American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-04-29

sand eight hundred and twenty-five, and their iaiiuEe
to do 20 was owing 10 such cause or circumstance
as he could not control or prevent, snail De allowed
until the thirtieth day of September next to avail
themselves of all the privileges, advantages, and
provisions OF the said act, in the same manner they
could have done prior 10 the thirtielh day oloep'
TENDER last.
Washington: March 3, 1925.
Approyed-JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to establish additional Land Once IN the
Territory OF Michigan.
BE 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
Sentatirps of the United States famericn IN Con
gross assembled, That all the public lands in the
district Of Detroit lying south Of The boundary line,
between the third and fourth townships, south OF
the base line, except so much thereof as lies north
OF the river Huron, oil Lake Erie, and all the pubic
lands in the territory OF Michigan to which the
Indian title was extinguished by the treaty OF Chea-
go, shall be formed into new land district, and for
the sale ofihe public lands within the district hereby
constituted, there shall be land Office established
"a, such place within the district, the President
OF the United States may designate.
Sec. g find be it further enacted, That there
shall be a Register OF The Land Office, and Re
ceiver oi Pubic Moneys, appointed by the Presi-
dent OF the United States, for the Land Office here
by erected, to superintend the sales OF public lands
within said district, who shall give security in the
same manner, in the same sums, and whose com
pensations, emoluments, and duties and authority,
shall, IN every respect, be the same IN relation 10
The lands which shall be disposed OF at their Office
as are, or may be, by law provided in relation 10 the
r; gsters and Receivers Of public moneys IN the
several Offices established for the sale OF public
lands.
Sec. 8. And belt further enacted, That the pro-
visions Of the third and fifth sections Of the act
Titled" An act to designate the boundary OF districts
and establish land offices, for the disposal OF the
public lands, not heretofore offered for sale, in the
states of Ohio and Indiana approved March third,
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen,'' be, and
the same hereby made applicable TO the district
and otfice hereby created so Tar as they are no
changed by subsequent laws Of the United States.
Pr0rlded, That all such public lands embraced
within the district created by this act which shall
have been offered for sale to the highest bidder,
Detroit, pursuant 20 any proclamation Of the Presi
dent OF the United States, and which lands remain
unsold at the taking effect his act, shall BIZ subject
TO be entered and sold at private sale by The Regis
ter OF the Land Office hereby created in the
manner, and subject 10 the same terms, and upon
like conditions, the sales Of said lands would have
been subjected 10 in the land Office at Detroit had
they renamed attached TO that Office.
Sec. a. ind be Il further enacted, Tha, this acl
sna take ettCts and be III force, from and alter the
FIRST day Of May next ensuing the passage thereof.
Washington: March Sd, $685.
pproyed-JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT making the gold Coins Of Great Britain France
Portugal and Spain, receivable in payments on account
OF Public Lands
he it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatires Of the United States # america IN Con-
sreSs assembled, That, from and after the passage
OF this act, the following gold coins shall be rece-
we'd ~ all payments on account Of public lands, all
The several and respective rates following, and not
lherwise, viz: the gold coins of Great Britain andI
Portugal OF their present standard, at the rate oil
one hundred cents for every twenty-seven grains,
or eighty cents and eight ninths per penny
weight: the gold coins OF France Of their present.
standard, at the rate Of hundred cents for every
twenty seven and half grams, or eighty. and
quarter cents per pennyweight: andthe gold coins
OF opain' OF their present standard, at the rate oil
one hundred cents for every twenty eight and al
nall grams, or eghty-four cents per pennyweght.I
Sec. 2. sind be it further enacted, That shall
lie the duty OF the Secretary of the Treasury, toI
cause assays Of the foregoing coins to be made all
the Mint OF the United States at least once in esery
year; and to make report OF the result thereof tol
Congress.
Washington: March s, 1925.
Approved JAMES MONROE
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