[Section III.] (Section IV. P. L.) And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said seals respectively shall be, and the same are hereby declared to be, the Great and Less Seals of this commonwealth, and shall be affixed accordingly under the direction of the governor. Passed January 8, 1791. Recorded L. B. No. 4, p. 126. CHAPTER MDXXII. AN ACT FOR INSTITUTING A BOARD OF PROPERTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEREIN MENTIONED. (Section I. P. L.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the secretary of the land-office, the receivergeneral, the surveyor-general and master of the rolls, for the time being, or any three of them, shall be, and they are hereby constituted and appointed, a board of property, with authority to exercise all the powers under the same rules and regulations as granted to the board of property instituted by an act of the general assembly of this commonwealth, passed the fifth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, entitled, "An act to vest certain powers in the president of this state, together with the other officers therein named and for other purposes therein mentioned." (1) And the secretary of the landoffice is hereby empowered to appoint days of hearing and grant citations, at the reasonable request of any person or persons applying for the same, or otherwise, as the case may require. [Section I.] (Section II. P. L.) And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this act, all warrants issuing out of the land-office of this commonwealth, shall be under the lesser seal of the state, and signed by the governor. 1Chapter 964. [Section II.] (Section III. P. L.) And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all patents issuing under the author- ity of this commonwealth shall be by deed-poll, and shall be signed by the governor and countersigned by the secretary, ap- pointed or to be appointed conformably to the fifteenth section of the second article of the constitution, or by the secretary of the land office and under the great seal of the state, and begin in the following style, viz.: "The Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania, To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting," and then continue in the usual form. [Section III.] (Section IV. P. L.) And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the governor shall cause the lesser seal of the state to be affixed to all warants, and the [Section IV.] (Section V. P. L.) Be if further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act shall continue in force until the first day of December next, and from thence to the end of the next session of the general assembly and no longer. Passed January 8, 1791. Recorded L. B. No. 4, p. 133. The Act in the text was continued by the Act of Assembly passed March 28, 1792, Chapter 1611, and this Act was continued by the Act of Assembly passed January 13, 1794, Chapter 1706; and this last Act AN ACT FOR TRANSFERRING CERTAIN POWERS EXERCISED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND SUPREME EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO THE GOVERNOR OF THIS COMMONWEALTH. (Section I. P. L.) Whereas by the present constitution of this commonwealth, the executive powers of government are ecutive authority of this state should be made conformable to the new organization of the powers of government. Therefore: [Section I.] (Section II. P. L.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That all and every duty which by any of the laws of this state was directed to be done and performed by the president or by the president and supreme executive council not inconsistent with the constitution of this commonwealth and not otherwise directed by the act passed in the present session, entitled "An act for instituting a board of property and for other purposes therein mentioned," shall be executed by the governor of this commonwealth; and that every of the laws relative to the duties first herein before mentioned shall be and they are hereby so far and no further repealed and made void; provided nevertheless, That this act shall continue in force until the end of the present session of the General Assembly and on longer. Passed January 14, 1791. Recorded L. B. No. 4, p. 127. CHAPTER MDXXIV. AN ACT TO EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR TO GRANT A PATENT TO BIGTREE, A SENECA CHIEF, FOR A CERTAIN ISLAND IN THE ALLEGHENY RIVER. (Section I. P. L.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the governor be empowered, and he is hereby empowered, to grant a patent to Big-Tree, one of the chiefs of the Seneca nation, for a certain island in the Allegheny river about three miles below the Conewango river, called Cone1 Chapter 1522. wango Island, containing about two hundred acres, to hold to him and his heirs forever, and that the same be granted free and clear of all expense. Passed January 29, 1791. Recorded L. B. No. 4, p. 130. CHAPTER MDXXV. AN ACT FOR GRANTING EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS TO CORNPLANTER HALF-TOWN AND BIG-TREE, SENECA CHIEFS, IN TRUST FOR THE SENECA NATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEREIN MENTIONED. (Section I. P. L. Whereas some dissatisfaction hath arisen in the Seneca nation from various causes, and particularily respecting the boundaries of certain lands lately purchased from them by this state; And whereas the legislature of this commonwealth are desirous of removing every shadow of complaint made by the Seneca nation. [Section I.] (Section II. P. L.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the governor be empowered, and he is hereby empowered, to draw a warrant on the state treasurer for the sum of eight hundred dollars, to be paid by him to the Corn-Planter, Half-Town and Big-Tree, Seneca chiefs, now in the city of Philadelphia, in trust for the use of the Seneca nation, and in full satisfaction of all claims and demands whatever made by the Seneca nation against this commonwealth, they executing a full, clear and final quitclaim to the governor for the use of the commonwealth aforesaid. Provided, That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to make void the privilege of hunting reserved to the Seneca nation in the cession of certain tract of country made to this commonwealth on the twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four. [Section II.] (Section III. P. L.) Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the governor be also empowered to draw a warrant or warrants on the state treasurer for a sum not exceeding nine hundred and ten pounds, to defray the expenses already incurred, and to be incurred, by the Seneca chiefs and other Indians during their journey to and stay in the city of Philadelphia, to provide for their expenses during their journey to their own country and to make compensation to the interpreter. [Section III.] (Section IV. P. L.) Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer shall pay the aforesaid drafts of the governor out of the funds appropriated for claims and improvements. [Section IV.] (Section V. P. L.) Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the governor be authorized and empowered, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to direct the following tracts of land free of all expenses, viz.: Six hundred acres on the west bank of the Allegheny river about three miles below the northern boundary of this state, including Jenuch Shadega town and two islands nearly opposite said town; six hundred acres on the Allegheny river including a Delaware town, by the Senecas, called Conenugayya; and three hundred acres on Oil creek including an oil spring near the Allegheny river to be surveyed and patented to Corn-Planter, his heirs and assigns for ever in virtue of a resolution of the General Assembly bearing date the twenty-fourth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine; which said tracts, amounting to fifteen hundred acres, are hereby directed to be granted in lieu of and in full compensation for fifteen hundred acres of land, directed by the said resolution, to be set apart, surveyed and granted to the said Corn-Planter, his heirs and assigns forever. Passed February 1, 1791. Recorded L. B. No. 4, p. 128, etc. See the Act of Assembly passed April 7, 1791; Chapter 1554. |