Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-09-14
To United States Land Debtors.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
General Land office.

OllCE. is merely gwen 10 persons
~ 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 lS2o,'
passed on the second day of March,
1872 |, that in pursuance of the provisions
of an act of Congress, entitled An act
supplementary 20 an act entitled " An
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
plee their payments under the proyi-
sions of the aforesaid act 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 ofthe
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chased, on or before the Soih day OF Sep
TENDER next.
In case of lost certificates, the party
is required 10 advertise the same nine
times IN a public 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 to any
person Or persons whonsoever.
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 eIinquishment, the party is
required to file, on or before the thirlietb
day of September next, with the Regis
ter of the Land Office where the land
was purchased, REIMBURSEMENT in wri-
ting to be executed in the manner and
form heretofore prescribed, which mus.
contain all the tracts held by him as
purchaser, assignee, or otherwise, (and
purchased al the same Land Office for
which he wishes relief under the
act.
The party re!inquishing 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 filing the REIMBURSEMENT.
When the party intends to avail him
self Of relief by further credit, he must,
on or before che 3oth day of September
next, file, with the Register OF the Land
Office zohere the land zDas Purchased, a
declaration in writing, setting forth such
intention, in the manner and form here
totore 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 instalments are made
payable a, the periods prescribed by the
act of I'd of March, 1921.
No interest shall be charged on pay
| men,s made Oh or before the 3oth OF Sep
! TENDER next, whether such payments
go to COMPLETE the balance due OF that
| day, or be in discharge of instruments
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which became due prior to that day.
Payments made after the 5oth day OF
September next in discharge of install
ments due before that day, will DC
subject to interest at per cent. per
annum from the day on which they
ought to have been paid, under the pro-
visions of the originsl act, to the date
OF payment. t3e
Ii the annual instalments becoming
due after the Soih OF September next
be not paid at the periods prescribed
by law for their payment, they are
cbargeable with an interest Of 6 per cent.
per annum from the S0lh day of Sep
TENDER, 1921, to the time of payment.
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.
May "a, 1927 ae~ II