General Public Acts of Congress: Respecting the Sale and Disposition of the Public Lands, with Instructions Issued, from Time to Time, Part 1Gales and Seaton, 1838 - Land tenure |
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... receiver of public moneys for lands of the United States , at each of the ... register shall immediately deter- If two or more per- mine by lot , in ... Register to file re . required , a copy of the description of the tract , and a copy ...
... receiver of public moneys for lands of the United States , at each of the ... register shall immediately deter- If two or more per- mine by lot , in ... Register to file re . required , a copy of the description of the tract , and a copy ...
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... application See act of March for land , and a copy of the same , for a section ... receiver , and for every section five dollars , to be accounted for by the ... register of the land office satisfactory evidence that he or they are en ...
... application See act of March for land , and a copy of the same , for a section ... receiver , and for every section five dollars , to be accounted for by the ... register of the land office satisfactory evidence that he or they are en ...
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... receiver at Cin- to give notice , & c . , claiming the benefit of the first section of this act shall , on Persons ... register of the land office at Cincinnati , or , when the said register may be a claimant , to ness , & c . ers , & c ...
... receiver at Cin- to give notice , & c . , claiming the benefit of the first section of this act shall , on Persons ... register of the land office at Cincinnati , or , when the said register may be a claimant , to ness , & c . ers , & c ...
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... register andre lands lying east of Pearl river and for each of the said offi- ceiver of public moneys to be ap ces a register and receiver of public moneys shall be ap- office , & c . pointed , who shall give security in the same manner ...
... register andre lands lying east of Pearl river and for each of the said offi- ceiver of public moneys to be ap ces a register and receiver of public moneys shall be ap- office , & c . pointed , who shall give security in the same manner ...
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... register and a receiver of A register and a re- public moneys shall be appointed , who shall give security in pointed for each of the same manner , in the same sums , and whose compensa- tion , emoluments , and duties , and authority ...
... register and a receiver of A register and a re- public moneys shall be appointed , who shall give security in pointed for each of the same manner , in the same sums , and whose compensa- tion , emoluments , and duties , and authority ...
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Page 20 - ... shall be formed in the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of states, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original states, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest...
Page 21 - The said Territory and the States which may be formed therein shall forever remain a part of this Confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made, and to all the acts and ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Page 20 - ART. 2. The inhabitants of the said territory shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury ; of a proportionate representation of the people in the Legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law. All persons shall be bailable, unless for capital offences, where the proof shall be evident, or the presumption great.
Page 8 - Regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States ; provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Page 19 - So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships, to represent them in the general assembly...
Page 326 - The legislatures of those districts or new states, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Page 19 - ... to take the share of their deceased parent in equal parts among them; and where there shall be no children or descendants, then in equal parts to the next of kin, in equal degree...
Page 19 - Previous to the organization of the general assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same.