American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-28

AN ACT to provide for the extinguishmen Of the debt
due to the United States, by the Purchasers of Public
Lands.
Be enacted By he Senate and House Of Representatives Of
The United States Of America in Congress assembled That,
i'll all cases where the purchaser, legal HOLDER OF any
certificate of purchase Of any of the Public Lands Of the
United States, may have obtained certificate OF further
cred under the provisions of passed second March,
one thousand eight hundred and twentyone entitled
An for the relief of the purchasers of public lands
prior to the first day Of July, Thousand eight hundred
land twenty, OF the acts supplementary thereto, OF
the twentieth of April, thousand eight hundred and
twenty-five, and of the third of March, thousand eight
hundred and twenyhree, the person obtaining such GER
lucae, the legal holder thereof shall be allowed, at
Iany time prior the tenth Of April thousand eight
hundred and twenty-five, file, with the Register of the
Land Office, in the district where such land situated,
Irenquishmen in writing, of any section, half section,
lquarer section legal subdivision of fractional section,
made according the provisions of the existing laws, in
relation to the survey and sale OF the Public Lands and
any payment made, any tract OF land, SO renqshed,
shall be applied to the payment of the due any
tract retained by said purchaser legal holder of GER
licate of purchase; which REIMBURSEMENT shall be allow
ed only condition that any such purchaser legal hold
of certificate of purchase, reInqush sufficient guam
ty of land thereby to complete his her payments due
the United States, lands retained or pay the bal
due and which may afterwards become due in money
before the time of such REIMBURSEMENT and, on the
payment of such balance in money there shall be aowed
the amount paid, deduction of the rate OF thirty
seven and half per centum ProUded thaa nothing here
in contained, shall entte the person making such rein
punishment TO claim any repayment from the United States
Of any lands reinqnished .4ndp,ovided fur
r That nothing hereng contained shall authorize any dis
counts upon payments made by REIMBURSEMENT.
Sec g. .9nd be further enacted That all purchasers, Oh
legal holders of any certificate of purchase OF any of the
Public Lands Of the United States, who may have obtained
certificate of further credit under the provisions of the
several acts above mentioned, making complete pay
ment, previous to the tenth Of April eighteen hundred
and twenty-five, of every nstament now due, and which
shall afterwards become payable shall be allowed, upor
the amount paid deduction, the rate Of thrysever
and half per centum
Sec. 8. find be further enacted, That it shall be th'
duty Of the Registers and of the Land Offices
the United States, Immediately after the 10th OF April
Ieghteen hundred and twenty FIVE return complete list
of the lands renquished to the United States, within thei
districts and such lands shall be exposed TO sale, as ohe
lpubic lands of the United States.
Sec. .aadGe further enacted That the Register ant
Receiver of any Land Office, shall be allowed double tn
fees given them by the act Of the second of March, on
Thousand eight hundred and twentyone for like services
to be paid by the person persons ayang themselves
Y 1.-THE provisions of this act.
Sec .And be ttothey enacted, That the provisions
this be extended town lots and out lots reserved to
THAT purpose and sold by the United States credit.
Wshington Approved 18th May, 1924.