Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-13
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an ACT Tor tile relief Of The Purchaser. Of the Public
.'aaa, pr'r to Tue ST day of July, eheen buadred
81 1t eli9cte3 by the Senate and Rouse If Re
1rese"tatices ~ the United Suites " dmerica IL,
Congress assembled, That in all cares where
iahuS nave been purchased from the United
states, prior 10 the first ddy OF JAY. eighteen
hundred and twenty, il shall he lawful Tor any
snch purchaser, or other person or persons
ot'hs tue ieSai huidef OF any certificate, or
ceftlhcdtes, OF land OF or before the Ihinieth
"dy ~ September, eighteen hundred aud
s"enty-one, 10 file, with the Register Of the
binl O.aice where any tract OF land has been
PuIchasco' rtlinqnishment in writing OF
any section, nall seciio Qna,ter section, hall
quarter section, or legal sub iii vision of any
fractional SECTION of land so purchased, upon
"uich Tue WHO purchase money has not Ge ell
y ID, gall sums paid ou account OF the part re
h'qhshed shan he Hpplied TO the discharye OF
any tvs ailments wbirh nay he, Of shall here
after becom". due aud s.yabe upon such
land, SO puicpasei, as Si,aI not lrave been re
tDqlishe'i, n shalt be so applied and credited
- 20 c0n,.irtc the payment ,oIue one or
inote halt VIAiter SECTIONS wlIcs- the nav,
RiHRtN by trAu>!er are saticjani for that pur-
pose fTOc.Iel ihhtaH divisions aud smBui-
rilons. cont. mplated by this act, shall lie
made ~ conformity VIII! the firsI section OF
az AT IN kiag tu'ihcr provision tor tile sale OF
Dhu''c tauI~, passed Tic twenty f0uith day
~ ARM, Que Thousand eIsht hundred aud
twenty: -isi pr6r!dei, also, rhai the ri.ht OF
REIMBURSEMENT hereby gwen shall, IN no case,
euth1IiZe The party IfliuquiShIus TO clam any
payment from the II Iited SiAtes Ind pr0.
rided use. ihat where any purchaser has
purchased, Al the same time two or MOTE
quarter sections, he shall not be permitted 10
1elinqush tess ihau quat;pr section.
see . drd De further enacted. That the
inteiesT wlnch sbai have accrued before the
ihlTtleth day OF September next, Ipou any
debt To the United States, for public land
snail be, aud the same ID hereby. RENTED
s"d discharged.
Sec.3 Ani 81 It further enacted, That the
nor siafA. al IL 0
!oresaid, shall be divided INTO three classes
tlie first class 10 include all such persous as
shall have paid TO the United States only one.
fonTti' part OF the original price OF The land
by them respectively pOrchasrd or hsli the
seeOr'i class 10 include all snch persons AS
shall have paid TO Tie Unied States only one
ha't Of Snc.t original price; aud the third
cihss 10 ihclnfe all such persons as shall nave
paid 10 fhe United StdtPS thrce.fOurib sarls
az such original price; anA Tie debts OF The
persons included IN the first class shall be
pIrd iu six equal annual instairnents and The
oeDls OF the persons included in the second
class shall be paid in six equal annual install
!nents : aud The debts OF Tie persons inclnteh
IN the third class SHALL be PAID 10 four ennal am
nfsl insta'nents; theiirsi OF which instruments
IN each OF Tie classes aforesaid shall be paid in
tae manner following to WIZ OF The Ilir,I class
on the 3oih day OF Sept next; OF The Sc.
coDd class on the 81 ddy uf Dec next; 8, of the
Frst class, on the thirty first day of March
one thousand eight hundred and twenty Two
DIS
az an anal Interest AT the rate OF SIX per cont.
PToUlded 'a!rcys, That the saufe shall he re-
mitied upOa each aud evsry OF tue instruments
aforesaid which shall be vTrciudy pad wheu
the same shah become yayab e ds Aforesaid.
Sec.j. ARd6e ii further eBfcfed. That iu ALI
cases where complete payment of the whole
sam due, or which may become due tor apy
tract on ldnd purchased from The e.. States A.
foTeSatd sliali be made OF or before the thir.
iieih day OF SePtenIber, one thoasaud eight
hipored aud twenty-five, "a deduction al i,,,,
~ OF ihifty "scvcn and half per ceutul1
SHAH be aiiOw"j up1u Tie suin rciuali,in, me-
paid Pr1ridei, Fiat nothing iterp:n coutatu-
ed sbSb duihJfike any discount nyon pas
meBis made By transfer OF Turner p4yInsnis
nnjef the provisions OF ihe EiSt section Of THIS
act.
sec. ;. dTd be it (Irtisr en45fed. That each
aud every individual or cUaipany n,si pAs
iad 30, on any lands hy lin or Them mr.
ch4sPd Of thu Uuted Sisies. any town 4 rA,t
the whole Ut the lois whereof have neon
sold, shSu he eHnileh IN the brn,iiis OF this
ret 10 r0la'tDH 90 "A bali quarter. or uu,rtrr
eeciiOn OF lhhti, on which such tevu ut,y lbs
sitgaied. dnd OF oil lADds by him or them o,tu
cd, contiguous To aud ad1oiniag sad baIf
quarter quarter section, or C-ction, Oh which
sIi0 town IS situated. UpoH ccud,tiou on.
u, that each and eyet. person ,Fito las ,ur
chased or bun. or fhem, = town lot, OF part Of
e lot, OF land IN and adjoining the SAME shsn
he entitled 10 e remission OF all interest that
as a 'lUeJ, and 10 a Discount OF tyeutc pe,
seniun on tie amount unpaid. aud ~ disc
;haige their debt toy bonds wit6 secnriiv. in
equal annual insidhnants Of four years non,
,lG thiTtlefb day % December next. Nor h.U
ihe provisions 81 this acf b Construed 10 rx-
isnd 10 any person or persons claiming lille
30 ianf Didpr the ptOsisions Of an act passed
ite third day ~ MARCH, eighteen hupdfed AID
geoeptee", entitled " an acr to st apart aod
dtrfOae o. cer'Hin public lands tor tie encou.
Fsgeineni ii tAe cultivation al the vine and
oiiYe."
SHc.h ds95s u farijay eaaetea. That. for
Jaupre 10 PES he several CPbts sf3ressid, ~
indhner artcsad, aud tor tie tenn ~ farce
months Stfef the day appointed for tie pay.
iDeni os the astiSstalmeui thereof. i'm each ~
sac classes siCressid, The lsnd 8, rurchass4