The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-05-10

shall be offered for sale, shall be one dol
lar and twenty five cents an acre and at
every public sale. the highest bidder,
who shall make payment as aforesaid,
shall be the purchaser, but no lands
shall be sold, either at public or private
sac, for less price than one dollar and
twenty five cents an acre and all the
public lands which shall have been ofer-
ed at public sale before the FIRST day oI
July next, and which shall then remain
unsold, as well as the lands that shall
thereafter be offered at public sale, ac-
cording to law, and remain unsold at the
close Of such public sale, shall be subject
10 he sold al private sale, by entry al the
land Office, at one dollar aud twenty five
Cents an acre, to be paid at the time q
making such entry as aforesaid, with The
exception, however oil the lands &hic.
may have reverted to the United States,
lor hliure an payment, and of the hereto
fore reserved sections for the future dis
posal Of Congress, in the states of Chic
and indiana, which shdll be offered u
public sale, as hereinafter directed.
Sec, A And be IL furfher enacted,
That no lands which have reverted, Oh
which shall hereafter revert and become
forfeited to the United States Ior failure
IN any manner to make payment. shali,
after rhe first day Of July next, be SUB.
ject to entry. at private sale, nor until the
same shall have been first offered to the
highest bidder at public sale; and all
such lands which shall have reverted be
fore the said first day OF July next, and
which shall then belong to The United
States, together with the sections, here
toiore reserved for the future disposal oI
Congress, which shall, at the time afore
said, remain uusold, shall be Offered at
public sale to the highest bidder, who
shall make payment therefor. in hall
quarter SECTIONS, at the land Office for the
respective districts, on such day or days
as shall, by proclamation Of the President
oi the Uiitrd States, be designated for
that purposg; aud all lands which slaaii
revert and become forfeited Tor future of
payment after the SAID first day OF July
next, shall be offered, in like msnwer, al
public sale, at such time or times as tie,
President shall, by his Proclamation, de-
signare for the purpose Provided. that
no such lands shall be sold at any public
sales hcreby a,i,honzed, fora less price
than one dollar aud tweagy FIVE cents an
acre, nor ON any ofner terms than that Of
cash payment and All the lands offered
at such public sales, and which silal re-
main unsoid at the close riereof shall be
subject to entry at private sale 10 the same
manner, and at the same price. with the
other lands sold al private sale at the re-
spective land Offices.
Sec S. And be a. further enacted,
That The several public sales authorised
by this act, shall, respectively, be kept
open Tor two weeks, and 10 longer; and
the Registers Of the Land Office, and the
Receivers Of public MONEY, shall each,
respectively, be entitled % five dollars for
each days attendance thereon.
Sec. g.. Ind be it further enacted,
That. in every case hereafter, where two
or more persons shall apply for the par.
chase, at private sale, OF tbe same tract,
at the same t,me, the Register shall De-
termine the preference, by forthwith Of
fering the tracs to rfe highest bidder.
Washington. April ~. 1920 Improved,