The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-18
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LAWS or rHE uNIrFB STATES, PASSED Al
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Az ACT 10 rsienl the iime for locating
Virginia Military Land Warrants. aud re-.
turning surveys THEREON 10 the Geaera
Land Office.
b II enacted bU the Senate and House oil
Representatives, al he Untod ,SatGs off.
-rioa ~ Congress assembled, That the
oherrs mud sudirr- f. thu Nifgiaa line
o. The continental establishment, their
h.trr 8r assigns rhliIled to bounty Lands
w,thln The lf,ct Of country reserved by
IN STATE of VI gus, between the Lllr
Manu- and Sriold KlVrrs, shall b" allow.
ell until thu II day of June, eighteen
hundred AID tRenlt -nlne. To Obtain war
rants, and uall the first day of June, eigh-
teen hundred and lhirty-tNo, to complete
their locations, aud until tn first day of
June, eighteen hundred aud lhirty-lhrre 10
r"t'rn then surveys and warrants, ~ Ger
,Id~d erprs thereof, Ia the commissioner
of the Ge r,al Land Office. aud TO obtain
patents PFoUidei, that 40 locarions shall
be- made by virtue of any "arraet obtain.
: ed after the FIRST day of June, riseteen
hundred aud twenty nine, and 10 palent
shall issue IN consequence of any lacainn
made after the first day of june, eighteen
hundred and thlrtt two .iad proriafd
rtso. fhat 70 patent shall hr ohtalnpd on
any surh warrant nnl"ss there hr pruda-
crd, II the Secretary uf War, satisfactory
evidence that snch warrant WIS grantpd
Tor services Which by the laws Of Vugln-
IA passed prior IA HE cesslon If the North.
WESTERN Tcrntors, wu3ld have entitled
such oihrcr. ar suldlrt. his hrIrs ~ assign
II haon's lands am tls.' e. rtGcptc 1T
tn RrglsteI of The Lhud Office nf Nisgip-
-, thu u" warrant has ,ssqrd fom the
said bnnd o0irr l'r the same services.
SIC .laf be Il .fariter enacted. That
40 y trot 81 ., IT, issued. by ,Ir ~ If thr
prcredlne seclt"a, Tor a g5ratrr n,nnti,y
al lsnd 'hho hr rank ~ tern of ,p,a,,r.
&C ihr oA,rer ~ soliiet t. ahom ar Ia
whose hrHs ~ assigns such warrant has
bee & hidsd. wdnli haze entitled hun to,
uodrt Tie aforesaid hNs,of Virginia and
Whenever 4 SaP,ars, Ia the SECRETARY ii
Nar. ihai The sa1yrA made n, lrinr If a.
ny 1T tie dinrp- I'D variants, l. tor \ rr,,-
l. qoaniiiy at lnd thtn the oikrcr ar sui
der Is enitlfd Ia frf his -.r,Irr-, the See
rotary of War shlil certify. on each sofyr,
the amount at such -arplns quantity. and
thr officer ar sildier, ms hens or assigns.
Shal nave leaAr Ia Withdraw his suI,ry
nom TIE Office If the Secretary of War
and re--nrAey hi lovatiou. excluding such
su Plus Y itnuty, IN unr BODY. from any
part oi MS re-sur'el, and patent shall
i~shr nrnn suri ~ survey, nsin other eases
SEC. :. .iad b. Il further eaucied That
haidrf 81 any n ariani, which has ha.n
az may be- located. shall h. pprmitt.J ~
W'bdra" or re'npve the srmp. and lnc,t,
II On any Other land, except in cases az ..
Nciion, m consequence Of lrgal iudc.
1nent iirst obtslned, fiom the whole ar ,.'r,
of taf located land, or unlc,s il Lp fonnd
Co interfere with plior location aud ssr.
vet :nor shall any lands h,rrioror, sold
By tn United States, within IN. b,und,,
Ties of said reservation, be snblec, /, Inca.
Ron. by the holder of any such nnlncat,q
warrant ProItded, That nu loratl,o, shall
alter the passage of this act, he made n,
lands !oi which patents haa pre- ,iotisl, il,
sued, ar which had been previously s,n.
Ney'd, nor shall any localion be made -,
lands lying West of LudIoN's line. AMI =,
ny patent which, ne1 erthelcss, may be ob.