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Morning, by Georgs W.j
Wih&elkb &? James Clarke,]
AT THREE DOLLAR'S A YEAH —j
ONE IN ADVANCE.
WA R Depa RTMEN T.
AN ACT'to provid e for the de<
signaling, surveying and gran
ling the military bounty-lands
? Be it enacted by ike Senate ana
Jfouse of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled. T hat the Presi
dent of the United States be and
he U hereby authorised, t.O carise
to be surveyed a quantity of the
public lands of the United States,
lit for cultivation, not otherwise
appropriated, and to which the
-'lndian title is fextihgiiisded, not
exceeding in the whole six mil
lions of aeres, two millions to be
surveyed in the territory of Mi
chigan, two millions in theTilihois
territory, north of the Illinois ri
ver, and two millions in the terri
tory of Louisiana, between the ri
ver St* Francis, and the river Ar<
Larisas* the said Sands to be divi
ded into townships, and sub-divi
fled into section’s and quarter sec
lions, {each quarter section to con
tain as near a’S possible, one hun
dred and sixty in the man
ner prescribed by Taw for survey
ing and sub dividing the other
public of the United States;
-the same prfeje to be allowed for
surveying as h Med lor survey
ing the other public lands, jn the
same territory. And the lands
thus surveyed with the exception 1
of the salt springs and Irad mines!
therein, and of the quantities of;
land adjacent thereto, as raay be
reserved fob the i&e of the same,’
fey the President of the United
States, Arid the section No I*6, in
every townships to l e granted to
the inhabitants of such township’
for th£ use of public schools, shall
be set apart arid reserved for the |
purpose of satisfying the bounties
of one hundred and sixty acres; |
promised lb the non commission-’
ed officers soldiers of die U-l
nited States, their, heirs and legal i
representatives, by the act end-:
tied if an act for completing the
existing military establishment,’*
approved the twenty-lourth day
of Decembereighteen hundred tv
eleven, arid by the act, entitled j
*‘an Bet to raise an additional mil* j
hary forte/* approved the ele
venth day of January eighteen
hundred and twelve.
Sec. 2. And be n further enacted, ,
That the Secretary of the De-j
partment of war- for the time be-;
frig, shall, from time to time issue j
Warrants for the military landj
|bounti£s to the persons entitled
thereto, by the two last mention |
cd acts, or either of tliem : Pro/;- 1
tied hkuays, that such warrant-j
shall be issued only in the name j
<if those persons thus entitled, and j
fee by them or their represents j
iOUISVILI. E, ‘THURSDAY, MARCH t 4, is;6.
lives applied for within five years
after the said persons shall have
become entitled thereto: and the;
said warrant shall not be assigna
ble cr transferable in any manner
whatever. . v A
bec. S. And be it further enact
ed t That every person rri whose j
favor jbuch wan ant shall have;
been Issued, shall, on delivery of j
l the same, at the office of the Tee- j
reiavy of the Treasury, or of such j
other ollicer as may at the : ssme
time have, by lav/, the supenrv
tendance of the General land of-,
Hce of the United States, sft the
seat of government, beentitled to
draw by lot in such manner, as
the ofßcer, at the head of the 1 and
office, under the direction of the I
President of the United States,]
may prescribe, one of the quarter!
surveyed by virtue of the I
first section of this act. in either
of the skid territories which the
person in whose favor such war
rant has is sited may designate.
And a patent shall thereupon be
granted to such person, for such
quarter ‘section, without requi-.
ring any fee thereof
, bee. 4. Arid Be it further enact
ed, That no claim for the military
land bounties aforesaid, shall be
assignable or transferable, in any
mariner whatever, until alter a pa
tent shall have been granted in the
mhnner aforesaid. All sales,'mort
gages, contracts ; or agreements,
es any nature whatever, made pri
or thereto, for the ‘purpose, or,
with intent of alienating, piedg
’ing or mortgaging arty such claim,
! are hereby declared mill &. Void j
| nor shall any tract of land, gran
; as aforesaid, be liable to beta-
IT.eh in execution or sold cri ac
count of any such sale, mortgage,
contract, or agreement, or on ao
count of any debt contracted pri
or to the date of the jpateitt, ci
ther by the person originally en
titled to the land, or by his heirs
or legal representatives, or by
virtue of any process, or suit at
law, or judgment of Court against
■ a person entitled to receive his
patent as aforesaid.f
j H. CLAY, , I
Speaker o f the House of ‘ Represen*
iathes.
WM. H. CRAWFORD,
Prd'deni of the Senate pro tend
May 6, .18 J2.—approved, J
JAMES MADfSON.
From the nrOvhiqrisof the fore
.<k ■
going Act, it is manifest that nb (
Patent Cah issue until the war
rant is presented to the Commis
sioner of the land office.-^-It is
therefore the interest of tile per
sons entitled to Military Lands,
that their Warrants should imme
diately after they are issued, be
deposited in the office from whence
their are to be obtained,
T his course wijl preserve them
frain- the various accidents to
which they may be, subjected in!
the hands of the Owners or A
,gents who may have been author-
ised to obtain them. It is also man
ifest that ail CcOtractsTrr trie sale
;of or incumberanCe vqV ri uic e
*'Laml, prior to the ts uing ofc -e
;Patent's, are illegal and void. As
pt is impossible that persons pos-
Nessedcf Powers of Alcrnev for.
obtain: vg Miliitary Land War.
