Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 3, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 July 1811 — Page 1

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VOL. IV.

SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1811.

NO. 3.

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(BY AUTHORITY.) LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. AN ACT authorisng a loan of money for a sum not exceeding five millions of dollars. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the president of the United States be, and he is hereby empowered to boreow, on the credit of the United States, a sum not exceeding five millions of dolhrr, at a rate of interest payable quarter yearly, not exceeding six per centum per annum, and icitnburiablc at tli- plea fa re of the United St.Cts, or at fjch periods as r.iy be i'tipul ted by contra, not exceeding fix years from the fidt d y of January m xt ; to be applied in addition to the monies n nv in the treftity, or which may be received therein, lrom other fonrcrs during the prrfent year, to defry ay of the public exjje.ices which nrc, or may be authorifed by hw. The (lock tb reby c tested fh- be ir MufeMbli the lime manner as il prnvi l u hy I -1 v f r lh- transfer .f the fmde'i dent : : i' is fttlhcr lurtby decurtJ, Tlut it !!nl! hec'cri.'ed ! rj;tr cutj a of ti t i nnw-r to borrow, ior the iVcretary ;f thf trr.ifiry, v. it h the yprobv tion of the IV TiJc:.; rf th United S: : to cauie to b- ci' T'itoted CTiitif. n - vi Dork, fif;n:d ir, r r :u r (.f :! r t .Jury, t:r hy a on'i. h, ( Jon , fur fji to he borro'.vi J, or !jr :my pirl ther: uf, bearin an inteicfl ot I.m per cent. tvr annum, transferable avd rrnnbui f-thle r at riu-j ; ant! to taulr the f-i 1 c e r t i 1 1 - 3 1 . ' il, ck tr be fold 2u :: !). ;iher h : - v thiitv days pnb'ic v.r'Wc ct i1? tn.u- j.'ce of luch fle : " .!';..!, 'I'hat m lun l i k be fold under p fo much f i!ir fiui, 1 nit" -.u-g i!.r i:r. -41

fippropri ti u fit r ' 1 1 t,:'. i i ol dollar., for the pay r -tit "I '-; -w' A nc !:?! rsi cf the pu'-'-t t'-' ht . i ttie U r.-o ..i'cr.. a. insy bf v 4Utf 1 Imi Ui it jMirj;1); . r; i -rein pledged . ni ap:'-1 -itrd l u t!..- ; t:;c:.: o:

the principal of the flock, which may be created by virtue of this acl. It fliall accordingly be the duty of the commifiloners of the finking fund to caufe to be applied and paid out of the faid fund yearly, and every year, fuch fum and fuins as may be annually wanted to difcharge the interelt accruing on the faid flock, and to reimburfe tljt principal as the fame (lt li become due, and may be difcharged in conformity with the terms of. the loan ; and they arc further authorifed to apply, from time to time, fuch fum or fums out of the faid fund, as they may think, proper, towards redeeming by purchafr, and u a price not above pnr, the principal of the faid flock or any part thereof. And the faith of thr United States is hereby pledged to rftablifb fuflicient revenue for making up any deficiency that may hereafter take p'weein the funds hereby appropriated for paying the Did intereft and principal fums, or any of them, in manner aforefaid. ' J. B. VA11NUM, Speaher of the House cf Representatives. JOHN POPE, President nf the Senate, pro tempore. Marc 2,1 8 1 1 Approved, JAMES MADISON. AN" ACT providing for the fiml aJjuflmen't of claims to landr, and for the fde cf the public latidi in the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, and to repeal the t for the fame pnrpofc, and approved Fcbau ry 16:h, 1811. BE it enacted by the' Senate and Jlouse of Representatives of the United States cf America, in Congress assembled, That th? following allowances Sc. compenfations (hall be made to the fevcral oflicers appointed for the putpofe of afcertii'ing the rights cf p;rfcn3 clsir.iig- lnds in the territories of Orleans and LouilPina ; which allowances and conipenfationa fliall be in full for ail tlicir fervices, intluding thofe rendered fince their fliries refpt clivtly ceaftd ; that is to fay: To each of the commifiioncrs, and to each of the cu-ik of the boaids, 50 cents for eath rliitn duly filed according to law, which remained undecided on the Iflday of July, H'09, and on which a detificu has been ir.ade fu!.f que 11 1 to that day, or (ball hereafter be made, whether fuch deiifion be in favor of or ar'iiufl the claim ; which ' lowance of 50 tents l!r.ll be pid at the te,fury of the Unitrd States, from time to time, and on receipt of the tranlrripts nf lh decifion And of the rrjo ts of ci.uins not fiiirflly C(i (irnif d, as the fime may be tranfmitted 'oy the bo .rds rr fpedli v ly to the frcreUry of ti e tirfury according to Lw, 'l'o each ot the f-id couMnifbonrr s wC clerks a further allowance of JGO uollar., to hr pud after the crmplrtioTi of the lu:iif f ea,h of the !.oidi rt fpeclivr ly, to thr niters then inrfue. .At d to esch if the trai.li -:t3 ai the r.:te c.'l TmIC n!:.: s a year, not t.' t xcreu in the w h ! fr e icli, the term of 13 ir.i !.'.!. j . P; cv:d.d a!i: .: s, 'I hll thi? a"'v r r'ltion. ;i iiiio'V-uu e 1 SO ce;:t

