Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-08-03
To United States Land Debtors.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, }
General Lard Office. :


u indebted to the United States for
public lands, who were entitled to, but
who did not avail themselves of, any OF
the provisions of the act of Congress
60 for the relief of purchasers OF public
lands prior to the LIST of July 1920,
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 AID
act for the relief of the purchasers OF
public lands prior to the first day OF Ju-
ly, 1920" passed on the Goth day OF
April, 1922, they are allowed to COM
plete their payments under the provl-
sions of the aforesaid act of the Cd
March, 1921, agreeably to the inslruc-
tons and forms heretofore given.
The unpaid interest which shall have
accrued on the debt before the thirtieth
day of September 1921, is RENTED.
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 TO the Register ofthe
Land Office, zuhere the land scas hur-
chased, on or before the 3Oth day OF Sep
TENDER next.
In case of lost certificates, the party
is required to advertise the same nine
times IN a public newspaper, and to lille
proof of their loss in their stead, with
his affidavit, before a magistrate pro-
perly authenticated that such certif-
Gates were never assigned by him to any
person or persons whomsoever.
Where the whole sum due is paid on
or before the 3oth day of September
next, deduction of 37s per cent. will
be allowed.
Where payment is intended 10 be
made by REIMBURSEMENT, 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 inthe manner and
form heretofore prescribed, which must
contain all the tracts held by him as
purchaser, assignee, or otherwise, (and
purchased al the same Land Otlice) for
which he wishes relief under the
act.
The party relnquishing 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 REIMBURSEMENT.
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 zvhere the land Was purchased, a
declaration in writing, setting forth such
intention, in the manner and form here
tofore prescribed, and pay to the Regis
ter fifty cents, for receiving, recording,
and filing the same.
Where the debt is placed on further
payable a, the periods prescribed by the
act of I'd of March, 1921.
No interest shall be charged on pay
ments 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 instruments
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 6 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 date
of payment.
If the annual instalments becoming
due after the 5oth of September next
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 3oth day of Sep
TENDER, 1921, TO the time of payment.
GPBlank 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
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