The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-22
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
GPUBLIc-No. 55.l

AN All To extend the time Tor locating
Virginia Military Land Warrants, and
returning surveys thereon to the Gene
ral Land Office.
BE IL enacted BIZ The Senate and House Of
Representatives. ofhe United States Of IL
mtricn iR Congress assembled, That the
officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, on
the continental establishment, their heirs
or assigns, entitled to bounty lands within
me tract of country reserved by the State
| % Virginia, between the Little Miami and
SClota Rivers, shall be allowed until the
irSt day of June. eighteen hundred and
| twenty nine, to obtain warrants, and until
the first day of June, eighteen hundred ana
thIrty.two, 10 complete their locations,
and until the first day Of June, eighteen |
hundred and thjrtv-th.pe, to return their |
surveys and warrants, or certified copies |
thereof, TO the commi ssloucr of the Gene |
raj Land Office, ana TO obtain patents F.: !
50 Niitue "f urIy J~~-..s-' I
thc first dav OF June, eighteen huhuTe"
and twenty nine, and no patent shali ISSUE
III consequence of any location thade alteI
| the first cav of June, eighteen hundred anu
! ihirty-two md prOuided also, lhat 10
natent shall be obtained, on any such war
rant, unless there be produced, 10 the sc.
cretary of War, satisfactory evidence that
such warrants was granteo lot SERVICES
,,h,ch. by the laws OF Virginia, passeG pti-
or 20 the cession ofthe Northwestern Ter
ritorv, would have entitled Such ohcers' OF
soldier. hi, heirs or assigns, to bounty iandsi
and also n certificate of the Register OF
the Land Office Of Virginia, that 40 war
rant has issued from the said Land Once
for the same services. 90,
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted, Ihat
no patent shall be issued, by virtue oI We
nrecedinp section, for greater quantity oI
land than the rank, or term OF scr'ice, VI
the officer or soldier To whom or 10 WIosc
r hcirs or assigns such warrant mas DeeH
Granted. would have entitled hun to, unuer
the aforesaid laws Of Virginia ana when
c ever it appears, to the Secretary oi war,
l that the survey made by virtue OF any o
r the aforesaid warrants, is for a grcatel
i quantity OF land than the officer or soluleI
VI is entitled to for his services, the oecrelarY
= Of War shall certify, OH each survey, th'
e amount OF such surplus quantity ana 'h'
) officer or soldier, his heirs or assigns, sha'
N have learc 10 Withdraw his survey iron
70 the office of the Secretary of War; and re
'e survey his location, excluding such surplu
10 quantity, in one body, from any part oi hl
CT te. survey, and patent shall issue upo
~ such re.suryey, as in other cases. -,
Sec. z. .9nd be ii further enacted, Ina
no holder of any warrant, which has ocel
or NAV be located, shall be permitted
withdraw or remove the same, and ioee'
il ON any other land, except IN cases OF
in vicion. in consequence of legal JudgInei
. first obtained, from the whole or part OF U
of located land, or unless 1t be iouna 10 lh'c
sT fere with a prior location and survey m n
ne shall any lands heretofore sold by the u
or ted States, within the boundaries OF sa
la. reservation, be subject to LOCATION ny u
al holder of any such INDICATED warrat
nd Protided. That no location shall, alter !
cd massage of this act, be made on lands
aid which patents had previously issue,d,
nc which had been previously surveyed, j
of shall any location be made on iahuS y.
en. West Of Ludow's line, and any Pa''
III which, nevertheless, may be o0tainea' 9
ind ,rary to the provision Of tins Secuoii' oil
ion be null and void. -,
ual APPROVED Nav Goth. les6.
IoJJN QUINCY ADAMS