Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
fPrRLIc-No. 55.l

AN ACT for the relief of the bona fde settlers under the
for the armed occupation and settlement of part Of the
Territory OF Florida
BE enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
Tie U,ited States Of america Congress assembled That
in all in which proof shall lie made the satisfaction OF
the Commissioner Of the General Land Office that person
who obtained permit under the entitled pro-
vide for the armed occupation and settlement the unsettled
part of the peninsula of Florida approved August fourth,
eighteen hundred and forty two and who occupant
under that act and the act amendaoy thereof approved June
fifteenth eighteen hundred and forty four and who actually
occupied settled under acts and did voluntarily
Enqush and abandon the same continued reside on said
frontier south Of said line specified said of eighteen hun
bred and foytwo thereby aiding effect the object of said
acts and who has not received the lands provided by said acts
such settler shall be entitled and for the land
occupied settled by him, the il all the conditions
and spulaons Of said acts and requirements of the General
Land Office in relation thereto had been fully and strictly full
filled and complied with.
Sec 2 And be further engced That in all where
the lands settled occupied by such settler or any part there
of not legally subject donation under the said
acts any account whatever then such settler may locate his
right the part nierered with any public lands
in the any adjacent township.
Sec. g. and be further enacted, That this act shall
tend to- and be construed and executed for the benefit of the
widow and heirs Of any settler according to the principles Of
the fifth section Of said first aboye-reced act.
Sec. A. and be further enacted That Immediately after
the passage Of this ACT the Secretary Of the Treasury shall APP
point agent TO proceed forthwith the different county
seats of the counties of the State Of Florida where said lands
lie who shall attend at least days each
y seat il long time be necessary take and proof
by dispositions before him, in such he may pre-
SCRIBE in relation TO such settlement occupation and Of
tiers being entitled under this grant donation OF land
aforesaid and said agent shall also attend such other
places in said settlements the convenience Of such settlers
in furnishing their proofs demand under the instructions
Of the General Land Office; and said agent SHALL within five
months after be shall commence bis duties in said State
nit all the proofs he may take and make report Of his opn
ion each to said Commissioner Of the General Land
Ofce who shall proceed forthwith to examine and decide said
Proridd That any settler does not submit his proof
TO such agent within four months after reasonable notice. hy
advertisement Of the times and places or his attendance 10 re-
ceye such proof said settlers shall have the benefit Of this
act and all the reported aforesaid shall be denvey
decided by the Commissioner of the General Land Office with
in two months after the report thereof is received his Office
and said agent shall be allowed the same compensation as Is
allowed by law to examining agents Of the Treasury De-
partmcnt.
Approved, July lei, 1918.