Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-06-01

conformity with the provisions of this
act, the principal OF said stock. And
such part Of the said annual sum OF ten
millions of dollars, vested by law in the
sad commissioners, as may be necessary
and wanting Tor the above purposes,
shall be and continue appriated appro-
prlaiea to the payment OF interest and
redemption OF the public debt, until The
whole of the stock which may be created
under the provisions Of this act shall
have been redeemed or reimbursed.
Sec. S. md be it farther enacted, That
nothing IN this act contained Shall be
construed in any wise to alter, abridge,
or impair, the rights of those creditors
of the United States who shall not SUBJ
scribe to the loan to be opened by vir-
tue Of this act.
| Washington, March 90. 1922.
Approved: JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT supplementary to an act, entitled
can act for the relief Of the purchasers OF
| public lands prior 10 the first day Of July,
| eighteen hundred and twenty
| BE it enacted BY The Senate and House
Of Representatives ofthe United States
at -4merica in Congress assembled, THAI
all purchasers and every h.,sset holder of
E. ar ecTnicate Of the purchase OF lie
public lands Of the United States, who
were entitled to, but who have not avail
ed themselves of any CT the provisions
| OF the act oi Congress of The second OF
March, one thousand eight hundred and
| A 4. u.
iici OF the purchasers of public lands
prior to the first day of July, eighteen
hundred aud twenty" be allowed at any
time on or before the thirtieth day OF
september, enc thousand eight hundred
and twenty two, 10 surrender their GER
iificaies Of purchase, 10 accept, aud, en-
ming such acceplances, shall be entitled
ana subject to such of the provisions Ct
the aforesaid act, as apply to cases where
complete payment may be made Of any
tract OF lana prior to the thir,ie,h day of
September next.
Sec. 2. .EHd be it. further enacted, That
all purchasers, and every leg holder OF
any certificate OF purchase of the public
lands OF the United States, who may not
have accepted any oil the provisions ofthe
aforesaid act OF March the second, ono
thousand eight hundred and twenty-one,
or who may not avail themselves of the
provisions OF he first section Of this act.
be permitted al any time prior to the
lhiriesh day OF September next to file
their acceptanccs, and surrender thci-
certificates O! purchase, and SHALL be en-
tnlcd TO all the benefits and subject 10
all The provisions OF the aforesaid &C; Of
March The second, one thousand cight
hundred and .venly-oae, which * late, in
any manner, 10 reinquIshmcnt anG clas-
slncation, and totbe extension OF the time
oil paj meEt by ins.alin snts, aud the pro-
ccedlng IN relation thereto, in the same
manner as if such acoepsances hasl b, IN
flied on OF before the thiry!eth OF Sep
il0iber last.
Sec. 8. And be it. further enacted, That
all purchasers, and every legal holder Of
any certificate Of purchase OF the public
lands ofthe United States, who may have
MED their accep.ances and surrendered
their certificates ospurchase, and accept
ed the provisions o! the aforesaid act or
March second, one thousand eight hun
dred and twenty-one, which relate to pay
'Hcn.- To be made by ipstalrl cnts, be per-
uitted, notwithstanding their acceptanc es
heretofore filed, to make complete pay.
ncnt on any trac. of land, on or before
the ,hITtie,h day OF September next, and
shall be entitled TO the discoun, provided
Tor by the fourth section Of the aforesaid
act.
Sec. 4. md be ii further enacted, Ihas
il shall DC the duty Of The registers and
receivers OF the several land Offices OF
the United States to perform the duties
prescribed by, or necessary to carry in
10 complete effect the provisions OF this
ac,, according to the forms and insuuc-
tons heretofore given by the Treasury
Department, to keep full and faithful
accounts and records of all proceedings
under the same, in the manner prescribe
cd by the eigth section OF the aforesaid
act, to make report of the same TO the
Treasury Department within the term
OF three months from the thirtieth of
September next, and shall receive as
compensation for like services, the fees
provided for by the seventh and eighth
sections of said act.
Sec. S. .ica be i; further enacted, That
every tact Of land which would have
been forfeited from failure to file an
acceptance and TO surrender the ceri,f-