SOLON ROBINSON, 1836 



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when the claimant settled upon it, and the date when 

 registered, where the occupant was from, and any other 

 matters deemed necesary for public information, or that 

 the County board, may order — 



He shall give persons applying, all information in his 

 power in regard to claims or vacant land, that shall be 

 calculated to promote the settlement of 'the county — 

 He shall also reply in the same manner to letters ad- 

 dressed him on the subject — [provided the applicant 

 pays his own postage.] — He shall attend all meetings 

 of the county board, record their proceedings and per- 

 form their orders — When required by a member, stat- 

 ing the object, he shall issue notice to the County or dis- 

 trict board, when, where, and for what purpose they are 

 to meet — 



For every claim he registers Twenty five cents — And 

 he shall if required give the claimant a certificate stating 

 the number of the land, and when registered — 

 For issuing notice to arbitrators to meet 12*4j c — For 

 attending their meetings the same fees tha[t] are al- 

 lowed them — For duties of corresponding secretary no 

 fees shall be required — 



Information 

 to 

 Strangers — 



Convene 

 board — 



Fees — 



Resolved, that it shall be the duty of every person when Article 7 th 

 they sign this constitution, or as soon thereafter] as Dutl fsof 



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may be, to apply to the Register to have the land he 

 claims, registered (paying the Register his fe[e] at the 

 same time) — Where the claimant now resides upon the 

 land which he claims, his claim shall be considered and 

 held good as soon as registered — Every sale or trans- 

 fer of titles, sha[ll] be registered the same as new 

 claims — 



Any person desirous of claiming any land now unoccu- How to 

 pied, shall apply to have the same registered, and if he claim- 

 is a resident of the county at the time he applies, resid- 

 ing with, or upon any claim belonging to any other per- 

 son or up [on] any land that has been floated upon by 

 Indian or pre-emption claims, he shall be entitled] to 



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