The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-13

Sec. 5. .dnd Dc it further enacted. That all the public lands lying East of the Meri- dian line Tn the Territory aforesaid, which are not now embraced in the district of De- troit, be, and they are hereby, attached thereto, and 1t shall be the duty of the Re- gister and Receiver of the Land Office in said district to deposit in the Land Office at Detroit all the records, books and pa- pers, surveys, &c. which pertain to said Land Office at Monroe, which shall be kept by the Register and Receiver of the Land Office at Detroit, as part of the records of said office.
 Sec. 4. lind be a further enaefed, That all such public lands as shall have been f1ered for sale to the highest bidder at Monroe or Detroit, pursuantto any proclamation of the President of the United States. and which are embraced within the provisions of this act, and which lands remain unsold at the taking effect of this act, shall be sub- Ject to De entered and sold at private sale. by the Registers of the Land Offices to which they are hereby attached; and all provisions of law applicable to the public lands, to which this act applies, shall con- tlnue in full force and effect.
 Sec. 5. find De afayfher enacted. That so much of the State of Illinois as lies between the illinois and Mississippi rivers, bounded on the south by the base line on the north by the northern Boundary of that State, and on the extreme east by the third principal Meridian, be formed into a separate land district, the offices for which 10 be located where 1t will best accommodate purcha- sers and others, by the President; and a Register and Receiver shall be appointed at such time as the President of the United States shall deem proper
 Sec. 6. find De t .farther enacted, That another district be also formed in That State, on the north of the dividing line, be- tween townships sixteen and seventeen north of the base line, and east of the third principal Meridian, including all that part of the State to it's northern boundary, the ofhces for which to be located by the Presi- dent, where the public interest and the convenience of purchasers may require; and Register and Receiver shall be ap- pointed at such time as the President of the United States shall deem proper.
 Sec. '. And te J further enaeied, That the Registers and Receivers shall reside respectively, atthe places where tho Land Offices are located, give security in the same manner, in the same sums, and whose compensation, emoluments, and dutfes, and authority in every respect, be the same, in relation to the lands which shall be dis posed of at their offices, aszmay be by law provided in relation to the Registers and Receivers of Public Moneys in the several offices established for the disposal of the public lands of the United States nortll- west of the river OIio
 Sec. 3. And De t .Iuriher cnacted, That the said lands shai he disposed of, in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as arc or may be provided by law for the sale ofother lands of the United States: Propided. That DO tracts of land excepted from sales by virtue of any for mer acts, shall be sold hy virtue of this act.
 Sec. 3. and De I faafher cistseteda 9'i nat ali the lands to which the Indian title Is ex- tinguished, lying in that part of the State of Indiana which Is east of the Lake Mi chigan, bordering upon tho northern line of said State, and not attached to any land district, shall be, and the same are hereby attached to the Fort Wayne District.
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