The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-04

tweoueth tsy of December, one thousand
eight bundled and thee, according 10 The
regulations, as TO the g'sn,ing Of lspds, tho
laws and o. 'dinsnces Of said government, end
to receive end reco' d all evidences OF claim,
founded on oce ceupaiion, hsb,,stion, and cullivs.
lion, designating psItie euls'ly the time sud
usnne' in which each tfae, was occupied, in
hsbited, or col:,va,sd, pIior to, and on the
twenty second February, eiphteeo hundred
and nineteen, and The continuance thereof sub.
seouent TO thst time, with the eSteu, OF i'm.
prove ment on each uact, and TO receive and
record such evidence ~ may be produced,
touching the performance OF the conditions
required to be pefior med by any holder o! any
grant, concession, warrant, or oder of survey,
or o,her written evidence OF claim, and on
which The vsidi,y OF such clam msy have dc.
pended under the government from which 1t
ernsnated, snd 10 receive and record all evi.
dence OF freud in obtaining or issuing the
written evidence Of such claims, and Vi Their
abandonment or forfeiture.
Sec. .. ind be u .jnr!her enacted, That
the Register and .Receiyer, a. aioresaid, shnll
transmit 10 the Secrets,y OF The Treasury
complete record of all the clsims preserved
10 them under this act. and the evidence ap.
pertaining to each claim, and shall also make
out and usnsmit to the Secretay OF the 1res-
.ury sn abstract, containing the whole npm
Der OF claims, in four distinct classes, the brst
ut which shall contsin a specification OF the
nature and extent Uf CON piets ,illss, the time
when, and By whoC, issued, and 10 whom,
with the date Of soy transfer, the name OF the
person transferring, and To whom transferred,
and where the Conditions OF such grant or pa.
tent have been complied with /; the second
shall contain all claims founded on written ev-
idence and not embraced in the 6Iss class, and
where the CONDITIONS on which The perfection
thereof into complete titles may have depend.
ca according 10 the laws and o, dinsnces of the
Spanish Govcrnmsnt, are shewn TO have been
com Piled with 'he third class shall consist
Of claims founded on hsbitalion, occupation,
or cultivation, previously 10 twenty.second Of
February, one thousand eigb, hundred and
oineteen, and in the manner which would have
entitled the ciainsnts to title under the 60.
vernment exercising the sovereign powet o.
yer ,ha, tract Of couo,'y, and which, in ,hei'
opinion, ought 10 be confirmed /; the fourth
class shall consist of those claims, which, in
he opinion Of the Register and Receiver,
ought not to be conf ned: Provided, That
no,hlng contained in this &C, shal, be consid-
cred as pledge on the part Of Congress TO
confirm sny claim thus reported.
Sec. 3. Ind Be is Ju,fher enacted, That il,
shall be the duty of the Register and Reteiv.
er aforesaid, afIer sui, able notice TO claimants,
Of the time and place Of their meeting, add
the objec, thereof, be given by Them, to hold
heir session st Nachitocht,, so long ss may
be necessary for the performance OF the du
ties herein prescribed, and shall be allowed
!he sun, Of five hundred dollars each, q. q full
compensation for the services required to be
performed by this act.
Washington, Mar. 8, ls23-Approved,
JAMES MONROE.