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to embrace the principal improvements then
made on any tract so claimed and shall not ex-
coed in quantity six hundred an forty acres:
And it shall also be the duty of said Commits
sloners to receive claims to lands founded on
habtation and cultivation, commenced be-
tween the 22d Of February, one thousand
eight hundred and nineteen, and The seven
teenth OF July, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty one, when Florida was surrender
ed to the United States, and evidence in sup
port of the same and TO report an abstract of
all such Claims to Congress, and OF the claims
by them confirmed to the Secretary of the
Treasury; and the claims merel, reported on,
shall be laid before Congress at their next ses.
sion, with the evidence of the time, nature,
and extent, of such inhabitation and cultiva-
ton, in each case, and the exten mt of the claim:
Provided, That no claim shall be received,
confirmed, or reported to Congress, by the
said Commissioners, for confirmation, IN favor
of any person, or the legal Representatives of
any person, who claims any tract Of land in
said territory. by virtue OF any written evil
dence of the title derived from either the Bri-
fish or Spanish Governments.
Washington, May &c, 1924.
Approved JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT granting certain lots of ground to
the corporation f the city of Mobile, and
to certain individuals of said city.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House If Re-
pres. ntatipes q he Uated STATES Of america in
Congress assembled, That al the right and
claim OF dc United ates to the lots known
as the Hospital and Bake House lots, contain
ing about three fourths of an acre of land, in
the city OF Mobile, in the Safe Of Alabama /;
and also all the right and claim of the United
States to all the lots not sold or confirmed TO
individuals, eitlier by THIS or any TO mer act,
and 10 which no equi abe title EXISTS, favor
OF any individual, Under III or amy other act be-
tween high Va'er MAJ and the chan,e of the
river, and between Church street and North
Bouh ary si Get, W front OF the said city, be,
ana the same are hereby, vested in the Mayor
and Aldermen ofthe said city of Mobile, for
the time beng, and their successors in Office,
TOR the sole Use and 1enaf, Of the sid city for
ever.
Sec. Q. And DC ii further enacted, That all
the right and claim Of the United States to so
l,any the lots of ground, east of Water street,
nd between Church street, and North Bum
iary street, now known as Water Lots as are
situated bcltetn the channel OF the river and
the front OF the lots, known, under the Spa
nish governmeeJ, as Wafer Lots, in the said
city ct Mobile, wre'etn improvements have
been made, he, and tht s.nie are hereby, vest
ed, m the several propuetors and occupants nt
each Of the lots heretofore fronting on the II
YER Mobile, exec pit in cases where such pro-
prietor or occupaat hls alienatetl his right TO
any such lot now designated as water lot, or
the Spanish government has made anew grant
Or order Ct survey, for The same, during he
time at Which piey had The pc" er to grant the
same in which iasc, the right and clam of the
uuted States snail be, and is hereby, vested
in the perss., q who's. sich allie t,i4nan 8, an
or order of survey, was made, or in his legal
representative: P,Opiaed, That nothing in
tins act contained sha,l be construed TO affect
the claim or Claims, if any such there be, Of
any individual or individuals, or OF any body
polite or corporate.
washington, ,i4y 26, 1924.
Approved: JAMES MONROE.