Sections through which the canal

til, &c.

the Government of the United States, free from any toll or other charge whatever, for any property of the United States or persons in their service passing through the same.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That every section passes, reserv'd un- of land through which said canal route may pass shall be, and the same is hereby, reserved from future sale until hereafter specially directed by law and the said State is hereby auThe State may use thorized and permitted, without waste, to use any materials, materials, without on the public lands adjacent to said canal, that may be necessary for its construction. Approved, March 30, 1822.

necessary adjacent

*Original act, ch. 220.

Orleans may sell

Fort St. Charles

necessary for con

street to the river

CHAP. 262.-An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act authorizing the disposal of certain lots of public ground in the city of New Orleans and town of Mobile.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as

Corporation of N. sembled, That the corporation of the city of New Orleans so much of the be, and are hereby, authorized to appropriate so much of the ground on which lot of ground on which Fort St. Charles formerly stood, as stood, as may be may be necessary for continuing Esplanade street to the Mistinuing Esplanade sissippi river; and, also, to sell and convey that portion of the Mississippi; said ground which lies below said street. The proceeds of the portion below such sale shall be applied to the purchase of the ground neplythe proceeds for cessary for the opening of Victory street and the public walk opening Victory street, for a public and Elysian fields, and to such other purpose as the said corporation may deem expedient. Approved, March 30, 1822.

sell

that street, and ap

walk, &c.

[See Part II, No. 9.]

Original act of 2d March, 1821, chap. 253. Provisions further extended by act of 3d of March, 1823

1821

CHAP. 263.-An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act for the relief of the purchasers of public lands prior to the first day of July, eighteen hundred and twenty."t

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asThose who did not sembled, That all purchasers, and every legal holder of any avail themselves of certificate of the purchase of the public lands of the United the provisionsofthe act of 2d March, States, who were entitled to, but who have not availed themselves of, any of the provisions of the act of Congress of the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twentyone, entitled "An act for the relief of the purchasers of public lands prior to the first day of July, one thousand eight Allowed until 30th hundred and twenty," be allowed, at any time on or before September, 1822, to the thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two, to surrender their certificates of purchase, to accept, and on filing such acceptances shall be entitled and subject to such of the provisions of the aforesaid act as

Currender certifi. cates, &c.

who did not accept

the act of March

do not avail them

tion of this act,

ceptances, &c.,and

apply to cases where complete payment may be made of any tract of land prior to the thirtieth day of September next. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all purchasers, Purchasers, &c. and every legal holder of any certificate of purchase, of the the provisions of public lands of the United States, who may not have accept- 2, 1821, and who ed any of the provisions of the aforesaid act of March second, delves of the provi one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, or who may sions of the 1st secnot avail themselves of the provisions of the first section of may file their ac this act, be permitted, at any time prior to the thirtieth of will be entitled to September next, to file their acceptances and surrender their all the benefits certificates of purchase, and shall be entitled to all the bene- March 2, 1821, refits and subject to all the provisions of the aforesaid act of quishment, classi March second, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, which relate in any manner to relinquishment and classification, and to the extension of the time of payment by instalments, and the proceedings in relation thereto, in the same manner as if such acceptances had been filed on or before the thirtieth of September last.

&c. of the act of

lating 10

fication, &c.

relin

&c. who have filed

of 2d March, 1821, relative to paym'ts

standing, to make

with discount, on

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all purchasers, Purchasers, and every legal holder of any certificate of purchase, of the their acceptances, public lands of the United States, who may have filed their &c, under the act acceptances and surrendered their certificates of purchase, by instalments, and accepted the provisions of the aforesaid act of March see- permitted, notwith ond, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, which re- complete paym't, late to payments to be made by instalments, be permitted, any tract, by the notwithstanding their acceptances heretofore filed, to make 30th Sept. 1822. complete payment on any tract of land on or before the thirtieth day of September next, and shall be entitled to the discount provided for by the fourth section of the aforesaid act. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the Registers and reduty of the registers and receivers of the several land offices of the United States to perform the duties prescribed by, or this act, as under necessary to carry into complete effect, the provisions of this the act of March act, according to the forms and instructions heretofore given 2, 1821. by the Treasury Department; to keep full and faithful accounts and records of all proceedings under the same, in the manner prescribed by the eighth section of the aforesaid act; to make report of the same to the Treasury Department within the term of three months from the thirtieth of September next, and shall receive, as compensation for like services, the fees provided for by the seventh and eighth sections of said

act.

