EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 182,183,184. 1824.
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Chap. CLXXXII. —An Act supplementary to “An act providing for the examina-tion of titles to land in that part of the state of Louisiana situated between theRio Honda [Hondo] and the Sabine river .”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the powers given to,and duties required of, the register and receiver of the land office southof Red river, in the state of Louisiana , by the act of the third of March,eighteen hundred and twenty-three, entitled “ An act providing for theexamination of the titles to land in that part of the state of Louisiana ,situated between [the] Rio Honda [Hondo] and the Sabine river,” beextended to all that tract of country, known and called by the nameof “ The Neutral Territory,” lying east of the present western boundaryof Louisiana , and west of the limits to which the land commissionershave heretofore examined titles and claims to land in said state; and inthe examination of claims to land within the aforesaid limits, the regis-ter and receiver shall, in all respects, be governed by the provisions of theaforesaid act.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the register and receiverof said land offices shall, severally, receive, as a full compensation forthe duties required of them by this act, the sum of two hundred dollars,whenever they shall have finished the business required to be performedby them, by this act, and the act to which this is a supplement, and haveforwarded their reports to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Approved, May 26, 1824.
Chap. CLXXXI1I. —An Act to complete the survey of the southern and westernboundary of the state of Missouri , (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifteenhundred dollars, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not other-wise appropriated, and to be applied under the direction of the Se-cretary of the Treasury, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, tocomplete the payment for surveying the southern boundary line of the stateof Missouri , and so much of the western boundary line thereof, as liessouth of the Missouri river.
Approved, May 26, 1824.
Chap. CLXXXIV. —An Act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth dayof June, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled “An act makingfurther provision [ provisions ] for settling the claims to land in the territory ofMissourid'’ (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall be the duty ofthe individual owners, or claimants, of town or village lots, out lots, andcommon field lots, in, adjoining or belonging to, the several towns, orvillages, of Portage des Sioux, St. Charles, St. Louis , St. Ferdinand,Villa a Robert, Carondelet, St. Genevieve, New Madrid , New Bourbon,and Little Prairie, in Missouri, and the village of Arkansas , in the terri-tory of Arkansas, whose lots were confirmed by the act of Congress ofthe thirtieth [thirteenth] of June, one thousand eight hundred and twelve,entitled “An act making further provision for settling the claims to landin the territory of Missouri, ” on the ground of inhabitation, cultivation,
Statute I.
May 26, 1824.
Act of March3, 1823, ch.30„
Act of March26,1824, ch.175.
The powersgiven to, &c.,the register andreceiver of theland office southof Red river,Louisiana , bythe actof March3, 1823, extend-ed.
The registerand receiver toreceive each200 dollars.
Statute I.May 26, 1824.
Appropriationto complete thesurveying of thesouthern boun-daryline ofMis-souri, and somuch of thewestern as liessouth of theMissouri river.
Statute I.May 26, 1824.
Duty of theindividual own-ers or claim-ants of villageand other lots,in certain townsin Missouri andterritory of Ar-kansas , whichwere confirmedby the act ofJune 13, 1812,ch. 99.
(a) See act of May 26, 1824, ch. 154, an act of June 13, 1812, ch. 99, and notes, vol ii. 748.
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