Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 8, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 August 1807 — Page 1

THE

WESTERN SUN

VOL. I. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1807. No. 8.

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(BY AUTHORITY.) AN ACT resetting claims to land in the territories of Orleans and Loufiana. BF. it tnacted tj tk? Senate ciri House tj ReprcsentJtiVi'S of th: United States cf America, in Congress assembled. That fo ui jch of the firfl frlicn of the adl entitled An al for after tiiftin; adjfli the trrf-r aisU cl'nij t land within the territory of Orleans, and the diflrit of LouiHain,' as prtTidrt. that no incomplete titK (hall be confirmed, unlrfs the prrfon ii. whole name the warrant or order of furvey iud brea granted, was at the time of its Cat?, either the head of a family, or above the ae of twenty-onc years, be, and the fam is hereby repealed Sttt. 2. And be it further enacted. That ny prrHvi or perfons, and the legal

reprefsntitive cf any per fun or perfons, who

on the twentieth day of December, onr

thaufand eight hundred and threet had for

ten confecutiv years, prior to that d-y

been in poifcfll )ii of a trac cf not

cUiirted by any othrr prrfon, and not ex

ceding tco thoufand aeres, and v!io were

on that day rrhdem in t!ie territory rf Qr

leans or Luifnna, and 'had flill pofT-fifnn

9i fuch traft of Und, Hull he cnr?n?d in

th.ir titUs to fuch tr& of land ; froviJedi

Th3t no claim to a lead ninr, orftltfpring Hi ill he cn':fi med merely by virtue of this fe6Urii : . t.:J provided a!ti, That no m re lmd !h.i'l h" 'n!ed by virrue of this fr ctian, tfr n is ;utu :!ly c!'.-.n-d by thr prty, nor ni'C thrtii is contain: d within the ac-

kncwledJ and ifcertaiucd boundaries of

the XTid r noifd SO. 3. Jnd be it farther enacted, That th - i Mini of the coiporation of tlu eity of N w.O lems, to thr commons ad-iic-r.t to the fjxl city, and within fix liun-dc'-d yrds, from the f rtific itions of thr fame, b", and thr fme h-reby are recognized a. d confirmed : Provided. That tht fid r-p.-vatiin flnll v thin fix monthafter the pfTi: of tin ac. iiii q-iifr sr. ? re!"f -iny cltim thry in y hv t luch tri'i-M M, ev.ii-id the diil of fix

v?hich fiiall forever rr TrrJn opn prhlic highway : And provided also, That r.uihing lirrein contained, (hill be conftrued to effect or impair the. rights of any. individual jr individuals to the tVid cemmons, vhich

Are detived from any grant of the French or

Spaniin government. Sett. 4. And be it further enact cd, That the commilfionen appointed or to be appointed for the purpfe of afcei taininr

ine rights ol perions cl-immg land m the territorir-s of Orleans and Louifiani, fli-dl

jhtvc full powers ?,- drcid. ccotdiwg to the

aws and elubli'difu ufagrs ard iiiltoms ol Hie French and Spanilh gotcrnments, upon ill chirps to lands within their rejpec"ive Jiftnfts, where the cliim is made by any perfan cr perfons, or the legal representatives of any perfon or psifons, who were on the twentieth of December, one thoufand eight hundred and three, inhabitants of Loufuns, and for a traft not exceeding th quantity of acres, contained in r. Icigue iquare, and which docs notinclude either

a lead miue or fait fpringt which decifiou of

comnumnners when in favor the rlannatit, fiull be f.nal, nainll the United Si itec, any ift of Congrefs to the contrary uotwith(landing. SeU 5. And h it further enacted, That the time fixed bv the act abi.ve men. cioned, and by t:ie a els fupplementarj: to the fame, for delivering to the prcp?r r. giHer er recorder, notices in writing tit the written evidences ol claims to l ino, be, and thr

Ume is hercbv ext. ded. fnr the trrntonrs

I

Spec

ments lnd the aul polTefilon of the f idrfire, fhall ceafr, during fuch bfc nce, or

territories of Oileani and Louifinna, fiwll not have been filed yith the proper rrgifrr cr recorder, or (hdlMnt ipprar of record on

the public records of the ftid territories of

Oilcans muI Looifians. The Lid comrrif fioners fiiall alfo be jauthoria-d whenever they mfey think it nrfTary to direct thr furvryor r,eneral or t Seer acting as fuch tocaufe any tract ofhnd lready duly furveyed to he reiurvevrd ?t the expiree ol thr United States, And thr fnivyor ge i cr.l, or officer aOi' ? fm h. lull rrar.f-

mit general and particular plats of the tratis

thus furvryed Jo

failure.

NATHr.. MA CO N" her of the II e if .representatives

b. SMI 1 H, President of the Senate Vro-tejnp6re March 3, 1807. APPKOVh D. TH: JEFFERSON.

AX ACT making further rppropriatiorj for fortifying the ports and haibois cf th" United States.

