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NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 46. 1807. 445 Smrnrn II. . XLVI.·—-dn Act to revent settlemcnls bein made on lands ceded to the CHAP Unitedligtatcs, until autharizcdghy law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Lands of the States of America in Congress assembled, That if any person or persons UL§:::"“·b{.d shall, after the passing of this act, take possession ol, or make a settle- :Qqui,,;{°;-0; tg ment on any lands ceded or secured to the United States, by any treaty be occupied, made with a foreign nation, or by a cession from any state to the United l:;f5:;“‘§‘;’:mh States, which lands shall not have been previously sold, ceded, or leased me ,,,;,,,,6,,, Ogby the United States, or the claim to which lands, by such person or theU. States. persons, shall not have been previously recognized and confirmed by the £;°?.03;il;‘§’“‘ United States: or if any person or persons shall cause such lands to be ` thus occupied, taken possession of, or settled: or shall survey, or attempt to survey, or cause to be surveyed, any such lands; or designate any boundaries thereon, by marking trees, or otherwise, until thereto duly authorized by law; such offender or offenders, shall forfeit all his or their right, title, and claim, if any he hath, or they have, of whatsoever nature or kind the same shall or may be, to the lands aforesaid, which he or they shall have taken possession 0lQ or settled, or cause to be occupied, taken possession of, or settled, or which he or they shall have surveyed, or attempt to survey, or cause to be surveyed, or the boundaries thereof he or they shall have designated, or cause to be designated, by marking trees or otherwise. And it shall moreover be lawful for the President au. President of the United States, to direct the marshal, or officer acting “,:°"i”°d ‘° l‘“° as marshal, in the manner herein after directed, and also to take such t €I·"Q°r;;1g;°:§ other measures, and to employ such military force as he may judge doing mis. necessary and proper, to remove from lands ceded, or secured to the United States, by treaty, or cession as aforesaid, any person or persons who shall hereafter take possession of the same, or make, or attempt to _ make a settlement thereon, until thereunto authorized by law. And F°";°";'°*L*° every right, title, or claim, forfeited under this act, shall be taken and th; deemed to be vested in the United States, without any other or further States. proceedings: Provided, that nothing herein contained, shall be construed to affect the right, title, or claim, of any person to lands in the territories Saving of _ of Orleans or Louisiana, before the boards of commissioners established g;";‘5“ ;’,?f‘;;°m_ by the act, intituled "An act for ascertaining and adjusting the titles ,mSSp,,,m un. and claims to land within the territory of Orleans and the district of der me sc: cr Louisiana," shall have made their reports and the decision of Congress g:';,? 2* 18%* been had thereon. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any person or persons who, Actual ss:. before the passing of this act, had taken possession of, occupied, or made Ulldd tl Settlement on any lands ceded or secured to the United States, by any smcssswucnm treaty made with a foreign nation, or by a cession from any state to the ¤t will, wigcr United States, which lands had not been previously sold, ceded or leased :’Q;g;,%’:°;:'0f by the United States, or the claim to which lands had not been previously the 1m1.cmccs. recognized and confirmed by the United States; and who at the time of passing this act does or do actually inhabit and reside on such lands, may at any time prior to the first day of January next, apply to the proper register or recorder, as the case may be, of the land—office established for the disposal, registering, or recording of such lands, or to such person or persons as may by such registers or recorders respectryely, be appointed for the purpose of receiving such applications, stating the Conditions tract cr tracts of land thus occupied, settled, and inhabited by such P'°“"“b°d· applicant or applicants, and requesting permission to continue thereon; and it shall thereupon be lawful for such register or recorder respectively to permit, in conformity with such instructions as may be given by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approbation of the President of the United States, for that purpose, such applicant or applicants to remain on such tract or tracts of land not exceeding three hundre; land twenty
