Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-05-20

lie lands for the State Of Louisiana.
Bel enacted By The Senate aud House Of Retresen-
tafpes Of the United States Of 4hc7fcG IN Congress
assembled, That Surveyor General for the State
Of Louisiana shall be appointed who shall have the
authority, and perform the same duties respect-
ing the public lands and private land claims in the State
Of Louisiana, as are now vested in, and required oil
the Surveyor of the lands of the United States south
of the State of Tennessee, or the principal Deputy
Surveyors in the said State and that from and after
the first day OF May next tine ONCE OF plncipa l)e-
putty Surveyors, created by the ninth section Of the
of Congress Of the twety-rst day OF April, eish-
teen huidred and six, entitled 4" An act supplementary
to an act entitled An act for ascertaining and
adjusting the titles and claims to lands within the
Territory of Orleans and district Of Louisiana" be
and the same hereby abolishedi and it shall be
the duty Of said principal Deputy surveyors 70 suiten-
der to the Surveyor General Of Louisiana to such
person or persons he may appoint TO receive the
same, all the maps, books records field notes, docu
and articles of every description, appertanng
or in anywise belong to their Offices respectively.
SEC. D. .4nd be il further enacted, That, the prin-
cpal DEPUTY Surveyor for the district cast OF the ISL
and of New Orleans be and he hereby is required to
separate and arrange the papers in his Office; and all
the maps records papers and documents ut every dcs
criptlon which refer lands in the State Of Louis
lana, shall be delivered to the order Of the Surveyor
General for thar state; and such OF them as refer to
lands in the State of Alabama shall be delivered to
the Surveyor for the state of Alabama; and such OF
them refer to lands in the State Of Mississippi to-
gether with such maps, papers records and documents
IN the office of said principal Deputy Surveyor,
are not hereby required to be delivered to the Sur
veyor General OF the State Of Louisiana, to the sur
veyor for the State Of Alabama shall be delivered tothe
order of the Surveyor Of the lands 81 the United
States south of the State Of Tennessee and the office
of said principal Deputy shall be- and the same is
hereby abolished from and after The first day OF May
next and the powers and duties now exercised and
performed by the said principal Deputy Surveyor
shall be vested in and performed by the aforesaid
Surveyors within their respective States
SEC 8. Ind be il further enacted, That shall be
the duty of the Surveyor south OF the State Of en-
to delivero the Surveyor General Of the state
of Louisiana, all the maps, papers, records, and
documents relating ~ the public lands aud private
claims in Louisiana, which may be in his olce and IN
every where i shall be impracticable TO make
separation OF such maps, papers, records and docu-
ments, without injury to the portion Of them relating
TO lands in Mississippi it sall be his duty 70 cause
copies thereof certified by him to be furnished to the
Surveyor lGeneral Of Louisiana. and which copies
shall be Of the same validity as tho originals.
SIG 4. lind 6e-is farther enacteG, 4 hat the Sur
veyor General Of Louisiana shall appoint sufficient
number of skilfu and inexperienced Surveyors as his
deputies who with or more good and sufficient
suretes tobe approved by said Surveyor General shall
enter into bond for the faithful performance Of all
surveying contracts cOnhded to them in the penalty
Of double the amount OF money accruing under the
said contracts at the rate per mile stipulated to be
paid therein and who, before ertering the perfor
nance Of their duties shall take oath, ormake afhr
nation fTuiy faithfully and fRiartiaity 10 he utmost
of their skill and a6i!y ~ eCecLke e trust eoItded 10
them and in the event Of the failure Of deputy to
comply with tue tcrns OF his contract, unless such
failure shall be satisfactorily shown by him 10 have
the penalty of his buhd nn due process of law, and
afterwards be debarcd from receiving contract
Tor surveying public lands ~ Lao sana or escN here.
SEC. 5. Ind Be d further enacted, That the sur
veyOr GeAefal be appointed pun suanCe o. tAls
net shall establish his at place tiTe Pres
idcnt OF the United states MAJ deem most eXpedIent
for the public service and that he shall be allowed
annual salary Of two Thousand dollars, and that he
be authorized to employ one skilhi draughtsmun and
recording clerk whose aggr, gate compensation Shall
mt exceed one Thousand Ave hundred dollars per
hat tptg al tlfliy T. a Ia
law for examining and recording surveys be and the
same are hereby abolished ,and any copy Of plat
survey, or transcript from the records Of the Office Of
the said Surveyor General shall be admitted as evil
dcnCe in any of the courts Of the United States
Territories thereof; ana for every copy Of plat OF
survey, there shall be paid twenty CENTS and for
any transcript from the records of SAID Office there
shall be paid the rate Of twenty five for every
hundred words by the individuals requiring the same.
SEC 6. .fid be u FURTHER enutted, that in relation
To all such confirmed claims as may conflict, or in any
interfere with each other the Register OF the
land Office and Receiver OF public moneys for the pro-
per land dis,riCt are hereby authorized to decide
between the parties, and shall IL their decision be GO
vcrned by such conditional lines boundaries have
been or may be agreed upon between the parties
interested, either verbally or in writing and in
no lines or boundaries BE- agreed upon between the
parties interested hen the said Register ,Hd Receiver
are hereby authorized 10 decide between the parties
IN such manner may be consistent with Tic prinCi-
pies Of justice and It shall DC the duty OF the Surveyo
General Of the said State to , those claims survey
ed and plate in accordance ~ith the decisions OF the
Register and Receiver: ProUided, That the said
decisions and surveys and the patents which may be
issued in conformity thereto, shall not IN any wise ht
considered as plecludmg legal investigation and
decision by the proper judicial tribunal between the
parties to any such Interfering claims, but shall only
operate REIMBURSEMENT on the part OF the United
States Of all title to the land in question.
SEC. T. lind Be IL further enacted That all the
lands which the Indian title has been extlnguisncd
lying north OF the northern boundary of the State Of
Illinois west of Lake Michigan and east of the Mssis
sipp river, shall be surveyed in the manner and
under the same regulations provisions, restrictions
and reservations the other public lands are surveyed
SEC. s. .4ad be r further enacted, That the Lc-
eisature Of the State Of Missouri be and is hereby
authorized to sell and convey in fee simple all any
part of the lands heretofore reserved and appropriated
BY Congress for the use of seminary Of learning in
said State and invest the money arising from the
sale thereofn productive fund, the proceeds of
which shall be forever applied by the Legislature of
said State solely to the OF such seminary and for