Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-09-25
TO DEBTORS TO THE UNITED STATES
FOR PUBLIC LANDS.
REGIsTER's OFFICE,
EdwardsviHe, SEPT. II, 1921.

from the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, instructions ex-
planning, altering, and adding to those
heretofore received and acted on, hast
en- to make known, to those Interested,
the following provisions, which it is con-
ceived are the only items contained in
these additional instructions which are
important, at this late period, to be made
known, in this way, to the public, viz:
g In cases where two or more quarter
sections have been purchased at the
same time, and one or more of such
quarter sections has been assigned, the
assignee, in such cases, cannot be per-
United to relinquish less quantity of
land than the original purchaser could
have done under the last proviso OF the
first section OF the act, which states,
F" that, where purchaser has purchased
two or more quarter sections al the same
time, he canno. be permitted 10 relin-
qnish less than quarter section The
words, "at the same time," are TO be
understood to mean either on the same
day tprivate sale, or at the same hubAc
sale.
After the party shall have fled a
declaration or relinquishment for all the
tracts he may hold at the time of the
filing OF such Instruments, lands suisse
Quentiy obtained may be the subject OF
another eclaration or relinquishmtnt.
Where fractional sections have been
classed with entire sections or quarters,
the purchase being equal to, or exceed
lug the quantity of three hundred and
twenty acres, that is, two quaner sec
tons, not less than the amount of one
quarter section, that is, not less than one
hundred and sixty acres, can IN such
case be relinqulshed, agreeable to the
last provIso of the first section of the act.
But where the quantity contained in the
classed fractions is less than three hum
dred and twenty acres, quantity not
less than eighty acres may be reimquish-
ed, but a quantity tina, would leave 70 he
part retained of the fraction less guam
tity than eighty acres cannot be reiin-
quished. See Circular Of the 18th OF
June last. The part relinquished of a
fractional section should, always, be such,
as to admit of its being laid off on the
sectional line, which has been actually
surveyed.
e"When the quantity Of acres IS equal
to one half of the fraction, let the dssig-
nation be, the north, sopth, cast or vest
half of such fraction. You WILDE care
fu!, in all cases, to secure to the part Of
tract relinquished, natural advantages
proportlonsbiy equal TO those Of the tract
retained.
"One Of two or more partners, hold
ing certificate, where the others are
either deceased or out of the country,
or widowed mother as the natural
guardian Of her minor children, may de-
clare FOR the FURTHER credn, without tho
delay attending legal formalities.
"The right Of discount of 37a per
cent. for comhlete payment for any trace
of land, on OR before the soth day of
September, 1929, is unconditional. It
is, therefore, demandablc On the whole
sum payable, principal and Interest,"
Therefore, where an equal annual install
ment on land further credited, is charge
able with interest of six per cent. from
3oth September, 1891, to 3oth Septem-
Der, 1922, and complete payment is made
on the day last mentioned, the discount
is to be calculated onthe interest charge
able, as well as the principal then due.
Where the first of the equal annual in
stalments on land further credited, has
been paid at the legal period, and COM
.pleie payment is made of the remaining
,instalments on the 5oth September,
1922, the discount is to be calculated on
such instaiment, as we'll as on the re-
mainder.
. ".After The 3oth September, 1922,
when the right to discount of 37A per
cent. will cease by law, instalments due
on lands further credited wilibc subject
to the old discount Of eight per cent"
avail myself of this occasion again
to remind debtors to the United States
for land, that unless they shall. ON OR
BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF THIS MONTH,
pay to the Receiver the whole balance
due, or sign and hie with the Register a
declaration ofacceptance or ofrelinquish-
.ment, that they will not be entitled to
any of the benefits of the act of the 2nd
%. March, for the relief the purchasers
of public lands.
EDWARD COLES.
Register Of he Land Office at EdpardsriAr.