Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-07-04


of different applications at private sale, pre-
ference is to be given to the highest bidder.
An act to establish additional land Of
fees in the states of Alabama and illl-
nois.
District and Land offices established at
Tuscaloosa and Conecuh courthouse. Part
of Shawaneetown district to form separate
district with a land office at Vandaa Ano-
Their land district in Illinois, with land office
at Palestine. Registers and receivers to be
appointed to these Offices, with compensation,
&c. as in other cases.
An act for the relief of certain settlers
in the state of Illinois who reside in the
Vincennes land district.
Persons who would have been entitled to
right of presumption under the act of 5th
February, 1913, had that act been SO constru-
ed as to embrace those within the Vincennes
district, &c, are to be entitled to certificates
for the excess paid above two dollars per acre,
&C.; which certificate is made receivable in
payment of debt to the United States for land.
And persons who would have been entitled,
&c. but who were not purchasers, are allowed
until the list September, 1920, to prove they
would have been entitled and the register,
on being satisfied, is to grant a certificate, up
on which every person is allowed to enter
quarter section at the minimum price.
An act for the relief of persons hold
ing confirmed INDICATED claims for lands
in the state of Illinois.
| Persons holding claims, within the tract
| reserved by the Sd section of the act of 10Th
| April, 1914, allowed until LIST November, 1920,
! to register them; and the claims to be re-
! ceived in payment for public lands within the
| reserved tract, &c.
An act to authorize the Governor Of
Illinois to obtain certain abstracts of
lands from certain public offices.
The register at Vincennes to furnish the
Governor of Illinois with a complete abstract
of lands purchased at that office, which lie in
| Illinois. The expense to be betrayed by that
state. The Secretary of the Treasury to fur
nish complete abstract of military bounty
land patented to the soldiers of the late army
within that state, on application of the Gov
ernor.
An act for the relief Of James Hughes.
Secretary of the Treasury to issue certif-
cate for 400 dollars to him, &c. receivable in
payment for public land. ~
An act confirming the proceedings of
the inhabitants of the village of Cahokia,
in the state Of Illinois, in laying out
town on the commons of said village.
Proceedings of the inhabitants of Cahokia,
in laying out Illinois City and distributing lots,
confrmed and J. B. Thomas and others au-
| thorized to convey the lots distributed, by
deed, in fee simple.
An act for the relief ofthe inhabitants
of the village of Peoria, in the state Of
Illinois.
Persons claiming village lots to deliver
notices to the register of the Edwsrdsyille
| district, &c. to be reported to the Secretary
of the Treasury and laid before Congress.
! Twenty-Five cents to the register for each
| CHIN.
An act to authorize the appointment
of commissioners TO lay out the road
therein mentioned.
| The Prcsidentto appoint three persons, not
citizens of Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois, to examine
the country, and lay out road from Wheeling
| to some point on the left bank of the Missis-
| sippi, between st. Louis and the mouth of the
Illinois. Surveyors, &c. are provided for;
and the commissioners are to report to the
President. 10000 dollars are appropriated
to defray the expense.
The editor Of the EdwardsviIle Spec
tator is mistaken in saying that Guy w.
Smith, of Edwards county, has been ap-
pointed Register of the Land Office at
Palestine. Guy w. Smith and Philip
Fouke were both nominated by the Presi-
dent, one for Register and the other for
Receiver, but their nominations were
suspended untilthe next session of Con-
gress. Illinois intelHgeneer.
ron THE SPECTATOR.