Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-10

of August, seventeen hundred and eighty
eight, and the act Of the third of March, sew
enteen hundred and ninety-one,. entitled
can act for granting landsto the inhabitants
and settlers at Vincennes, and the IIHnoisj
country in the territory northwest of thej
Ohio, and for confirming them in their pos
sessions" !" and the several acts In aid D, |
and supplementary thereto.
SEC. 2. And be It futher enacted, That
every such claimant to any tract of land so
granted, or any part or subdivision thereof,
shall, within six months after the publica-
ton of the notice hereinafter provided for,
file his claim in writing, with the said reg
lister, IN which he shall specifically set forth
such facts as shall be required in the In
structions of the Commissioner of the Gen.
eral Land Office.
SEC. 3. And be il, further enacted, That
such register, upon the receipt of such In
structions, shall give notice by publication
in some newspaper of general circulation
in the vicinity of the said lands of his read
mess to receive applications of claimants, to
tons of the said commissioner.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
such commissioners shall meet Immediately
after the time allowed for fling such claims,
and shall hold their sessions at the town of
Vincennes. They shall have power to
compel the attendance of witnesses, admin
lister all necessary oaths, and to hear and
decide In a summary manner all matters
respecting such claims. Minutes of: the
proceedings, decisions, meetings, and ad-
journments of the said board, shall be reg
ularly entered by the register in book
kept for that purpose, together with the ey-
idence adduced In each particular case, upon
which their decisions have been made.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
every claimant to any tract of land so gran
ted, or any part. or subdivision thereof, who
can produce to such commissioners regu-
lar chain of title from the original confrmee
to himself, or who can show to their salts
faction continuous and connected possess
ion in himself and those under whom he
claims, for a period eftwenty years or more,
next preceding the filing of his claim, OF
can show such claim OF title as would, in
the courts of Indiana, bar an action of eject
ment, such claimant shall be confirmed in
his title.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
said commissioners shall, OH or before the
first day of September eighteen hundred
and fifty-fve, transmit to the Commissioner
of the General Land Office a transcript of
their decisions in favor of claimants, which
shall contain fair statement of the evidence
on which each respective claim is founded;
and also a transcript of their decisions a.
-, e
the evidence and the reason of such rejec-
ton.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That
the Commissioner of the General Land !
Office, upon the receipt of such transcript,
shall issue patent to each claimant so con-
frIned in his title by the said commission |
ers; and where any such claims have been
said commissioner, upon appli-
cation of the proper person, shall have pow
er to revise such decision Of the said board, |
and may, if in his opinion the evidence
warrants it, reverse such decision, and issue |
q patent therefor to such claimant: Pro-
rided, That this right to revise shall not
extend to those claims rejected, where the
same lands have been confirmed by the said |
board to some other claimant: find provi-
u6U jUItNCT, i Lat tuC pctCI1tS OO iSoliCO
only be REIMBURSEMENT of the title of the
United States, and shall not be construed
into an abridgment of the rights of third
persons.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
he commissioner appointed by the Presi-
dent, shall receive a compensation of eight
dollars per day, for each and every day he
may be engaged in the discharge of the du-
les imposed by this act, and the register
and receiver shall receive such compensa-
lion for their services, as may be just and
proper in the discretion of the Commission
er of the General Land-Of
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of
he General Land-O Office to prescribe such
rules and regulations as may be necessary
% give full effect to the provisions of this
lct.
AppRovED, July 81, 1854.
CHAP. CL1x.-An Act supplementary to an
Act entitled &c An Act to authorise Notariesl
Public to take and certify oaths, affirmatioHs
and Acknowledgements in certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of