Chapter XCIII. for the relief of Joshua Russell
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Chap. XCIII.— An Act for the relief of Joshua Russell. March 3, 1823. *Be it enacted, &c., * Allowed to relinquish certain land. That it shall and may be lawful for Joshua Russell, at any time before the thirtieth day of September next, to file with the Register of the Land Office at Marietta, in the state of Ohio, a relinquishment, in writing, of a quarter section of the land mentioned and described in a certain certificate of purchase issued to him by Joseph Wood, register of said Land Office, bearing date the twenty-second day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and to retain the south-east fractional section of the said land; and, upon his filing said relinquishment, all sums of money paid on account of the part relinquished, shall be applied towards the discharge of any instalments which may be due, or shall hereafter become due and payable, on the said land so purchased, as shall not be relinquished; and, if the said Joshua Russell, or his assignee, or other legal representative, shall, within one year from the passing of this act, pay to the receiver of public moneys, at said office, or into the treasury of the United States, the balance of purchase money that may remain due for the said fractional quarter section of land, calculated at the price stated in said certificate, with interest, at the rate of six per centum per annum, upon such balance, from the thirtieth day of September, eighteen hundred and twenty-one, then the said Joshua Russell, or his assignee, or other legal representative, shall be entitled to receive a patent for the said fractional quarter section of land.
Approved, March 3, 1823.