The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-06-05


grants respectively, having due regard, IN all
Spanish Claims, TO the conditions snd ssipuia-
tioDs contained in the eighth Article OF a ues-
" concluded at WsshinGlon, between his
Catholic Majesty and the United States, ca
The twenty second OF February, enc thousand
eight hundred end nineteen but any clam
not hsd previous TO the thirty ffsl day OF
May, one thousand eighI hundred and twenty
three, shall be deemed end held 10 be void
and OF none effect. PROVIDED nrver!beiess,
Ind be if further enacted, That 10 all claims
submitted TO the decision of the Commission
ers, where the same land, or sDy part thereof,
Is Claimed by titles emsDa,iDg both from the
BRUSH and spanish governments, the com.
missionets shall hot decide The ssme, but
shall report all such cases, with an abstract OF
the evidence, 10 The Secretary oi The TIeasu.
ry.
Sec. S. Ind be if further enacted, That
tie Commissioner shall have power 10 Gu
quire into the justice and validity OF the
claims filed with ,hem and shall be, ADD a'e
hereby, authorized TO administer oaths, 10
compel the attendance OF Witnesses, by sub
pGnas issued by the Secretary, and the ad
duction of such testimony as may be wanted
they shall have access 10 all papers and rec
ords ot public nature relaliye 10 any land IL
.les within said provinces, and TO make tran
scripis thereof. They shall examine into
claims arising under patents, grsn,s, conces-
sions, and orders Of survey, wheie the survey
has been actually made previous 10 the twen.
ty.fourh OF January, one thousand eight hun-
dTed aud eighteen, VIII ether they are founded
upon conditions, and how iar those conditions
have been complied with and il derived from
the British goVeI Dment how far they have been
considered valid under The Spanish government
* il satisfied that said claims be correct & valid,
shall give continuation TO then Provided,
Tha. such Co0hr NATION shall only operate as
a release ot any interest which the l.. States
may have, aud ehA!l not be considered as al
fecting the rights OF third persons and pro-
vided that they sh all not have power TO con-
hrm any claim or pare thereof where The ~
mount claimed is underlined in Qusnt,ts, or
shall exceed one thousand acres bGt in ali
such cases shalt report the testimony, with
their opiuons, to the Secretary OF the Tea.
sury, TO be laid before Congress for thsis de-
termination. Evety witness attendiDg under
any process from the Com ul ssioners shall be
allowed one dollar day, and one dollar tor
every tWepty miles travel; 10 be paid by the
party nonIOg him Provided, neper!he-
less, That the Commissioners shall not act
or, or take into consideration, sDy British
graDt, palept, warrant, or order ot survey,
but those which aro bona 2ide eia.,n ed aud
owned by citizens OF the United States, and
which have never been compensated for by
me British government.
Sec. G. ind te if fUrlher enacted, That
there shall he appointed, by the President OF
The United States, by aud with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, surveyor, who shall
posses5 the power and au'ho','y, aud receive
the sane salary, as by law appeftaius .. The
surveyor south Of the State OF Tennessee;
but his duties shall not commence unnl The
commissioners shall have examined and deCi.
ded upon the claims in West Florida, who
SHALL thereupon furnish the surveyor with
list Of those sdmitted, and he shal ihe,eupon
proceed 10 survey the connuy, taking care To
have surveyed, aud marked, and laid down
upon o general plan, 10 be KEEP, In bis Office,
the metes and bounds Of the claims SO admit
ted causing the same to be surveyed at the
expense Of the claimants, the price whereof
shall be The same as is paid tor surveying the
public lands but no surveyor shall charge
for any line except such as may be actually
run, nor Tor any line hot necessary to be run.
He shall appoint suitable number OF depu-
ties, md tx and determine their fees: Pro.
vided, Tha, The whole cost of survey shall
not exceed four dollars mile And, hrovtd.
ed, also, That none other than Township
lines shall be run where the land is deemed
it for cultivation; said surveyor shall reside
at such place as the Presden, OF the United
States may direct, and shall keep his Office
there, and may charge the following ices,
viz for recording the pla, and surveys of
private claims made by any Of his deputies,
twenty FIVE cents for each milo contained in
the boundary Of such survey, and twenty-five
cents for any copy certified from The books Of
his Office.
PHILIP y. BARBOUR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JOHN GAILLARD,
President Of the Senate, pro tempore.
Washington, May 8, 1922.
Approved JAMES MONROE. =.