" 6th. You shall not issue any warrant to yourself, or
family, unless the same is signed by the lieutenant governor and
chancellor.
7th. You shall keep authentic records of your
proceedings.
" 8th. You are to return yearly to the keeper or keepers of
the rent roll, for the time being by the first day of
February an exact list of all the patents made out by you in the
preceding year.
" 9th. There shall be in all warrants a clause inserted, by
way of proviso, that the grant shall be taken out within the
space of two years from the date of the warrant, which said
clause you are hereby enjoined so strictly to observe as not
to suffer any renewal of the said warrant after such time, or
any grant to issue contrary to the true intent and meaning
thereof.
" 10th. And to encourage the discovery of escheat lands
or houses, one third part of the value or worth which shall
be set on such lands and houses, shall be allowed to any
person who shall first discover the same in the composition or
purchase money, which he ought to pay for the same, and
that such discoverer shall have the preference or preemption
without exception.
11th. That no caveat be permitted to continue longer
than six months, nor be renewed after that time unless upon
very special circumstances.
" 12th. You shall not suffer a patent to issue upon any
certificate that has not been returned three months into your
office.
" 13th. In case of warrants of re-survey hereafter to
be issued, notwithstanding the general power therein to add
all or any contiguous vacancy; yet unless the party who
shall obtain the same, do make a particular location thereof
on the land and number of acres he shall intend to secure,
within eight months after the date of such warrants, such
person shall not have any preference before any person
interested in any other warrant on which a prior survey shall
be made.
" 14th. No warrant on the proclamation to be granted to
any person or persons, who shall not first make oath, that he
doth not apply for such warrant for, or on the behalf of, in
trust for, or upon any agreement with any person or persons,
that was, or were interested in the former warrants, or the
survey thereon to be affected by the said proclamation.
" 15th. If upon any determination, or caveat, or
otherwise, any person interested shall give notice in your office of
his intention to appeal therefrom to the board of revenue,
and shall within two days after such determination, accordingly
|