Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-11-20
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lard TO sell the sau1n Of, s,ec,,,.,;,, 3d..
IN good faith to appropriate it 10, his or
lef own exclusive use or benefit; and that
nc or she has not, directly or indirectly.
mace any agreement or contract. in auv
way or manner, with any person or per.
SONS whatsoever, by which the tile whjc,
ne or she might acquire from the Govern
inent OF the United States should ennrr. !,
"fole or In part, tothc benefit of any nc,
son except himself or herself; and if any
person taking such oath shall swear falsr-
" IN the premises, he or she shall ho
SUBJECT to all the pains and penalties If
perjury, and shall forfeit the mont which
be or she may have paid for said land,
and all right and title to the same; and
any grant or c~onvevance which he or she
may nave made, except in the hand Of
iona fide purchasers, for u valuable con.
slderation, shall be null and void. And it
shall be the duty Of the officer ad,nin,ster.
ing such oath to file a certificate thereof
IN the public land office of such district.
and to transmit a duplicate copy to the
Heneraf Land Office, either Of which sI,ail
be good and sufficient evidence that s,ci,
oath was administered according to law.
Sec. IA. And be it further cuacteL, That
this act shall not delay the sale of any Of
the public land ofthe United States beyond
the tune which, has been, or may be, ap.
pointed by the Proclamation of the Presi.
dent, nor shall the provisions Of this act
be available to any person or persons Who
shall fail to make the proof and payment,
and file the affidavit required before the
day appointed for the commencement Of
the sales aforesaid.
Sec. Is. And 5c II further enacted. That
whenever any person has settled or shall
settle and improve Il tract Of land, suDinct
at the time of settlement to private entry,
and shall intend to purchase the same IN
der the provisions OF this act, such persons
saaH In the first case, within three months
alter the passage OF the same and in the
last within thirty days next after the date
OF sach settlement, file with the register oS
the proper district a written statement de-
scrlblng the land settled upon, and declar.
ing the intentions Of such person to claim
the same under the provisions of this act:
and shall, where such settlement is already
made, within twelve months after the pas-
sage OF this act, and where il shall hereaf.
ter be made, within the same period aftfr
the date ofsuch settlement. make the DroeE,
affidavit and payment, herein require: and
II he or she shall fail to file such written
statement rs aforesaid, or shall fail 10 make
such affidavit, proof and payment within
the twelve months aforesaid, the tract Of
land so settled and improved sail be sui
Ject TO entry of any other purchaser.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted. Thu.
me two per cent OF the nett proceeds Of
he land sold, or that may hereafter be sold
by the United States in the state OF Mis-.
slsstppi, since the first day of December.
one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
and by an act entitled IAN act to enable
the people of the western part Of The
Mississippi Territory TO form a Constitu.
tson and form of government, and for the
admission Of slch state into The Union, or
an equal footing with the original states"
and all acts supplemental thereto, reserved
for the making of road or roads LEADING IN
said state. b., and the same is hereby reIin.
qulsbed to The state CT Mississippi. PAYABLE
in two equal instruments the first 10 bo
paid on the first of May one thousand eirhr
hundred and forty. two, and the other q,
the first OF Nav, n thousand eight hun.
dred and iorty-three, 50 far as the same
may then have accrued, and quarterly al
the same may accrue, after said period.
Prorlded, That the Legislature Of said
State shall pa an act, declaring their ac-
cePtance OF said REIMBURSEMENT in fill Of
sad fund, accrued and accruing, and also
embracing a provision, TO be unaEterabi,
without the consent Of the Congress. thar
the whole OF said two per cent. fund shalt
be faithfully applied 10 the construction Of
a railroad, leading from Brandon, in the
State OF Mississippi, 10 the eastern bour.
derry OF SAID State, in the direction, as near
as may be, of the tow MS of Selma, Cahaba.
and Montgomery, in the State of Aluhana.
Sec. II. And be it fnfEher enacted, That
the two per cent. of the nett proceeds Of
the lands sold by the United States. in the
State Of Alabama, since the first dav IF
September, n thousand eight hundred
and nineteen, and reserved bv the act en-
fltied \ act to enable the People Of the
Alabama Territory to form a Constitution
and State Government, and for the admis.
SION OF such State into the Union on an
equal footing wilh the original States for
the making of a road or roads leads7p 70,
the said State, be, and t1e same is hcrebv.
reiInqulshcd to the said State of Alabama,
payable IN two equal instruments, the first
to be paid on the first day Of May, ore thou
sand eight hundred and forty-tyo, and the
other on the first day Of May, oae thou
sand eight hundred and torty-thrge. 50 far
Is the same has accrued, and qlartoriv.
ns the same may hereafter aecrla: Pr27.i-
aed, That the Legislature Of said State
shal hrst pass an act declaring their az.
ceptance OF said relinqiishmnn,, and also
hioracing a provision, to be uaa3terabFe
without the consent oil Congress-, that the
OF said two per cer1v fund snail b.
faithfully applied, under the direction Of
ne Legislature of -AIabarna, to the con-
nexlon, by some means of ~interna! i'm
'rovement, of the navigabIe waters Of The
of Mobile with the Tennessee river,
Ind to the construction of a continuous
Inc OF internal improvements from q point
m the chatsahoochie river, opposite west
'esnt IN Georgia, across the State oe Ala
anna, IN a direction to- jackson, IN he,
State of Mississippi.
JOHN WHIT,
Of The Hoase of Reprssant rcs.
sAML L. SOUTHARD.
President Of Ike Seroie, pro- tzes-
Approved, Sentennhre 4. lS1g