The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-09-04
rPupLIc--No. ALL


AN ACT for the relief of Purchasers Of
the Public Lands, reverted for non. pay.
ment of the Purchase Money.
BE II enacted BY the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United States of II.
nericG in Congress assembled, That, in all
cases where public lands have been pur-
chased, on which a further credit has not
been taken under the provisions Of the act
of the second Of March, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one, and have revert
ed, or are liable TO revert to the United
States, for failure to pay the purchase mo g.
ney, have been sold by the United States
BY reason Of such failure TO pay, and in all
cases where one twentieth Of the pure hase
money shall have been deposited and for.
feted to tie United States, il shall be the
duty Of the Register Of the Land Office,
where the purchase or deposite was made,
TO issue, upon application, TO the person or
persons, legally entitled to the benefit Of
the payments made previous to such re-
version or sale, his, her, or their legal re.
presentatives or assigns, certificate for
the amount so paid, and not refunded, ,whic
shall be received and credited as cash 10
payment Of any public land that has heep
heretofore, or may hereafter be, sold by
the United States, in the Stn,e or Terri.
tory in which such original purchase or
Geposite was made.
Sec. = .4,,d be It fsrther enacted, That
il shall be the duty Of the Commissioner Of
the General Land Office to prescribe the
form of such certificates, which shall, in
every case, specify the tract or tracts Of
land 80 reverted or sod, the amount paid,
date Of payments, and by whom made; and
1t shall be the duty Of the Regisrer issuing
such certificates, TO keep a record Of the
same, and to forward to the General Land
Office at the close Of each month, an alb
stract OF tho certificates issued during the
month: and for each certificate, the officer
issuing the same shall be entitled to re-
,ceive, from the applicant, the sum Of Fifty
cents.
Sec. 3. .4nd be Il further enacted, That
The said certificates, when received in pay.
mention lands, shall be entered in the books
Of the Land Office where received, and
transmitted with the accounts Of the Re.
ceiser Of Public Moneys, to the General
Land Ofce, in such manner as the Com.
missioner Of the said Office shall prescribe;
and if, upon comparison ofthe original with
the returns from the Office when any GER
unSutC AoSuCus ~ upPCut w bno ootis-
faction of the said Commissioner, that such
certificate has been issued and duly paid,
according to the true intent and meaning
of this act, the same shall be passed to the
credis Of the person paying the same IS so
much cash.
Sec. a. find be IL. further enacted, That.
Cor any moneys forfeited, on lands sold at
New-York orPittsburg, the certificate shall
be issued by the Secretary Of the Treasu-
~; which certificate shall be received in
payment forlands at any Of the Land Off
Ces Of the United States, as the cer6cate
issued in conformity to the foregoing pro.
VISIONS ofthis act are made received.
Sec. S. And be II further enacted. Thst
in no case, shall a certifcate be issued to
any person, except to the person who orr
pinllIy forfeited the lands. or 10 his heir oT
heirs; nor shalt grant issue, or the lands
purchased with any scrip be transferred
until six months after the certificates shal
have been deposited in the Office
See. q .4sd be J, further enacted. That il
apy tract of land, returned as sold To the
General Land Otfice, slnll have been paid
for in forged or altered certificates, such
sale shall be void, and the land subject to
be.sold agsin, at public or private sale. "a
the case may be; and in case sny such soi .
Qcd or altered certificate shai be received
upon any debt for land heretofore sold, OF
in part payment of any tract of land that
may he hereafter sold, " shsil be the duty
Of the Commissioner of the General Lsnd
Office. by advertisement, or IN such other
manner a. he shall direct, TO give notice
thereof to tlis person making such pay
mont; and IL. within SIX months after notice
such person shall not pay into the proper
Land Ofice the amount 80 falsely paid, the
tart Of land upon which such payment was
made, shall. witb oil money actually paid
thereon. he forfeited 10 the United States
Sec. T. .Ani BE- Il further enoetsd, That
eteTs two. Or more Psrs0ss have ssssus