The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-08
Approved, March 3, 1915.
PUBLIC-No. 30.

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AN ACT to confirm the survey and location o,
claims for lands IN the State Of Mississippi east OF
the Pear river, and south Of lhirtyhrst degree Of
north latitude.
BE Il enacted BY The SENATE aud House Of R,prs,sr
diipss Of the United States Of ferea in Congrss, Assem-,
bled, That all surveys and plats Of confirmed claim.
and settlement rights for lands situate IN the State n
Mississippi east of Pearl river and south of thirty.
hrst degree Of north latitude which had been II ade
and returned to the surveyor generals office south Of
Tennessee on or before the first day of January one
thousand eight hundred and thirtynine shall be and
are hereby confirmed as actually SURVEYED on the
ground; and the said surveyor general is hereby ss
horzed ana directed on the request of any party IN.
terested In any such claim, to certify the return and
plat OF such actual survey so remaining in his Office
10 the register and receiver for lands in the Augusta
district in said State who are hereby directed 10 re-
ceive and regard said surveys ats and location OF
the claims they represent correctly made and tho
said register and receiver shall thereupon issue IN
The name OF the conhrmee Of the claim, patent Ger
tihcate for each claim; which certificate being first
duy recorded 10 the said registers office shall be deIy
cred TO such person entitled to represent the
clam, and which, being presented to the General
Land Office at Washington shall eDtltle the marty m
eresed to patent therefor: Provided; That any
claimant to tract Of land so SURVEYED and MATED
as Aforesaid, who SHALL within one year from the
passage oil inns act hle In writing with the surveyor
general south OF Tennessee, his exception to the re-
gularity OF the survey so heretofore made setting
forth In what respect said survey is erropeous the
surveyor general shall examine such exception and
II found to be well taken, shall order re-suryey OF
'he claim alter proper notice to the party Interested
and, after proper notice, he may order a re-survey
Oh any other claims which, in his opinion, may be
indsPensaoly necessary by reason of errors or de-
lects IN the survey, on the ground which being re-.
turned and approved, shall be certified TO IN. regis,
Yer ana receiver at Augusta on which patent Ger.
lncate snail be issued, as before directed Proridd
also, nat all actual surveys Of claims in said dis
'rct Which shall not be excepted TO within the war
alott.alo, or winch The surveyor general may no,
md II indispensably necessary to have re SURVEYED
by reason oil any errors defects as aforesaid shall
AFTER that time, be deemed unexce ponabe so far "A
relates to the title of the United States and baIl
thehceiorth be proceeded in, and perfected TO pa.
tent " -
SEC. 9 find be il further enacted. That al res,r.
Seys which may be ordered by virtue Of this act shall
be executed under the direction of the surveyor soh
OF tennessee, subject to orders from the General
Land Office and all which shall he render
ed IN execution of this act shall be audited CHARGED
and paid for, similar services were reonred IN he
by former laws and regulations in reference to sip,
lar claims. - ~
Sec s. And be II further enacted That whom
IN any case, 1t shall appear to the surveyor general
mat The survey OF any claim hereby confirmed Is de-
hclent In the quantity of land confirmed to the claim.
ant, by a number of acres equal TO forty or more
then the said surveyor general shall issue 10 the claim
ant warrant, emitting him to quantity of land.
which IN the subdivision of the public lands of the
United States, shall not exceed in quantity The mum
Der OF acres found deficient in the claimants origin
al survey; which entry may be made on any lands
SUBJECT to entry IN said district
SEC o. Ind be IL further enacted That this act
snail not be construed aiding the title survey or
location OF any claim to, the prejudice of any other
claim with which its pretensons and location NAV
conct but all such conflicting rights and locations
snail remain subject to existing laws Propided ao,c
eper Iha' In any such of conflict in addition to
'he powers conferred on the surveyor general by This
act II shall be lawful for him, when the conflicting
claimants may compromise, by the REIMBURSEMENT Of
one oil 'he claimants of his entire location or so much
OIL u as conflicts with the location of another claim
70 grant warrant to the renqusbing claimant. which
sns,I enue him to enter an equal quantity with the
land relinqushed of any land subject TO entry in the
district OF the land surrendered
Sec D. find be Il further Enacted That all confrma-
uon and eVidepce of title which shall be made or Is.
sued IN the name of the original claimant or confr.
NEE, by virtue OF this act shall inure TO the use and
beneht OF those who may be jointly or seversy emit.
tied 10 the lands in the several claims referred TO- e-
Their by descent or purchase as If such persons were
specially named therein
Approved March g. ls45