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TWENTY·THIR.D CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 180, 181, 1833. 581 cusp. CLXXX.——.6ln. Act for the relief of sundry citizens of the United States, SUTUTE L who have lost property by the depredationa of certain Indian tribes. June 30, 1834- Whereas the claims of sundry citizens of the United States for Indian depredations committed by Indians, were by an act of Congress, passed the third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, referred to the Third Auditor of the Treasury for examination and adjustment; and as it fully appears from the report of that officer that he was not in possession of the necessary information by which to govern him in an equitable adjustment of said claims : Therefore Bc it enacted, ¢§~c., That the claims above alluded to, which are contained in the report of the Third Auditor, made twenty-third February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, and the claim of TM Sectemf Joseph Bogy, for depredations committed on his property by the Choc· jljgugziné taw Indians, be, and the same is hereby, submitted·to the Secretary claims alluded of War for examination and final adjustment, who is hereby directed ,€;’;°‘:,‘;°fg,$‘j§g'é to be governed in his decisions by the provisions of the fourteenth commgiieal, me section of the act of March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and two, enti- Ch°¤*°·W I¤*ll¤¤°· tled “An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, Péggjggéy 2}-dg; and to preserve peace on the frontiers;" and by treaty stipulations act of March 30, with any of the Indian tribes mentioned, applicable to any of the 18%%,,50 cases: Provided, That no limitation of time for presenting claims ` under that act shall bar any of the claims herein mentioned: And, Furtherpmvlso. provided, further, That if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that any of the depredations aforesaid were committed by Indians who had been removed by the United States from their own country, and located within the limits of the then Territory of Missouri, upon lands to which the Indian title had been extinguished, and within the vicinity of said claimants; in all such cases, the depredations so committed shall be deemed sufficient to establish the claim of the individual or individuals sustaining such loss, for the value of property so plundered or destroyed. Sec. 2. And be it_further· enacted, That the Secretary of War shall The claims escause to be paid to each individual whose claim shall be established ¢¤bjjSh¤d *0 be under the provisions of this act, the amount thereof, out of any money Pm in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, Approved, June 30, 1834. Gnu. CLXXXI.-·An Actfar the relief of the Legal representatives of James P. Ji;;;;`-:8:;. Haineswarth, deceased. ’ Be it enacted, Qc., That the heirs and legal representatives of James May locate a P. Hainesworth, deceased, be, and they hereby are, authorized to jim lgghg locate, on any of the unappropriated lands of the United States in the Q, Som by state of Alabama subject to entry at public or private sale, one Ihun- U. s., sec. dred and seventy-two acres, in lieu of the like quantity for which a pre-eruption certificate was granted to the said James P. Hamesworth as the representative of Matthew Shaw, but which was forfeited for non-payment of the whole amount of the purchase money, and _ sold by the United States: Provided, That the location herein au- P¤‘<>V¤¤¤· thorized shall conform to the divisions and subdivisions established b law. . YSec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, in the payment for the land, mEvj;g"‘ ,.3 tg: authorized to be located as aforesaid, the said heirs and legal repre- sum pagawahm. scntatives shall be allowed a credit for the principalqsurél paid by th€ *°'°“- ,. Y