Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-11
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Public Laws Of the United States.
Passed at The first session Of the ThirySi1h Congress-

CHAr CLxxXYIILAn Act for the final adjustment Of PR
yse Land Claims in the States OF FlOridsI Louisiana
Missouri, and for other purposes.
Bel enacted By the House Of Representatives
erhe Oed states Of america IN Congress assembled,
persons who claim any lying within the States
Florida Louisiana Missouri virtue grant,
title enanatng from oregn tearing prior
= the cessOn to the United states Of eeoy aid
States formed during the period any yn-
claimed sovereignty or had actual possession the dis
or territory "hcn the a9ds 50 claimed are 81 listed shall
conf nation Of their title the lands claimed manner
following Trey shall file not ees In wriing together
tn evidence support ;hs "a
hereinafter desgna1ed, within whose district the aimed
msy be situated together with brief abstract the title Of
the claimant, and copies of the pas survey thereof when
ever such have been made within the posses
SION OF the Claimant and accompanied with
msnt the claimant OF the lands supposed by his
claim according 70 the legal divisions and Subdivisions
surveys made BY the United Stats the land claimed nclud
ed in surveys mate and the said evidence al
the decisions Of the commissioner recorded in
eook kept ior tEt purposS transcript Of which sh from
time t. ae be transmitted the Commissioner Of the General
SIC . And be further enacted That the registers and
Of the States Of Florida and
and es for the city Louis sa Of MS ouri
and their in Office shall they hereby ap
pointed comiss ms
be by the Commissioner General and
Office conformity with this according t. justice aud
equity and tie principles established in summary
manner all tters respecting such ella Etan the districts
power oaths compel the attendance Of and
examine witnesses demand and ,bt4ia proper Offices
all records in which of lsnd, waant Orsrs Of
other evidence of claims to and any for
government may have Iecordsi and shall make
report to the COnisi Of the Gner. Once on the
presented them deson dividing said ca Is
into separate claesin the hereinafter provided and Civ
rejected.
sente and passed upon By tie commissioners Aforesaid shall
b. them divided in their report ino thres distinct classes
shall all which, in their opinion
ought be frmd, where the claimed been IN po
resi- and cultivation By the private uncer
they period least twenty Sear pre
ceiling date Of fling the by some ant con.
of emanatng from foreign government which
held claimei oeregny jurisdiction he territory IN
sion said territory The Unitet States. -
Nn6er shall which, IL their opipiop
OIfrnei where the lands under written
title, above provided nraJer one bat
possession and cultivation Oh The
land claimed for period Of az least twenty PrJr
Number three shall which, in their opip,
ought 10 b rejected whether fUm defect Of TrgO suspicion OF
fraud based probable ground uncertainty Of location
ness OF description any Othe cause sufficient their Opn
such commissioners ebTae IN said easSes a6er and
number too claim whoa has teen heretofore peseAed
hrnSon 6eiCre board II Commissioners pubIc
ohcsr ac ng under arorl OF Congress aLd tesed as being
fraudulent procured maintained by fraudulent improper
tho commissioners which has been already rejected on the
SIC And be FURTHER enacted That whenever the said
Der sa sp?oVe the reports Of the commissioners
Congress for It's action the
id Commits shah approve tie embraced
class number three, the rejection on shall
conclusive land embraced within the claim
shall Considered and treated other public belonging
and be Il further enacted That all claims counpre
hendd with of the thGe ella aforesa d.
III ii be disaPprova BY the Commissioner OF the report
the board OF comiss oners aforesaid shall be
gress for its and hn4l decision ther,On
Sc g. and be further enacted hat whenever it ha an
that lands CLAIMED and the be
under me hs have been sold whole part
bS the Cnd states prior 70 such eolh nation where the
general Of the district shall the same can
not be surveyed and lOated the party favor the title
sh nave the rght TO enter upon OF the public
lands Of the Unite1 States Of land equal in extent to
private entry a. one dollar aud twenty
1--WE ee Its and far possible legal divisions
States. |
SIC Z And be further enacted That whenever anv claim
is presented for confirmation under provisions this act
which has heretofore been ed Def sny commits
tiOners under autho Of Congress- epoed proven
evidence offered before such former board remaining o rec
ord shall be ADMITTED on the examination Of the claims
SEES And Be it further enacted, That land claimed
under the provisions OF this shall sale or other
wise dpO ed Of by the officers the United staes until the
fua decision shall he made the validity claim and
in case where land ssed cultivated by private per-
entered upon surveyed public iani or o
ed for sale without notice gwen posses on
requiring them to present their claims for confirmation and
within sixy days from the date such claim shall
not have een Med then the proper officers Of the
may proees to tie survey or sale OF sub lands public
with u prejudice however to the legal rights possessor
SEC And Be tter enacted That before the boards of
roDm soners s u be required to receive for any notice.
claimant shall said sum Of twenty ave cents
hundred word required recorded winch shall be
be forwarded the Commissioner General Land Office
SIC 10 4 be further enacted, That at the commence
Once to make report Of ali
hat has b. done under the provisions Of this g the
officers chsr geh whit cation
SEC. II And be further enacted, That any case OF such
claim lands hereinbefOre this act
mentioned, where the lands caim-d have
u and cultivated by the original claimant those
holding title under him or them for the period Of twenty wears
and where such lands claimed complete grant
concession order Of survey duly executed by mode
Il nveshture the original claimant
claimants ty separation the.eof the Of
domain either by fntinn Of fxd
natural and sscersnsble bOundare is pOhts eoure
md distance by the competent authority prior to the
he United States Of the territory in which said nd
where sch title created and perfected ing period
Vile the foreign governments which il emanaed
overegnty had the actual psses ion territory
he his her. their heirs devsee
grantees claiming lands may at their
ption inte Of submitting their claim officers
ereinefore mentioned proceed pitt district
the United States within whose jursdc the lands any
art Of the lands claimed ie uulS such claim wi
he purvew Of third section petition the
United State shall be made defendant apd 1t shall verified ny
ne oaih OF the party OF and conform to the pro sons OF
ecn one Of this act and to the practice OF suc court in chan
attorney Of the United States
end sIsins the same for the United Safes the
hall decide the lain valid nVsd according the principles
established in this and decree accordingly II The
ganst the United States appeal shall Re
Court OF the United STATES and II It he against the
laimant or claimants he or they NAV take an arpI dre
that right and without affidavit curty
ther than for costs and the shall be audged de
Supreme Court in other Of appeals hrIets
and equity and justice and the pncp aforesaid may
equire which decision h be fna and patent sh theeupon
nds claimed in unSod and for much may have
soa the provisions Of recton six Of this shall apply
nd be in force.
SIC r. And be Il further enacted That this a.t shall h.
force during the Of years unless sooner
pesle! by Congress and all claims presented upon
ocding e the provisions Of this act, within the Of
years. be prosecuted na determination and decision
notwithstanding the said I'm Of Ave may expired
sfore such final deter minat on and decision.
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