BK it enacud lj the Senate and ILvsc

coraer, an

yrdfo the proper reiiOfr or w.ofiRtpreseTitattves of the United states f)f d hill alfo traifniit copie ,f the J America in Ccngvcss assemh'td, Tir-it a

faid plats to tl ftcretary oftie titafury.

Sect.. 8. J

That the com prclively rep

trcmiry their

nd he it further enacted.

iflioners aforeiaid lb ll rel-

rt to the fecret?.ry v( the

pinion on all the claims to

find within tlAir rrfpeUve difliicls, which tl-ey fiiall no: iwc finally confirmed by.-the fourth Action tr this a. The cl. in.s flnll in the fuel repdt or reports be arranged into tlirce k hifiea thut is to fry ; firft, claims which in th: cfiniorf of the commifiioilers

ought to be cjfirmed in conformity wit!i:3pprepiiatrd

,f the fevcrrl nil of Cou-

lutn of money not exceeding one htn.du d

and fifty thoufand dolui', :n i;cc!itoii t. the fums heretofore appropriated, Ve, 3ud the fime is hereby appropriate.!, tr p 1 1 e the Prtfident of the United Statr, tocufj the poits and harborsof the Uniltd Si;'s to be fortified and proted d. Sccl. 2. And be it further en:cti '

That thr money appropriatid by tMs

tr?e provm ns

4

r r

p'reis, :r au

mail be pid out of ai.y money in ?h' ' fury of the Unittd Svitts, not otherwi

fe

NATKl. MACON,

c;inipg end adju fling the s to land w ithin tSie trritonnd LcuHK;na; fecor.dly,

though not embractd .by the

titles and clai

sirs of OrlrrJ

( lam s which

provifions of i

thelefs in thdopinioti of the ccmmiflTifners

to fee confirrii d in conformity .with the 1 ws

f O.lears and Lnuifiana. till the firfl ciaviufaces and riluars of the Spanifn govern-

1 V' . . . of Jd an-tcjfrj ht -hured - andjmejnt ; thirdly claims which neither sre eight, and perfons deliveriug fuch naticesjemhraced by thr provifions ol the fid ;cTs, 2nd evideuces fliall be entitled to the. famclnor ou.Tht in the npininb of'thr commiOion-

Tht i ir irrf.

. :f ore f.i 1 : Pr'jided atn. Ltinn flnll refrrv- lr ti)

co-iv.-y r;ratuto-jfiy i.ir t'

pti'jhu to the cot?pir.y au'hnril.' by the I:;; ilns-- of the te iritory of OT-arv as niiich of the fii I common t flull b ec.?iTry to t ) ui- it the canal of Cro i relet froni th p--fent bHn to the Mufif fi.pi, at.-! rrn!l not difpofc of. f;;r the pur r.ire rf hu'ldm-T heieoi, any lot within fix-

uce reierrel for a canil

feet

Urn r.

beaefit ?s if the fme h.;d been ctcliyerrd within the time limited bv the former acts ; but the rights of fuch perf-ns ss flmll negldt fo doing within the time limitted by this aft, fliall, fc fr as they are derived from, or founded en any nc"l of -Cortgrefs, ever after be barrtdtmd become vH, af?d the evidences of their clai. -s never r.fter ad

mitted evidence ir. any ccuri of law or quity whntcver. Se. 6. And be it further enccted) That the ccwmiflioiiiers appointed rr to be arpc'uitei fo,- th- ptirpofe of fci i t lining th- rights of perfons claiming 1 nds in tb.p territories of Orleans 5c Lo lifi init fin!! rcfpedYively tranfmit to the fi ci et w y f the treafury and to the furveyor iirner-I, or )fficer afling s furveyor geiuVd, tranTcripts of the fiiul decifions mide in favor of (Limints by virtue of this act, ;nd they flnll deliver to the puy a certificate dating the circumft nces tiftliecafe, and that he is entitled to a patent f r the tr-d of hod t!:ere.

in defi juated which te;tificate flull bi- filed with the proper reifljr or rcco! der, within twelve months fur date. And the regif-

ter or recordrr (hail thereunnu Ta plat of

the trcl of I jnd thetr in definated, be. .ng previoufly filed with him, or trtnfmitted to him by the otK:er afli'ig as furveyor rieral in the manner hereinafter prtnidrd,) fTue a certificnte in fvor f the parry, which certificate btiifT tranfmit ted to the f.-crettry of the treafury. fliall entitle thv ai ty to apitent to he iiTned in lihe mnirr. as is provided hy l:w fir thr ifTiniig ol )ae:it3 for public finds I) i. g in otfi-r teritorirs of thr U-ii'.-d o 1 4 1 e c .

7, And ie it f.'tk'r exacted.

