American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-04
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AN ACT to revive and continue in force, certain acts for
the ad ustnent OF land claims, the Territory OF Mci-
gan.
BE ii enacted by he Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United SAFES Of 4acrica Congress assembled, That
the act entitled San act to revive the powers ofhe
nissoners for ascertanng and deciding claims to land
in the district of Detroit and for settling the claims to
Land at Green Bay, and Prairie u Chen in the Territory
OF Michigan, approved May the eleventh. one thousand
eight hundred and twenty, shall be- and the same is here
by revived and shall continue in force until the first day
OF November next; and shall be the duty Of the said
commissioners thereafter may be, to forward
their report required by the second section OF said
act to the Secretary Of the Treasury to be by him laid
before Congress at lis next session.
Sec q Ind be further eacted That the second section
of the act, entitled San act to authorize the granting
patents for snd according the surveys that have been
made, and grant donation rights to certain claimants OF
land in the District OF Detroit and for other purposes, .
approved April twenty-thrd thousand eight hundred
and twelve shall be construeda to embrace all persons
who have claims confirmed below Milk River Point at the
lower end OF Lake St. Clair.
Sec. g. .laI be further enacted, That patents SHALL and
they hereby directed to, be issued the mode poin-
ted out by law in other cases, to persons whose claims to
lands. town village lots, have been regularly filed with
the Commissioners appointed by act entitled "An act
10 revive the power Of the Commissioners for asceanng
and deciding claims to lands in the District of Detroit
and Tor settling the claims to land at Green Ba, and
Prairie du Chen, the Territory of Michigan" passed on
the eleventh day of May, thousand eight hundred and
twenty and whose claims contained in the report
mtted to the Secretary Of the Treasury and WHICH have
been reported tvorably on BY said Commissioners and
such persons hereby confirmed in their claims agree
ably to any surveys heretofore made, the lines and 6ou
dares established by the claimants respectively irorpsd
That such combinations shall only reGnqush-
ncnt forever the part Of the United States and that
ho' more than six hundred and forty shall be confirm
ed b. virtue of any CLAIM; shall more be confirm
ell in any case, than the qusny claimed; shall any
clam extend, N width, more than forty, depth,
more than eighty, apen;s nor TO land heretofore, and
now reserved by the Uaited States for public uses
Sec. A. Ind he further enacted That wherever it shall
appear to the sad Commissioners that any claimant land
Oh atoNn orvlaSe lot at Green Bay Prairie du Chen
cannot establish his, her. their claim the same inI
conse uence OF his, her. heir removal therefrom BY
any officer Of the United States army it shall be the duty
of the said Commissioners issue certificate to s,ch
o. persons for any tract Of land or village lot which,
may have been occupied BY him. her. them after such
Removal not eXceedln in quantity that originally claimed
on whcn csgicSie5 patents shall issue, in other
which claims shall be, in all other respects subject to the
restrictions aud provisions of the third section of this act
Sec Ind be jt2ter enacted That every person. who
Oh the first day OF July thousand eight hunlred and
twelve resident Of Green Bay Prairie dn Cben rI
~ihn the county Of " chilimacknaw, and who on the |
san. day, occupied and cultivated or occupied tract oil
land @ch hati previously been cultivated bv sand occ,I
PAL. nE within either Of said settlements and Win ~
continued submit to the althur Of the If,te[ Stst
to e legal representatives Of every such person shall he
confirmed IN the tract SO occupied and cultivated and the
SAL" Commissioners, IN adiucating on claims to land
hscrd by YES act are authorized TO take into their con-
slderaion the evidence and facts collected and
them ey the Agents OF the United States pursuant 10
provisions OF the act OF the eleventh Of Nav one tho
sand eight hundred and twenty, as well as s,ic Nina
arher evidence and testimony may or shall be exhibit
Ted before them by the claimants to support their Claims
ANA the Register CT the Land Office 1T detroit is auhnr
2ei and required to receive and record all notices AN
CLAIMS lands provided for by this &C and Which, shall he
exn yea to him Oh or before the first day Of
ITop1s hO.ssue, That person shall be confirmed IL III
greater quantity than six hundred and fory acres nor s
anN trac 50 confirmed exceed eighty arpcns from front
torear and shall be the duty Of the Surveyor Gene
OF the United states under the direction of the
OF the Treasury 10 cause the land confirmed y this act
pc surveyed at the expense of the claimants Respective
~ ia's OF which shall be returned, in other cases and
patents therefor shall be granted TO the several canan
III the manner prescribed BY law ~
Sec g. mn Be farther enacted, That the Secretary Of
the 'T.tiry si Dc, and he is hereby authorized to allow
il maze 10 carry 's Law into effect such SON, h adJ
ton The SUN al use by the first rected act a. l NJ
deem jus and reasonable, - - nc may
Approved-J.lNES .lf0NROE.
Washington, February 81, 1895.