Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 18, Vincennes, Knox County, 28 April 1810 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1810. NO. 18.

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(BY AUTHORIiT.J

LAWS oe the U. STATES.

Session 1809 & 18 10. AN ACT

To extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and for return-

ing the furveys thereon to the fecretary of the deDartnient.of war

Tl E if enacted bv the Senate and House

O of Representatives of the United

States of America, tn Congress assembled, . m, T T -

l hat the othcers and ioldiers ot the v irginia line, on continental eftablifliment, their heirs or affigns, entitled to bounty lands within the trail referved by Virginia between the Little Miami and Scioto riv-

ers, for fatisfying the legal bounties to her officers and foldiers upon continental efta-

blifhment, fhall be allowed a further term of

five years, from and after the palling of this at, to obtain warrants and Complete their locations, and a further term of (even years

from and after the paflage of this acYas p . J ! 1 i . - J ......

aioretaia, 10 return ineir lurvcya. uu wi rants, to the office of the fecretary of the

war department, anynhing in any former

act to the contrary notwithltanaing : rro. vided. That no locations as aforefaid within

the above mentioned tract, (hall, after the palling of this al be made on tracts of land for which Datents had previoufly been iffued

or which had been previoufly furveycd,and

any patent which may nevertheieis pe oo tair.ed for land located contrary to the pro

vifions of this fecYion, (hall be confidered

as null and void.

T. B- VARNUM,

Sbeaker of the House of Representatives

Vice-President of the Unitrd States, and

President of tne Senate. March 16, 1810. Approved, JAMES MADISON AN ACT

Further to provide for the refugees from

the Britilh provinces ot L.anaaa wova .ftntia. and for o'her purpofes.

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BE if enacted by the Senate ana House of Rebrescntativs ef the United

States of America, in Congress assembled

That all perlons having cuims unacr uic refolution of Congrefs, paffed the twenty . 1 e

third day of April, one thoutand leven

hundred and eighty tnree, ana uic uur teenth of AoriK one thoufand feven hun

Hrrd and eiirhtv five, as refugees from the

Mritun nrovinces 01 vanau -uw

tia, andtranfmit to the war effice, within

two vears after the oafling of this act, a jurt

and true account of their claims to the

hnuntv nf concrefs.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no other perfon (rwll be entitled to the be-

nht of the nrovifions ot this act, man

thofc of the following descriptions, or their wiJows and heirs, viz. Firft, thofe heads of families and fwzle pe'rfons, not members

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of anv luch tamiiies, who were rr uacms m

nnc of the tirovinces aforefaid. prior to the

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fourth day of July, one thoulana ieven hundred and fevemy fix, fe who abandoned their Settlements, in confequenceof having

rriven aid to the united colonics or dates, in

the revolutionary war againu vrct uhm or with intention to give fuch aid, and continuedin the United States, or in their fer-

t ice daring thi fud war, madid not return

to refide in the dominions of the Icing of Great Britain, prior to the twenty fifth day

9 of November, one thoufrnd feven hundred

and eighty three. .Secondly, the widows and heirs of all fuch perfons as were aclu

ally refidents as aforelaid, who abandoned

vheir fettlements as aforefaid, and died

within the United States, or in their fervice

during the faid war : and thirdly, all per

fons who were members ot families at tne time of ther coming into the United States, and who during the war entered, into their fervice.

Sec. 3. And be it further enatted, That

thr oroof of the feveral circumftances ne

trlfary to entitle the applicants to the benefits of this act, may be taken before a judge of the fupreme or diftrict court of the Unit-

ed States, or a judge of the iupreme or lu perior court, or the firft iuftice .or firft

judge of the court of common pleas, or the

county court of any Itte

Sec. 4. And be it further enactea, l hat

at the expiration of fifteen months from & after the palling of this act, and from time to time thereafter, it (hall be the duty, of

the fecretary of the department ot war, to lay fuch evidences of claims as he may have

received before the lecretary ana comptrou ler of the treafurv. and with them proceed

to examine the teftimony, and give their

judgment, what quantity of land ought to be allowed to the individual claimants, in proportion to the degree of their refpective

fervices, faenhces and luttenngs, in coniequence of their attachment to the caufe of . . ..

