American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-07-09

lmand to the party interested therein, and tue same
being presented the commissioner OF Tue t'e"e,a'
and Office. in Washington City, shall enttie the
party interested to patent from the president OF
the United States.
Sec :. find be il further enacted, That IN eacn
and every case in which any claim, tried under he
provisions of this act, shall be finally decided against
the claimant, and in each and every case IN Wpch
any claim cognizable. uGder the terms Of this act,
shall be barred by virtue Of the provisions contain
ed therein the land specified in such claim SHALL
forthwith, be held aud taken as part oil the PUBIC
lands Of the United States, subject TO the same dis
position any other public land IN the same DIS
,tct
Sec. 8. md be 1t farther enacted, That the
Clerk Of said Court shall and he IS hereby, direct
ed when any petition OF claim IS hled, under The
provisions Of this act, before any dings there
ion, TO require good and sufficient security Tor all
and charges which may accrue thereon N prose-
cutting the same to final dec,ee; and the District
Attorney Clerk, Marshal attending Witnesses, and
Jurors, shall scverally be allowed such lees Tor their
services and attendance as may be allowed oy law
for like services and attendance IN the District
Court in the state Of Missouri, to be paid by the
party calling for such service attendance, except
where the petitioner or petitioners Ian 70 prosecute
his, her, their suit, claim to final decree, OF
10 Obtain fina decree in his, her, or their favor
presented to The Commissioner or the Register and
Receiver, acting as Commissioners for the examin
alton OF titles aud claims to land in said district and
by them has been reported unavofaby on, IN all OF
which Cases. all cost charges. and expenses Of
such prosecutions, shall be paid by The petitioner
or peliiouers that the Clerk Of the Court, i'll which
the al de- rec shall be had, shall he allowed one
dollar and fifty cents for the official copy Of such
lina decree that the Surveyor OF Public l.apds
shalt be allowed doila, for each Of the official
required 81 him, and The keeper OF The
records and evidence taken under former acts ui
Congress, Tor the adusIm. n, Of land tides, shall
be allowed at the Of teh cents for every hun
dred words coniaued in any such written evidence,
oil their claim, 10 be paid by the party apply ing
therefor
SEC. 9. Ind be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duiy OF ,h Attorney OF the United States
Tor The dst,ct in which the suits authorized by this
act Shall be instituted, in every case where The &c
cison is against the United States, and the claim ex
ceeds thousand acres, 10 make out and transmit.
to the Attorney General OF the United States,
statement containing the facts Of The case, and the
points Of law on which the same was decided, and
ii the Attorney General shall be o! opinion that the II
decision Of the district court erroneous, il SHALL
be his duly 10 direct appeal TO be made to the
supreme court OF The United States, and 10 appear
or and prosecute, the said appeal in Thar court
and shall be the further duty Of the disrict aitor
ney 10 observe the instructions given 70 him by the
attorney general in that respect.
Sec. 10. md be il further eRacted, That il Shall
&c the duy OF the marshal Of the state oil Missouri
~ himself deputy TO attend the said court while
~ session, and to execute all process 10 him drtc I,
ted by the court, under this act
Sec. /. .lnd be ii further enacted, That If, in
any case, il should happen that the lands tene
mehts or heredi aments, decrted to any claimant
under the provisions OF this ACT Shall have been sold
by the United States or Otherwise disposed Of or
It the same shall not have been heretofore located
n each and every such case, 1t shall and may be
awful for the party interested to enter, after the
same shall have been offered at public SALE the like
quantity Of land, in parcels, conormable to sectional
lislsions and subdivisions, 10 any land Office in hel
state OF Missouri and, If il should 81 happen that
% making such entries, there should remain in the
hands OF the enterer fractional excess oil acres oil
less number Than the smallest sectional divisions
authorized by law 10 be sold, II shall and may be
lawful for The patty interested to enter 10 virtue of
such fractional excess, the quantity 0! one half quar-
er section upon paying dollar and twenty five
,ents Tor each acre contained in such half quarter
section, over and above the fractional excess to
which he may be entitled by such confirmation. =
Sec IL. find be 1t further enacted, That, FOR the
purpose OF carrying into effect the provisions OF this
'ct the ludge Of the district court Tor the state Of
Missouri shall hold his sessions az the following
places viz at the town Of ST Louis, in the county
u 81. Louis, on the third Monday Of September +,
next; at the town Of St. Cenevisve, 10 the county
81 81 Genevieve, on the third Monday Of Decem- ,
DER next and at the town Of Jackson 10 the county
Of Cape Giradeau, on the third Monday of April
next; he shall appoint his own clerks; and, after /,
Inc first and each Of the said sessions he shall there
alter SIT upon his o"n APPOINTMENTS, a; the places !,
aforesaid until all the business before him shall be /,
completed, or the time limited by this act shall have
expired, Of which said adjournments, and the time
q holding the special sessions aforesaid, public no
ice shall be given at each Of the places aforesaid.
and al such other places, in the state oil Missouri, as
he shall direct: prOridea That AT either ~ ,ha .