hundred and twenty acres; which several tracts of land shall be located Reservations. within the boundaries of the fractional townships, reserved and set apart for the purpose of satisfying the claims of the refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia; and the locations shall be made, and patents granted, in the manner and on the conditions prescribed by former laws, except as to the time for making the locations; which locations shall be made on the day or days that the Secretary of the Treasury shall judge most convenient for the claimants, and shall designate for the purpose. (a) (a) See Nos. 23, 33, 33a, 50a, 80. No. 56.—AN ACT giving further time to the purchasers of public lands, northwest April 23, 1812. of the river Ohio, to complete their payments. Vol. 2, p. 712. Purchasers prior to 1st April, 1808. Allowed three Be it enacted, &c., That every person, who, prior to the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, had purchased any tract or tracts of land of the United States, not exceeding in the whole six hundred and forty acres, at any of the land offices established for the disposal of the public lands northwest of the river Ohio, and whose lands have not already been actually sold or reverted to the United States for non-payment of part of the purchase money, shall be allowed the further term of three years from the first day of January, one thou- years from 1st January, 1813. sand eight hundred and thirteen, for the payment of the residue of the principal and interest due on account of such purchase, to be paid in four equal annual payments, the first whereof to be on the said first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen; and in Land to be sold case of failure in paying any of the said annual payments at the time on failure to pay. when the same shall become due, the tract of land shall be forthwith advertised and offered for sale in the manner and on the terms and conditions heretofore prescribed for the sale of lands purchased of the United States, and not paid for within the limited time. (a) (a) See Nos. 11, 16, 21, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36, 39, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 52, 59, 65, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 99, 102, 103, 111, 113, 126, 130, 132, 133, 145, 155, 158, 175, 185. No. 57.-AN ACT to authorize the President of the United States to ascertain and designate certain boundaries. May 20, 1812. President to cause the sur western the and Be it enacted, &c., That the surveyor-general, under the direction of the President of the United States, be, and he is hereby authorized and required (as soon as the consent of the Indians can be obtained,) to veyor-general to cause to be surveyed, marked and designated, so much of the western designate and northern boundaries of the State of Ohio, which have not already northern bound. been ascertained, as divides said State from the Territories of Indiana aries of Ohio, and Michigan, agreeably to the boundaries as established by the act, &c. entituled "An act to enable the people of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes," passed April thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and two; and to cause to A plat to be made of the be made a plat or plan of so much of the boundary line as runs from boundary which the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan to Lake Erie, particularly runs southeastnoting the place where the said line intersects the margin of said lake, erly and to return the same when made to Congress: Provided, That the Michigan. Expense limitwhole expense of surveying and marking the said boundary lines shall ed, &c. not exceed five dollars for every mile that shall be actually surveyed and marked, which shall be paid out of the monies appropriated for defraying the expense of surveying the public lands. (a) (a) See Nos. 23, 141, 142. No. 58.-AN ACT to ascertain the western boundary of the tract reserved for satisfying the military bounties allowed to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line on continental establishment. of Lake June 26, 1812. of and the State of Be it enacted, &c., That the President of the United States shall be, President and he is hereby authorized by and with the advice and consent of the the United States Senate, to appoint three commissioners on the part of the United States, Virginia to ap to act with such commissioners as may be appointed by the State of point commis Virginia, and the commissioners thus appointed shall have full power sioners, &c. missionera and authority to ascertain, survey and mark, according to the true intent and meaning of the condition, touching the military reservation, in the deed of cession from the State of Virginia to the United States, of the land northwest of the river Ohio, the westwardly boundary line of said reservation between the Little Miami and Scioto rivers. Commissioners SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners appointed by to meet at Xenia. the United States shall meet at Xenia in the State of Ohio, on the fifth day of October next, for the purpose of ascertaining the said line, unless otherwise directed by the President of the United States; and in case they shall not be met by commissioners appointed on the part of the State of Virginia, within six days after the said fifth day of October Duty of com- next, the commissioners appointed on the part of the United States shall proceed to ascertain, survey and distinctly mark the said boundary line, according to the true intent and meaning of the said act of cession; in measuring the said line, whether accompanied by the commissioners on the part of Virginia or not, or in case of disagreement, they shall note the intersections, if any, of said line with any surveys heretofore authorized by the United States, all water-courses, the quality of the land over which the line passes and any other matter which A plat to be in their opinion requires notice. The said commissioners shall make a re- plat of said line, its intersections, with notes and references, which shall turned to the be signed and returned by the said commissioners to the Commissioner of the General of the General Land Office, accompanied by a written report, on or beLand Office. fore the fifth day of January next, unless the time of meeting shall have been prolonged by the President of the United States, who shall lay copies of the same before both houses of Congress at their next session. made and Commissioner Surveyor, &c., to be engaged. