The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-05-06

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AN ACT providing for the sale Of Ger
tain lands in the district of Marietta,
and for tie location Of claims and sale
Of certain Lands in the district of VIM
ccnnes.
/, Be IL enacted Ay che Senate and House Of
4shresensanpes IF she United States Of Ams-
siea, ia CenSsess assenblsS, That fDr the pur.
pose of ascertainiog the Quansisy, and provid.
fag fos the sale, Of the lands belonging TO the
United States, within the limits of tract Of
ono hundred thousand acres, granted 10 Rafus
Patmsn, Manassnh Cutler, Robert Olives,
and Griffin Green, in trust for the persons
composing the Ohio Company Of Associates,
10 Pursuance of the third section of an act,
entitled Aa act authorizing the grant and
conveyance of certain lands to the Ohio Com
paDy Of Associates,' passed on he twenty.
lirst Of April, seventeen hundred and ninety
two, il shall DO The duty oftne Su,vsyo.- Geo
cral, and he is hereby authorized, 10 require
ofthe said Rufus Pullman, and other surviving
patentees, in trus, AZ aforesaid, tn make re 4
port 10 him of the quantity aud situation OF
the kinds by lhem conveyed rs boSnties TO
actual settiers, according 10 The conditions Of
the said third section aad grant afore ssid |:
iaad also a duly attested copy OF the Geld
notes and plate Of the surveys of the lands, by
them conveyed to actual settlers, as aforesaid.
'---Aud the Surveyor General, on receiving
satisfactory report of the quantity and si,ua
-tioa Of the lands so conveyed, shall cause the
residue of the lands withln tho said trsc, to
be Surveyed in the same manner as the other
public lands OF, il be shall deem it mole
eonvcnient, into tracts Of ono bundled acres,
conforming as far rs practical to the plan
on wh,eh lots granted TO actual seu!ers wese
laid OF /; and he shall make return Of the So
veys to the Geosral Lsad OGics, and The reg
. is;cc Of ,he land Ofirss. Maristta.
Sec. 2 And Be n Further enacted, Thatev
ory person, or their Segsl representatives,
whose claims were confirmed by any of ,he
several acts for confirming claims 70 land in
the district of Vincennes, and which clam.
have not been located, shalt be authorized ID
en,er their locations With the scsister Of the
laod afics Of vincennes, on any part of the
tract set apart for tha' purpose 10 said dis.
trie,, ny sirtse of an act entitled |" An &C,
respecting claims to land in the Indiana Tef <
ritory, aud state, OF Ohio" and in conformity
to the provision Of That act, and shall be ensii.
led TO receive certificates and patents in the
same manner as provided by former laws,
respecting locations In tho same tract Pro-
vided, That the locations authorized BY This
act, and those authorized by an act, entitled
=" An act for the relief OF certain claimants to
land in tho district of vincennes," passed on
the s.ixseenth of April, one; thousand eight
hundred and sixteen, shall be made before
e the 'frst day Of September next and, after
the surveys thereon completed, tho Surycyor
General shall cause the residue of the said
trac, TO be surveyed, conforming, as far as
practicable, to the plan Cor surveying the 9th J
OF puo;ic lands, and he shaA make return
Of the sorveys to the General Lsnd Office,
and to tho register Of the the land sfice at
Vinccrnes.
Soc. s. .Anc De IL further enacted, That
such part Of the tract, described by the fest
sectioo of this act, as shall appear 10 belong
70 the Uniled States, shall be offered for ssle
At Msrie,ts, and such part Of the tract de-
Ncribed BY the second section OF this act, as
shall not have been located under confirmed
clsims, shali be oHered Tor sale at Vincennes.
The said lands, In the said respective tracts,
with the exception Of the usual proportion for
che support Of schools, shaii be offered for
sale to The higbes, bidder, under the direction
Of the register Of the land Office, and the To-.
ocivcr Of public monics Tor the said distsicts,
on such days respectively - shall, By proela-
ms,ion Of the President, be dssignstsd foe
that purpose; the sales at each place shall
remain open six days, and no longer the
lands shall not be sold for less than two dol
lars an acre; aod shslI, 10 every other res
pcct, both sto public and private sales, be
sold on the ssme terms and coudisions, a.
other public lands 10 the same districts, and
patents shall be ob,sined 10 the same manner
and on the terms provided, in case Of Other
public lands sold BY the UniteA States.
Sec ind be IL fsrsAev enacted, That the
superintendanrs Of the pobhc sales directed
BY tsi, act shall each receive four dollars .
day fac each dsy's attendance on the ssid
sales.
March is, isls-Approved,