j rants, can JirVe any legitimate in
’jterest, distinct from thei ‘ pnnet-
| pals, Warrants here die .■* issued
I will be deposited in the Genera:
\ Land Office ; arid a Ceruhcats of
It hat'act will be given to -such A H
; orrieys if Required. A Copy 01
- his proceeding Tvill fee- iowarden:,
to every Person in who c e name
a Warrant shall issue, hot only
Ito counter act misrepresentations
jdfthe object of this Regulation,
j but to ‘ place the Soldiers oi; the,
| late ‘Army upon their guard a
| gainst the ‘device- which have al
ready been, or may here Tier be.
practised by It tprincMaled and
designing men to depriv’ them cr
he Reward which is so ju -dr due.
co their meritorious services. , •
Land Warrants ‘will ‘continue
. co be issued c.t the Vv ar Dapart
iiem upon trie preherTcuon oft he
Original “Honorable Dil
;h a ege,’ Which the>c
7 &n ;
coon Filer as heretofore: tout no
other doCumems will be required
to acbompauy it, Excepting feie
•uMress of the original Claimant,
in order, that he ii'ayfes duly no
tified of the number and date 6
the Land Warrant that will is*!
; sue in his naive, _ . c , .* .
. In cases where original
, claimants are dead, u the legi ri
j! MA T & HSIR S A T L A *hf ’ ’ It* IIS t SU b
istafuiatc their claims conform a
bly to the Rcjg'ulauciis now if
■ use* . .. . • j
Peb. 18.
The Printers authorised
to publish the laws of the United
Stages, are requested to insert the
above three ume 3.
‘wem mmm m 1 *** c
Col. HOSIER V. MIL TON,
WT arc authorised to State, will be
a Candidate For a seat in the Con
gress of the United Slates, at the
hex* Election. , .
|\ . . Col, THOMAS COBB,
‘Ci Columbia county, we find is
j, • alsd-,a Catiilidate. ... ,_ £L:
■ i ’’ booWaWTshoes.
THE Subscriber takes this
itiethdd of informing his friends
.and the public, that he has com
■m(Sliced the making of BOOTS
land SHOES, at the house hex*
but one pbove Mr. Gordon’s.; —
Whefe ‘he intends- keeping the
.best of Lfeahher that can he pro
|ciired iv #nd hopes by a strict at
r terition to business, to raßvit a
share oi Public Patfonagf. Per
> sons wishing to engage Negro
: Shoes for the next season, can
have them warranted; and on
moderate terms, by applying at
the above Shop, between this and
the first of July next.
C. W. M’MURRAIN.
Feb. 22, i&IT.
SHERIFFS SALES.
fTill ,<t fid ‘fit the Jl f- r • p-'f. ff
in th~ Town of of?,
the first Tuesday ‘a’ dint,
‘let-aeen the usual hour's,
j . r Fwo liundred acres of pme
I land, being h If of an undi'ided
I four hundred ac“e tract, g- anted
to Baker, and adjoining Jackson ;
Also, tweivy five acres of pine
land being half ah undivided fifiy*
acre tract granted to Re< se, arid
adj fining “Re- s ri; taken as the
probe ny of Jiishpa My rick,'to sa
tisfy sundry executions, i eb- rt
Aikinfbn,'executor of A lexer?dee
Young, vs. Joshua My rick and
Tlassirigame .Paulett; fe'ied oa
iv a Constable and reiurned to-
ALSO, , . .
. Two hundred acres of land,
idjoisling Alexander Douglas';
levied on as the property of James
B i*\-field, to satisfy sue tr * tx
•cut;ons. M.\ry 1 n grrm vs. j. >.mes
Barcheld, and returned by a
Constable,
i ALSO, . . .
Two hundred and thirty five
acres df land adjoining land* be
longing to-Wm. Walker,
and others'; taken as the proper
ty of .fohn M.. Smi tb, to saiisfy
sundry executions, , John M.
Smith Va, Jeremiah Smith —poin-
ted out by the _ plaintiff and re
turned bv a Constable. ..
2GHN G. BOSTICK,
, ~t l. ‘Sheriff J.C.
Feb 29, 1815. ,
EX ECU i O lib’ SALE.
Will be Sold on Monday the I st.h
April, at the Piantatio-a t | :*e
the residing place,of ZA;uk rt
Coik. Burke cow an , cie*
■ scastd * , , - :
A part cf the personal t.-ro
pe vty of said deceased :
, Consisting of
Horses, Sheep, Hogs, Corn, arid
Fodder, Bacon,, and Cotton in
the Seed and Ginned, Plantation
Tools and other articles too te
, diotis to enumerate
- JOHN (OCR,., ? M
. . , BEMJ. BK At.K, S J?
... ‘TtU-Marcl, in .6,...
>frr -.. . , ■■ r ~W A ■ TANARUS,
t GEORGE; l
yefpcr.ion county $ ■
.jV herer. t< N? cv 9 C ‘i n ■' -h n
applies *0 me for 1.1 v.eis* of -d
ministration on V c Utate o I*
iom M’Clendon, d< oe.v ed,
’ These are li ed’ -e to cite
and admonish all aid • 1 . r
the kindred and c edit :s oi >. and
ieceasrd. to be and ap pear at y
offici% ivitlun the lime ir< s r L A
•by td s bt w t ause {\i ary y
have) why s&d letters sn on and
not be granted.
‘.Given under rnv hard t of-.
iice 4 this 4th of March, 1 * •
. . ; A. WRAtiH Jk c c ,
TCOUNTKY TRODUCE.
WRI be received in advance for
Uu? omuUuu Auv ocate.
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