Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-16

lolttt ttCuOn OF lun0 10 tuCtluo Y
4 such Claim mt. upon pay'ng 10 the United
States the mini mum price of such and, suhJec', i
however, TO the blowing limitations aud ex.ep- {
IONS: No person shall be enttlcd TO more IMAM
,ne pre- empiive right 10y virtue Of TINS act, no y
person who l. the proprietor Of three hundieC ana
wrn,v acres Of land IN any stite or Ieiri',ry oil {
the Unrei States, ana no pCI,on who sha gun | c
" abandon his residence on IFS % Nn land 10 re-
side tn, public Ian! in th- same state OF Tern q
tory snail aiquIe any r. a. OF pre- ~
any treaty 4 W or proclamation OF the President |
oi the United States, or reserved tor ssinee' OF "
other Purposes; no lands reserved ioi thc sup
mort OF s..hnuls nor the lands &C ured by either
uf thu two last treaties with the MIAMI uloe Oh
lndiansin the state oi Indiana or Mhicn may Ge
a puircd OF the WyandOt tribe OF lhdlahs ia the
state If Ohin. or other lnd an reservation 10
which the title has been or may De chtnSu shso
b. the United states A. sny u'hs ouI'nS lIe ope
eaton of this act; no sections oil lana Issctsed 10
the United States alternate 10 any Sechohskrih-
It'd 10 of the states iJr the cOnsttucuon II a
NY canal, railroad, or other pubic Improvement
M sections or fractions of sections included with
in the limits Of any lRco- oAted town. no portion
| e the public lands which haye D Ella seiec'eu as
the site ior a city or town: no parcel or lot OF
land actually settled ard occupied tIr the .prpo-
se- of trade and not agrlcu tOrv; and no ia.'dson
which are situated any known shLlnes "r hi.ss'
SHALL be liable to entry unier and oy virtue oil the
provisions of this act. And 80 Inut Oi the yroNi
81 of the act of twenty second iJune' eighteen
huudr a aud thirty eight ami any order OF tue
President oi IL iit-d = ate, IS reefs certain
reservations H. he made ia ty"r o cettan cialsis
under the treotr o. ID inclnS RABBIT creek be, AND
re zeal shall tot affect any utle 10 any act of
land secured virtue of SAID treaty.
Sec. IL. And BE- a. farther enacted, That when
two OF more pCr- rs shall have settle on the
same quarter ertion of land, the right of pre-
empJlon shalt be In hun or her who made the
first ettlement, provided such person shall con-
form TO The other provisions of TINS acS and all
qIcstIJns 10 the rigltOf IRE emptOl arIsing
between different seIIlrrs shall be settled by the
register ana redeNer of The district within winch
the laod ~ situated, subject to an approval and
revision by the Secretary OF the Treasury OF the
United States.
See IL And be IL further enacted That prior to
any entries being made under and by virtue Uf
any provisions oi this act, proof ol the settlement
and Improvement thor, b. rrqn red shall be made
TO the satisfaction # the register aud ever Of
the land district Ia which auch lands may lac, "A
, grceHbly 20 such rules as sha ] be- rrescrb by
the SECRETARY If the Treasury, who shall each It
entitled To receive nifty cents from each pplIcan
Tor Ms services To- he Tcndc eel as aforesaid; anL
all assignments and transfer rs If the right hereby
a secured prI"r TO the issuing II the patent shall
e Sec, l3. And BE- II further eqd tel, That Lclor'
any person claiming the benefit Of this act shat
/. b. allowed 10 enicI such lands, he or she sh all
= make oath before he receiver OF re-. lister of tia
. land district IN winch the land is situated (whd
5 are hereby authorised TO administer the same
, that he or she has never had The be.Ieht OF any
rIgnt Of pr :enpglvn under tins act that he or STA
" Is not the owner OF three hu Idrsd aud twenty
res of land H any state or territory 1 tile l Ite'
{ States, nor hath ne or she s.'tled upon and ln
y proved sad land tose'l he same ON sped uatoh
o but IN gJId Euth To appropriate II ~ his or ne
twn exclusive use 20 benefit aud that nc or Sh'
has not, either directly lEdre ;lly. made an!
4 aSre IN nj or contract ia ANY way or mannSr
|, with any person or persons whatso Yer, by
:. which the tile which he or she might ar
n from the Government OF the UnIte States should
> eaure, Ia whole or IN part, 10 the sen,ht OF an,
q person eGct pt hlm-elf or H,T.el; and II any per
, sJh taxing such oath shall swear falsely IL
tep nIs~S, he or she shall be subject ~ all TN
pans and penalties OF pcTjary and shall forlei
\ the money which he or sue may haS. paid iol
said and, and right AMI utls To the same, ans
any grant conveyance " he DR. she
hive made, exec IN ihe hands of bona fide pur
Ch IsrTs, Tor a valuable consideration, saa b. null
anc void. AnG IL shall be she duty Of the Ciiiyei
a-mil lseTInR such Oath To file a certificate ihelc
of II the pub. land Office vi such Gs,Tct, and 10
transmit a duplicate copy e. the Gene, 81 La ID Of
nee, either OF VII ch sha DC good luJ sufficient
gNIdeHce l.. Al sui oath vas adnIinI'tersd aceer
ding To law.
