(ACT of April 26th, 1816.)

as an equal quantity of land of like quality can be obtained, and shall be reserved and appropriated for the same purpose.

76. SEC. in. The provisions of the second section of an act passed the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, respecting the settlers on the fractional sections and quarter sections within the aforesaid reserved tract, shall extend to all other settlers on the fractional section or quarter sections within the Kaskaskia district.

SEC. IV. All the claims filed in the name of the original claimants, or their heirs, not exceeding four hundred acres, contained in a list transmitted to the commissioner of the general land office, by Michael Jones, register, and S. Bond, receiver of public mo neys of the land office for the district of Kaskaskia, bearing date the twenty-ninth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen are confirmed to the original claimants or their heirs: Provided, That the said claims, hereby confirmed, are deemed and taken to be unlocated claims, and they shall not in any wise de feat or interfere with locations made in virtue of other authorized claims on lands improved by the said claimants or others.

77. SEC. VI. All persons, or their legal representatives, entitled to the right of pre-emption of lands within the boundary specified in the before recited act of the sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, which lands have not been surveyed under the authority of the United States, shall be, and they hereby are allowed a further time for making their entries with the register of the land office, until the lands upon which they have respectively settled and improved shall be surveyed by the United States, and until the expiration of six months next thereafter.

SEC. VII. Every person and the legal representative of every person, whose claim to a tract of land within the Illinois territory is confirmed by this or any former act, and who has not previous. ly obtained a patent for the same from the governor either of the territory northwest of the Ohio, or of the Indiana territory, shall, whenever his claim shall have been located and surveyed, be entitled to receive from the register of the land office at Kaskaskia a certificate stating that the claimant is entitled to receive a patent for such tract of land by virtue of this act, for which certificate the register shall receive one dollar; and which certificate shall entitle the party to a patent for the said tract, which shall issue in like manner as is provided by law, for lands purchased of the United States.

ACT of April 26, 1816. Pamphlet edit. 93.

An act providing for the sale of the tract of land at the lower rapids of Sandusky river.

78. SEC. I. So much of the tract of land of two miles square,

(ACT of April 26th, 1816.)

at the lower rapids of Sandusky river, ceded by the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanoes, Ottawas, Chippewas, Patawatimies, Miamis, Eel river, Weeas, Kickapoos, Piankashaws, and Kaskaskias tribes of Indians to the United States, by the treaty of Greenville, of the third of August, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, shall, under the direction of the surveyor general, be laid off into town lots, streets and avenues, and into out-lots, in such manner and of such dimensions as he may judge proper: Provided, the tract so to be laid off shall not exceed the quantity of land contained in one entire section, nor the town lots one quarter of an acre When the survey of the lots shall be completed, a plat thereof shall be returned to the surveyor general, on which the town lots and out lots shall respectively be designated by progressive numbers, who shall cause two copies to be made, one to be transmitted with a copy of the field notes, to the commissioner of the general land office, and the other to the register of the land office at Wooster.

SEC. 11. Previously to the disposal at public sale of the before mentioned tract of land, the surveyor general shall, and he is hereby directed to re-survey and mark the exterior lines of the said tract, conformably to the survey made in [the] year one thousand eight hundred and seven, by virtue of the act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and five, and also to cause divisional lines to be run through each fractional section, and of the adjoining quarter section, so that each sub-division, having one front on the river, may contain, as nearly as may be, eighty acres each. And in like manner to cause the large island, lying in the west half of section number one, to be surveyed, and the same to be divided into two equal parts: Provided, That in running the sub-divisional lines, no interference shall be made affecting the selection or location hereafter to be made under the direction of the secretary of war: Provided also, That in no case shall the sub-divisional lines be so run, as to extend to, or embrace the bed of the river, which shall be deemed, and is hereby declared to be a public highway: And provided also, That the whole expense of re-surveying and marking the exterior lines of the said cession, and running and marking the sub-divisional lines of the fractional and quarter sections, lying adjacent to the river, shall not exceed three dollars for every mile actually surveyed, re-surveyed and marked, by virtue of this and the preceding section.

SEC. II. That all the land contained within the aforesaid cession, of two miles square, shall, with the exception of as many town lots and out lots, as in the opinion of the secretary of the treasury may be necessary to reserve for the support of schools within the same, and with the exception also of the salt springs, and land reserved for the use of the same, be offered for sale to the highest bidder at Wooster, in the state of Ohio, under the di

(ACT of April 27th, 1816.)

rection of the register and receiver of the land office, and on such day or days, as shall by a public proclamation of the president of the United States be designated for that purpose. The sale for the divided quarter sections, fractional sections and of the town lots and out lots shall remain open at Wooster for seven days, and no longer: The divided quarter sections and fractional sections shall not be sold for less than two dollars an acre; the in lots for less than twenty dollars each, nor any out lot for less than at the rate of five dollars per acre; and shall in every other respect, be sold on the same terms and conditions as have been or may be provided by law for the lands sold north of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river. All the land other than what is excepted as above mentioned, remaining unsold at the closing of the public sales, may be disposed of at private sale by the register of the land office at Wooster, agreeably to the provisions of this act, and in the same manner, under the same regulations and conditions as are or may be provided by law, for the sale of the public lands of the United States north of the river Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river, and patents shall be obtained for all lands granted or sold within the said cession, in the same manner and on the same terms as are or may be provided by law for land sold in the state of Ohio. The superintendents of the public sales directed by this section, shall receive four dollars each, for each day's attendance on the said sales.

