the survey mado In De-
ecmbcr, ono thousand eight hundred and five,
by virtue Of the ACT of the third of March one
thousand eight hundred and FIVE, and also to-
cause divisional lines to be run through each
section aud fractional section binding s1 she
said river; so that each subdivision may con.
tain, 40 nearly a. may be, one hundred and
sixty acres each. And in like manner TO
cause tho Great Island" lying At shc foot Of
the rapids, in the said river, TO be surveyed,
and, by lines, running north and south, to di-
vide tho same, as nearly a. may be, into six
equal parts, that is TO say, that part OF the said
island, described In the survey Of the said cos
sion as lying in township. number three, in
four parts and that paN Of the said island ly-
ing in township number four, into two parts
Provided, That in runing the subdivisional
lines no interference shall be made affecting
or impalring rights Of persons 10 whom lot
ters patent have been granted for land lying
within the limts of the said twelve miles
square, nor affecting the selection or location
hereafter 10 be made under tho direction of
the Secretary Of War, for military purposes
Provided ais,, That in no case shall tho sub
divisional lines be so run ss to extend 10, or
embrace, the bed of the river, which shall be
deemed and Is hereby declared to be public
highway, And provided olso, That the whole
expence Of re-survcying and marking the ex-
.torior lines Of tho said ccssion and OF tho sub
divisional lines Of the sections, lying adjacent
to the river, shall not exceed three dollars
for every mile actually surveyed, re-surveycd,
and marked, by virtue Of this aud the preced-
ing section.
Sec. 3. find be il further enacted, That oil
the land contained within tho Aforesaid ees-
sion Of twelve miles square, not excepted by
virtue Of any section Of this act, shall, with the
exception Of number sixteen, which shall be
reserved 10 each township for tho support Of
schools within the same, and with tho oxcep-
tion s,so of the salt springs and land reserved
for the use Of tho same, be offered for sale to
the highest bidder,at Wooster in the state Of
Ohio, under the direction Of the register and
receiver Of the land Office, and on such day or
days as shall, by public proclamation Of the
President Of the United States, be designated
for that purpose.-Ths sale for the quarter
sections, fraction quarter sections, and Of the