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid shall have power to engage a skilful surveyor, who shall employ chaincarriers and a marker, and shall be allowed four dollars for every mile actually surveyed and marked under direction of the said commissioners, in performance of the duties assigned them; and the commissioners Pay of the com- appointed on the part of the United States shall each receive five dollars for each day he shall be necessarily employed in performance of the duties required of them by this act, which com pensation to the surveyor and commissioners shall be paid out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated by law. missioners. Temporary boundary line. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That until the westwardly boundary line of the said reservation shall be finally established by the agreement and consent of the United States and the State of Virginia, the boundary line designated by an act of Congress passed on the 23d day of March, one thousand eight hundred and four, shall be considered and held as the proper boundary line of the aforesaid reservation. A copy of this SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secact to be trans- retary of State to transmit an authenticated copy of this act to the govgovernor of Vir. ernor of Virginia within twenty days after its passage. (a) ginia. mitted to the July 6, 1812. (a) See Nos. 1, 8, 22, 27, 32, 35, 45, 46, 51, 64, 66, 82, 93, 98, 112, 119, 121, 128, 146, 154, 159, 166, 172, 174, 177, 180, 183, 184, 187, 190. No. 59.—AN ACT supplementary to the act entitled "An [act] giving further time to purchasers of public lands northwest of the river Ohio, to complete their payments." Provisions of Be it enacted, &c., That the provisions of the act to which this act is the act to which a supplement shall be, and they are hereby extended to the several this is a supple ment extended purchasers of the fractional sections, which were by the direction of to purchasers of the Secretary of the Treasury, classed together for sale, according to certain frac the ninth section of an act, entitled "An act making provision for the tional townships, disposal of the public lands in the Indiana Territory, and for other purposes," passed on the twentieth of March, one thousand eight hundred and four, notwithstanding the quantity of land contained in any one tract, composed of such fractional sections, so classed together, and purchased by a single contract, shall exceed six hundred and forty without reservation. acres. Assignee or as- SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the assignee or assignees of any signees of origi- original purchaser of land from the United States, the lands being purnal purchasers of land from chased the prior to the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and United States en- eight, shall be entitled to the benefit of the provisions of the act, to titled to the ben- which this act is a supplement, and the last preceding section, in every etits of this act. case where it shall appear to the satisfaction of the register and receiver of public monies of the district within which the land may lie, that the assignment by which he or they so claim was bona fide made prior to the passing of the aforesaid act, that the whole lands claimed by virtue of such assignment does not exceed six hundred and forty acres, unless it comes within the provision of the preceding section, and that the lands or some one tract thereof is inhabited and cultivated by or for the use of the assignee or assignees. may to the SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That in every case where any tract Original puror tracts of land purchased prior to the first day of April, one thousand chasers or their assignees eight hundred and eight, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, in certain cases nnless such tract shall come within the provision of the first section of where their this act, has since the first day of April last, reverted, or that may be lands have refore the first day of August next, revert to the United States, for verted United States redefault of payment: the person or persons claiming such tract or tracts. enter upon the whether as an assignee or an original purchaser, may again re-enter the same. same: and all monies which such assignee or original purchaser may have paid shall be replaced to his credit, by the register and receiver of public monies of the district in which the lands may lie, and such repurchaser or repurchasers shall be allowed the same benefit of the extension of the time of payment, provided by the act to which this is a supplement, as though no such reversion had occurred; provided such assignee or assignees, original purchaser or purchasers shall make to the proper land officer application for such re-entry on or before the first day of September next, and that the lauds so re-entered shall not have been resold previous to such application. (a) (a) See Nos. 11, 16, 21, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36, 39, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 52, 56, 65, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 99, 102, 108, 111, 113, 126, 130, 132, 133, 145, 155, 158, 175, 185. No. 60.