American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-18

AN ACT supplementary to an act, approved on the
third day OF March, one lhousal d eight hundred
aud nineteen, entilled +" An act providing for the
correction OF errors in making entries oil land al
the land offces.''
BE enacted by The Senate and Hose Of Representatives. Of
The Tinted States Of .4,nericd in Congress assembled Thu
When any mistake, IN relation to the correct num-
bers Of any trait Of land, eedpg in quantity
one halt section may have been heretofore made by
any purchaser OF the public lands of the United
States at private sale, and where one or more pay
ments shall have been made by the person making
the entry. on Any tract entered by mistake. AID
where such payment has not been lo leiteG pievl
ousy to he passing of this act, for failure 10 com
pete the payments on such tract aud where the
purchaser purcha may not, in relation to said
tract, have 10 any way taken advantage OF The pro
visions OF the act oil the second of March Ell hteen
hhndred and twenty one, entitled An act Tor the
rele oil the pu hasers Of the public lands prior 10
the FIRST day OF July, eighteen hundred anil Nv enty'
or OF the act supplementary thereto or The act con
tnuing IN force said supplementary act, and where
the person or persons making The purchase, has not
IN any way, transferred his, her, their right 10
the certificate OF purchase or the tract purchas
ed, and where no patent shall have issued for the
tract SO enormously purchased; and, also in all
cases OF an entry hereafter made, of tract oil land
not intended to be entered by mistake of the true
the tract, thus enormously entered, does not in
quantity, exceed one half section and where the
certificate OF the original pure haser purchasers
hes not been assigned the right of the original
purchaser or purchasers in any way transferred and
where SIX months, from the time the entry shall
have been made, may not have elapsed, or the rat
ent issued Tor the tract enormously entered, the
purchaser or purchasers, or, 10 OF hiss her. or
their death, the legal Representatives, (not being as
nee ~ tran \ =,
Try before or alter the passing OF this act. and n
any case coming within IFS provisions, file his her
or their own affidavit or aifdavts, with sue addition
al eVIdence as can be procured showing he mistake
OF the numbers oil the trCt intended to be entered !
and that every reasonable precaution and exerlion
had been used to avoid the error, with The Repis.
ter and Receiver Of the land District within which
such tract ct land is situated, who shall transmit
the evidence submitted to them in each case, TO-
gether with their written opinion opinions, both
as to existence OF the mistake and the crebility of
each person testiying thereto, TO the Commissioner
oil the General Land Office who, if he be entirely
satisned the mlstske has been made, and ha, every
reasonable precautlon and exeriion had been made
to avoid II, shall be authorized 10 change The entry
and transfer the payment from the tract enormously
entered, to that intended to be entered if unsold
out 1t sold, to any other tract liable to entry Pro-
clded' hat the oath OF the person or persons inter
ested SHALL in no case, be deemed sufficient, in the
absence OF other corroborang testimony, TO author
ne any such change OF entry: find provided GLs0
That nothing herein contained shall affect the right
OF third persons.
Sec. 2. .and be it further enacted, That either
the Register or Receiver may administer all os,bs
to be made under the provisions of this act and eve
ry person, knowingly wilfully and corrupty, swear
ing falsely on any oath administered to him or her
under the provisions of this act, SHALL on indctmen,
and conviction Tor such offence before any court
having competent Jurisdiction TO Try the same, suf.