Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-06-05
NOTICE
TO Purchasers of Public Land.

VENHE subscribers respectfully inform all
L those persons who purpose to avail them~
selves ofthe benefit the act of Congress ofthe
81 March. 1921, granting "relefto purchasers
OF public lands prior to LIST July, 1890" that
they have the forms of the declarations and
accomplishments, prescribed by the Treasury
Department under the said act and that these
will be furnished upon application to those who
may be pleased to employ the agency of this
office in availing themselves of the benefit Of
the said act.
The purchasers Of public lands are also in
formed that, in every case where it is intended
to appoint the subscribers, as Attorneys, to
make their declarations Or Accomplishments, it
will be necessary to execute to them power
OF attorney, distinctly stating the object of the
appointment, which must be authenticated
agrceably to the laws of the state where the,
principal resides at the time, and be accom-
panied with the first certificate, together with
the evidence of payment subsequently made,
tor the purpose of describing the section, half
section, quarter section, half quarter section.
fraction, or legal subdivision, to be relinquish.
ed or not relnquished. And in cases where
| it is intended to make complete payment Of
The balance due, by availing themselves of the
deduction OF 81 per cent. tleretrom, agreea-
| bly, to the 4th section of the said act, the said
eerthcate and evidences are indispensable in
order to ascertain the application ofthe amount
heretofore paid on account of the purchase
| money otthe tract previous to REIMBURSEMENT
the amount paid on the whole tract including.
discount, but exclusive ofinterest; the balance
due, to be paid by transfer, cash, or by install
ments; and the excess Of the amount paid
which is transferable. Payments to complete,
purchases can be made through our Agency
INTO the Treasury of the United States in this
city, but the declarations and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
must be made by the purchaser, or his attor-
ney, and filed in the Land Office where the
lands were purchased on or before the 30th
September next All applications to the SUBJ
scrbers viii be Immediately attended to, as
before stated, and, when requested, the forms
will be prepared, executed, and, together with
the first certificate, which in every instance
must be surrendered, will be transmitted to the
proper Land Office agreeably to direction
When further credit is given, new certifi-
cate, called a "certifcate of further credit"
will be issued from the Land Office The pre-.
cedlng duties, with that of obtaining the final
certificate, will be performed by the s,lbscri-
bers for the sum OF fifty cents each LOT, if the
number be less than twenty, or 25 cents if tho
number be greater, exclusive Of postage to
| them.
For a satisfactory knowledge of the qualifi-
cations and integrity of the subscribers thew
refer to the honorable the Members Of Con-
| gless, to the honorable Heads of Departments,
and to the other officers of the general govern
ment in this city.
| VAN ZANDT s, ROCKWELL,
Land Office and General agency.
Washington, May -, 1921.