Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 4, Vincennes, Knox County, 23 July 1814 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1814

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LAW S of the U S PATES. SECOND SESSION 1 3 T II CCN'JKESS. (By Authority.) faV ACT iUthorifing i hibfcripttofl for tlie laws of the United States, and for the diftl ibution thereof. BE :t enacted bp the Sena!, end llcuze

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n"d hp is hereby atfthottffd and diredleu to fubferibe, Oft behalf of the Lf. States, lor 1000 topics of the edition of the ) WS thereof ptopfed to he printed and pobi(heri by John Biorro fc V. John Duane ot the tityol Philadelphia, Roger C. Weight In an of the Ci f of W i(h n ton, upon Uictl terms .is tie may deroi reafon hie, not exceeding I.' dollars pr r copy; Provided j bat faid publication (hall contain aneditt m oi the laws of the U- States, the dccla ration ot inJependeute, the articles' of con-

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member of the fente am1 houfe of" representatives ; fix frts fli ill be dchv-red to the fecretary ot 'he fenate, and 18 lets to the clerk ot the houle of reprelentatives, foi the ufe of fiid hotlfeS reprClively ; one fet 111 ill he delivered to each of the judges oi the fuprcme court, and cletk thereof i to each of thr judges of the dtitntf courts, &t to each of the mat Ih.ils, clerks and attornn s of each dittri ; one fet (hall be delivered to the fecretary of lUte, the fecretary of the treal y, to the fecretary of w r, to the fecretary of the navy, to the attorney gen eral, to the director of the mint, to '.he co; u )Hetj auditor Jc regdler of the trcfory, to the treafuref to the accountants of the war and navy dt p trtments, to the p t mailer feneral and to the two afltitant po!tmaterr: general, to thr COfOmiffionef of the reverue, and to the commillioner of the general land fRre each ; two lets Rial! be delivered to the len:fi -tturer, ot the feverai ftater and territories refpe&ively : ont fit (lull be delivered to ethot the governors of the feveral Ilatrs and territories ; tc omfet fhll be de livered to each of the jtif'rrs of the courts in the feveral territories ; and the re (id tie tf faid lubfcriptton 'nail remain at the future difpoulof rongrrfj;. Sec. 3. And i-e it further enacted That in cafe of the death- refign itton or difut(liofl trom office of either ot the officers before mentioned, exi eptmg the prefident and vice preiident of the U. States, the members of t!ie tenate jnd houfc of reprefentatives, nd the jude? of :he fupreme and dirndl counts, the fata ropi'! of the laws deliver ed to them, as iforelaid, (hall belong to, and he delivered Up to their retptcTiive fuc celfor: in th fnid oilirrs. Sec. 4. And be it further ehocted, That the aOs pafTed it ech fucceediog f ffon of COngrefs, including future treaties, (hall be printed in a form COfrefponding witli the Paid edition, and (hall be diltributed in the fame manner ns b-r tofore by law dtrecedl. LANGDQN CHEVES,

of America ir Congress assembled That the prefideOt of the U. States he, and he is hereby tuthorifed to caufe to be purchafrd the Britifll vriTds which wrre captured on lake Erie, by the American (cjuadron, on the 10th d y of September, in tlie year IC13; ard the fem of 255,000 dollars, in payment for tlie faid vc (T Is, uil be diftri buted ii 3 p r i s e m o n e y a m ouj ti c captors, or their heirs. fjec. 9., And b" it further enacted That f'ir carrying into eff ct this ait a fum no rxceeding 255. OOO (Jllrs be ctuI the fu.e is liereby appropriated, to be paid out of: money in the trcaftny not otherwile appio )r,tt dSec, 3. Ard be it further enacted. That pre he dlowed Mid u-.O to captain Oliver H Pi rry, oat of any money in the treafury not other wife appropriated in addition to his (bare of priz.' money, as commander of the (hip Lawrence, the fum ot 5000 dollars. LANGDONi CHEVESj Speaker of the House of Representatives, E G 1 K !. , Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate Aril 18, 1S14. APPROVED, JAM! S MABISONj

AN ACT fupptemental to an act entitled

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claims to lanos in tnat pari oi Uouiuana which lies eail of the river Mifliiiippi, and iiland of New Orleans.'

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President of ich Stnoie. April 18, 18 14. APPROVED1 JAMES MADISON. A X AC P tn au'hcuif- the fr-creta-A bl to liquidate certain claims therein menti or-. vd.

