Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-10-10

sive OF improvements; and it shall be the duty
Of the register and receiver to receive and con-
slider testimony which may be presented in each
case, and to call for such further testimony a
they may dsem necessary, in order to enable
them TO determine the precise nature of each
claim or title, and ascertain under whom the
same originated and TO fix its position and ex-
tent on the public surveys, and its present value,
exclusive of improvements; and also to ascer-
tam the value of the improvements, and iurher
to ascertain whether it interferes with any ad
verse claim, and the extent of, and nature of.
such interferences and, for the purposes aiore-
said, the register and receiver are hereby au-
ihorzed each IL administer oa,hs, or affirmatIons,
and it shall also be the duty thnse office 10 re-
cord all notices and testimony IN support OF each
claim; and for adminis: erug oatbs they shall be
allowed fee of twelve and-a half GEMS, and a
Ike suss fur every hundred words OF testimony
which they may record, to be paid by the claim
ants, and equally divided between the officers
a'oresaId
SEC. A. find be Il further enacted. That, in
The case Of any bona fide claimant who has no
ri hit under an original claim, entered in the a.
foTesaid book number seven, but who, on the
first day of January, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred AID forIy-nine had reduced a
10, into D ,ssess,ou, and Is an actual and bona
ide settler thereon or occupin' thereof, 1t shall
and may be lawful for hun to file sic0rn notice,
stating how long he has been in the actual pns-
session OF the lot, the nature OF his improvements
the extent of front and depth fequIsi e 10 en-
brace his actual Sc Element and improvements,
the mated value OF the lot at the Iiue oi his
settlement, and its p,ssent value, exclusive IT
improvements, as also The value Of such Improve
laent-, and also designating, as accurately as
practicable, lis position upon the pubic surveys;
and II she'll ami may be llwful TOR The aforesaid
officers also, TO take all necessary testimony IN
this c,ass Of Cast in like manner, AMI perform
similar ULties as required ID he foregoing Sec
ton, and 10 receive any notice and evid' nee OF
any missionary am from any party authorized
To act, both as to the nature and extent 1T the
same, aud the grounds on which II may tie ell
titled iu equitable consldera IJE.
SEC. .. Ind be II further endcicd, That ii
sa also be the duty OF the land officers to ex
anime aud arrange the not;ces aud testimony III
all filed under this act; and the Cases en-
lenpIated by the tnIrd sectiOn, which they may
confirm, snail be placed In absirac; A, fIst class,
and hose under that section VIII ch may be re-
lecled, by 'he.n, shail be placed IN abstract A,
second class and 10 all cases contemplated 10y
he fourth seclion of this act, the confirm
.hc commissioners shall be placed IN abstract B,
hrst CLASS, and lIeir reJ-ctlon5 IN abstract q, s..
cond Cas-.
SIC. o. Had be IL further enacted, That in the
aforesaid abstracts, The register ana recelver
snail desl 5udte the number OF eich Claim, name
of present and OF OIL lndi claimant, AREA, present
value of the loi, exclusive of Improvements. and
he noun, winch, ~ .neiS opinion, It would be
j,ist 10 req IRE payment ior the same to the
u.vernuie4t; AMI the 81 I'D officers shall des,g-
maze on Inc aioresi ID uap Ut Tie pu5iic Surveys
H. a a a AS pfsIr ! q he
ascertaIed from the testl uony, WIN the is "a
cd trfaui vaiue, anu the assessment thereon vi
tie sum winch, IN Ineir Judg nent should oe pad
Tor Tue same 10 the Cove n neni.
SIC. z. .7ad be further enacfed, That the
su veyor genera: at Detro l, on beng notified q.
he compe,tn by The lani Officers OF t1e IT.
lore,aId .bstrac and map, shall despatch Il sk J.
