The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-07-24
PUBLISHED AUTHORITY.


PUBLISHED BIZ AUTHORITY.
An ACT conf ming claims TO Lots 10 the
iown OF Mobiie, aud 10 Land IN ,he former
Province OF West Flo, Ids, which claims
hsve been reported isvotsb'y on by The
Commlssioasss appointed by the Cnitsd
States.
BE u enocfed BY re Senate ond Roa'e @
RshresenIanpes e/ 1he United States o. .dhSer'
sea "a Congress assembled, | hat all the Claims
10 .ols IN tbe town oi Mobie, founded on
comp,ete gtsuts derived Tom eilher the
EfenSn, Is u,sh, or Spanish authoiiics, re-
ported 10 the Secretary ot tho Treasury oy
ths commissioner tor The district east oil
Pearl river, appointed under the aulhofity ot
An ACT tor sscsrtsiGing the uties and Claims
70 land IN ina, part al Louisiana winch hes
cas-. vi Tue Island Of New Orleans" II which
WeSo 90 reported oy ne register end feceiv'
e:, aci,os as 'commi>s,onets ., under the act oi
the tbItd ot MarcD, one thousand eight hun
G,ed aud Du,eteen, eolitied san act tor ad-
iussiux cia,Ds 10 land, and es;sb ishiag lard
.,hi ccs, ~ The disaic,s cast OF the island OF
Nm Oi,eans," winch arc coO,s,ced IN the
Iepo 70 VI me comIuissioner, oi OF the regis
Ter aud receiver, acung as com mmissio0e's,
bad WHICH are sin theii opia,on, wand, agfcea'
by 70 ths laws, usoges, end customs, of the
said gov s,nments, be, aud the same are here.
ty, ,ecvyn'zed a. yaiid.
S-c.9. Ind Sc IL Jnrth,r enacted, Tha,
ell tho claims 10 tots IN the town aforesaid,
reported a. aforesaid, and Contained In 'he
repo,,s 0f the commissioner, OF o! tho regis
tor aud receiver, ectpg as commissioneis ,,
touodcd on orders OF survey, fequetles, per,
mission. TO settle, or other written CIV Genc.S
Of CLAIMS, Derived from ei,ner IN Enc
Bi i.ish, o. Span sD auln0Obss, and oes'iug
data d ,or 20 the twentieth of December, one
,hous ,nd eight hundred and Three, and which
Ought, N the opinion Of The commissioner, TO
he coah m d, snail be co6f med, in the same
maDnef as 1t ibe title had been completed.
Sec, Ind be &c farmer enaeied, That
ell the claims OF lols in the town siofesaid,
reported as sfofe:s!d, and CON aioed IN the re-
po IS Of the commissioner, or OF The regi'ter
cod receiver, sc,lhg as commissioners, found.
&C on private conseyanees which have passed
ihroagh the otfice olthe com nandsn,, or 9th.
er evidence, bu, founded, as the claimants al.
leee, on grants los, by time and accident. and
which ought, IN the opinion OF tho cofe nis.
.iore,, 10 be confirmed, shall be confirmed,
in tho same manner ss If the titles were in
existence: Provids4, That in all such
c,ain, where the qusn,i,y claimed is no, as
cer,sined, no one claim shall be confirmed
for quontay exceeding seven Thousand two
bundled square feet.
sec. :. ind be II further enacted, That,
for all tho olhe. claims 10 lots IN the town O..
iolesa,d, reported as sfo. essid, which ere COO.
tanned in the report Of the register and re-
ceiver, and which, BY the said report, appear
10 have been bu,lt upcn, or improved and oc-
cupied. on or beio,e the hf,seojh day Of April,
one thousand eight bundrtd and thirteen,
the claimants shsl, be entitled 10 grants there
for ss donalions Provided, That, m sll such
claims, where the qusni'y claimed - not as.
csrtalped, no one claim shall be conf med lof
squsniry exceeding seven thousand Two hon.
d,ed square feet: Ind provided, also, That
all ihe conf nations and grants provided to
be made by this act, shsll amount only to
felirqnishmen, forever, on the part OF the y
ni,ed States, OF ,li righ, and title Whatever, tc
tae los Of isnd 20 cop6rm,d. or granted
Sec. s. .Snd be IL further euaefed, Ths
the fesistets snd receivers Of ihe lend Office,
at 81. Helena Court House, and at Jatksof
Court House, respectively, shall have th,
same powers TO direct The manner IN which
all lands cocsirmed by this act, sssll be local
ed and surveyed and, also, TO decide os,weer
The parties in all conflicting snd inteIie'in'
claims, ss are given by tho act, enu,Ied al
act supple mentsrJ TO the several acts Tor %
iustine the cIsins 10 land, and establishing
land Offices, in the districts east OF the islan
ol New.O hsans."
PHuJp r. BARBOUR.
Speaker Of the House of Representative