Section 9

Section 9. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all patents to be issued under the laws of this commonwealth, for any parts or portions of the reserved tracts, and for any of the in and out lots of the towns laid out and sold or to be sold under the laws of this state, situate north and west of the rivers Ohio, Allegheny, and Conewango Creek, which were directed to be sold and patented or conveyed by the governor, and for which titles have not yet issued, shall from and after the said tenth day of May next, issue out of said land-office under similar rules, regulations, and restrictions, by which they at present issue under the directions of the governor; and the powers and duties of the governor in respect to granting such patents and conveyances, are hereby transferred to and vested in the secretary of the land-office; and all the books, records, and papers relative thereto, which are in the custody or possession of the governor and secretary of the commonwealth, or others, shall be deposited with the secretary of the land-office.