The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-07
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An ACT supplementary to the several act.
providing for the adjustment of LanC
Claims in the State of Alabama.
he It enacted BIZ tie Senate and House o.
Representatives ofhe United STATES 0r.4
mertca n Congress assembled, That the
Claimants of lands, town lots, or out lots
within that part of the limits of the former
Land District, Of Jackson Court house.
which is embraced in the State Of Alaba
ma, whose claims have been presented L.
the commissioners appointed to receive
and examine claims and titles to lands, in
safd Dis vt Of Jac kson Court house, or to
the Register and Receiver of the Land Of
fce at Jackson Court house, acting as
commissioners under the provisions ofthc
act of the third Of March, one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen, entitled 4" An
Act for adjusting the claims to lands, and
establishing Land Offices, in the District
b East of the Island of New Orleans" and
which have not been reported to Congress,
or whose claims have not heretofore been
presented TO the said Commissioners, or to
the Register and Receiver, acting a. ad.
ditional evidence adduced, be allowed un.
til the first day of ofSeptembcr, Eighteen hun.
dred and twenty seven, to present their IL
ties and claims and the evidence in sup
port OF the same to the Register and Re-
ceiver ofthe Land Office at st. Stephens,
In the State of Alabama, whose powers and
duties, IN relation to the same, shall, in all
respects, be governed by the provisions of
the acts before rected, and Of the act Of
the eighth of May, eighteen hundred and
twenty-five, entitled An Act supplement
sary to the several acts for adjusting the
claims to land. and established Land Off
ces,i the District east ofthe Island of New
Orleans"
SEC. 2. .7nd be It further enacted, That
the said Register and Receiver shall have
power 10 receive and examine such titles
and claims, and, for that purpose, shall
hold their sessions at the city of Mobile
they shall give suitable notice of the time
and place oftheir sessions, but may adjourn
from time to time, and meet at such other
places as may be necessary,or may best suit
the convenience o. the claimants, on giving
proper notice Of the time Of their adjourn
ments. And the said Register and Re.
ceiver shall have power to appoint clerk,
who shall be person capable of translat-
ing the French and Spanish language, and
who shall perform the duty Of transla tor.
and such other duty as may be required
by the said Register and Receiver, and the !
said Register and Receiver shall each be |
allowed, as compensation for their SER
vices, in relation to said claims, and for !
the services to be performed under the pro-
Visions Of the several acts to which this is |
a supplement, at the rate Of one thousand |
dollars per annum and the Clerk at the |
rate Of one thousand dollars per annum Il
which several sums ofmoney, shall be paid |
cut Of any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated sProrid.d, That
no more than one years compensation shall |
be thus allowed to either the Register, or
Receiver or Clerk land the paymen, ofthe
whole Of the aforesaid compensation shall
be withheld by the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, until report, to be approved by him,
shall have been made to him, Of the per.
fcrmance of the services for WHICH the same
% allowed.
Sec. 3. Ind Be Il further enacted, That