Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-25

prcven: the purchase upon c}edt az h..
fore, atpr,vdte sale.
And this motion also was negatiyed z
Mr.. Scott then moved to amend tb. i
by inserting the following as two new
tons;
Sec. S. find be ii further enacted -
every person, or The legal represent.G. g
every person, who has actually i INKS
and ultiyated, and who now resides
any tract Of land lying in any district w We
lished for the sale OF public lands e @a
tract is not rightlully claimed by an an " 10
person, such person, SO residing as afo v ~as
or his legal representative, shall be sn,sa
to preference in becoming the pu ra,Ht r
from the United States of such tract ,na
at private sale, upon the same terms and Ia ~
ditions, in every respect, as have bers,'i
been provided, by Jaw, for The sale If f w
lands sold a; private sale F.: PROVIDED T TO
no more than one quarter section If L.
shall be sold TO any one individual in "a aDS
of this act. and the'saEe shall be boundanIaIt
the sectional and divisional lines RIM :.
be run. according TO law: PROVIDED a.
That no lands reserved from sale bv S'.
acts, or lands which have been drrec,sa,SH
be sold, in town lots, shall be sold unde fs1 {
act.
Sec. 6. find be it further enacted IT,
every person claiming preference in
coming the purchaser of tract Of lana
virtue of this act shall make known !!
claim by delivering notice, in wrilins u
the register Of the land Office of the d i',sa
in which the land may be, wherein he | ,IaS
particularly designate the quarter section /.
claims, which notice the register shall GIs !.
his Office on receiving twenty-five centsf,a
any person delivering the same. And \
every case where it shall appear. to ths =
tisfactioa of the register and receivers Of rrS
lie moneys OF the land Office, that apy I ps
son who has delivered his notice of claim 1
entitled, according to the provisions Of 4,
act, 10 preference in becoming The purcb.
ser of quarter section of land. such perm
so entitled, shall have right to enter 4,
said quarter section, or half thereof. wifi!
the register of the land offibe, on producia,l
his receipt from the receiver of public nsl
neys for at least one-twentieth part of 4,
purchase money. as in case of Other IspI
sold at private sale ProD.ded, that all hpS
TO be sold under this 9ct, which shall MOI
have been previously exposed to publicat
shall be entered with the register at Ieat
two weeks before the time which NAV h
appointed for the commencement Of h.
public sale thereof. And every person
having a right of preference in becoming
the purchaser of tract of land, who shai
fail so to make his entry with the Regnt,
within the time prescribed, his right sh,l|
be forfeited, and the land by him claimed
shall be offered at public sale with the Other
public laads in the district to which It BE-.
longs.
And this motion also was negatived.
MIR. Crowell then moved to amend ID.
bill by adding thereto, the following section;
And be atturther enacted, That, when
any person has heretofore purchased moe
than one quarter section of land, or NOR:
than one fractional quarter section, and hli
not made complete payment therefor suci
person sha j be permitted to surrender 10 lb.
Register of the Land Office O, the Disricid
which such purchase or purchases have been
made. any of tie quarter section, or frat'
;ionaI quarter sections. which he or she mg
have purchased. and the sum or sums whh
such person may have paid upon the land@
surrendered, shall be carried TO his or G
credit. upon 'bose quarter sections or tlat'
tional quarter sections, which he or she may
choose TO retain, and the land SO SURRENDER,
ed shall be considered as reverted 10 the u
S, and shall be disposed of IN all respects
whatever like other reverted or forteI'sa
lands.
And this motion also was negatived.
Mr. Butler, of Lou. moved that The SAD
bill be amended by adding thereto the l0'
lowing section
.4ndbe at further enacted, That the pro
visions Of this act shall not extend to 10:
state of Lou. but the public lands, wtDA
that state shall be disposed of according
the laws now in force.
And this motion also was negaflVed'
And the bill was then ordered to be rea'
third time tomorrow, without aueaa'
ment;
And the house adjourned.
Thursday, aprI CO.
Mr.. Smith Of Maryland, from ts
committee of ways and means, reportsu
without amendment the bill from lD'
Senate, making an appropriation ~
surveying certain parts of the coa' '
North Carolina: which was twice rea'