The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-01

and It stlali be lie G OF sad Receiver anu l1e.
gster, to examine ami decide all claims and III
ties to land, in East Florida, not heretofore de-
cidcd by the late Board Of Commissioners, sub
ject to the limitations, andin conformity with the
provisions Of the several acts of Congress provd-
ing for the adjustment Of private land claims N
Florida.
SIG. 5. ind Be IL further enacted, That
the several claimants to land in said District,
whose claims have not been heretofore decided
on or filed, before the late Board OF Commission
ers, be permitted to file their claims, and the cv.
idence in support of them, with the Register and
Receiver OF said District, and evidence IN sup
port Of those filed before said Board, at any tune
before the first of November next, whose du'y
shall be to report the same, with theW decision
thereon. and those already filed, to the secre-
tary of the Treasury, ON or before the first day of
January, one thousand eight hundred and twcn-
ty.eight, to be laid before Congress, at the next
session.
SEC. e. .And be ii further enacted, hat
the Receiver and Register shall have power 70
appoint Clerk, and prescribe his duties; and
the Receiver and Register shall each be enti'lcd
TO receive the sum OF fifteen hundred dollars per
annum, to be paid quarterly, out ot any money IN
the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. as Il
fall compensation for the performance OF tneif
duties as Receiver and Register, aud the addi'
tiona duties required by this acts and snail hot
be allowed any ether fees commissions what
ever; and the Clerk appointed BY them shall be
allowed the auia Of one thousand dollars, To be
paid quarterly cut Of any money IN tho Treasury
not othern ise appropriated.
SEC. Z. .4Hd BE- IL FURTHER rnsefcd. lhat
the Keepers Of Public Archirycs OF Fast and
West Florida shall furnish 10 the Surveyors OF
Public Lands in Florida, vi hout delay adcscrp-
ton of each claim to land, which shall have been
confirmed, which shall specially designate the
quantity, locality and conneXon Of such claim;
and, where the confirmation may have been
made on a grant or survey, a copy Of the courses
and distances con'ainedin such grant or survey.
and the date of the survey 81 grant; and it shall
be the duty of the Surveyor Of Pullic Lands in
Florida to cause, under such instructions as he
may receive from the Treasury Department, thc
said claims to be surveyed andi connected with
tl,c Township lines of the public surveys ard tt
give them their proper townships and seCuo1a
numbers, agrccabiy TO such descriptions; and hr
shall makes separate plots and certificates OF sur
yey of the same, one Of which shall be retnrnet
: to the office ot the isegstcr of the Land ohc'
for tie District IN which tho land may lte an'
the other shall be delivered to the claimant
Il But il shall be- the duty ofthe Surveyor 10 with
l. hold his certificate, it he Shall have reason to be
Il lieve that the lands claimed are other lands thai
y those intended 70 BE conhrncd or ifit shall AZ
pear that the survey, under Which the land
claimed. has been made subsequent to the dat
of the survey under which the claim was confirm
ed.
src s. ladJsHfutfer eaGci5d, That, so 500
as the said tracts OF land shall have been thu
lsnrveyed and the surveys thereof returned I
the proper Register, itshall be the dnty Of ,h
s;ud Register 10 ssue certificates IN favor OF tl
claimants entitled thereto; and, ~ shall appcs
II a. s.t e Al
Gcnera, .and Office That the certificates hay
been fairlt obtained, and correspond with ii
transcripts transmitted IL the Secretary Of I'll
Treasury, and the plots returned by the Survc,
or, patents shall be gran cl, in like manner q
IS provided bv law for the other PubNc Lands
the United states.
SEC .4nd be Il further sncrfed That tlc su
veyor Of the public Lands shall dcsi ignac On 4
Township plats the claims for which he 81:
have refused to issue his cer,hca'es Of survey.
SEE, 10. .7ndM dj0rthcr enacted, 'fha. Il
expense of surveying all claims founded On 81
veyS or grants shall be pad by the United state
P,OWdc8, The same shall not exceed four d'
lars per mile for every mile actually run Al
marked
SIC. IL. IND he Il fariicr enact.d, That
patient shall issue, without the consent Of Il
parties, for lands, Tie claims 10 which may la
been confirmed on surveys, which interfere wi
each other, until legal decision shall have be-
/. had on the same
7. SEr. u. ind he II GYiLcr fpGc'fd That t
holders Of claims over three Thousand FIVE hl
Jlred acres, which have been filed with the Co
rnissioncrs, or with the Register and Receiver
the and O;iicc toy Wet Florida. acting rs 20
missionert tor adudcali',g on claims, or Of cla,
which have been filed with The Commission,
for adiudicatng claims to land in East Fioric
or which under the provisions of this act, III
be filed with the Register and Receiver Of (
Land Office for East Florida, aud which clai
have not been reported against by the said Co
of mssoncrs, or by thc Register and Receif
shall cause the same 10 be 50 connected with ,
township lines of the public SURVEYS and ri
-, furnish 10 the Surveyor Of the public lands
Ia Florida such information rs Will enable him
'N"' exhibit, accurately. the sad claims on his toy
ship plots, and the lands thus claimed shall
y reserved from sale; Praeidd, That informal
II required, to enable ths Surveyorto to exhibit III
the on the Township plots, shall have been furnish
tied TO him within one year after the lines of
Dis townships, within which such claims may
CON shall have been run; or, where the towns
ami lines have already been run, within one v
'nds from the passage Of this act.
and SIC. 13, mn be II Giytier enacicd, That
'een shall be the duty ofthe Rcgistcranh Reccivcr
ac- Tallahassee, todelyer over to the Keeper of
fess, public arcneyes Of West Florida, an thc rcco
nun. and papers Of the late Board of Commission
OF for West Florida. and il shall be the duty Of
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