Sec "a. Ana he IL further ena ted, Thal this &C
shall not delay The sale any of tae public lands
otIthC U1IiCd States beg oI,d tie time which Ia
been, or may be, aIpoin,ed bN the proclamation
o. inc tres.dei'i, nor shalt the provisions vi hs
acc be oya liable TO amy person or pcrsons who
snail nj TO make tie proof and paymdni, and
he The aih1a II CURED beio the day appuin. =
sad
Sec. Is And BE- IL fgrtLsr sHGct,d. That vixen
! ever y person has setiled or shall settle and
improve n Uact OF land, subject the me Of SET
tls meat 10 private entry, and shall intend to pur
chase the same under the PROVISIONS of this act,
such person shall IN the FIRST case, within three
months after the passage of the same, and In the
last within thirty days afI,r the d9te of such
clement, hie with the register Of the proper dis
tTict wntfen statement describing the laLd set
ted upon, and declaring the intsniion Of such
person To ella the same under the PROV sions %
this act, and sha where such settlement ~ al
ready made, wuhn twelve months after the pas
sage Of this act, and where II all hereafter be
made, wlth.n the same period after the dHlo oil
such settlement make the roof affi lay {, and
, YIN mt herein Ttqulrei, aud II he or she oh II
faii To Tile such written statement as afJrcsaIt OF
shall fail 10 IN X such affidaVit, proof AID pay
Z IN mt wIthmf the twelve months afor, said an,
/. I Mt Ar lied m tvsds hall n.
subject To tire entry Of any other purchaser.
SEC. And be II further .Hucfed. That the i've
I per cent. cfrhe nett proceeds Of the lasds sold
d or that may hereafter be sold by tho Uu e
States IN the site Ct Mississippi, since the frs
u day of December, one thousand eight hundred
: aud seventeen, and by the act en- Itled An nc
j 10 enable the People cf the western part Of thu
, Mississippi Territory 10 form a Constitutions
= and State g IvCTnment, aud for the admission o
p fuch ate mo the Union on an EQUAL footini
Si'h tue original states, and all acts supplement
$ taTy thcTstn, reserved for the making OF roaC
or roads leading 20 said state, be. and the sam,
- hereby reILq ,ishei TO the state Of Nssi Sppl
. payable in two equal Instalments the first 10 b,
10 paid ON the FIRST day OF May. one thousand eigh
q hundred and forty.twO. and the other on Tho frs
H., day OF May, one thousand eight hundred AID for
e ~ three, so Far rs the same mas then nave &C.
d trucd, and qiaItcrly = the same may accrue, II
+ ter that PERIOD: Provided, That the Legislaiur,
d Of sad $ ate shall pass m nc', decllring thg
acceptance ofsaid Tcliuq ,ishmrnt 10 full Il SAFE
fund, accrued and accTuing. ald also embracing
G provision, 90 he unalterabie without the conssn
-
fund shall, be fsithfLlly applied TO- the coustruc
: lion Of railroad, leading from Brandon, ~ th'
= state " Mississippi. TO the eastern boundary o
"a ID state, IN he d. ectiOn, AZ near may b.. o.
. the towns Of Selma, Cahaba, and Montgomery
m the state Of Aiabams.
Sac. u And be u further enacted. That the tN,
p"r cen Of the nett proceeds of the lands sIld b.
10 tie United States IN ito State Of Alabama, zinc
e The hrst day Of SepicDiber, one thousand eiRh
N hunlrcd and nj cieen, and res, rvsd BY the &C
cnt tied 'An act 10 enable the People Of the Ala
a hama Territory % form Constitution aud Stat,
Il Government ard for the admission Of such stat,
G INTO the JnIou on an equal footing with tho oriR
. ma siates," fJr the making Of q road or road
leading 10 the said STATE be, aud TIC SINE n
hereby, rchnquishcd ~ tho said state 81 Alabama
payable ~ two equal Instalmrnts, the FIRST 20 b.
2 pad on tis q st day Of May, one Thousand rlgt
4 hundred and firty-twO, and tho other en- the FRS
q DAY, Of nY, one thousand eight hundred and for.
o ". Three, 50 far as the same has accrued, adt
v quarterly, as The same may hereafter accrue; =
provided, That the Legislature Il SAID state shall
, hrst pass al act deslating their cc1ptance %
sald fehnquIshmcni, and also embracing Prov
son, % be- unaltcrable without the consent d
Congress, thgt the whole Of said two per coutuH