Speaker of the House' cf Representatives

5. ajw 1111, Pre'Jient of the Senate protanpore March 3, 1807Y approvi-.d. Til : JEFFERSON, AIT ACT for the 'relief cf John Chffler. BE it enccitd bv the Suuteerd House of Re rettnti:t;cs cf tie United States tf America, in Congress cssem.bieiiy Tint on rl-e fettlrir.er.t of the accounts.- of J oh i

CheAer, fmmer lc ervifor of the intetil

opmmb

Tstobr confirmed n confomlty with the

laws, ufrcres sttd cuflcms t,f the Spanifhirr

verument; ?.n& iht uid report and 'repof.jrevn ucs and direct tar., lor the cMllncl ot bring in other iffpctts tnfde in coiifotuu'y .Count tfticnt, 'here hep. f.Vd to his credit, with the fonr.t orefcrtbed kecordinp: to .w the lum of three hundred nd fevet.tten doU' by the fee re tat y of the ttefuiy, fli! by (ars and ninety cits, being than'funt cf him be A3 before Covgiefs for their final the dii'C tuy, alTdTfd ard collected in the dctcrntnaiion th: if on, in the mann-r and jf!ve of Conn ctie ut. b.-yrnd the quji r of

at the time heretofore prefcribed by Ictw for:

th"t purprTe.. . Srcl 9, And hs it further enacted,

rt ti t

1 Mat trie trtiJowing Jilo vniifj anil compenfations, fli dl be n.dc to tl.r feveral e f-

fitets hereinafter mentioned, that is to fay, to the principal d-pnty of the furveyor general, for the difti ift of Louifiana, at the rate of five hundred dollars a year, from the t'me he entered into the doties cf his office, in addition to the fees which he is entitled to receive by lav;. To the regifler of the wvflern diflrict of the Oilcans territory, and to the clerk of the board of com-

miuioiitrs for tint difliict, one ihoufard

doll srs rat h, for their service as rommiffion.

ers ird clerl. refpectively, duting the year one thoufand eight hundred and fix. To each of the deputy regiflcrs of thr territory ofOrlr ins, five hundred dollars in full for

f..id fhtc ; Provided, 'J'b.e fnid fltc J. Tent

tbrfcto. And alfothe further fum of two l.undrr d tl it ty three dollars and thirty-four cents, for th contingent exper.ccs rf the

rfTcfi in iddition to the pnviuous hereto

fore made ty law. NATIIl. MACON, Speahcr cf the House of Representatives, GEO: CLINTON. Vice-President cf the Unittd SlatiSf end President of the Senate March 3, 1807.. APFROVED, Til: JEEFERSON.

s. v

n.t rh- trawS nf Ijrd t

U'

omm fiion.-r; fiiall

C r o:ted by ti c

fti r ey r J t the ex-

voce f the pmlrs. n?id-r t'l direction of he furveyor f;ener.;l, or ofiicer acl't'g b urveyor general, in all cafes where n auhen tic t d pi it of thr land a fur veyed uu. ler the authority of the fncer ic!isg as Mirveyor genial, under thr French, Sps:ifli or Amerie an povernmepts ref irkively furlitg tlie ti n: either of the faid govern-

AH ACT autliorifirg thr rmployr-rnt rf the land and naval forces ot ti e U ittd States in cafes of in fur re cYiopp. BR it enacted by the Sena'e ar.d IJovs:

their frrvicts fubfiqunt to the fitfl dy of of Representatives cf tie United Statts J Jinuaiy Lfl, in addition to the fees toj mer7rvr in Congress asstmt.hd Tliatinil which they are legally entitled. To each cafes of infurrcitir n, or obflrucYion to the of the rrinmifljoners at the rate cf two, Uwi, rither of the United States, nr of any thojfoid dc!i.;rs a year; to ench cf tie indi idiul date or ten'row. whrre it is lw-

cleiks ol the boiJ.Is u 1 to each of the a-,ful for the IVf fident r ftl United Stt s to

euts

i year ; an d to ear h i.-f the trai .flatots, atjovs to be duly executed, it flH be I nil .he rate of fix lundied dll.MS a year, tn'frr him to rmplr y for thr finr purnofc ft t !i

commence f:om the foftday f July ifXt. prt rf the I; rd or ivivtd fir(e rf tie Ut'i-

i:r the diftiidt 6f I.Miifianaon J from the hid ited St-tn, s fliall br joiUd nr

It 1 M Ul II1M3 MM kV V l II ' M till A H lltll III -itl euts employe d by the iVcrrtary of the tiea-jiall forth the piiliti- for the pnrpofr of ftip lury, at the rate of f.f''U htmdied dnlbr- pre Hing foch infurredUor, or of oofiop- 'he

iry r f January next, in the territory of

()i leans, and tocuiitiru- to th- tiro when

r Ath bird fli .11 be refp'clivrly diiTolved ;

vir.g fid obfrrved -11 the pre-r q ofr.t s cf the 1 w in that rrrct. NAT! If.. M 1 CON, .

Ptovtded, lii4t rn more than eighteen Spealcr cf the House tf Rep'tstrAaUx

months cimpntation I tr.us allowed o

the faid comnuT.r-tirrs. drls, and rarflj

tor;, and t'u tfe rr-mprnf-tionl.f ai yfi:cb (Ecrr, bfff c 5 h'r;ftlf from his diflr.cl. or filrv tj a: s id tbe rutics cf his of

S. SMITH.

Presidert of the Senate prtehxp.zre

lfc07.

TH: JEFFERSON,

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