The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-24

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By the President
| FLETCHER WEBSTER, Acting Secretary Of State
INSTRUCTIONS,
Under The act of 4th august, 1912, entitled
"An Act for the armed occupation and SET
Element Of The unsettled part Of the Penins,s-
la Of East Florida
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
August 25th 1912.
To the REGISTERS OF THE LAND OFFICES,
At st. Augustine ami Newnansville, Z. F.:
GENTLEMEN: Annexed is a copy of the act Of
Congress, approved the 4th instant, entitled An
act to provide for the armed occupation and settle
ment of the unsettled part of the Peninsula of East
Florida" Any person being the head of family
or single man over eighteen years of age able to
bear arms, who has made, shall, ioi:hin year
from and after the passage of this act make an actual
settlement within that part of Florida situate and be-
ing south Of the line dividing townships numbers nine
and ten, south, aud east of the base merdan| line
shall be entitled to one quarter section of land" on
the conditions prescribed by the law; and which
conditions numbered in the act first, second
third, and fourth
The first condition is that said settler shall OBJ
tain from the Register Of the Land Office in the
district in which he proposes to settle, Permit, de-
scribing as particularly may be practicable, the
place where his her settlement intended TO be
made Prorided, that no person who shall be resi-
dent of Florida at the time OF the passage of this act
who shall be the owner of one hundred and sixty
acres of land at the time he proposes to SETTLE shall
be entitled to permit from the Register"
As our immediate action in the execution of this
law is confined to the foregoing provisions contained
in its first section the present directions restrict
ed to the provisions of that section alone leaving the
other portions of the act, which of prospective
effect (requIring certain future acts and proceedings
on the part of the settler0 to be subjects of future
instructions.
Your first duty, in executing the law will be to re-
qure from the settler who applies for its benefits,
Notice, IN writing, according TO the following FORM
blanks for which are herewith furnished.
Under The provisions If the act Of Congress, approved
the 4h day Of August Il d. 1912, entitled ".ln .4ct
20 proride for the armed occupation and settlement Of the
unsettled part Of the Peninsula Of East Eorida"-
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given, that, under the provisions
of &c act Of Congress above cited /, A. b. do here
by apply to the Register Of the proper Land Office
for PERMIT to settle upon hundred and srty
Of unapproprated public land lying south of the line
dividing townships numbered nine and ten, south of
the base line, and situated as herein described
aver that am mote sho,os hoc the blank is to be
flled) and that became resident of Florida in the
month OF -, OF the year ---. See note =.
| aver that the settlement herein intended is
{" within two miles of any permanent military post of
the United States, established and garrsonedn at the
| tmt Oh sucn settlement, ana tiat tnc same Is not
known or believed to interfere with any private claim
that has been duly filed with any of the BoarJs of
Commissioners, surveyed unsurveyed, confirmed
or unconfrmed. (See note 3D.
Given under my han1 this - day of ---, A.
I To the Register of the Land Office,
| At , East Florida.
! NorE /. This blank must be filled up in the words
of the law according to the circumstances of the case
| thus
"The head of family" Z" single man over
eighteen years of age, able to bear arms"
NoTE 2 AS the first condition of the first section of
the law provides, (" that no person who shall be a
sident OF Florida at The time of the passage of tins
act who shall be the owner of one hundred and sixty
acres Of land at the time he proposes to settle, shall
| be entitled TO PERMIT from the Register" it fol-
lows that if the date with which this blank is filled
shall be on tie 4th day OF August 1912, (the day
when the act was approved the settler must accom-
pany his " Notice" with some evidence that he not
| the owner of hundred and sixty of land
and that evidence will have to be his affidavit
after the following, or any other equivalent form,
FORM OF AFFIDAVIT.
l. A. b. being settler in Florida, on the 4th Au-
gust l842 and being about TO apply to the proper
thorIty for the benefit Of the of Congress- approved
on the day aforesaid entitled can Act to provide
for the armed occupation and settlement Of the I'm.
settled part of the Peninsula of East Florida" do
hereby declare IN oath, that not the owner of
one hundred and sixty acres OIL land.
! (Sgned) A. B.
Sworn and subscribed before me, an acting justice
of the peace for East Florida this - day of -,
| A. ID. 1874.
(Signed) C. d., Justice of the Peace.
NorE g. In case the land has been surveyed there
insert its proper description, as the quarter of
section number -, in township number -, south
| of range number --, east
| But in the land has not been surveyed, the
applicant in this part of his notice, must describe,
with much precision and ctearnes practicable the
locality of the tract which he desires settle upon
in reference to some nai, object, such rirer or
its trbutru strsana lake pond bayo lagoon or some
other known and conspicuous object, such as the
name of hammock, prairie, or sink, OF wen known
locality or battle-ground other spot rendered
table either of late remote years, Ii such object,
as herein alluded to, should not be IN the immediate
vicinity Of the tract may nevertheless be useful to
state the distance aid bearing Of the same either
from the beginning" point of the settlement or any
| other corner of the Such beginoing" point
to be well Defined to admit of its being hereaf-
ter clearly identified by the surveyors and shown IN
connexon with the public surveys thence Continuing
the description from such biginnng" point, will
" for sake Of examplc) running due north many
CHAINS and links. yards or feet, according to the mode
of measurement employed, thence, due east, given
distance to be similarly stated thence, due south, a
given distance be similarly stated thence, due
,resf, o the place Of beginning"
IL is highly desirable that such diagram should ex-
bibit the measurements in the most accurate manner
as by due care and precaution in the outset, much
subsequent embarrassment and confusion may be
avoided; and all such diagrams OF settlers claim:
. will he afterwards indicated by dotted lines the
official plat of survey, and prove most useful and ma
teral evidence in the final adjustment of the boundar,
lines of claims before the patent can issue Hence
b the settler may perceive the advantage which wal
ultimately result to himself by having the lines OF nj
claim carefully with chain and compass as the oes
y mode of inssring Accuracy
n The statements made in the Notice are 10 be sus
tanned by the affidavit Of the party before Justice
the Peace and which affidavit is to be endorsed on IN
IS Notice thus