ceivers of land offces are to perform the duties under

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That every tract of land Lands that would which would have been forfeited from a failure to file an ed, &c., exempted have been forfeitacceptance and to surrender the certificate of purchase on or 1822. until 30th Sept before the thirtieth of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, be, and the same is hereby, exempted from forfeiture and sale until the thirtieth day of September next, and no longer.

Approved, April 20, 1822.

[See Part II, Nos. 13, 110, 279, 280, 281, 282, 287, 289, 291, 292, 297, 298, 299, 300, 312, 313, 321, 324, 396, 486.]

*Original act of 3d March, 1817, chap. 203. See chapters 410 and 448.

ual of the associa

devisees, shall

with the conditions

CHAP. 264.-An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to set apart and dispose of certain public lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive."*

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asWhen any individ sembled, That whenever any individual or individuals, named tion, his heirs or in the contract entered into between the Secretary of the have complied Treasury and Charles Villar, agent of the French Associaof settlement and tion, on the eighth day of January, in the year one thousand cultivation, in pro- eight hundred and nineteen, by virtue of the act of Congress est, and paid the entitled "An act to set apart and dispose of certain public money, &c., &c, the lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine Treasury is and olive," passed on the third day of March, one thousand cause a patent to eight hundred and seventeen, or the heirs or devisees of such portionate interest individual or individuals, shall have complied with the conthe lands set apart. ditions of settlement and cultivation in the said contract pre

portion to his inter

amou'tof purchase

Secretary of the

to

for pro

of the individual in

scribed, in proportion to his or their interest, under the said contract, and in the lands thereby set apart, and shall have paid the amount of purchase-money, proportionate to his or their interest in said land, within the particular periods in the said contract limited, it shall and may be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury, and he is hereby required, to cause letters patent to be issued to such individual or individuals, or his or their heirs or devisees, for the amount of his or their interest in the lands set apart and contracted for by virtue of the said act, any thing in the said act or contract conSaving to the wid tained to the contrary notwithstanding: saving, always, to dower, according the widow of any such deceased proprietor her right of dower in said lands, according to the laws of the State of Alabama. Approved, April 26, 1822.

ow her right of

to the laws of Alabama.

[See Part II, Nos. 13, 87, 88, 101.]

CHAP. 265.-An act to perfect certain locations and sales of public lands in

Missouri.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asrants under the act sembled, That the locations heretofore made of warrants isof 15th Feb. 1815, sued under the act of the fifteenth of February,

Locations of war.

if made in pursu

other respects,

ed to the sectional

al lines, &c.

+Chapter 803.

one

thousand

ance of that act in eight hundred and fifteen, entitled "An act for the relief of shall be perfected the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in the Misinto grants, as if they had conform souri Territory, who suffered by earthquakes," if made in or quarter section- pursuance of the provisions of that act in other respects, shall be perfected into grants in like manner as if they had conformed to the sectional or quarter sectional lines of the pubThe sales of frac- lic surveys; and the sales of fractions of the public lands, heretofore created by such locations, shall be as valid and binding on the United States as if such fractions had been made by rivers or other natural obstructions.

tions from such lo

cations valid, &c.

&c. of such war

form, &c., and such warrants to be located within a

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, hereafter, the Hereafter holders, holders and locators of such warrants shall be bound, in lo- rants are to concating them, to conform to the sectional or quarter sectional lines of the public surveys as nearly as the respective quan- car, or they will tities of the warrants will admit; and all such warrants shall be null. be located within one year after the passage of this act, in default whereof the same shall be null and void.

Approved, April 26, 1822.

[See Part II, Nos. 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 23, 62, 695.]

