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Domestic News
January 11, 1832
The Massachusetts Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Georgia Senate passes bill for lottery disposition of Cherokee lands, repealing restrictions on gold diggers; survey to start April 1, drawing to follow.
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THE CHEROKEE LANDS. The Senate of Georgia have by a large vote, passed the Bill from the House of Representatives, providing for the disposition by lottery of the Cherokee lands; and it only wants the concurrence of the House in some trifling amendments, and Gov. Lumpkin's signature to become a law. Persons possessing the qualifications required by the act of last session, who have resided in the State three years, previous to January, 1832, to be entitled to draw; and the section of that act, prohibiting gold diggers from a participation, is repealed. "The district surveyors are to commence the survey on the 1st of April next, and as soon as the survey is completed, the Governor is required to command the Land Lottery Commissioners at Milledgeville to proceed with the drawing.—Georgian.
What sub-type of article is it?
Indian Affairs
Politics
Lottery
What keywords are associated?
Cherokee Lands
Georgia Lottery
Land Survey
Gold Diggers
What entities or persons were involved?
Gov. Lumpkin
Where did it happen?
Georgia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Georgia
Event Date
April 1 Next (1832 Context)
Key Persons
Gov. Lumpkin
Outcome
bill passed by senate, awaits house concurrence and governor's signature to become law; qualifies residents for lottery draw, repeals gold diggers prohibition.
Event Details
Georgia Senate passes bill for lottery distribution of Cherokee lands to qualified residents who lived in state three years before January 1832; survey starts April 1, followed by drawing at Milledgeville.