American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-23
Volume vi.
By AUTHORITY.

for other purposes
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Reprs.
sentatiues Of the United States of america in Con
sress assembled That all the decisions made by the
land in the District of East Florida and those recomme
ded for confirmation, under The quantity of thee thousand
five hundred acres in favor of claimants to lands and lots,
contained in ha reports abstracts and opinions of said
Commissioners, which have been transmitted to the Secrc.
ary Of the Treasury according to law and referred by
him to Congress- on the twenty first Of February eighteen
hundred ard twenty-five, and the twenty Of February,
eighteen hundred and twentysx, be, and the same sre
hereby, confirmed.
Sec. And be further erocfed That all the conflict
ing Spanish claims repor in obedience to the fourth
section VI an act OF Congress- approved May the eighth
eighteen hundred aud twenty two entitled can for
ascerianing claims and titles lands in the Territory of
Florida. be, and the hereby coflmed Prors-
ded That this confirmation shall only operate reln-
qushnent of the title Of the United States; Procaded
further, That nothing in the afoegoing sections shall be
construed 10 prevent bar the judicial decision between
perso claiming titles 10 the lands confirmed.
Sec. .9nd be IL further enacted, That the commons in
the city Of St Augustine be- and the same are hereby
confirmed TO the Corporation of said city, to the same
tent that they were used, claimed, and enjoyed, under
the Spanish Government And the Psrochal church. and
buryirg ground in possession of the Roman Catholic
gregaon are confirmed to them: and the Old Erscopa.
church lot is hereby. renquished and confirmed to the
incorporated Episcopal church Of St Augustine P,ou-
dtd avay That the grants in this section specified shall
forever nure to the purposes fo which they are confirm
ed and shall not be aenated without The consent OF Con-
gress.
Sec A. find be IL further enacted That shall be the
duty of the Secretary Of the late Board Of Commissioners
to deliver to the Receiver and Register to be appoin
ted for the District of East Florida, all records evidence
and papers, in the possession of said Board, relating &c
claims and titles to land, in said Disrct and shall be
the duty of said Receiver and Register to examine a,
decide all claims and titles land in Fast Florida, not
heretofore decided by the late Board Of Commissioners,
subject to the limitations. and in conformity with the proc
adjustment of private land claims in Florida
Sec S. And belt further enacted Thathe several claim
to land n said District whose claims have not been
here ofore decided filed, before the late Board Of
Commissioners. be permitted file their claims, and The
evidence in support Of hem with the Register and Re-
cever of said District and evidence IN support OF hoc
filed before said Board any time before the first of Nc
vember whose duty it shall be to report the saes
with their decision thereon. and those already fled to the
Secretary of the Treasury, before the first day OF
January, thousand eight hundred and twenty eight 70
| be laid before Congress. at the next session.
Sec 6 And be ii further enacted That the Receiver and
Rrgstsf e. sha have appons ana pre-
be entitled to receive the of fifteen hundred dollars
annum to be paid quarterly out of any money in ha
Treasury. not otherwise appropriated asa full compensa.
for the performance Of their duties Receiver and
Register and the additional duties required by this ACT.
and shall not he allowed any oher fees commissions
whatever and the Clerk appointed by them shall be al
lowed the of thousand dollars to be paid quarter
y of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro
priated
Sec 2. ind Be further enacted, That the Keepers Of
Public Archives of East and Yves, Florida shall furnish
The Surveyor of Public Lands in Florida, without dea,
description OF each claim land which shall have been
locality, and connexon of such claims and, where he
confirmation may have been made grant or survey a
copy of the and distances contained sach grant
survey and the date of the grant and shall
be the duty of the Surveyor of the Public Lands in Fods
cause, under such Instructions he may receive from
the Treasury Department. the said claims to be surveyed,
and connected with the Tos nship lines of the pubic
veys, and TO give to them their proper township and
ional numbers, agreeaby to such descriptions; and he
shall make pats AVID certificates Of survey Of the
same, of which shall be returned to the Office OF the
Register of the Land Office for the Dstric. in which the
land may lie, and the other shall be delivered to the
claimant But it shall be the duty Of the Surveyor TO with
hold his certificate If he shall have to believe HAT
he lands claimed are other lands than those intended to
be confrmed it shall appear that the survey, under
which the land is claimed has been made subsequent IT,
the date Of the survey under which the claim was confirm
ed.
said of land shall have BEEN hus surveyed and the
thereof returned 20 the Office of the proper Regis
ter, shall be the duty of the said Re- to issue cer-
favor of the claimants entitled thereto and # it
shall appear the satisfaction Of the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office, that the certificates have been fairly
obtained, and correspond with the Transcripts transmitted
the Secretary Of the Treasury, and the pss returned
by the Surveyor, patents shall be granted in like manner
provided by law for the other Public Lands Of the
Sec. And Be further enacted. That the Surveyor #
the public Lands shall designate on the township plats
The c.ims for which he shall have refused to issue his
certificates Of survey.
Sec TO- Ind be further enacted That the expense Of
surveying all claims founded on surveys or grants shall be
paid by the United States Provided, The shall not
exceed four dollars per mile for every mile actually
and marked
Sec IL And be it further enacted, That pate shall
ISSUE without The uf the parties, for ads ibc
claims to which may have been confirmed on surveys,
which interfere with each other, until legal decision shall
have been had on the
Sec II. .4nd be IL further enacted, That the holders Of
claims three Thousand FIVE hundred acres whch have
been filed with the Commissioners, or with the Register
and Receiver of the Land Office for West Florida, acting
Commissioners for adjudicatng on claims, or OF claims
which have fled with the Commissioners for sdudcs
ting claims land East Flords which, under the
provisions of this act, be filed with the Register and
Receiver of the Land Office for East Florida and which