the United States, allowing to thole 01 tne firft clafs a quantity not exceeding one thoufand acres, and to the laft clafs a quantity

not exceeding one hundred, making lucn intermediate clafles, as the refolutions afore

faid. and diftributive iuftice may in their

iudcrment require, and make report thereof

toconffrels. Ana in cair any lucn cMioiatii,

fhall have fuilamed iuch loUes Cc lunenngs, or performed fuch fervices for thr U. States,

that he cannot luitly be clailed in any one

general clafs, a feparate report (hall be made of his circumftances, together with the . . mm 1

quantity of land that ought to be aiiowea

him, having reference to the foregoing ratio: Provided, That in confidering wfm com. Denfation ooeht to be made by virtue of this

aa, all grants except military grant, which

may have been made by the U. orates or individual ftates. fhall be confidered at the

juft v-lue thereof, at the time the fame were

made relpeciiveiy , euncr u uv ... as the cafe my be, a fat'nfaaion to thofe

who may have received the irr.e : rreviuea alsom That no claim under this law fhall be afiiznaMr untilafter report made to congrefs

as afnrcUid & until the laid land De grantea to the perfons entitled to the benefit of this

act.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That

all claims in virtue of faid refolutions of congrefs, which (hall not be exhibited as

aforefaid within the time by this act limited

fhall forever thereatterbe barred: mtrovid

ed. That no patent (lull be iffued to any

perfon who (hall hereafter eftablifh his

claim under the laid act, until he produce

fatisfactory evidence to the fecretary ot the treafury, that he is at the time then being, a rcfident within the United States.

T. B. VARNUM,

Speaker f the Hrj.se of Representatives.

GEO : CLIN I ON,

YiccFresedent of the United States, end

President of tne oencre. Fcrbuary34 1810 approved. JAMES MADISON.

AN ACT Making appropriations' for the fuppoft ot the Navy of the United States, for the year one thoufand eight hundred and ten BE 'it enacted by the Senate and .House of Representatives of. the. United States of America in Congress assembled That for de-fraying the expencca of thena vy of the United States, during the year one thoufand eight hundred and ten, the following fumsbe, and the fame are hereby refpectpely appropriated, that is to fay : For the pay and fubfiftence of theefficera and pay of the feamen, feven hundred and eighteen thoufand, one hundred and fifteen dollars. For provifiens, threei hundred and fifty three thoufand fix Hundred and ten dollar! and eighty four cents. - For medicines, inftrumeitts, and hofpital (lores, dxteen 'thou f nd dollars. For repairs of-veffels, one hundred and fifty thoufand dollars. : ' For freight, (lore rent, commiflions to t gents, and -other contingent expences, lev enty five thoufand dollars. For pay and fubfiftet.ee of the marina corps, including provifions for thofe on fiiore nd forage-foe the ftaff, one hundred and forty thoufand one hundred and twenty one dollars and feventy cents. For cloathing for the fame, thirty eight thoufand three hundred and ninety four dollars and feventy cents. For military (lores for the fame, one thoufand three hundred and ninety eight dollars and feventy five cents. For medicines, medical fervices, hofpital

(lores, and all other expences on account of the fick belonging to the marine corps, two) thoufand dollars. For quarter tnafters and barrack mafteri (lores, officers' travelling expences, trmo rers and carpenters' bills, fuel, premium for enlifting, mufical inftruments, bounty to mufic, and other contingent expenceft of the marine corps, fifteen thoufand dollars. For the expences of navy yards, comprifing dock and other improvements, py of fuperintendants, ftorej keepers, clerks and laborers, feventy five thoufand dollars. For ordinance and fmall arms,, feventy five thoufand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted ThaC the feveral fums fpecifically appropriated by this aA, (hall be paid out of any monies ia the treafury not other wife appropriated. T- B. VARNUM.

Speaker of the House of Representatives JOHN GA1LLAHD, President of the Senate pro-temporc March2tQ. Approves, JAMES MADISON,

AN ACT Making appropriations for the fupport of the Military eftablifhment of the United State?, for the year one thoufand eight hundred and ten. BE it enacted by the Senate and House cf Representatives cf the United States of Amerita in Ccrjress assembled, That for defraying the epenc- rf the military eftablifhment of the Ur.ited States, for the year, one thocfand eight hundred nrl tn. for the Indian drpartn-nt, and for

theexpenceof fortifications, arfrnal, maguines ard armories, the following fuma be. ard the fame hereby are lefpeaively ap

propriated, that is to fay :

For tee py ok tne umj 01 ice wuma