Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12
[PuBLIc No. 39.l

AN All providing for the examination and settlement Of
claims for lands at the Saut Ste. Marie, in Michigan
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
Of the United States of America Congress assembled
That the register and receiver of the land office at the Sau
Se Marie be and they hereby authorized to examine
and report upon claims to lots at the Saut Se Mare in
township foryseven NORTH of ranges and west
IN Michigan, according to the provisions hereinafter
tanned, and pursuant such Instructions may be given by
she Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Section 2. And be further enacted That the said COM
missioner shall the register and receiver be fur
nished with map, large scae OF the lines of the public
surveys at the Saut Se Marie, and shall be the duty of
the Secretary Of War to direct the proper military officer on
the application of the register and receiver to designate or
to be designated upon the map aforesaid the position
and the extent Of lots necessary for military purposes also
the position and the extent Of any other lot lots which may
be required for other public purposes and also the position
and extent Of the Indian agency tract and Of the Indian
cserve. n
Sec. g. And be it further enacted That in the case Of
any persons the legal representatives of the per-
son or who the present bona de claimants under
the original claims which are entered in book number Of
the report Of the Board Of Commissioners under the
Congress approved twenty February eighteen hundred
and twenty three entitled An revive and continue in
force certain for the adjustment of land claims in the
Territory of Michigan" saal and may be lawful for such
person, within year Eom the passage of this act to pre-
senta Dotce " writing to the register and receiver
setting forth the nat1e of his claim with the front and depth
necessary embrace bis settlement and improvements and
its position and limits accurately practicable the
public surveys; also the length of time has been settled by
the present claimant and the estimated value at the time his
right originated and the estimated value at the present me
exclusive Of Improvements and shall be the duty Of the
register and receiver receive and consider testimony which
may be presented in each case and call for such further
testimony they may deem necessary in order enable
them to determine the precise nature Of each claim e and
ascertain under whom the originated, and to fix its
position and extent the public surveys and its present
value exclusive of improvements and also to ascertain the
value of the improvements and further ascertain whether
ineres with any adverse claim, and the of and
md asfor
he register and receiver hereby authorized each admin
ser oaths or armaons, and it shall also be the duty Of
those officers to record all notices and testimony in support Of
each claim and tor administering oaths they shall be allowed
fee OF twelve and hall cents and like sum for every
hundred words Of testimony which they may record 10 be
paid BY the claimants, and equally divided between the Off
GERS aforesaid.
Sec 4. And be IL further enacted That in the case Of
any bona hde claimant who has right under original
claim entered n the aforesaid book number seven bu, who
on the rst day Of January in the year Lord eighteen
hundred and forty nine, had reduced lot into possession
and actual and bona fde settler thereon or
thereof it shall and may be lawful for him to file scor,,
notice. stating how long he has been in the actual
of the lot the Of his improvements the extent Of from,
and depth requisite to embrace bis settlement and inn
the estimated value Of the lot the time o his
settlement and its present vaue exclusive improvements
as also the value Of such improvements and also
accurately practicable its position upon the public sur
vcys and il shall and may be lawful for aforesaid off
GERS also, take all necessary testimony in this class
cases. in like and perform similar duties required
the foregoing section, and TO receive any notice and
dence Of any missionary claim from any party authorized
20 act, both the nature and extent of the same
the grounds which it may be entitled to equitable
slderation.
Sec 5. And be IL further enacted, That it shall also
he duty Of the land officers examine and arrange the no
oes and testimony in all filed under this act and tn
contemplated by the third secton which they may con
m shall be placed in abstract A. first class, and those unde
that section which may be rejected BY them, shall be place
m abstract A, second class and in all contemplated
com
mssoners shall be placed in abstract b, FIRST class, and he
reflections in abstract b, second class.
Sec. g. And be further enacted, That in the aforesai
abstracts the register and receiver shall designate the numbe