—AN ACT further extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants. July 5, 1813. Certain milita Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of War be authorized to issue military land-warrants to such persons as have or shall, before the first ry warrants may day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, produce to him he issued by the satisfactory evidence of the validity of their claims; which warrants, Secretary of War. with those heretofore issued and not yet satisfied, shall and may be located in the name of the holders or proprietors thereof, prior to the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, on any unlocated parts of the fifty quarter townships, and the fractional quarter townships reserved by law for original holders of military land-warrants. And patents shall be granted for the land located under this act, in the same manner as is directed by former acts for granting military lands.(a) (a) See Nos. 12, 15, 17, 18, 27, 32, 34, 38, 42, 49, 50, 71, 128, 130, 131, 135, 139. Aug. 2, 1813. Five years al- No. 61.-AN ACT for the relief of John James Dufour and his associates. Be it enacted, &c., That the further time of five years be, and the same bereby is allowed to Johu James Dufour and his associates, to pay the money due the United States for a tract of land appropriated by virtne lowed of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to empower John James Dufour money due for a and his associates to purchase certain lands," approved the first day of tract of land. May, one thousand eight hundred and two, on the same terms, conditions, and limitations specified in the above recited act. (a) (a) See No. 29. No. 62.-AN ACT for the relief of James Crawford, March 9, 1814. Land purchase Be it enacted, &c, That James Crawford be, and he is hereby confirmed in the purchase of the west half of section number twenty-nine, in township number seven, of range number two, in the district of lauds offered confirmed. for sale at Stenbenville: Provided, That the said James Crawford shall complete the payment of the purchase money for the land contained in the southwest quarter of the aforesaid section, at the price per acre, and on the terms and conditions specified in the certificate of the register of the land office, for the west half of the said section, bearing date April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and eleven; and shall also complete the payment for the northwest quarter of said section, at the price of eight dollars an acre. The instalments of the purchase money for the said northwest quarter shall be considered as due and becoming due on the respective days specified for making payment in the aforesaid certificate of the register; and the sum of three hundred and twenty dollars, paid on account of the purchase money of the said northwest quarter, and which became forfeited by non-payment of part of the purchase money, shall, by the register and receiver of public moneys for the said district, be placed to the credit of the said James Crawford, and be considered as part of the purchase money for the said northwest quarter-section; and the said James Crawford, his heirs, or assigns, shall be entitled to a patent for the land contained in the west half of the aforesaid section, on his completing the payment of the purchase money, according to the provisions of this act. April 18, 1814. Vol, 6, p. 141. No. 63.-AN ACT for the relief of Dennis Clark. Be it enacted, &c., That the receiver of public moneys for the district Purchase mon- of lands offered for sale at Cincinnati, be required to pay Dennis Clark ey for land to be the full amount of moneys, with interest, paid by the said Dennis Clark to the receiver aforesaid, in discharge of the purchase money for fractional section number ten, in the first township, and first range east. refunded. May enter another tract. Nov. 3, 1814. Officers and SEC 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Dennis Clark shall be permitted to enter with the register of the land office, at two dollars per acre, one hundred and sixty acres of land, in any section or part of a section within the Cincinnati district, which has been reserved and offered for sale, but not sold, to be paid for as other lands of the United States. No. 64.-AN ACT further extending the time for locating Virginia military landwarrants, and for returning the surveys thereon to the General Land Office. Be it enacted, &c., That the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line, soldiers in Vir- on continental establishment, their heirs or assigns, entitled to bounty ginia line, on lands within the tract reserved by Virginia, between the Little Miami continental establishment, al- and Sciota rivers, for satisfying the legal bounties to her officers and lowed a further soldiers upon continental establishment, shall be allowed a further term time. of three years, from and after the passage of this act, to obtain warrants and complete their locations, and a further term of five years, from and after the passage of this act as aforesaid, to return their surveys and warrants, or certified copies of warrants, to the General Land Office, anything in any former act to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That no locations, as aforesaid within the above-mentioned tract, shall, after the passing of this act, be made on tracts of land for which patents had previously been issued, or which had been previously surveyed; and any patent which may, nevertheless, be obtained for land located contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be considered as null and void. (a) (a) See Nos. 1, 8, 22, 27, 32, 35, 45, 46, 51, 58, 66, 82, 93, 98, 112, 119, 121, 128, 146, 154, 159, 166, 172, 174, 177, 180, 183, 184, 187, 190. Feb. 4, 1815. Lands attached No. 65.