The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-03-12


An ACT revive, and coninue in to- &C, cef.
taio se's Tor the etJHsime0i oi land claims,
IN ,he lefril2ry ci Michigan.
Ee 10 eale'ed by ne Senate Gsi Nonse ef
R,hrrsrnfanVes II ne United Sfafes Of .faier
icGl ~ Congress assembled, TbSt ihe sc' Ell.
t"led An oct 10 teyiye ,hT powers ct me
Commissioners Tor ascettsib,nG and deciding
an claims TO Isnl in the district CT Deuon.
aud Tor settling the claims 10 land al Green
Bay, and oiaif,e da CHEN. In the Teir,oiy
OF Michigan" approved May The eleventh
one ,houssnd eight hundred snc ,wen'y, shai,
be, and ,he same is herebv, sevivcd. and shall
conlious 10 lorcc uoil he frs, day Of Novcm
beeneSt: and il shall be the duty o the said
cor0missionet s, as soon thetealiet as may DC,
TO forward tAeif 'eport, as is required hy the
second section OF said act, 10 the Secretary OF
ire Ireasuiy, to DC by him ia'G bel0Se Cun.
9fess q, Hs ne2t session.
see. 2. .4nd Be if Jlyther enecfed, That the
second section ol the act, enli led An oct 10
auiba re he z antinS oil pa,eo's Tor land, &C
eo'iing 10 the surveys that have been made,
end 10 grant donation nights ~ ceStan claim
ans .. iand IN the District G! Delroii, aud io'
Other purposes" approved Hpdl twen'y.
iaird, one housand eight hIndi cd and Twelve Z,
sh,il be 30 consu ued IS Ia embrace all per
sons who have cisims confirmed below Mix
Rave Point, al the lower eud OF Lake Si
Clai,
Be. J. -fpo - tytryftev brscted, Tnsr p9
tsots shall, and they ate hereby directed IT,.
be issusd, in The mode pointed cut By law 10
other Cases, TO ressons wno-e claim, e land,
town ue village lot,, have heeo regularly fled
wHh 'he Commissioners er2oincd By az ac',
ealiied An act TO revive lie pow:' oi the
Commissioners Cor nsce tsinlug and decI1lug
90 claims 10 land in the D-trici 81 Dsroi,
snd Iur setting The claims 10 land a. Greer
by, end Piaiic du Chen, in The '1'errito
~ MChigon," rasstd on the eleventh dsy ci
A!"y, une thou.anG cigh, hundred end tweujy,
and whose claims are con,sined IN ;be fepuu
Transmitted 10 the Secretary OF The Tfeasu y,
End which have been reported ia'or4b'y on 10y
said C0mnissioncfs und such persons e's
hereby conf mtd in ibeir claims, agreeabiy
20 aDy surveys hetetol0fe made, or TIC In,
and boundaries established by the claimants
Respectively: P,or'idcd, Thst such conli IN
eiions shall 0niy amount ID rehDru!Shment
forever, 90 the part OF the United States, and
that not more than six hundred and !oiiy acres
sha'i be conf med, by virtue OF any one
Clam; no. shsil more be confirmed, IN any
case, ban the quantity cls'Iued nor shall sry
CLAIM extend, IN width, more than Tory, not
10 depth, more ,hsn cigh,y, arpen's; nor to
lend, hetetolo'e, and now, reserved BY the y
ni'sd States lp public uses
- Sec. 4 And te u .jirthsr enacted, Thai
"he'ever shall appes' to The SAID Com mmi.-
siooers lha, any claimant to land, or ,own o.
village lot, at Green Bay OF Prairie Gu Chien,
csnaot establish his, her, or then, Claim 10 he
same, IN consequence oil his her, or their, &c
tn0Vai the'elrom by any ohicer ot the Cniled
STATES army, It shall Oe the duy oi The laid
toGmIssioncts to issue q cetuI;s,e 10 such
I'eiso or persons, for any tact Of iond, o.
village lot, which may have been Occupied Ry
)ln', her, or Iicm, after such removal, nut
exceeding, in quantity, IT,. oigiraly claim
cd; N which certificates patents shall Issne,
IS 10 oiher cases; which claim. shall be, l.
., I;hsr respects. subject TO the rss,iie.iyn
and pror,.ions ollhe third section OF This &C
Sec. :. .3Hg Be IL IIrthcr eHoctcd, That ev.
ery person, vho, on tho st dsy OF July, one
1.rGssnd eight iUud ed and iwene, wbs
resident CT Green Bay, Prairie du CHEN.
within he ctunty OF MehilImstkinsw, en-
who, on he said day, sccupi:d end cultivated
o. oecopied uset Of i-'d which had p'.v,
cusy been eul'iSa,ed ty sai1 occupant, lyipl
NhnIn eIiher uf said = -,lIemtu s, snd Who hes
continued to su5mr 10 The su. ha-iy Of ne
Jnhsd S,ates, or TO the legal .tpres.aisuvt
G. eve'y such person, shall be oona. med ~
the use, 50 o., upIed and oultvs'et snd hc
,sid Com 10 sdIudiea,ng % c'air,.
10 land embraced by tots sei, afe 81 ho ised
10 lsks INTO iheir cons j-ra ion The eVljtnC.
and facts o.iseied and reportsd 10 hem -
fhe Agenrs oi lbs l. niied S,s,.s, p1isUsnt tu