Chapter CXXXVII. providing for a grant of land for the seat of government in the territory of Frorida, [Florida] and for other purposes
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Chap. CXXXVII.— An Act providing for a grant of land for the seat of government in the territory of Frorida, [Florida] and for other purposes.May 24, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatOne quarter section of land granted to the territory of Florida for the seat of government. there shall be, and hereby is, granted to the territory of Florida, one entire quarter section of land, or fractional section, not exceeding in quantity one quarter section, for the seal of government in that territory, to be located previously to the sale of the adjacent lands, under the authority of the governor thereof, at the point selected for the permanent seat of government for said territory.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatThe governor, &c. to adopt such measures for the sale of said land, as they may deem expedient. the governor and legislative council of the territory aforesaid, or a majority thereof, be, and they are hereby, authorized to adopt such measures as to them may seem expedient for the sale of said tract of land, or any part thereof, for the purpose of raising a fund for the erection of public buildings at said seat of government. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatThree entire quarter sections to be reserved for the United States. there shall be, and hereby are, reserved from sale, three entire quarter sections of lands of the United States, lying contiguous to, and adjoining, the quarter section granted by the first section of this act, to be located by the governor of said territory.
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 138. 1824.31 Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* ThatPart of the 7th section of the act of March 3, 1823, ch. 29, repealed. so much of the seventh section of the act of Congress, of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, entitled “An act amending and supplementary to the act, entitled ‘An act to provide for the survey and disposal of the public lands in Florida,’” as prevents the appointment of a surveyor for Florida, until the commissioners shall have decided and reported on the private claims in said territory, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and die eastern and western land districts in said territory shall be divided and separated by the Suwaney river, and not by the ancient line of division between the provinces of East and West Florida, as prescribed by the eighth section of the act aforesaid.
Approved, May 24, 1824. Chapter CXXXVIII: supplementary to an act, approved on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred arid nineteen, entitled “An act providing for the correction of errors in making entries of land at the land offices.” 4 Stat. 31 1824-05-24 Chapter CXXXVIII United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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