...National Land System, p. 99. 56 "An Act regulating the grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States, south of the State of Tennessee," AC(7/2), pp. 1593-1601, Mar. 3, 1803. Subsequent legislation extended the deadlines by which payments...

...803). For statutory provisions see Act Regulating the Grants of Land, and Providing for the Disposal of the Lands of the United States, South of the State of Tennessee, sees. 1-3,4, 10, 16,at25/a/. 229,229-230,233,235 (1803); and Act of March 27, 1804, 2 Stat. 303-306....

...thereon, by bill or otherwise. Ordered, That Mr. Williams, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Macon, be the committee. Mr. Wells presented the petition of Isaac Briggs,...topography of a post route from Washington city, to New-Orleans, as stated in the petition ; which was read. On motion by Mr. Wells, Resolved, That it...

...section of the act of Congress, passed the 30th of March, 1803, making provisions for the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee, and the 1st section of the act passed 5th July, 1812, upon the same subject, expressly recognise the fact...

...the Government. Eighth. For neglecting to carry into effect his own instructions to George Davis, the Surveyor of the lands of the United States South of the State of Tennessee, in relation to the settlement of the accounts of Deputy Surveyors, (a copy of which is hereto annexed)...

...March 3d, 1803, and was entitled "An act regulating grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee." * A copy of the " Articled of Agreement and Cession" may be seen in Toulmin's Digest, p. 462-467 ;...

...Stat. L., 229), Congress passed "An act regulating the grants of land, and provided for the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee." The first section exacts that any person or persons ' ' who were resident in the Mississippi territory...

...supplementary to an act, entitled * An act regulating the grants of land, and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States, south of the state of Tennessee," were correctly engrossed. The bill, entitled " An act for the relief of Oliver Evans," was read the...

...and private land claims in ) State of Louisiana, as are now vested in, and required of the sur. < >r of the lands of the United States, south of the State of Tennessee, the principal deputy surveyors in the said State; and that from and «r the first day of May next,...

...of the act of 3d March, 1803, section 10, (an act regulating grants and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the State of Tennessee.) Then the question is, " What were the powers of the surveyor general in the northwest uuder the act...