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thr two principal deputy furvryors of the territory of Orleans (lull, and they are hereby authorifed, in furveying and dividing fuch of the public lands in the faid territory, which are or may be authorifed to be turveyed and divr as are adjacent to any river, lake, creelc, bayou or water courfe, to vary the mode heretofore prel'cribed by law, fo fai as relates to the contents of the tracts and to the angles and boundary lines, and to lay out the fame into trals, as fr as practicable of 53 poles in front and 465 poles in depth, of fuch ll).pe, and bounded by fuch lines as the nature of the country will render practicable, c mofl convenient ; Provided however, That fuch deviations from the ordinary mode of furveying fhall be made with the appiobation of, and in conformity with the general iuflruclions whah may be given to that tiTec, by the furveyor of the public lands fouth of the (tdtc of TennetTre. Sec. 3 And be it further e::actcd TM for the difpof.l of the lands of the Uniteo State?, lyinj "J the eaftcrn IavA ttiflrict of the territory, of Oileans, a Und office (hill be eltablifued at New Orleans ; a:.d tht for thedifpofat of the lands of the U. States, lying fouth of lied river, in the welicrn land diiliidi cf the territorv of Oilcans, u land oflicc fiiall be eflabliihed at Opelousas ; ?.nd that for the difpofai of the lands of the U. States, lying north of Red river, in the weflcrn land diflrici of the territory of Or Ic'Htis:, ?v land otEce (hall be eft.b!i(hed winch fliall be kept at fuch place as the prefident cf the United States may direct. The refiller of the weiVm land dntril of the territory of Orleans (lull at as regiflcr of the land oflice cf Opcloufis, ;nil as one of the comraiilioners for au ertaining the rights of perfons il riming lands ir. any part of thr fiid weflern land dilhivfl. Aid for !he land otfice nortii of the Hcd liver, a rrgiller, and for each of the f .id three ofTnes, a re ceiver of public monies Drill fo: .poomted, who fliall give, fccuriiy in the fme manner, in the fame fums. and whofe compenfjlioiis. emolument:;, duties nd authority, (lull in every rcfpccl he thr fn.r, in relation to the lands which (hall be difpoftd ot at tt.eir offices, a3 are or my he provided 4y law, in relation to the r gifleisand receivers of public nionies in tlic feveral otfices eflat hihed for the difoofal of the latu!s of the United States, in the territory of Mitfilfippi. Src. 4. Apd be it further enacted, Tint the powers veiled in tbe pre f;Jent of the U

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