The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-22

Rabbit creek, be, and the same is hereby
repealed: Provided, That such repeal
shall not affect any title to any tract OF
land secured in virtue of said treaty.
SEc. IL. .4nd be II farther enacted,
That when two or more persons shall
have settled on the same quarter section
of land, the right of presumption shall be
in him or her who made the first settle
ment, provided such persons shall conform
to the other provisions of this act =; and all
questions as to the right of presumption
arising between different settlers shall be
settled by the register and receiver of the
district within which the land is situated,
subject to an appeal to the revision by the
secretary Of the treasury Of the United
States.
SEC. 10. Ind be 1t farther enacted,
That prior to any entries being made un-
der and by virtue of the provisions of this
act, proof of the settlement and improve
ment thereby required shall be made to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver of
the land district in which such lands may
lie, agreeably to such rules as shall be
prescribed by the secretary Of the treasu-
ry,whO shall each be entitled to receive fifty
cents from each applicant for his services
to be rendered as aforesaid; and all as
signmcnls and transfers of the right here
by secured prior to the issuing of the pa
tent shall be null and void.
SEC. 10. ind be 1t further enacted,
That before any person claiming the be-
neft of this act shall be allowed to enter
such lands, he or she shall make oath be-
fore the receiver or register of the land
| district in which the land is situated (who
are hereby authorized to administer the
same) that he or she has never had the
benefit Of any right of presumption under
this act that he or she is not the owner
of three hundred and twenty acres of land
in any state or territory of the United
States, nor hath he or she settled upon
and improved said land 10 sell the same
on speculation, but in good faith to appro-
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bv ,rI,;,.h ,bo ,;,lo mb;ch fGo W sho nfrh'
.,,o,,;ro f,o', ,La oo"ornaon,of tho Irni,eJ
S,9,os should onHro IN yholo ~ IN n,rt
~ ,ho LonoGt 81 an,, no-snn cvcon, ri,n'
self ~ borsolr, ,nd + any ,or.on ,olino
sncb oo,b sha,I swoor c,I:o,y :, t,o nro'
nisos 10 ar sho shaIl ho snL;ont 70 al
the n,;ns and nonaI,ios If noyinry md
sL.II co.c,i, ,I,o I,ono,, ,rL;oh 10 90 sbo
mav bar. no;J for SOIL land and III riaL,
and G,Ie 10 the somo. and INV rr,n, or
convoyanco rh;cL 10 or sbo nav h,vc
maJo ov,oo, - ,,o hands ~ hon., GJo
nurch,sors for - valuable corsi1or,,;,r
shoII ho anil orJ vo,d And;,sL.rLo
tho dv,y ~ ,ho oCrcor oJ,n;n;s,or;nn snch
o,,h ,oGIo oor,;Goo,o ,ho,oor - ,Lo n,,h
l., ,anI .naL I;...i,. ,nI - $1,000
mi, g, d,,nI;,o,o ,oo,, % L,o aonor.I l,nl
Office ei,bcr of wh;cb shall he rood and
suffc;or, Guidance Ia srcb oo,6 r,s al.
m;nis,oroJ ,ccord;nr n 1,w
Src "A 9oJ 10 1.G,,bcr c,oc,cJ
'rh,, ,h;s ~, chill M. IoI,, ,Ls colo or
anv If tho nrhI;c lands If tho Uni,od
state. bovond tho ,;me wb;cb Los hoo,
or ,,a,, No .,o;ntcJ H., ,l,o nrooI,,ro,;on.
If the nrosiJert nor sI,rI rho proyisions
of mi. ar, no ,y,;I,bro n anv norsor ar
nersons who shall fail to make the nroof
and n,vr,or, and Clio the ad;dav;, raou;r.
ed baCoro tho dov onnointod FIR tho com.
Imencement Of the sales as aforesaid.
Src IL .9od he II Gotb,r enacted,
That whenoyor any ncrSon has settled or
shall settle and improve tract of land,
subject at the time oC settlement 10 nriyatc
entry, and shall intend 10 purchase the
same under the provisions of u,ls act,
sucb nersous sb,II in the frs, case. with
in three months after the passare Of the
same and in the last within thirty days