-AN ACT attaching to the Canton district, in the State of Ohio, the tract of, land lying between the foot of the rapids of the Miami of Lake Erie, and the Connecticut Western Reserve. Be it enacted, &c., That all that tract of land lying between the foot to the district of of the rapids of the river Miami of Lake Erie and the western line of Canton. the Connecticut Reserve, in the State of Ohio, which was ceded to the United States by certain tribes of Indians, at a treaty concluded at Brownstown, in the Michigan Territory, on the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eight, shall be attached to, and made a part of, the district of Canton. (a) The ordinary SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in surveying and dividing the modes of survey lands by this act attached to the district of Canton, the ordinary mode ing public lands to be deviated of surveying the public lands shall be so far deviated from that the from in survey. boundary lines of the tracts to be laid off therein shall be run parallel ing those of the to, and at right angles with, the road laid out in conformity with the Cauton district. said treaty, and in every other respect the surveys shall be made in the same manuer, and for the same compensation allowed for the surveying the other public lands northwest of the river Ohio. (b) to be offered for SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the lands by this act at Landsattached tached to the district of Canton, shall be offered for sale to the highest to the Canton dis bidder, under the direction of the register of the land office and the re- trict by this act ceiver of public moneys of the said district, at such time and place as sale. the President of the United States shall designate by proclamation for that purpose; and the sales shall remain open one week and no longer; and the said lands shall in every respect be sold on the same terms and conditions as have been provided for the sale of other lands of the United States. All the lands in the said tract remaining unsold at the close of the said sales may be disposed of at private sale by the register of the land office of the said district, on the same terms and conditions, as are provided for the sale of other public lands in the same district; and patents shall be obtained in the same manner as in case of other lands of the United States. (c) SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid register and receiver Fees to the reg. of public moneys shall each receive four dollars per day for each day's ister and receiver of public moneys. attendance on the public sales directed by this act. (a) See Nos. 21, 25, 29, 30, 32, 35, 39, 41, 44, 47, 52, 59, 76, 79, 80, 81, 85, 88, 90, 99, 104, 132, 140,158, 189. (b) See Nos. 11, 12, 13, 21, 23, 25, 32, 36, 37, 42, 76, 79, 81, 102, 119, 158. (e) See Nos. 11, 16, 21, 25, 29, 30, 34, 36, 39, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 52, 53, 59, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 84, 93, 93, 102, 103, 111, 113, 125, 133, 132, 133, 145, 155, 153, 175, 185. No. 66.—AN ACT giving further time to complete the surveys and obtain the patents for lands located under Virginia resolution warrants. Feb. 22, 1815. Further time surveys, Be it enacted, &c., That the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line on continental establishment, or their legal representatives, to whom land allowed to comwarrants have issued by virtue of any resolution of the legislature of plete Virginia, as a bounty for services, which by the laws of Virginia, &c. passed prior to the cession of the Northwestern Territory to the United States, entitled such officers or soldiers to bounty lands, and whose location of such warrants shall have been made prior to the twentythird day of March, one thousand eight [hundred] and eleven, shall be allowed the further time of two years from the passing of this act to complete their surveys and obtain their patents for the land located as aforesaid: Provided, That surveys shall be made and patents granted on the aforesaid locations, under the same regulations, restrictions and provisions, in every respect, as were prescribed for the making of surveys and granting of patents by the act, entitled "An act anthorizing patents to issue for lands located and surveyed by virtue of certain Virginia resolution warrants,"" passed on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seven. (a) (a) See Nos. 1,8 22, 27, 32, 35, 45, 46, 51, 53, 64, 82, 93, 98, 112, 119, 121, 128, 146, 154, 159, 166, 172, 174, 177, 180, 183, 184, 187, 190. No. 67.—AN ACT for granting and securing to Anthony Shane, the right of the Be it enacted, &c., That, in consideration of valuable and faithful services, rendered to the United States, during the present war, by Anthony Shane, a half-breed Indian, there be granted to him all the right of the United States to a tract of land, to contain three hundred and twenty acres, lying on the river St. Mary's, at a place called Shane's Crossing, within the limits of the State of Ohio, but in a part thereof to which the Indian title has not yet been extinguished; the said tract to be located in a convenient form, and so as to comprehend the said Anthony Shane's improvements. Feb. 24, 1815. Vol. 6, p. 149. Grant of land to A. Shane. Patent to issue, SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the Indian title to the territory comprehending the said tract, shall be extinguished, the when. said three hundred and twenty acres shall be surveyed under the anthority of the United States, and a patent therefor shall be granted to the said Authony Shane, or, if not then living, to his children and legal representatives, to hold the same to them and their heirs. (a) (a) See Nos. 144, 156. No. 68.—AN ACT for the relief of Joseph Anderson. Jan. 22, 1816. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of three hundred and twenty-two dollars and sixty-eight cents, paid by Joseph Anderson, on the fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and five, on account of the Payment to be placed to purchase money of the northwest quarter of section of land number credit, and pateleven, in township seven, and range four, in the Steubenville district, ent to issue. his 4 L O-VOL II |