Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-08-17

bounty Oh pick led fish exported, and al
lowance 10 certain vessels employed IN
the hsheries," passed the third March,
one thousand eight hundred and nine
teen, and which shall, in returning to any
port In the United States, have been
wrecked or lost, the owner or owners,
and crew, of such fishing vessel, shall
have extended to them the provisions OF
tht first section oil this act.
Washington, May 20, 1924.
! Approved: JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to allow further time to complete
the issuing and locating of Military Land
| Warrants.
BE n enacted by the Senate and House
| of Rehresentatiues of The United States
Of Inner lea in Congress assembled, That
the authority granted to the Secretary OF
the Department, OF War, by an act, ap-
proved the twenty fourth day oil Februa-
y, one thousand eigh, hundred and nine
! cen, to issue warrants for the Military
land bountles, TO persons entitled there
TO, shall be revived and continued In
| for the term OF five years.
Washington, May 26, 1924.
| Approved; JANES MoNkoE.
| AN ACT to revive and extend the form OF GER
/ tam pensions, Which have expired by hInita-
ton.
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House
IF RetresentatiUes Of the United States
| V .dmerica IN CaagresS assembled, inat
the Pensions heretofore granted, and
paid out vi the PriVateer Pension Fund,
to The widows and orphans OF sach 9TH
| GERS, seanen, aud marines, as were slain,
! or died in consequence Of wounds, or
casualties, received while in he line oflheir
duty, on BOARD the private armed ships
OF the United States, and he terms ior
| the payment OF which had expired by
ii'DI,allon, before the ninth day OF April,
| IN The year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twent-four, be, and
the same are hereby, revived, and ex
tended TO such widows and orphans,
with all The advantages, and in the sane
manner, as ii their respective terms had
| not expired subject 10 the provisions,
restrictions, and limitations, OF an act,
passed on the ninth day OF April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and twenty four, entitled "An
act extending the term OF pensions
granted to persons disabled, and % the
| widows and orphans of those who have
been slain, or who have died In conse-
quence Of wounds, or casul,ies, received
~, itl,1 H.
The private armed ships, of the Unned
States during the late war;"
Washington, May 26, 1894.
Approved, JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT concerning the prescription rights
in the Territory of Arkansas.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of RehresentatlueS Of the United States
Of .imerica in Congress assembled, That
every person, and the legal representa-
i've Of every person, who was entitled tot
-ae right OF presumption, IN the ierfi o.
ry oil Arkansas, under the provisions OF
me act OF Congress ofthe 9th OF April
one thousand eight hundred and four
teen, entilled " An act for the final adj
Jus ment OF land titles in the State Of
l. luislana and the Territory, OF Missnu-
ri," III that tract OF country north OF the
rleer Arkansas, coded by the Uni,ed
Stiles to the Cherokee nationof -.dIaRs
On the eighth day Ut July, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventeen, be,
and they are hereby, authorized, IN lieu
thereof, and in full compensation for
such right OF pre-emptlon, to enter with
The Register OF the Land Office in the
D!strlct OF Lawrence, in SAID Territory,
any tract within said District, on which
they may have made Improvements pre-
viousiy 10 the passing OF this act, or any |
uDimproved tract within said District, |
The ,ale OF which is authorized by law !: |
Provided, That no more than one quar-
Ter section OF land shall be sold to any
one individual, in the virtue of this act +; |
and The same shall be bounded by the !
sectional and divisional lines run, or to |
be ruD, under the direction of the Sur
veyor OF the United States Lands for /
the States of Missouri and Illinois, and |
Territory Of Arkansas.
Sec. 2. Ind be it further enacted,
That every person claiming prefer
ence in becoming the purchaser of
tract of land, in virtue of this act, shall
deliver notice in writing to the Regis
ter of the Land Office for said District,
stating therein that he was entitled to
presumption right, under the aforesaid |
act of Congress, in tina! part of the Ter
r,ory OF Arkansas coded as aforesaid,
and also particularly designating there