American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-24

ed by the registers and receivers, and the persons
embraced in the list Of actual Settlers or their legal
Representatives, not having any written evidence oil
claim reported as aforesaid, shall, when it appears
by the said reports, or by the said lists, that the
land claimed or settled on had been actually inhao-
ted or cultivated by such person or persons in whose
right he claims on or before the fifteenth day oil
! April one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, be
entitIed to grant for the land claim or settled
on as donation Provided, That no more than one
tract shall be thus granted to any one person, and
1.-The same shall not contain more than SIX hundred
i and forty acres and hat no lands shall be thus
Igranted which are claimed or recognized by tire
preceding sections OF this act, by virtue OF con
irmalon under act, entitled AN act Tor adJus-
ting the claims land, and establishing land offices,
lin the districts east oil the Island OF New Orleans,
approved on the third day OF March, eighteen hun
,ldred and nineteen: Ind provided, also, That no
claim shall be confirmed where the quantity was
not ascertained, and report made thereon by the
registers aud receivers prior to the twenty fifth day
lof July, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
j Sec. A. .fnd be u further ted, That the re-
gisers and receivers of the public moneys OF the
said respective Districts except in relation 10 per-
feet titles. recognized in the first section OF this
act, and the first section Of the act Of the third day
of March, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen,
shall have power to direct the manner in which all
be located and surveyed and, also, to direct the
location and manner of surveying all the claims to
land recognized by the second, third and fourth
sections Of an act, entitled 'An act for adjusting the
claims to land, and establishing land offices, in the
districts east of the Island of New Orleans appro-
we'd on the third day OF March, one thousand eighr
hundred and nineteen, having regard 10 the laws,
usages, and CUSTOMS oil the Spanish government or
that subject; and having regard, also to the mode
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Surveying he CLAIMS to land confirmed by virtue o.
the second and third sections of act of Congress
ented An act regulating the grants Of lands. and
Iprovdng Tor the disposal OF the lands OF the United
States south of the state OF Tennessee, approved on
| the third March, thousand eight hundred and
three And that, in relation to all su, claims which
may conflict or in any manner interfere, the said
tegisters and receivers OF public moneys Of the re-
spectve districts shall have power to decide between
the parties, and shall in their decision, be governed
by such conditional lines boundaries as NAV hav,
been agreed between the parties. either verbally
or in writing at any time prior to the passage oil
this act But, apon the decision Of those claims
alluded to which may conflict or interfere, and i'll
relation to which the pattes interested have agreed
on no conditional lines or boundaries as to the mar,
ner of locating the same, the said registers and re
lcevers OF the respective districts shall make an
lequal division OF the land claimed so as to allow
each party his or their improvement: Provided,
ho7veUer That should it be made appear, 10 thu
satisfaction Of the register and receiver of publ
moneys of the respective districts, in any such case
that the subsequent settler had obtruded on thu
Iclalm OF the former, and had made his establish
ment alter having been forbid to do, the said re
gisters and receivers of public moneys shall have
power to decide between the parties according to
the circumstances of the case and the principles off
justice.
Sec. :. ind be il further enacted, That patents
shall be granted for all La DIS confirmed by virtue oil
the provisions OF this act in the same manner as
patents are granted for lands confirmed under for
mer acts, to which this is supplement.
Sec g. lind 6en further enacted, That to every
person who shall appear to be entitled to a tract oil
and under the second and third sections Of this act
certificate shall be granted by the register and
receiver OF the district in which the land lies set
ting forth the nature Of the claim, and the quantity
allowed for WHICH certificate the party in whose
favor it issues shall be paid ono dollar to be divided
between the said receiver and register.
Sec. z find be il further enacted, That the Pre- .
sldent OF the United States be, and he is hereby
authorized to remove the land office from St Helena
Court House to such other place within the said
districts as he may deem suitable and convenient.
-, Approved flames MONROE.
Washington, May 8, 1922.
AN ACT confirming claims to Lots in the town of Mobile
and to land in the former Province of West Florida 1
which claims have been reported tavorab!y on by the
commissioners appointed by the United States
Bet eactedby The Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES, of
me United States of america IN Congress assembled That
all the claims to lots in the town Of Mobile, founded
on complete grants derived from either the French
British, or Spanish authorities, reported to the Sc
,cretary of the Treasury by the commissioner forl
the district east OF Pearl river, appointed under the
authority otsAn act for ascertaning the titles andl
claims to land in that part of louisiana which Heel
east of the island of New Orleans or which were
SO reported by the register and receiver acting as
commissioners, under the act of the third of March
Thousand eiph hnndred and r,;za...... IL