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

An ACT TO desigpeic the boundaries ot
Land District, end tor he Establishment oil
Land Ofhce, IN The state OF Indiana.
BE 10 enacted bs rae Sensfr and Bssse eT
Representative of fAe Uailed Sfafes Or .snsr-
iea in Congress assem6led Tnst, for the sale
Of the unspproprisled public lsods in the slate
oi lndlsna 20 which the lodlan tile 10 exun-
guishsd, the following district shall be fo,med
end land office established. All The pubic
isads, 10 aforesaid, 10 which the Indian lille
was exuog uished by the ues,ies concluded OF
ST Mays IN tn. month oi October, eighteen
bnnd'eo aud eighteen, lying east OF the range
lioe, separating the 6rst aud second ranges,
cast OF tho second principal me idieo, exisnd-
ed oorth TO the prosen, lncisn boundary, snd
north. 81. llpe e. bss un ss pssstog the liers
&utlD HsGhlp s 60&bukS tes6syy x1d fwxKsy ous
commencing on the old Indian boundary, IN
.Isnee sshist<sn east of the said principal me-
tidisn, in Rsodo,Yn county, aud the said DIS
trict to be bounded on the esN By the line III.
ng the states oi ONO and .ladisns, shall
To- m disitict, to; which land Office shall be
established al Fou Wayne.
Sec. 2 .fnd be n further enceied, That
the p esIdeni IS hereby authorised 10 appoint,
by and wilh he advice and consent vi he Sen.
ate, to The aforesaid district, Re egis,er Of the
Lano Office, and Receiver oi Public Money VS.;
which appoin, meats shall no, be m,te, Tor
tire aforesaid land distLici until a sufficient
quan,,y oil pubic land. shalt have been sur
s.yeo within the said dlstTict, as TO aulhorize,
ia the opinion OF the President, pubnc sale
oil land within he same which R,gis,et OF
the Land Office, and Received Of The Public
Moneys, when appointed, shall each, fcspec-
triye r. MI fIfv. n od
10 the same manner, and whose compensation
. emoiumenIs, and duues, and authority, shall,
IN every respect, be the same in respect 10
tho lands winch shall be disposed of at their
offices, as are or may be provided BY law in
teia,iGo 10 the Registers and Receivers OF
Public Moneys In the several land ofiices es.
tsbiisEed for the disposal of the public lands
of The United Sto,es oi OHIO and Indiana.
Sec. Ind De n further enoc!rd, That
all tho public lands wnh,n tno aforesaid dis.
tfiet, TO which he Indian ti,le has been exlin-
guished, and which have not been granted 10,
OF secured for, the use OF any individual, or
indivlduaIsyor approPr lated and reserved for
any other purpose, by any existing treaties or
laws, aod with The exception OF section num-
bered sixteen. IN each township, which shsii
be reserved for The support OF schools the en-
shall be offered for sale 10 the hishcs, b.ddet
at the land office for the said district, under
the dil eeIion oil the Register Of the Land OF
6ce, and Receiver oi public Moneys, on such
day, o, days, az shall, by pTocisna,lon Of the
President Of fne United States, DC designated
for tba, purpose ths,isGds shall be SC d IN
tracts Of the same size, oil the same terms
and conditions, and in eve'y other reopec'. IS
provided by the get, entitled " An act making
further provision Tor the sale OF tho public
lands )" approved Aprii twenty fourth, eight.
bundled and wenty.
Sec. &. Ind be if Ju,her enacted, Thst
the Pr resldent O! the Unied States shall have
power and he is hereby sutbo lzed, 10 remove,
whenever he shall judge it expedien' so 10 do,
he land Office aforesaid, TO such suitable place
wi hin the said dislTlc,, as he shall Judge most
proper. ..s
Sec. ind be il further enoefed, That
the Register OF the Lend OEicr, and Receiv
or OF Public Moneys, shall, each, receive live
dollars for each day 5 attendance in superin-
tending the public sales, 10 the said district.
PHILIP r. BARBOUR,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
, - JOHN GAILLAkD.
40, President OF the senate, pro temporc.
Washington, May s. 1922 s,.. u .s4
Annroved JAMES MONROE