Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-08-24

| Register and Receiver acting as Commission
ers, under the act of the third of March, one
thousand eight hundred and nineteen, entitled
!" An Act for adjusting claims to land, and
establishing land Offices, in the districts east of
the island of New-Orleans," which are con-
tanned in the reports of the Commissioners, or
OF the Register and Receiver acting as Com
| missoners, and which are, in their opinion,
valid, agreeably to the laws, usages, and Gus
toms, Of the said governments, be, and the
same are hereby, recognized as valid.
Sec. 2. .4ndbs ii further enacted, That all the
claims to lots in tile town aforesaid, reported
as aforesaid, and contained in the reports of
the Commissioner, or the Register and Re-
eeiver acting as commissioners, founded on or
ders of survey, requettes permissionsto settle,
or other written evidences of claims, derived
from either the French, British, or Spanish,
authorities, and bearing date prior to the
twentieth of December, one Thousand eight
hundred and three, and which. ought, in the
opinion off the Commissioner, to be confirmed,
shall be confirmed in the same manner as ifthe
title had been completed.
Sec. 3. lind be IL further enacted, That all the
claims 10 lots in the town aforesaid, reported
as aforesaid, and contained in the reports Of
| the COMMISSIONER, or of the Register and Re-
ceiver acting as commissioners, founded on
private conycyances which have passed
through the office of the commandment, or
other evidence, but founded as the claimants
allege, on grants lost by time and accident, and
which ought, in the opinion of the Commits
sioneI, to be confirmed, shall be confirmed in
the same manner as if the titles were inexist-
ence: Provided, That, in all such claims where
| the quantity claimed is not ascertained no one
claim shall be continuation quantity exceed
ing seven Thousand two hundred square feet.
Sec. A. Ind he ii further, enacted, That for
all the other claims to lots in the town aforc-
said, reported as afort said, which are contain
ed in the report of the Register and Receiver,
and which, by the said report, appear to have
been built upon or improved and occupied, on
or before the fifteenth day of April, one thou
sand eight hundred and thirteen, the claimants
shall be entitled to grants therefor as dona-
tons Provided That in all such claims, where
the quantity claimed is not ascertained, no one
claim shallbe confirmed for q quantity exceed
ing seven Thousand two huhdrcd square feet:
Ind bropidest also, That all the combinations
and grants provided to be made by this act,
shall amount only to a relinquisllment for ever
on tie part of the United States, of all right
and title Whatever to the lots Of land so con-
firned or granted. 81 Use
Sec. 9. .4.d be IL further enacted, That the
Registers and Receivers of the land offices at
st. Helena Court House and at Jackson Court
House, respectively, shall have the same pow
ers to direct the manner in which all lands
confirmed by this act shall be located and sur
veyed, and also to decide between the parties
| in all conflicting and interfering claims, as are
given by the act, entitled An Act supple
mentary to The several acts for adjusting the