The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-08-24

RsPresenfafioes o(fhe United States If Ameri-
ca IN Congress assembled, That the decisions in
favor OF land claimants made by the recorder
of land titles in lhe State Of Missouri, and the
two commissioners associated with him by vir-
tue OF an act entitled An act for the final ad-
Justment OF private land claims in Missouri"
approved July 9Th, 1892, and an act supple
mentai thereto, approved March ID u 49, es
entered IN the transcript OF decisions transmit
ted by the said recorder and commissioners to
the Comm missioner Of the General Land Office,
and by him laid before Congress at the two last
and resent sessions bo, d. the same are hereby
confirmed, saving and rescrving, howevor, TO
all adverse claimants, the right to assert the
validity ftheir claims in court or courts Of
Justice Prorided, That nothing in this act
contained shall apply TO, or be in confirmation
OF the claim OF ID N Carlos ID. Vilemont, for
tract ofland at Point Chiool aud Protided
also. That nothing in this act contained shah
apply to, or be in confirmation of the following
claims, 10 wit Manuel Liza, six thousa nd ar.
pens !. Coontz, and liompstead, four hundred
and fifty arpens; Matthew Saucier, one thou
sand two hundred aprons Charles Tayon, one
Tn housand six hundred arpens sons of Joseph
NJ. Papon, five thousand six hundred arpens
Louis LGrimiere, Thirty thousand arpars Bur
tholomew Cousin, ten thous' nd arpens Manu-
ell Gonz ,lcs Moro, eight hundred arpens Sc.
neca Rollins, four hundred arpcns VIM Long.
four hundred arpens James Journey -four hun
drod arpens 10 chin Lisa, SIX thousand ar
pens Francois Lacomb, four hundred arpens
Israol Dodge, seven thousand fifty six arpens /;
Andrew Chevalier four hundred arpens Jos
Siivain, two hundred and fifty arpens John T.
Cabauis, two thousand arpens IN. H4rtly,
six hundred and fhy rpcns WIN. Morreon-
soven hundred and fifty arpens (; Solomon Bell
lew, three hundred and fifty arpons P'EchIl
DetchmendeZ. seven thousand fifiy-six arpeus
Blptisto Aunuzo.two hundred and forty arp,ns;
Alcxander Maurice, -four hundred arpens Jean
BaPtiste Vale twenty Thousand arpens Israel
Dolgo,onc thousand arpcns Waller Fenwick,
ten thousand arpcns ; John Smith +. ten hou.
fand arpens and Mackcy Wherry, sixteen
hundred arpens
SEC. 2, And be IL further enacted, That fiji
shall be fonnd thlt any tract or tracts confirm.
ca 'ls aforesaid or any part thereof, had been
previously located by any other person or per-
sons under any law of the IT, :. or had been
surveyed and sold by the Uuited States. this act
shall confer no title to such lands in opposition
to the rights acquired by such location or pur.
chase but the lndividul! or individuals whose
claims arc hereby confirmed sh II be permitted
to locate 30 much thereof az interfcrcs with |
such loc i,ion or purchase Oh any unappropri. I
nted la d efthe United States within the State |
OF .Iissouri, or Territory of Arkansas, in which |
ever the original claim IN y be, that may be
subject to entry at private sale PrOpided, That
such location shall conform TO logl divisions
and subdivisions, and shall not interfere with
mo rights Of oher persons.
SEC. ;. and be IL further enacted, That the
locations authorized by this act shall bo entered
with the regi.tcr of the proper land office. who
.hall, Oh application for that purpose, make out
Tor such claimant a certificate of location which
with tho certificate of confirmation, shall be
TO the tommssoncr of the Gene
al Land Office ; and if il shall appear TO tho
of the said Commissioner that such
'crlihcato shall have been fjirly obtained, nc
;ordlng to the true intent and meaning of this
lct and the laws ofthc United States ihonand
N that case, patents shall bo granted in like
manner as if provided by law for tho othor
ands oFthe u. :. And for each certificate Of
ocation TO be issued as aforesaid, tho register
hall he ontitleo to receive from the person ap-
lying therefor, the sum of one dollar.
Approved, July lth, 1886.