Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-09-18
70 DEBTORS 70 TIE UNITED STATES
FOR PUBLIC lands.

Edsuardspilte, sem. II, lsei.

REcIsTER's OFFICE,
EdsDardspite, Sett, n, 1891.
HAVING received BY the last mail,
Ii 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 arc the only items contained in
these additional Instructions which arc
important, at this late period, to be made
known, in this way, TO the public, viz:
e 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-
nitted to rclinquish less quantity Of
land than the original purchaser could
have done under the last proviso Of the
first section of the act, which states,
that, where purchaser has purchased
two or more quarter sections at the same
time, he cannot be permitted to relin-
quish less than quarter section" The
words, "ct The same fime," are to be
understood to mean either on the sane
day at private sale, or at the same 1u6Ac
sale. S47
"After the party shall have filed a
declaration or REIMBURSEMENT for all the
| tracts he may hold at the time Of the
fling Of such instruments, lands subse-
quently obtained may be the subject OF
another declaration or REIMBURSEMENT.
Where fractional sections have been
classed with entire sections or quarters,
the purchase being equal to, or exceed
ling the quantity Of three hundred and
twenty acres, that is, two quarter 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 relinquished, agreeable 10 the
last proviso of the first section Of the act.
But where the quantity contained in the
ciasscd fractions is less than three hun
dred and twenty acres, quantity not
less than eighty acres may be relinquish-
ed, buta quantity that would leave TO the
part retained OF the fraction less gssan-
MY Than, eighty acres cannot be relin-
pushed. See Circular Of the 18th Of
June last. The part re!inquished 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.
"When the quantity Of acres is equal
to one halfof the fraction, let the desig-
nation be, the north, south, east or west
half Of such fraction. You will be care
full, in all cases, to secure to- the part Of
tract relipquished, natural advantages
proportionably equal to those Of the tract
retained. t4tS 'sN
Zone of two or more partners, hold
ing a certificate, where the etbere are
either deceased or out Of the country,
or a widowed mother as the natural
guardian Of her minor children, may de-
clare for the further credit, without the
delay attending legal formalities.
"The right Of o discount of 37a per
| cent. for complete payment for any tract
| of land, on or before the 3oth day Of
September, 1912, is. unconditional, II
lis, therefore, demandable on the whole
sum payable, principal and interest
! Therefore, where an equal annual install
incnt on land further credited, is Charge
able with interest of'six pei. cent. from
3o,h September, 1891, ,ossoth Septepl-
Der, 1922, and complete payment ismade
on the day last mentioned, ! the discount
| is to be calculated on the 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
plete payment is made oftho remaining
instalments, on the 3o.hs September,
1922, tile discount is to be. calculated ON
such instalment, as we'll as on the re-
mainder. AZ II. > "
=" .lJter the SOFA. Sentcn5er, 1922,
when the right to discount Of a7a per
cent. viii cease BY laws instalments due
on lands further credited will be subject
to Tie cid discount 81 eight per cent y
I avail myself Of this occasion sgain
| to remind debtors to tile Unitcd States
for land, that unless they shall, ON or
BEFoRE THE. LAST OAK oFgHis MONTH,
pay to the Receiver the whole balance
due, or sign and file with The Registera
declaration Of acceptance or ofrclinqnish-
mcnt, that they win not be entitled ia
any ofthe benefits Of the act Of the End
ri March, for the relief Of the purchasers
i Of nublic lands. IN - -