CHAP. 266.-An act providing for the disposal of the public lands in the State of Mississippi, and for the better organization of the land districts in the States of Alabama and Mississippi.

formed into a land

dent may direct.

receiver to be ap

curity; to receive

tion, and perform

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that tract of country which was ceded to The tract of coun the United States by a treaty with the Choctaw Indians, held ceded by the Choctaws, on on the eighteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord 18th October, 1820 one thousand eight hundred and twenty, near Doake's Stand, district. in the State of Mississippi, be, and the same is hereby, formed into a land district; and for the disposal of the public lands Land office at such in said district, a land office shall be established within the place as the Presisame, at such convenient place as the President of the United States may direct and appoint; and for said office a re- A register and gister and a receiver shall be appointed by the President, by pointed, who are to and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall give bond, with seseverally give bond, with security, before entering on the similar compensa duties of their respective offices, in like manner and for like like duties, as othsums, shall receive similar compensation, fees, and emolu- receivers, &c. ments, and shall perform similar duties and possess similar powers, with all other registers and receivers of public moneys of the United States, appointed by law for the disposal of the public land, and shall in all respects be governed by the laws of the United States providing for the disposal of the public land: Provided, however, That the first sale of the Proviso; as to the lands within the district aforesaid may be held at such con- first sale of lands. venient place within the district west of Pearl river as the President of the United States may appoint: And provided, Proviso; the Presi also, That the President may, if it should be necessary in portion of the land consequence of the establishment of a new basis meridian, of Pearl river, if attach a portion of the land otherwise belonging to the dis- &c. trict established by this act to the district west of Pearl river.

er registers and

dent may attach a

to the district west

cause so much of

as other public lands.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of The President may the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized, when he the land, &c. surshall think proper, to cause so much of the land within the eyed, to be sold, district created by this act, or which may be attached to the district of Pearl river, and which may be surveyed, to be exposed to sale, on the same terms and conditions and in the same manner as all other public lands of the United States,

16, for the use of

township, &c.

Except section No. With the exception of section numbered sixteen, in each townschools in each ship, which shall be reserved for the use of schools within the same; and of such other reservations as now may or hereafter may exist, by virtue of any act of cession, treaty, or law, Patents to issue, as of the United States. And for the lands so sold patents shall issue on the terms and conditions and in the manner provided by law in relation to all other public lands of the United States.

in other cases

The lands lying east of the Tom

sippi, to which the

been extinguished,

district established

be sold, except

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the lands lybigbee, in Missis ing on the east side of the Tombigbee river, in the State of Indian title has Mississippi, and to which the Indian title has been extinattached, after 30th guished, be, after the thirtieth day of October next, attached Oct. 1822, to the to the district established by the first section of this act; and by this act, and to the public lands therein shall be sold on the same terms and section No. 16, &c. conditions, and in the same manner, and patents shall issue for the lands so sold agreeably to the provisions of the laws for the disposal of the public lands of the United States in the State of Mississippi, with the exception of the section numbered sixteen, in each township, which shall be reserved for the use of schools within the same, and of such other reservations as now are made or hereafter may be made by law. The register of the And it shall be the duty of the register of the district of Madcounty to transfer ison county, under the direction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to transfer such books, maps, and records, or transcripts thereof, to the register appointed for the district established by the first section of this act, as may be necessary to carry into complete effect the provisions of this section of this act.

district of Madison

books, &c.

Part of the distr.ct

attached to the dis

county.

cause the land of

&c.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That, from and after east of Pearl river the thirtieth day of October next, such part of the district trict of Jackson east of Pearl river as lies within the State of Mississippi be attached to and constituted a part of the district of JackThe President to son county; and the President of the United States shall fice to be removed, cause the land office to be removed to such place within the district of Jackson county, as established by this act, as he Part of the district may deem convenient; and that part of the district of Jackattached to the dis son county which lies within the State of Alabama shall be attached to and constitute a part of the district east of Pearl river, in Alabama; and it shall be the duty of the register of the district east of Pearl river, and of the register of the disBooks, &c. to be trict of Jackson county, each to transfer to the other such books, records, surveys, or the transcripts thereof, as shall be necessary to carry into complete effect the provisions of this section of this act.

of Jackson county

trict east of Pearl river.

transferred by the registers, &c.

Approved, May 6, 1822.

[See Part II, Nos. 64, 283, 315, 408, 808, 825, 853, 862, 918, 921, 923, 952, 954.]