Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-08-17
To United States Land Debtors
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, I
General Land UHce.

NOTICE is hereby given 10 persons
y indebted to the United States for
public lands, who were entitled to, but
who did not avail themselves of, any OF /,
the provisions of the act of Congress
/" for the relief of purchasers OF public
lands prior to the LIST of July 1920"
passed on the second day of March,
1921 that in pursuance OF the provisions
OF an act of Congress, entitled " An act
supplementary to an act entitled IAN
act for the relief of the purchasers of
public lands prior to the first day OF Ju-
ly, $780," passed on the Goth day of
April, 1922, they are allowed to conf
plete their payments under the proyi--
slons of the aforesaid &C, of the I'd
March, 1921, agreeably to the instruc-
tons and forms heretofore given.
The unpaid interest which shall have
accrued on the 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 to to the Register olthe
Land Office, svhere the land zvas tur-
chased, on or before the 5olh day oil Sep
TENDER next.
In case Of lost certificates, the party
is required 10 advertise the same nine
times in a pubic newspaper, and to file
proof of their loss in their stead, with
his affidavit, before magistrate pro-
perly authenticated that such certih-
Gates were never assigned by him 10 any
person or persons whonisocver.
Where the whole sum due is paid on
or before the 5oth day OF September
next, deduction OF So per cent. will
be allowed.
Where payment is intended to be
made by REIMBURSEMENT, the party is
required to file, on or before the thirlieth
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 manner and
form heretofore prescribed, which must
contain al, the tracts held by him as
purchaser, assignee, or otherwise, (and
purchased al the same Land Ofice) for
which he wishes relief under the
act.
The party relinquishing must pay to
the Register and Receiver, respectively,
fifty cents for every tract relinquished
to the United States, and fifty cents to
the Register for receiving, recording
and fling The relinquishme
When the party intends 10 avail him
self Of relief by further credit, he must,
on OF before the 3oth day OF September
next, file, with the Register Of the Land
Office where tie land zoaS purchased, a
declaration in writing, setting forth such
intention, in the manner and form here
tofore prescribed, and pay to the Regis !
ter fifty cents, for receiving, recording,
and filing the same.
Where the debt is placed on further [,
credit the annual ins,almen,s are made
payable a, the periods prescribed by tho
act of I'd OF March, 1921.
No interest shall be charged on pay
ments made on or before the 5Oth Of Sep
teinber ueXt, whether such payments
go 10 comhiete The balance due or that
day, or be in discharge of instalments
which became due prior to that day.
Payments made after the 5Olh day Of
September next III discharge of install :
ments due 6efore thai day, will be
subject TO interest at per cent. per
annurn from The day on which they
ought to have been paid, under the pro-.
visions of the original act, to the date
Of payment.
II the annual instruments becoming
due after the 3oth of September next
h. not paid at the periods prescribed
by law for their payment, they are
chargeab'e with an interess Of 6 per cept
per annum from the ssolh day Of Sep
TENDER, 1921, to the time of payment.
np Blanl. forms Tor dec arations and
.relinquishments can be had at the seve-
raj Land Offices where the act will take
eject, or at the Genera. Land Office.
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