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desire being made known to them, to and upon a conveyance in dueform of law, clear of all encumbrances, being made to them for thesaid lands so held by such proprietor or proprietors, to convey and assignto the said proprietor, or proprietors, a corresponding quantity on thesquare immediately north and fronting on A street south. And in casesuch proprietor or proprietors shall have made any substantial improve-ments on the said land so held by him or them as aforesaid, to make afair and equitable allowance on said surrender or conveyance, either inland or money, as may be agreed on between the parties: Provided,Said proprietor or proprietors shall make known such intention to thesaid mayor, board of aldermen, and board of common council, on orbefore the first day of August next.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That the said mayor, board ofaldermen, and board of common council, be, and they are hereby, autho-rized and required to lay out and divide the said lands, so conveyed andvested by virtue of this act, into lots with alleys, as to them shall seemmeet and proper, and to dispose of and sell the same, or so much thereofas shall remain unexchanged as aforesaid, and also all such lots as theyshall receive in exchange as aforesaid, at such times and upon suchterms as to the said mayor, board of aldermen, and board of commoncouncil, shall seem meet; and to execute, or cause to be executed, goodand sufficient deeds of conveyance to the purchasers thereof.
Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That the proceeds arising fromsaid sales shall be and constitute a fund, which shall be applied by thesaid mayor, board of aldermen, and board of common council, to payand extinguish any debt which has been, or may be, contracted, eitherin the purchase of the Washington City Canal, or the shares of stock-holders in said canal, or in the completion of the same, and in the ex-penses attending said purchase and completion, and shall not be appli-cable to any other object or purpose until said debts be extinguished.
Sec. 15. And belt further enacted, That nothing in this act containedshall be held or deemed, in any manner or way, to impair or injure anyprivate rights or interests, or in any manner to affect the same beyond themere transfer of the rights of the United States to said mayor, board ofaldermen, and board of common council.
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That the several acts passed onthe first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and two ; the sixteenthday of February, one thousand eight hundred and nine; the sixth dayof May, one thousand eight hundred and twelve; and the twentieth dayof May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, in relation to theWashington Canal Company, shall be, and the same are hereby, re-pealed, except as herein before provided.
Approved, May 31,1832.
Chap. CXIV .—An Act changing the times of holding the courts in the District of
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the circuit court of theDistrict of Columbia , for the county of Washington, shall hereafter beheld on the fourth Monday in March, and on the fourth Monday inNovember, in every year, instead of the times now designated by law;and the court for the county of Alexandria shall be held on the firstMonday in May, and on the first Monday in October, in every year,instead of the times now designated by law; and that all process shallbe made returnable to the said terms as herein directed. This act shalltake effect from and after the first day of June next.
Approved, May 31, 1832.
Proviso.
Mall to belaid out in lots,and sold.
Proceeds, howto be applied.
All other rightssaved.
Former actsrepealed.
Statute I.May 31, 1832.
Court to beheld on fourthMonday inMarch and No-vember and firstMonday in Mayand October.