Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-07-27
To United States Land Debtors.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, /
General Land office. J

| indebted to the United States IOf
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 lst of July $780,
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 /" An
act for the relief of the purchasers oil
public lands prior to the first day of Ju-
ly, $780," passed on the Goth day Of
April, 1922, they are allowed to COM
plete their payments under the provi-
sions of the aforesaid act of the Cd
March, 1921, agreesbly to the instruc-
tons and forms heretofore given.
The unpaid interest which shall have
accrued on the debt before the thirtieth
day of September 1879 |, 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
Land Office, where the land gvas fur-
chased, on or before the 5oth day oil Sep
TENDER next.
In case of lost certificates, the party
is required to advertise the same nine
times IN public newspaper, and to tlle
proof of their loss in their stead, with
his affidavit, before a magistrate pro-
perly authenticated that such certifi-
Gates were never assigned by him to any
person or persons whomsoever.
| Where the whole sum due is paid on
or before the 3Oth day OF September
next, deduction Of 37s per cent. will
be allowed.
Where payment is intended to be
made by relinquishm ent, the party is
Required to lie, on or before the thirlieth
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 must
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 relinquishing must pay to
the Register and Receiver, respectively,
fifty cents for every tract relinquished
to the United States, and fihy 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 the 3oth day of September
next, file, with the Register of The Land
Office zuhere the iand zvas 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 instruments are made
payable al the periods prescribed by the
act of Cd of March, 1921.
No interest shall be charged on pay
mems made on or before the 3oth oil Sep
TENDER next, whether such payments
go to COMPLETE the balance due OF that
day, or be in discharge OF instruments
| WHICH IaiiiC uuC P'loi " ''"' oay'
Payments made after the 5oth day of
September next in discharge of install
ments due before thai day, will be
subject to interest at E 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.
If the annual instal.nents becoming
due after the 3oth of September neg,
De not paid at the periods prescribed
by law for their payment, they are
chargeable with an interest of 6 per cent.
per annum from the 3Oth day OF Sep
,ember, 1921, to the time of payment.
sEPBlank forms for declarations and
relinquishments can be had at the seve-
raj Land Offices where the act will take
fleet, or at the Genera. Land Office.
| MN "a. l292-57