The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-09
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BE II enaoted 5ghe Senate and Hous, NJ
| Representatives u The Uaiitd STATES UJ 4
mer'es, tn Congress assembled That Tie
tree several tracts of Land, lyas in the
9nuiy OF Tnscara"as, in the STATE Of
Ohm, lately ieiroeed.. 10 the UnA,d
States by tie Society of the TniIed Pre-
ihfen, for proragaIing the Gospel aaloug
the Heather, shall BIZ surveyed aud lad
oil mi" such lois, having regard To- the
existing surveys Y improvements thereon,
as will best conduce Ia thr sale thereof
Pforlded, That the lots and tracts which
the thlted States are hnnad To convey Ia
the said Society, shall b. laid oil accord.
lns Ia the contract for rptfocrssinn Ind.
Pforiicd, also, that suitable number of
lH-lnts aud out luts, IN the town Of Gnadrn-
hutton, shall BIZ laid oil Tor sad town, Gu.
lnacing the improved part tlrreof, and tn,
helds adjoining, NOW occupied hy the in.
hab'lanis, which shall be plated aud nuln
her.d, aud copy .recnrdtd IN SAID county,
according 10 the Laws ot Ohm.
See. Ind be IL furihtr enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury shalt hr, Il
Is hereby, authorized Ia appoint an aernt,
who shall reside near the sad land, whose
duty II shall he Ia snperinirnd aud direct
The survey of said land aud lots Ia receive
and pay over Ia the Trcasar, ihe rrats
dae, aud To become due, On said lands ::
10 take possessions Of such parts OF sad
inds as may be forfeited by thr tenants.
by reason ut non performance Of the CO.
'enauts, in their leases; To ascertain he
actual cash value of each of the lois and
town lots, with the improvements thereon,
aud, also, the value Of each, subject 10
the e"uauious of the leases outstanding on
] il,.by the and uftwo disin,rrrsted appraisers,
To be selected by the Secretary of The Trea
snry, To- ascertain The award Ia br made 10 /.
sdac SINNERS, Jesse Walton, Barzi!ai Wat.
ton, Jesse Hill, y Buaz Walton, according
10 thri leases; iufecriNe surrender of such
ut the leases outstanding on such lands ns
tn" holders thereof may be Disposed to
make, who have, ar shall first comply
with the conditions of their leases, up to
the time of The surrender 10 eup.rintcnd
the sale OF said lands and lots and 10
transfer 10 the purchasers who shall buy
any of said lands OF lots, subjected 10 the
leases thereon, the lease OF the lnt oI
Land 50 bought and Ia do whatever else
| may he necessary Ia effect speedy and
advantageous disposition of said land and
| lots.
Sect. 3. md be d(Uihtr enacted, That
u right frre-empiion shall be allowed 10
John Andrcas, John Nrigaman, Jacob
! Wl0sh, and Catharine Tschudy, nj the
real cash value of the lots occupied by
them, according to the stipnIations of the
sad agreement lar rrtlorrssiJn, and 10 amy
al the lcssecs, for my lot embracing ihcir
lease and, also, 10 the SAID Soctety Of
United Brethren, ior any of the remaining
| lois, 81 town lots, Ia an amount not ex-
ceedng the aplnunI stipulated To be paid
to them by thu United States proridcd,
/ ihai any OF the nrrsuus UalillCd 10 pre-
emptoo, Who shall ht drsiions IL avail
lht msches Of such right, shall give notice
10 the said agent of such their intention be.
! tone the chsil value OF The lots is ascertain
ed and III The case Of the iessscs G!inil, AT
CT bttorc the time OF giving such notice,
! pay all arrears Of rpu1 and surrender their
lenses and shall, Immediately after the
said cash value is asc.rtainsd, he entitled
To patent far the lot or land To which
they are entitled, AZ aforesaid, ON paying
/ the amount of such cash value or, IN thu
case OF the Sncl'ty, ON the executing aud
delivering TO said agent n discharge 10 the
! United States, Tor SO much rs said lot or
land, "htretO pIe enpilon is claimed
shall amount To, on sccount nt any sum la
become due them by reason Of siipulations
in said rctrocrssions i; and 40 right to such
, pre- ,lnpiion shall be- considered AS extend
| my beyond the lime Of commencing the
sale of said lands, as hrreinalllr direct.
ed
Sec. 4. .1nd be II further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Treasury may cause
to be designated, and allowed for public
use, the usual ground for street, and al
| leys IN sald town, for public ground and
tor schools aud may, moreover, cause To
be designated and set apart, one lot in each
of said tracts, not exceeding one thirty.
! sixth part of each, the tile whereof shall
be- vested IN the Legislature of the State Of
Ohio, aud held IN trust for the use OF
schools, IN the same manner as other
lands granted by the United States for
the nse of schooIs, are held IN thai state.
See. 5 find be II further enacted, That,
immediately after the said SURVEYS shall
be completed, the cash value ascertainrd,
apd the school lands drsignatcd, the said
agent shall give notice, hy advertisement
Ia one newspaperin Washington ity, aud
one in Strnbr0, lie, one in Gainesville, aud
"ne in New Phiiadjpha, Ohio, of the
time, not less ihan sixty days from the
/ first publication, WHEN he will offer the
said lands and lots far sal'', al public ven
due, at the Court House in New Phila-
deIpha aforesaid aud shall al such lime
and place, proceed to ofl'l for sale, To the
highest bidder, any of sad bands or lots,
remaining undlsposcd NJ, in the manner
h,rrinhclors provided for; and none of
said lots, or lond, shalt be put up at less
sum than the actual cash value ascrrlaiIcd
as aforesaid & IA case any ofsaid Iessres
shall nave failed, or refused to surrender
their lrasrs, the sale shall be made sub
Ject to those leases and each purchaser
who may purchase ii such Sale, STALL i'm
medarcly pay to the said Agent the a