American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-22

the Commissioners appointed for the examination
OF claims in East Florida, be allowed at the rate oil
two thousand dollars per annum, in full for theirI
services to be paid quarterly at the Treasury of the1
United States, out OF any money in the treasury
not otherwise Appropriated: Provided, hoacerer,l
That no one of said Commissioners shall be entitled
to draw any portion of the compensation hereby al
lowed him. except on showing an actual and faith. |
iul performance Of the duties required Of him.
Sec. find be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the late Commissioners for the exami-
nation of titles and claims to lands in West Florida,
and OF their Clerk, to deliver to the Register and
Receiver of the Land Office, for the Western Land
District Of Florida, all records, evidence, and papers
in the possession OF them, either them, relating
to said titles and claims. And it shall be the duty
|of said Register and Receiver to examine and de.
|cide on all titles and claims to the land in West
Florida, not heretofore decided upon by said Com
missioners, subject to the limitations, and in con-
!ormi,y with the provisions of the acts of Congress
heretofore passed on that subject.
Sec. 7. find be 1t further enacted, That the sew
era claimants Of land in said district, where claims
have not been heretofore decided on, be permitted
Ito file their claims, and the evidence in support oil
them, with the Register and Receiver of said Dis
|trct, at any time before the first day of November
next, whose duty it shall be to report the same,
with their decision thereon, to the Secretary of the
Treasury, before the first day Of January next,
to be laid before Congress a, the next Session.
Sec 8. find be 1t further enacted, That the said
Register and Receiver shall have power to appoint
their Clerk, and prescribe his duties, and who shall
Ibe allowed in full compensation for his services, the
sum Of eight hundred dollars. and said Register and
Receiver shall each be allowed the sum of one
Thousand dollars for the performance OF the duties
reuu ed OF them by this act, which said several sums
OF money shall be paid said Register and Receiver,
and their Clerk, out any money In the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, whenever the business
is completed, and the report approved by the Sec
retary oil the Treasury.
Sec. 9. find be 1t further enacted, That the Pres
lent of the United States be- and he is hereby, au
thorized to appoint two officers, to be called the
Keepers Of the Public Archives in the terri tory OF
Florida, one of whom shall keep his office at St
Augustine, in East Florida, and the other at Pensa
cola in West Florida
I Sec. TO- .fnd be II further enacted That the said
ofcers shall each give bond and security in The sum
oil twenty thousand dollars, tor the safe keeping and
Ipreservaton of said Archives, and Tor the faithful
performance OF the duties Of their respective Offices
and the translation Of such OF the records and docu
ents as are hereinafter provided Tor and shall each
receive salary Of five hundred dollars to be paid
quarterly from the Treasury Of the United States.
Sec II And be it further enacted. That the salt
!, oAicers shall cause to be made faithful and com
pete translation and record OF all the Spanish records
and documents delivered in by them, and having
relation to land claims derived from the Spanish ant
4 British Governments, distinguishing and keeping
separately those which relate to grants made within
the districts of Baton Rouge, Mobile, north OF lati
tude thirty one and those made within the presen
limits of Florida; complete descriptive list OF eacl
of which ranslatons and records, when completed
shall be forwarded to the Secretary OF the Treasury
and The said officers SHALL severally, be entitled
: receive from the Treasury Of the United States, o.
1.-The completion of the work, compensation at tn
rate of ten cents for each hundred words by then
translated and recorded.
Sec. 10. find be 1t further enacted That the sal
e officers shall make out and deliver to individual ap
plicants, copies or TRANSACTIONS OF any documents
their said offices, on being paid for the same at tn
rate Of six and one fourth cents for each hundre
words.
'e Sec. IS. .and be itfTtter enacted That the sev
4 eral sums of money hereby appropriated shall b
"a paid out of any money in the Treasury, not other
= wise appropriated.
81 Washington, March 8, 1926: Approved.
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