Section 12

Act 1153 of 1785 (Smith Law Vol. 2), § 12, under LAND OFFICE - PUBLIC LANDS - GRANTS, WARRANTS & SURVEYS.

Act 1153 of 1785 (Smith Law Vol. 2), § 12

Section 12. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the number of districts to be formed within the said new purchase, and the extent and boundaries of each of the same districts, shall be ascertained and declared by the Surveyor-General, to be approved of by the President or Vice-President in council, who at their discretion, may afterwards alter the same.