Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-08-24
To United States Land Debtors,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
General Land office.

NOTICE is hereby given 10 persons
indebted TO the United States for
public lands, who were entitled to, but
Tho did not avail themselves of, any OF
the provisions of the act Of Congress
g for the relief Of purchasers OF public
lands prior to the LIST OF July 1890"
passed en- 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 san
acl for the relief Of the purchasers Of
public lands prior to the first day OF Iu-
ly, 1920" passed on the goth day OF
April, 1922, they are allowed to COM
ple,e their payments under the provi-
sions OF the aforesaid act of the Cd
March, 1921, agreeably TO the instruc--
tons and forms heretofore given.
The unpaid interest which shall have
accrued on the deb, before the thirtieth
day Of September 1921, is remitted.
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 lolhe Regis. er ol'hc
Land Office, where the land 7ras hnr-
chased, on or before The 3oth day OF Sep
| TENDER next. .e
In case Of lost certificates, the party
is requi,ed to advertise The same n!ne
times in public newspaper, and to hle
proof OF their loss in their stead, with
his affidavit, before magistrate pro-
perly authenticated thai such cestiii-
Gates were never assigned b hin TO any
person or persons whomsoeFer.
Where the whole sum due is paid on
or before the S0,h dag OF September
next, IA deduction Of S7l per cent. will
be allowed.
Where payment is intended TO be
made by REIMBURSEMENT, the party is
required to file, on or before the tt,irteth
day OF September nex', with the Regis
ter of the Land OHios where the .snd
was purchased, a REIMBURSEMENT in wrl-
ting 10 be executed in the mariner and
iorm heretofore prescribed, which must
contain all the tracts held BY min as
purchaser, assignee, or otherwise, (and
purchased at the same Land Office ior
which he wishes relief under the
act.
The party relinquishng must Day 10
the Register and Receiver, respect, riY.
fifty cents for every tract relin. "a
to the United States, and fifty cea,s %
the Register for receiving, recording,
and filing the REIMBURSEMENT.
When the party intends to avail bins
self of relief by further credit, be must,
on or before the 30th day of September
next, file, with the Register of the Land
Office zphere the land gvas purchased, a
declaration in writing, setting forth such
intention, in the manner and form h,ve-
tofore prescribed, and pay TO the Eegas-
ter fifty cents, for receiving, recoi ding,
and filing the same.
Where the debt is placed on further
credit the annual ins,almenls are made
payable at the periods prescribed by the
act of Cd of March, 1921.
No interest shal! be charged on pay
men,s made on or before the S0ih Of Sep
TENDER next, whether such paynieu,s
go 70 COMPLETE the balance due OF. that
day, or be in scharge Of iDsialnenis
which became due prior to thai day.
Payments made after the 30th day of
September next in discharge Of install
men,s due 6efore thu day, will be
subject to interest at s per cent. per
annum from the dug on which they
ought to have been paid, under, the pro-
visions Of the originsl act, to the date
of payment.
Ii the annual instalments becoming
due after the So,h of September ''e:xs
be not paid at the periods prescribed
by law for their payment, they are
chargeable with an interest of per cent
per annum from the Soih day OF Sep
TENDER. 1921, to the time ct paym ent-
SEp Blank forms for declarations and
relinquishments can be had atthe seve-
raj Land Offices where the act viii lake
effect, or at the Genera. Land Office.
May "a, .l922-57