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tir. ly to the diflrici oj Lotttmbii exc lo'lf-u r heretrom : And proxiaCi in ttbel id edition (hail be exec plnn, -nd ill the manner that (hall bed br the fecret rv of ftate bs tiie

general ol the U- Stttrs, whofe duty it he o diteci what ata dial 1 1 pii;:ted hi title on!v. And :he f-cretary of (late ii licrrv u:'vm! tl md required to apwoint a toe reft M p H in I prrp.r fa id edition for n.i! iti , r:c to uperintend the fame on

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of America in Congress assembled i hat ti;e lecretary nf ftue bej and be ia hereby direu vl to liquidate, according to principles of jutlice and equity i ail the claims oi tbe inhabitants of the late province of Writ Florida) now incluoVd within th.e li-nrs of the itatc of LooiGana, or of the Mifliiiippi territory, tor advances by them made for the ufe and bcnffir of the u. States, prior to, and fince the taking oi pofleffion of the a:d portion of the fid late province ot Weil Florida he the U Srtc. LANG DON CHEVES,

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of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the time fr delivering notices --nd the evi i ' Mites of cl tints toJands a: required by the act to which tins is a Popple men t, be, and 'he lane hereby is extended until the twit dy of September next. Sec. . And 6e it further enacted, That it flial! be the duty of the commiffioners appointed undel th.e acl aforcfaid, te rcrive Jncii evidenees z to them may be ( tl. f-d in fupport of sny latms which may Hot he t m biaced h fatd e ard to report the fame, totrether with tbofe referred to in the iiifl feOion of th.is act, 00 or before th:- firfl d .y of November next, lo the couimifiioner of the general land o0sicei to be by him laid before congrefa t their next J mem; See. 3. And I it further enacted. That the eommiffioner for rhe dilSicl ea(l Of Pearl river and it of the Perdid ), be, and he is hereby author fled oc required to receive and m 'ke report as alorrl-id on i claims to lands lying eafl of the river Tombigbee. LANGDON CHEV ES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JONH G AII.i.A a I), President y the Senate, pro tempore, April l S, 1814 APP0VD, James madison. AN ACP confirming certain claims to land in t!ir Illinois territory, and providing for thrir location. c. it enacted by fhe Senate and House rf Representatives of the Untied States of America in i ngress assembled That the . decifin-. r.' -de by the ccmmiflloners

fecretary of the treafury, bearing d-ie thr 4ih d.y f Janoary, 183. (lull b , and the fame arc hereby conti m d. Sec. 2. And be it further enact?:', That all ihe ci .iins con tail cd in a hit tranfaiitted to tin f cretary of th treafurt bv Michael

Jones, me of the commiflioorrs afjrefaid.

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brmrd . Provided, I hat any per ion who may have received a militia 'ibt fhll not receive in addition thereto m ie than 303 acres ot land by virtue of this ft Ct ion ; and it (hall be the dti v of the comouffii ner of the general la - d . ffi e to enter tl t afore-f-id of record in his ctF.ce : And provided also that i thing in ih:s ait li.a.l prevent oi b-ir h judicial decifion between perfoni claiming t' e f me on inai title or (laim. Sc. 3. Andbi it further enacted TbaC all that tract l la d included within the

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toWiifliip line ueSjrefl to ct above the moutla ol Bin Muddy fiv'r, on thr Miffiffippi river; thence efl t the meridian line running1 Ir. m the mouth of ihe Ol-io riv- ; thence north with the fid meridian lite to the

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ItaSl ref-ivrd by t!4s l and who had ctu lly cultivated or improved any tratf oc land therein before the 5 r h div of Febrtta ry, IS 13 not rightfully claimed by any tJtiier perfon, (hall i.e mtitled to a pre cn ption in the purchafe tf foch tr ail nf land, including the improvement Provided tjiac thr purcbal rs 1 1 all nor r;itrr h is than n quartei I ct on or more than onr felion ; i'td ny prrfon claiming a pre-emption this pure hfc Under thiswcl, w ho mve b? the owner of any unloi ated cot firmed Iir. wh h tn y bel ited within t!ir tr ,ct afovefo li", (hall t.t- ic is hereby authorifed to do-liv-r to thr- receiver of ptibfir m nev fol the dtftiicTt. witl in which thr l td iir?. the evr-.lencr-s ot hi3 cr thrir rlam, which (hall b? recrived as payment for thr quantity cf a :c i.:ci perfon or perfons would have been entitled to Ice tr i virtue thereof r 'nc c ? cal s where 'Ate lnd pOrchafed fb-l:no;

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AN AC T authoriung the purrh.ife of eel f l raptured on l.akr Erie.

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An lot the rrvir.onci former confirm attona and For confirming cerTniu claims to land in the dillricl of Kaflc fl ia'paffed tbe ivOt.ii of Fehruarya loll:) where inch d"-ci (ions were in favor oi :! e claims and where the com mi (lionets have reported fpecially and have not re',rffied the claims ; al! foi !

States claiiDj i arc enured in thcirrept rt to ti."

give notice i re emotion w r iar.n hy virti porcha fe n on cr before and any pr r ; With t he- reo bv fuch p-1 T If) dav . f 0

oi the land e price, in this

t. e t me rt fti ictions, - forfeiture as other irivate fale. further matted Tint r t! e rrgW, i rtf rhe h & of K tl fu. . to ne-i i entitled to a grchsfe c at v tr; fil of s . c may make ln fi : n to I m at i, , fitc.ft a v ol Octobef next - t ' - I. a h hind Bice th. hnd r d. On or bt fore thj :;t, Oill lofe the i !:: hi this -c.

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