Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-03-13
PuDLic-No. 6. I

AN ACT To amend All act entitled "An act 10 au-
thor2c the STATE Of Tennessee to issue grants
and perfect titles 70 certain auds therein de,crb-
cd aud 10 settle The claims Ia the vacant aud un-
appropriated Iaujs wiihIn t'N same, passed The
eighteenth day OF Apu, oac thousand eight hun
dred and six.
BE il eaacted IN tie Sspaie and House Of Rep
rescatat,ees Of me United State, Of ,4merica in
Congress assembled, TAalthc State Of Tennessee
be, AMI hereby is constituted tie a2enl Of the Cow
eminent Of the Uidted States ,~ith tuIpoWer,ald au-
thorty 10 sclIand dispose d he vacant, uuappropr-
ated al refuses land tiu,ltc llmils Of tatdSiac
lying south aud west Of tie ne conlnon, called Tie
Cougrc iuonai Res. ryaH9n .mc and described ~ me
act 10 which dis Is al amendment subject never
lheless 10 he I,.Jwlpg conditions und limitations,
to wi
Fra. The State of Tennessee stat satisfy all le-
gal aud Iona fde claims Of North Caroua upon
sad andp, by making pinynIon, by law, thal " o
holders OF land warrant, under llc authority oil Tie
Sale Of North Caroline, ppm lands n"i previously
ocaled upon, Or chncd % occupant prescriptions,
widbin one year from tie Qmc that the State OF Ten
nesseec shall make provision foe carrying lhIs act m
TO eiIect and in default Of such location W tBin the
said term OF one year the said warrants inay be
satisfied ~ the payment u twelve anl halI cents
per acre Tor the number OF acres conNr"a IN each
warrant, to be- paid nui Of the proceeds of the sale
Of said land Proridtd, The holders shall present
such warrant to tltc proper authorities Tor tho pay
neHtul tho same Wnn twn years from the acton
d tie Legislature OF the State Of Tennessee here.
on md prog,!ed, furthermore. That II Tie sad
warrants Stall not be satisfied either By The location
Of and within one wear, their prcseulailon Tor pay,
mcnt within two years as Aforesaid The holders
shall be forever barred 81 a urtier am or ri9ht
10 demand He same.
Second. In entcrn,, purchasing, and dspoS-
ingoi SAID lands. or obtaining grants OF The sams
a and every person or persons, The egai represcD-
lalige OF such person Or persons, aud tie ughilul
assignee OF such person or persons rs are entitled
10 tie rghl OF occupacy and pre- eGptinn, according
to The avs of the State Tennessee, shall have
,he preference in tie enuy or purchase of their
occupant aud pteeJaptiun rights, at the prlce OF
twelve and a halt cents per acre, NOT not exceed
ingly two hup3ted acres each.
Third. Aitr satisfying The claims and rights
Aforesaid, the Sae OF tennessee shat offer for sale
TIE rest and residue OF SAID lands, IN shch manner
IN such onant'les, and by snch description, as may
be most convenient; and, lor tie full term of three
wears from and after the time herein allowed for the
location d North Carolina land warrants, may sell
aud dispose of and perfect titles 10 the same, at a
price not less than twelve and hall tnts per acre.
And SO much of the said land as nay remain I'M
sold at the expiration ui the said term of three
years, shall be disposed oil as aforesaid, within the
further term Of three years, such price per acre
as il may bring IN open market: PROVIDED, That
the proceeds OF the sale Of said lands, over and a.
bove so much thereof as shall be necessary 10 the
satisfaction Of said North Carolina claims, shall be
account d for and paid over by Ille State OF Ten
nessee T. the United States in he month Of January
annually.
APPROVED, FEBRUARY 18th, lS4i.