Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

No Il AN ACT for the relief Of Purchasers Of the Pub.
'c Lands reverted for nonpayment Of the Purchase
Money
BE il enacted By The Senate and House of Re-
presenatires of the United States of .america in
Congress .fssenbled That, in all cases where pub
lie lands have been purchased, on which a further
credit has not been taken under the provisions Of
the act Of tie second of March. one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one, and have reverted, or
liable to revert to the United States, for fail
ure to pay the purchase ,aoney, Or have been sold
bv the United States by reason OF such failure to
TO pay. ard in all cases where one-twenteth of
The purchase money shall have been deposited and
forfeited to the United States it shall be the duty
Of the Register Of tie Land Office, where the
purchase or depositc was made, TO issue, upon
application. 10 the persan Cr persons, legally en-
titled to the benefit of the payments made previ,
Gus to such resersGn or sale, his, her, or their
legal representatives, assigns, certificate OF the
amount SO paid, and not refunded, which shall be
received and credited az cash in payment of any
public land that has been heretofore, or may here
after be. sold BY the United States, in the State
or Territory IN which such original Purchase o..
deposse was made.
Sec. Q. .4n3 be IN further enacted, That il shal.
be the duty OF tile Commissioner Of the General
Land Office 10 prescribe the form of such certi-
ficatcs, which SHALL in every case, specify the
tract or tracts OF land So reverted or sold, the
amonn. paid. date of payments, and by whom,
made and it shall be the duty Of the Resiste.
issuing such certificates. to keep record OF the
same, and TO forward to the General Land Office
at the close of each month, an abstract of the
certificates issued during the month and tor each
certificate the officer issuing the same shall be
entitled to receive, from the applicant, the sum 0.
fifty cents.
Sec. 5. .9nd be It further enacted, That the said
certi!icstes, when received in payment for lands,
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where received, and transmitted with the accounts
Of The Receiver Of Public Moneys, to the General
Land Office, in such manner as the Commissioner
ui the said Office shall prescribe ard il, upon
comparison of the Original with the returns
from the office whence any certificate issued. it
shall appear 20 the satisfaction OF the said com.
missioner, 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 credit oi the perscn paying the same as SO
much cash. l
Sec 4. Ind be ID fnriker enacted, That, for any
noneys forfeited, on lands sold at New York OF
pittsburg, the certificate shall be issued by the
Secretary Of the Treasury which certificate shall
be received in payment for lands at any of the
Land Offices Of the United States, as the certif-
cate issued in conformity 20 the foregoing pro-
visions Of this act are made receivable.
Sec s. .9ad be it farther enacted, That. in no
case. shall certificate be issued to any person,
except to the person who originally forfeited the
lands, or to his heir or heirs: shall grant is
cue. or the lands purchased with any scrip be
transferred until six months alter the certificate
shall have been deposited in the office.
Sec. 6. .qnd be 1t further enacted, That il any
tract Of land, returned as sold 70 the General
land Office, shall have been paid for in forged or
altered certificates, such sale shall be void, and
the iana subject to be sold again, at public or frs