Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-09-21
To United States Land Debtors,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., I
General Land office. (

Treasury DEPARTMENT.
General Land office.
NOTICE is hereby given to persons
indebted to the United States tor
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 of
public lands prior TO the first day OF Ju-
ly, 1890" 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 I'd
March, 1921, agreeably TO the instruc-
lions and forms heretofore given.
The unpaid interest which shall have
accrued on the debt before the thr,ieth
day OF September 1921, is reunited.
In every case where the relief tender
ed by the acts is accepted, the original
certificates of the purchase is required
to be surrendered 10 to the Register ostbe
Land Offire, tyhere The land 7vas hur-
chased, on or before the 5olh day OF Sep
TENDER next.
In case of lost certificates, the party
is required to advertise the same nine
times IN public newspaper, and TO file
proof OF their loss III their stead, with
his affidavit, before 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 Soth day OF September
next, deduction OF 37a per cent. will
be allowed.
Where payment is intended to be
made by re inquishment, the party is
required to file, ON or before the thirtieth
day OF September next, with the Regis
ter of the Land Office where the land
was purchased, a REIMBURSEMENT in wri-
ting to be executed in the Il aIner 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 fifty cents TO
the Register for receiving, recording,
and filing the relinquishm
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 land avas purchased,
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 at the periods prescribed by the
act of Cd of MAJ CHI, 1921.
No interest shall be charged on pay
men,s made on or before the 3oth OF Sep
TENDER next, whether such payments
go to COMPLETE the balance due or that
day, or be in discharge of instalments
which became due prior to that day.
Payments made after the SOth day of
September next in discharge OF install
ments due before that day, will be
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 Gate
of payment.
If the annual instalments becoming
due after the 3oth Of September next
be 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 3olh day OF Sep
TENDER, 1921, TO the time OF payment.
tP 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, l822-57 ~