Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-08-31
To United States Land Debtors.
DEPARTMENT,}
General Land office. }

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indebted to the United States tor
public lands, who were entitled to, but
who did not avail themselves of, any OF
the provisions of the act of Congress
6 for the relief of purchasers of public
lands prior TO the LIST of July 1920"
nassed on the second day OF March,
1921, that in pursuance of the provisions
of an act of Congress, entitled An act
supplementary 10 an act entitled +" Al
act for the relief of the purchasers of
public lands prior to the first day OF Ju-
iy, 1920" passed on the goth day OF
April, 1922, they are allowed to COM
plete their payments under the provl.
sions of the aforesaid act OF the I'd
March, 1921, agreeably to the ins,ruc-
tons and forms heretofore given.
The unpaid interest which shall have
accrued on tie debt before the thirtieth
day of September 1921, is RENTED.
In every case where the relief tender
ed by the acts is accepted, the original
certificates of the purchase is required
to be surrendered 10 TO the Register of he
Land Office, zvaere tie land zvaS 70
chased, on or before the 5Oih day OF Dep
TENDER next. -
In case of lost certificates, the party
is required to advertise the same niue
times in public newspaper, and to file
proof of their loss in their stead, with
his affidavit, before a magistrate pro-
perly authenticated that such certifi-
Gates we're never assigned BY him TO any
person or persons whomsoever.
Where the whole sum due is paid on
or before the 3oth day of September
next, deduction of 37a per cent. will
be allowed.
Where payment is intended TO be
made by relinqnshment, the party is
required to file, on or before the thirtieth
day of September next, with the Regis
ter of the Land Office where the land
was purchased, a REIMBURSEMENT In wri-
ting to be executed in the mabner and
form heretofore prescribed, with must
contain all the tracts held by him as
purchaser, assignee, or otherwise, (and
purchased a, the same Land OHice1 for
which he wishes relief under the
act.
The party relinqpishing must pay to
the Rcgistcrand Receiver, respectively
fifty cents for every tract relinquished
to the United States, aud fifty cents to
the Register for receiving, recording,
and filing the REIMBURSEMENT.
When the party intends to avail him
self of relief by further credit, he must,
on or before the 3o,h day of September
next, file, with the Register Of the Land
Office 7vhere tie land aoas purchased, a
declaration in writing, setting forth such
intention, in the manner and form here
,oIore prescribed, and pay to the Regis
ter fifty cents, for receiving, recording,
and filing the same. etf
Where the debt is placed on further
credit the annual instalments are made
payable at the periods prescribed by the
act of ID Of Ma CHI, 1921. 5t.s
No interest shall be charged on pay
mens made on or before the 5oth of Sep
TENDER next, whether such payments
go 10 comaiete the balance due OIL that
day, or be in discharge of ins,anenis
which became due prior to that dag.
Payments made alter tic S0lh day Of
September mex, in discharge ct install
nien.s due before that deg, will be
subject 10 interest at 6 per cent. per
annum from The day on which they
ought to have been paid, under the pro-
visions of the orignsl act, to the date
of payment.
+ If the annual instruments becoming
due after the Soth OF September next
be not paid at the, periods prescribed
by law for their payment, they arc
chargeable with an interest of per cent,
per annum from the so'h day OF Sep
TENDER, 1921, to the time of payment.
sUpB Blank forms for declarations and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS can be had at the seve-
raj Land Offices where the act will take
effect, or at the Genera. Land Office.