American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-08

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claimants Of lands within the limits Of the land district Of
st. Helena established by the of the twenyhfh Of
April, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled
san for asceranng the titles and claims lands in that
part OF Louisiana, which lies east of the river Mississippi
and island OF New Orleans, whose claims have been pre-
scented 10 the Commissioner appointed TO receive and
anime claims and titles 10 lands said district, the
Register and Receiver, acting Commissioners under the
provisions of the act Of the third Of March, thousand
eight hundred and nineteen, entitled An act for adjust
ing the claims to lands and establishing land offices in the
districts of the island of New Orleans and which have
not been reported to Congress, whose claims have
been heretofore presented to the said Commissioner !;
or to the Register and Receiver acting Commissioner,
be allowed until the first day of January next present
their titles and claims and the evidence in support of the
same, to the Register and Receiver of the said district,
whose powers and duties, in relation the same SHALL in
a respects, be governed by the provisions of the acts be-
fore eced and of the Of the eighth of May thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-five, entitled An act sup
Elementary the several acts for adjusting the claims 10
land, and establishing land offices in the districts of
the island of New Orleans"
Sec g. Ind be further enacted That the said Register
and Receiver shall have power to appoint Clerk who
shall be person capable of TRANSMITTING the French and
Spanish languages and who shall perform the duty Of tram
saor and such other duty may be required BY said Re-
gister and Receiver and the said Register and Receiver
shall each be allowed as compensation for their services
in relation to the said claims and for the services to be
performed under the provisions of the several
which this is supplement, at the of thousand
dollars year and the Clerk at the of twelve hun
bred and fifty dollars year and the Clerk employed by
the said Register and Receiver last year. shall be allowed,
at the rate which several of money shall be
paid out of any moneys in the Treasury otherwise APP
proprated Prouided, That not than years
pensaon be thus allowed TO either the Register and RE-
cever their Clerk and the payment Of the whole,
any portion of the aforesaid compensation may be with
held by the Secretary of the Treasury, until report shah
have been made to him, for the performance Of the
vices for which the same is allowed
Sec. 3. And be ii further enacted That the Clerk
poyed by the Register and Receiver of Public Moneys
St Helena Court House, be allowed the of thou
sand dollars for the services performed by him, Clerk
the said Register and Receiver Of Public Moneys during
the year thousand eight hundred and twenty-five au3
one thousand eight hundred and wenty-hree.
Sec. A.. .4nd be az further enacted That all donation
claims which may be presented TO the said Register and
Receiver under this act, and all claims founded
ete or incomplete titles, which may be presented not
heretofore surveyed shall be surveyed at the expense Of
the claimants
Sec s. ind be Il further enacted That the PRINCIPAL
deputy Surveyor of the United States, for ST. Helena Dis
tric shall reside at such place, in the said district. shall
be designated by the President of the United States.
Washington, May &c, 1924 Approved.