-, uepu, to The SaIlI Sc. NJ rle, VINO sn all lie
the la:id office that place his affidavit fat
iully aud InpartIaily 10 discharge his duty; and
lEereupon there shall be aelIverei 10 MN the
said abstracts and map aud he shall then pro-
coed forthwith to lay oil and survey The village
uf Sault Ste. Mare int town lots, streets, ave.l
ues, puoiIc squares, ou.-os, having rcgLld TO
the lo.s and streeis already sctualiy T.eyed,
existing or estabIishsd, anu havIrg regard, also,
to The existing ,uIIs AID extent the lote, md
10 the existing limits and extent Of the lois
ed ny the Gains which shall have been adlud-
lcaled oy the ,g,ster and receiver; aud alter
sueh I'll. We, sh IN ave ueen completed, he
ior. sld deputy shall prepare plat exa,bl,lng,
N Connexions ~Itn The lines OF tile pubic surv-
t, s, the exterior lines vi the whole village, a SO
the squ-r. $, Individual lots, and the puU!l; lots,
aud also The uut-o's, designating the lois re-
served Ior mil AIRY other purposes, acco ding
to the extent aud limits vi the same, as fixed by
the proper military officers, pursuant I" the re-
q.Irements OF the second section OF iiils act aud
specifying The name vi each Claimant OF Inc III
Givldudl lot, und whether Confirmed or rejected.
the SUN assessed by The regis. er and rece yer
pa, al, Iii when should be made Ia each Case
by The party, aud also designating the uacat III
los anu oul-lois, the ioiuirr OF winch sh n, be
suUdiyided mo lots not u exceed each a idrter
OF all acre, and the ialter not to exceed - a.
cres each; and II shall be The duty OF the SAID
deput,, ioin the est Information ne eau oyiaIu
aid alter conference vita The Iana Ohio, IL, 10
specify on The su.vey vi eacn vacant lot, tie &c
tudI present iInaied .ue, aud u shall be The
duty Ut tue aforesaid depuy to return 10 Inc ie-
.isier and recel er their abstracts anu ,iIsp ana
q su1uilt to item his al III the actua, surveys,
aud Il thy shall ne sa.,eEeL that il Is Ia accord
ance Win Ia II adjudlcatiJi,s, they shall append
a certtcite To ti,t elect, and the said ueputy
sinai, then transmit the sad plat vita tue tieid
ho IS to Tie surveyor gensfal al Detroit, iur ex-
alu.nI,lon OF The work, and If that officer sh,I
nnd 1t f,iintuliy and properly executed, he shall
i.iow the said deputy per die.n ot hive doiiars
tor every dav actually and necessarily en- ageI
Ia tae preliminary exdInlna ION aiid surveys, aod
III the cous ructlon of tue plat, aud suail also
pay ali lee, ssary EXPENSES.
SEC. q. HUI be 1t J.rher enacled, Tnat II
sh al Dc the duty Ut the sa.ve.os gene al, upo.'
he approval Oh The pa, uf actual sIsve, D, his
deputy, to return the said plat To the register an
receiver, VINO shall thereu p.n tians at the SANE,
w.il their abstracts, map, and record OF tesI
inou,, TO tht Cuu,nis- Ut the tie ..erdi LiJu
U.ncr, VA sc uccsi,n III every cas. saaI. tie M
d, aad Dind.us uJo, tie pirties and The Uos ern-
.ent, anu SNAIL navc 20 e. hes ~ aiir. a.,
NO .,fy, reverse the asc!si ,ns vi tne res sleI
aud receiver, and 10 author &c team 10 gi.snt d
ceriIt- ate upon the casa pay uent tu TIE roceN-
en- VI what uILy De ueieI ..Ilicu u b. a lar
sesslnenl On hc lot Scnnrnrd; and upon sdcn
y y.i,eul beIn. mlde, a. return Oh Ihe Ger
l,:.ts 10 tne Ge-e.al Land Odice, pateut s.aii
Issue. And the SAID reg ,ster Anu receiver siaii
eaca receive, from the proceeds Ut sach sales,
.ne sIu .; I'VE do.iars iof e,e y ci-in eAaininei
ail adjud Gated 0y ii.e.a unuer MS act
SIC. y. .7ad DC u further endcieu, That 1t
snail auJ nay DC lawtsl or tie commissioner To
"rder Into M ,ket afer pubic uuiics VI al least
Ia N .,ouflnx ALI vacant i..s- urIu Wulcu a