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respective claimants, the following fees, that is Fees allowed to lay for filing a notice and evidence of claim, to the Receiv of statement thereof, twenty five cents for giving a copy thereof, twelve and a half cents for every one hundred words: And the faid Commiffionersthall, as a full compenfation for their fervices, be entitled, jointly, to have and receive from the refpective claimants, that is to fay; for every determination, and entering the refult in their book, at the rate of three dollars for every fection; for every certificate, and recording the fame, at the rate of one dollar for every fection.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all the aforefaidtract of country fhall be furveyed by the Surveyor General, as foon as may be after the first day of September next, in the manner hereinafter directed.

beo So much of the faid tract as lies between the northern boundary line, and the aforefaid patent of John Cleves Symmes, and affociates, and Ifrael Ludlow's fouthern boundary of the feventh entire range of townships, fhall be laid off into fections, agreeably towardly and

fouthwardly lines, run under the direction of John Cleves Symmes; and the marks thereon made, at the time of running the aforefaid lines, for the corners of fections, fhall be eftablifhed by the Surveyor-General, and eaftwardly and weftwardly lines fhall be run to interfect the afore faid northwardly and fouthwardly lines, in the correfponding marked point.

22. And the refidue of the faid tract, lying north of the aforefaid fouthern boundary of the feventh entire range, fhall be laid of into fecons, according to fuch uniform rule and method, as, in the opinion of the Surveyor-General, thall beft fecure the rights and intereft of thofe who are entitled to preemption.

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23. Such divifions fhall be made offections, ac cording to the claim of fuch who obtain preamption right, and the contents of each and every. fection, and fuch divifion thereof fhall be afcer-: tained, and the Surveyor-General fhall prepare and tranfmit a plan thereof to the aforefaid Regifter, immediately after the faid furvey fhall be completed, and alfo forward a copy thereof to the Secretary of the Treasury.

·Sec 8 And be it further enacted, That all per

fons, availing themfelves of a preemption under Applications this act, fhall make application for a fection, or for a fection of any part or parts of a fection or fections, accord640 acres, &c. ing to the estimated quantity of fix hundred and

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forty acres to a fection, and the amount of the excefs or deficiency fhall be added to or deducted from the last payment, and the purchaser fhall. make payment for and hold the quantity returned and expreffed in the plats, let the quantity be more or lefs

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Duties and al duties of the Surveyor-General, of the aforefaid lowance of the Regifter and Receiver of public monies, as neral, Regifter nearly as may be confiftent with this act, shall reand Receiver of fpectively be the fame as directed in and by the laft recited act, and the fees and emoluments fhall refpectively be the fame as provided in the faid act laft recited.

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Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That after completing the furveys, agreeably to this act, reland to be fold ferving the lots marked fixteen in each township, or fractional part of a township, in which the fame may be, for the purposes expreffed in the ordinance of Congrefs of the twentieth of May," one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-five, the refidue of the lands, and fo many of the aforefaid preemptions as shall become forfeited by reason of failures of payment, thall be fold agreeably to the laft recited act,

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Sec 11. And be it further enacted, That this Repeal of for act shall have full operation and effect, any thing the purview in any former law to the contrary notwithstand or this. ing. 15 vo trave

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THEODORE SEDGWICK,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JAMES HILLHOUSE,

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Prefident of the Senate pro tempore,

APPROVED-March 3d, A. D. 1801.

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An ACT fupplementary to the act, intituled “ An fact concerning the diftrict of Columbia.

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E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the circuit courts for the diftrict of Columbia fhall circuit court. be and they are hereby invefted with the fame power refpecting conftables, infpectors, and the inspection of tobacco and flour, furveyors, mills, highways and ferries, for the county of Alexandria, as have heretofore been vefted in the county courts of the commonwealth of Virginia; and for the county of Washington, the fame power and authority as have been heretofore exercifed by the county and levy courts of the ftate of Maryland; with power to appoint to all other offices neceffary for the faid district, under the laws of the refpective ftates of Maryland and Virginia; And all officers for whom no fpecial Fees of certain provision is made by this act, or the act to which territory.

officers of the

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this is a fupplement, fhall receive the fame fees. and emoluments as they have refpectively receive ed under the jurifdiction of the respective states.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all in dictments fhall run in the name of the United States, and conclude, against the peace and government thereof: And all fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing under the laws of the ftates of Maryland and Virginia, which by adoption covering and have become the laws of this diftrict, fhall be recovered with cofts, by indictment or information in the name of the United States, or by action of debt, in the name of the United States and of the informer; one half of which fine fhall accrue to the United States, and the other half to the informer; and the faid fines fhall be collected by or paid to the marfhal, and one half thereof fhall be by him paid over to the Board of Commiffioners hereinafter established, and the other half to the informer; and the marshal hal have the fame power regarding their collection, and be fubject to the fame rules and regulations as to the payment thereof, as the fheriffs of the respective states of Maryland and Virginia are fubject to in relation to the fame.

Punishment of felonies.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all felonies committed within the county of Alexandria fhall be punished in the fame manner as such crimes were punishable by the laws of Virginia, as they existed prior to the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix; and the circuit court for the faid county of Alexandria shall poscourt for A. fefs and exercife the fame powers and jurifdiction, civil and criminal, as is now poffeffed and exercifed by the district courts of Virginia.

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Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the magiftrates, to be appointed for the said diftrict, shall be and they are hereby constituted a Board

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of Commiffioners within their refpective counties, and fhall poffefs and exercife the fame pow ers, perform the fame duties, receive the fanfe fees and emoluments, as the levy courts or commiffioners of county for the ftate of Maryland poffefs, perform and receive; and the clerks and collectors, to be by them appointed, fhall be fubject to the fame laws, perform the fame duties, poffefs the fame powers, and receive the fame fees and emoluments as the clerks and collectors of the county tax of the state of Maryland are entitled to receive.

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Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That the clerks of the circuit court fhall within their re fpective districts, be bound to perform the fame duties, refpecting the recording of deeds and all other fervices, and fhall receive the fame fees and emoluments for the fame (except in thofe cafes provided for in the ninth fection of the act to which this is a fupplement) as are now performed and received by the clerks of the counties of the refpective ftates of Maryland and Virginia.

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See. 6. And be it further enacted, That in all cales where the conftitution or laws of the United Delivery of States provide that criminals and fugitives from gitives. juftice, or ftate, efcaping into another ftate, fhall be delivered up, the chief juftice of the faid diftrict fhall be, and he is hereby empowered and required to caufe to be apprehended and delivered up fuch criminal, fu gitive from ju tice, or perfons fleeing from fervice, as the cafe may be, who fhall be found within the diftrict, in the fame manner and under the fame regulations as the executive authority of the fe veral fates are required to do the fame; and all executive and judicial officers are hereby required to ebey all lawful precepts or other procefs.iflued for that purpofe, and to be aiding and afliftng in fuch delivery.

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