ACT of April 27, 1816. Pamphlet edit. 106.

79. SEC. 1. The several persons who purchased land in township numbered two, south of range numbered eleven west, in the district of Vincennes, from the board of trustees for the Vincennes university, which was incorporated by an act of the legislature of the Indiana territory, entitled "An act to incorporate a university in the Indiana territory," passed the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and six, be, and they are hereby confirmed in their titles in fee simple, respectively.

ACT of April 27, 1816. Pamphlet edit. 108.

80. SEC. I. The register and receiver of the land office for the district of Jeffersonville are hereby authorised, to expose to public sale, to the highest bidder, at the land office aforesaid, any tract or tracts of land which may hereafter become forfeited to the United States for non payment, under such terms and conditions as are, or may be, prescribed by law.

SEC. II. So much of any former act of congress as requires the register and receiver of the district aforesaid, to expose to public sale, at the court house of the county in which the said land office

(Act of April 27th, 1816.)

is established, any tract or tracts of land which may become forfeited to the United States for non payment, is hereby repealed.

ACT of April 27, 1816. Pamphlet edit. 112.

An act providing for the sale of the tract of land, at the British fort at the Miami of the Lake, at the foot of the Rapids and for other purposes.

81. SEC. I. So much of the tract of land of twelve miles square, at the "British Fort of the Miami of the Lake, at the foot of the Rapids, ceded by the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanoes, Ottawas, Chippewas, Patawatamies, Miamis, Eel River, Weeas, Kickapoos, Piankashaws, and Kaskaskias tribes of Indians, to the United States, by the treaty of Greenville, of the third of August, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, shall, under the direction of the surveyor general, be laid off into town lots, streets, and avenues, and into out lots, in such manner and of such dimensions, as he may judge proper: Provided, the tract so to be laid off shall not exceed the quantity of land contained in two entire sections, nor the town lots one quarter of an acre each. When the survey of the lots shall be completed, a plat thereof shall be returned to the surveyor general, on which the town lots and out lots shall, respectively be designated; by progressive numbers, who shall cause two copies to be made, one to be transmitted, with a copy of the field notes, to the commissioner of the general land office, and the other to the register of the land office at Wooster.

SEC. I. Previously to the disposal at public sale of the before mentioned tract of land, the surveyor general shall, and he is hereby directed, to re-survey and mark the exterior lines of the said tract, conformably to the survey made in December, one thousand eight hundred and five, by virtue of the act of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and five, and also to cause divisional lines to be run through each section and fractional section binding on the said river, so that each subdivision may contain, as nearly as may be, one hundred and sixty acres each. And in like manner to cause the "Great Island," lying at the foot of the rapids, in the said river, to be surveyed, and by lines, running north and south, to divide the same, as nearly as may be, into six equal parts, that is to say, that part of the said island, described in the survey of the said cession, as lying in township number three, in four parts; and that part of the said island lying in township number four, into two parts: Provided, That in running the subdivisional lines no interference shall be made affecting or impairing the rights of persons to whom letters patent have been granted for land lying within the limits of the said twelve miles square, nor affecting the selection or location hereafter to be made under the direction of the secretary of war, for military purposes: Provided also, That in no case, shall the subdivisional lines be so run as to extend to, or embrace the bed of the river, which shall be deemed,

(Act of April 29th, 1816.)

and is hereby declared to be a public highway: And provided also, That the whole expense of re-surveying and marking the exterior lines of the said session and of the subdivisional lines of the sections, lying adjacent to the river, shall not exceed three dollars for every mile actually surveyed, re-surveyed, and marked, by virtue of this and the preceding section.

SEC. III. All the land contained within the aforesaid cession of twelve miles square, not excepted by virtue of any section of this act, shall, with the exception of number sixteen, which shall be reserved in each township, for the support of schools within the same, and with the exception also of the salt springs and land reserved for the use of the same, be offered for sale to the highest bidder, at Wooster, in the state of Ohio, under the direction of the register and receiver of the land office, and on such day or days, as shall by a public proclamation of the president of the United States, be designated for that purpose. The sale for the quarter sections, fractional quarter sections, and of the town lots and out lots, shall remain open at Wooster, for seven days and no longer. The quarter sections, and fractional quarter sections, shall not be sold for less than two dollars an acre; the in lots for less than twenty dollars each, nor any out lot for less than at the rate of five dollars per acre; and shall, in every other respect, be sold on the same terms and conditions as have been, or may be, by law, provided for the lands sold north of the Ohio river, and above the mouth of Kentucky river. All the lands other than the reversed sections and those excepted as above mentionel, remaining unsold at the closing of the public sales, may be disposed of at private sale by the register of the land office, at Wooster, agreeably to the provisions of this act, and in the same manner, under the same regulations and conditions as are, or may be provided by law, for the sale of the lands of the United States, north of the Ohio river, and above the mouth of the Kentucky river. And patents shall be obtained for all lands granted or sold within the said cession, in the same manner, and on the same terms, as are or may be provided by law for land sold in the state of Ohio. The superintendents of the public sales, directed by this section, shall receive four dollars each, for each day's attendance on the said sale.

ACT of April 29, 1816. Pamphlet edit. 119.

82. SEC. I. So much of the public lands of the United States, heretofore included within the land district of Kaskaskia, and lying north of the base line in Illinois territory, shall form a new land district, for the disposal of the said lands, and for which purpose a land office shall be established at Edwardsville, Madison county, under the direction of the register of the land office and receiver of public moneys to be appointed for that purpose, who shall reside at the place; give security in the same manner and in