Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-08

cause Notifications to be erected at or near
he mouth Of the Columbia river.
SEC. SO. And be IL further enacted, That
provision hereafter shall be made by law
10 secure and grant six hundred and forty
acres Of land to every white male inhadi-
ant of the Territory of Oregon, being
on taking the oath of allegiance to
the United States, Of the age of eighteen
wears and upwards, who shall cultivate and
use the same or any part thereof, Tor five
years, or to his heirs in case OF
his decPase.
SEC. 80. And be IL further enacted, That
TO every such nhabitant, being a married
man, there shall be granted, in addition.
nne hundred and sixty acres to his wife, and
the like quantity of one hundred and sixty
acres to each child under the age Of eigh-
teen wears he may have, or which may be
born within the five years aforesaid.
SEC. 40. And be At further enacted, That
no sale or contract, OF any kind, OF such
lands, shall be valid before patent issues
therefor; nor shall the same be taken in ex
ecution, or bound by any judgement, mort.
gage, or lein of any kind, before the paten,
is issued: Provided, always, that the future
grants of lands contemplated by this act
shall be subject to the settlement OF any
dispute now pending between Great Brit.
ain and the United States in relation to
their respective claims, and subject, also, TO
the requirement, by treaty or otherwise, OF
the Indian title to said lands.
SEC Al. And be ii further enacted. That
the President is authorized if he shall think
It necessary, to appoint not more that two
additional Indian agents, with salary oil
one thousand dollars, whose duty it shall lie,
under the direction of the governor of said
territory, to superintend the interests OF the
United States with any Indian tribes wesl
of any agency now established by law; and
that the sum Of one hundred thousand dol
lars be appropriated to carry into effect the
provisions OF this act.
And ,CheredS, by n convention entered
into between his Brtanic Majesty and the
United States Of America, it was stipulated
ard agreed, that any country on the north
west coast of America, to the westward o.
the Stony mountains, should be free anc
open to the citizens and subjects OF the two
powers; it being competent, however, &c
either contracting powers, in case either
should think fit at any time alter the TWEEN
tieth of October, eighteen hundred anC
twenty-eight, on givi9g due notice Of twelve
months TO the other contracting party, tC
annu and abrogate this conventions:
Sec Az. Be IL Therefore further ennCted
! That nothing in this act shall be SO con
strued as to close or obstruct any of the
harbols, bays, and creeks, or the navigation
Of rivers, within the territorial limit:
of the territory hereby organized, or any
part Of the country that may be claimed by
either party on the northwest coast of A
merica, between the forty.second and for
ty fourth degree and forty minutes OF nortl
latitude, aglinst the vessels, citizens ant
subjects of Great Britain, agreeably to tht
The provisions of the third article OF the con
venlion of twentieth, October eighteen hun
bred and eighteen, between the United
States and Great Britain, until the termina
ton OF the said stipulation of said conven
ton.
SEC. as. And be ii further enacted, Tha
the President of the United States be, ant
is hereby required to cause due notice to b,
given to the British government OF the de
sire and intention of the government of TIT
United States to annul and abrogate tn,
"convention with great Britain relative Il
territory on the northwest coast ofAmerica
concluded August sixth, eighteen hundred
end twenty .seven" agreeable to the provs
ions Of the second article of that conven
ton: Provided, That nothing in this &C
contained shall be so construed or carrieC
into effect by any Of tie officers or citizen
of the United States, as to interfere in any
way with any right which any Of the subject
of Great Britain may have in the TERRITORY
herein mentioned, as provided for in tn
convention aforesaid, until the expiration
of twelve months after notice shall be given
as above provided by the President Of thu
United States.