The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-13
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.pne,y sb,. ~ survey. andtr yAioA the gn d
) claimed. has b.ca made subsequent 70 The
date If thr survey under winch lie clam
was co.is med
see 5. Ind tcH further enaeisd, That, SO
sca,, .. the said i.s.ris II land shall have been
thus surveyed and The surveys thereof return
N 10 me oiiice 81 tn proper Register # shail
! be- the datg pftlr said Register 10 Issue cefiif
Gates N Iator httne claimants entitled Thereto
an1 II shall appear, 10 the Satisfaction Of the
| Commissioner Of he neral Land Office, that
the certificates have been fairly obianed, and
| correspond Nth Ire transcripts transmitted ~
me Secretary of tie Treasury, and tie pats
returned BY tic Surveyor, patents shall Do
granted. ia Like manner as IS proaded by LA
TOT h. other 2 ihiic Lands Of the Oultsi oates
Sec .. iadbea furihsr t1acied, That the
Surveyor Of The public t.ands shall designate on
! The township plats the claims for which b.
shall have refused tn issue MS certificates Of
survey.
soc 10 And be II further enneie1. That the
expense ofsugveyia- al claims founded ON suI-
rcys or grams snail b. piid by the United
States Prorided, Iae snmr shall not exceed
four dollars per mila for every mile actually
fua aud marked
Scr. II And be II further enacted That no
pafrnt shail s.ur, without The consent OF the
parties tor lands the claims TO which may
have bnen confirmed on surveys, which intcr-
forr with ench other, until a legal dcesipn shall
hayI been had on the same.
SEC. 10 4Hd bet further endcitd, That ia
boldet Of claims over three thousand five hun
drrd acres, which have been flied with tho Com
missioners, or vifh teHr gis'er and Receiver 70 4
the Land Onioe for West Florida, aefiag as
Commissioner, for adiuiicotng on CLAIMS or
a 4 II.
nssouers for adildicatiug clllms to land il
Last Florida, o which under the provisions Of
this act. may be- fed Will the Register aud Ec-
ccleer of the Land Office for East floridl, and
which claims have not been reported against by
The said Commissioners, or by the Register and
Receiver, shall cause the same to bc 80 connect
ed with the township lines ofthe public surveys.
and shall furnish 10 the Surveyor OF the public
lands in Florida such information ms will cn1
ble bin 20 exhibit, accurately the said claims
on his township pats, and the lands thus claim
cd shall be reserved from sal Troriied, That
Information required. to enable the Surveyor 10
cNhihtthem on the Township plats. shall have
been furnished IN him Within nnr year after the
lines ofthe townships, within which such CLAMPS
may lie, Shall have been run; Or, where the
township lines have already hrrn run, within
one var from the passage Of this net
sec ~. 1Hdbc i Gntber enat,e3, That il
shall the duty Of the Il &C aud Receiver.
~ Tallahassee, 10 delivef over 10 the keeper OF
the pubic archives of West Florida all the 70.
cords and pnrtrs Of the late Board Of Commits
sencrs for West lorlda and il snail be- the
duty Of the lice'trr md nceciv.r Of the Land
Office for Eas, Florida. 10 dsliYr, to the keeper
Of the public archives Of East Florida all the
records and pnpc,s fthc late Board Of Com
"a, lie
confirmed by this act
Sec Is An3 he II further tnrt's1 That it |
shall be lawfnl for the Governor and legislative
Council - sell one ofthe reserved quarter sec. |
tons nf land. near Tallahassee and apply the
proceeds to the erection Of public buildings |
and " shall be lawful for thcm n reserve such |
portion n, tho quarter section 10 the town NJ
Iall1hasseo contiguous - the creek and water |
fall es may, ia their OPINION contribute to the
alfh and convenience ofthc inhabitants and |
TREY shall have power 10 pass laws for the pre- |
Sar,atan Of and espulsion from, the other two
reserved qulI'sr sections. all intrudcrs, aad 10
ahsfe all nuisnnceS which said ten reserved
quarter sections shall be rrsrrvcd for aud yes
ted N he state. should that Territory ever be
erected into one.
See l6 And BE- L further enq.iri, That the
thee persons Whose Improvements were inrlu-
ded IN reserves loadr N certain Indian em T.,
in the treaty With tae Florida Indians Of tho
eighteenth OF Snp'cmbar, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty.thrce, shall be entitled 10
. prc-coiptian 10 the SINE qunntify Of land in
said distinct upon the same terms and condi.
tions as other pre- emptions, To be located under
hc direction OF tho Receiver and Register, upon
the production OF proof that they would have
been entitled - the provisions OF the act gtant-
ing the right ofprc.e mpton il the reserves had
not been made,
JOHN ". TAYLOR
Speaker Of the House Of Rep csrntatycs,
NATH'L. MACON,
President Of the Senate, pgo-temporc
Approved 9Th feh 1897.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS