The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-08-26

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An ACT suppiemena,y TO IN aci Of Con
gfess. passed on the thitteenth day ot June,
ono thousand tigh, hundted and twelve,
entitled 4" An act making tu'thet provision
for settling the claims 10 land IN the terri
io,y of Missouri"
Be IL enacted by he ScYGte and House ot
.RenresentaHpes offhc Unttcd Staies o. .3rse,
.ica in Congress assembled, That It shall be
the duty of The individual rwne 5, or cls'm
snir, OF town or village lo's, and con mon
Il Id los, IN, sdJnInng, OF belonging TO, he
several towns, or vilisges, ei Pu'tage Des
Srrx, S. Charles, ST. Louis, 81 Fe'dln,nd,
Y, a Robert, Csrondsleb s.. Geneyeve,
Nv Md 10, New Bou, bon, and LIuie Prsi-
TIe, IN Mlssnu /, and me village OF a kansas,
in the tet,lto,y Of A kansas, whose lots were
cO1fi IN d by h act ot Cong ess OF the thr.
tIeth OF June, one thousand eigh, hundf ed and
twelve, sn,itled " An act making iut Ibc' pro
vision fo' se"ling the elaine 10 land IN The
Territory OF Missouri" on the gound ot IN
habilauon, cultivation, or possession, p'ior to
the twentieth day ef December, one thousand
eight hund ed and thf,e, TO p'oceed, within
eightecn months sicr he passage ot this act,
10 d,signa thei; said lo's, ny pto-IDg, befo'e
Ihr L det Of land tiIes for said state and
feruo Y, he fac, Of such inhabiat on, cult
yatIoD, or possession. and The boundaries and
extent f each claim, 60 ss TO enable the SUI
veyo General 20 distinguish the pnva'e from
Ihe vacant lots, appertaiuing TO The said towns
and villages.
Sec. 9 .fud be H farther enacted, That,
immcdi ey sflet the sxpire,ion OF the said
term eilowed for proving such iacts, u sha''
be ne duy of the Survsyo General. within
whose district such lois lie, - proceed, under
abe instructions Of tho Commissioner of the
General Land Office, to su'Vey, designate,
and SCI apart to The said towns and villages,
re,prc'lve,y, go many Of the said vacant town
or vIlsge lots, ou, lots, and common Held
lots, Tor the support of schools in The SAID
towns and vIll9go., respectively, as the Pes
sdrnt of the Uuiied Sta'cs shall not, before
that time, have reserved fo' mIli's'y pu' 20.
aes, and no, exceeding one.'wenue'h pat OF
the whole lands included in the gsncrHi sur
yey Of such towo, or village, eccn' ding to the
p visions of the second section Of the above.
mentioned sct of Congress ot and also,
TO survey and designate, 80 soon sl,ef The pas
cage e his act q. may be, The commons De.
longing TO said towns and villages, according
90 hsir respective claims end conf nations,
same has ~. been already done {: P'ov'ded'
That lots teuuquished TO the Unlted S,s'es
on account OF dsnages done them by The
earthquakes, and IN lieu Of which lands have
been toca'ed elsewhere, she neiiher b. so
desgns'td o. set apau, nor TAX q mo me ESQ
iimste OF the quantity TO which any town or
I sillsge IS en' led
Sec S. ind be IL I4rtEev enacted, That
J. N Reco'de shall issue a ceulEca'e Of con.
hAs,iun Iof each claim con- med, and sh,Il
Nrtcye for he services required OF him by
thIss the sum Of one dollar for each los 50
piovst TO have been Inhabited, cultivated, and
possssd, to be paid by h, 'es?ec'Ye CLAIM
ootmrd. so sccn as he said term shalt have
q Al he shall iurnis the Suryeyo' Gene.
II list of the LOIS so proved TO have
p5ied, culiivatcd, or possessed, to
his guide in Distinguishing Them
vscsnt lots 10 be cot sps't as abov,
and shall transmit copy Of such
Commissioners Of t4e General Land
yfad Be IL further r1cieG, Ths;
isions Of this scl, end Of the afore.
T the thirtieth OF June, one thousand
ndred and ,velve, be, and the same
Sy, ,snded 10 the -gc OF Nine
and the righ, Of fling lheir elalm'
Recorder.
pc os, May GO, 1929
6ved JAMES MONROE.
H -
Ching to the Counties OF Parish.
wSnte and Territory Of The Uni