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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed al the ID Session Of the 9Th
Congress.
lori ;cIAL PUBLICATION
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ACT confirming certain land claims
in Louisiana. i
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF A
merica in Congress assembled. That the
claims 10 lands within the land district New
Orleans, being numbers six, seven, eight,
ripe, eleven, twelve, thirteen fourteen. hf-
teen. sixteen. seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
twenty, twenty-one, thirty. thirty-four, thir-
ty.fve, ihirty-eight, forty seven, forty eight.
ffy-seven, fifty -nine, sixty, sixty one, and
sixly.twu of the two reports OF the register
and receiver of snid land district, dated four
reenth of December, eighteen hundred and
,birtv.six, and second of November, eight
zen hundred and thirty-3even, and made
under the provisions of the act of the sixth
of February, eighteen hundred and thirty.
five, entitled San act for the final ADJUST
mept of claims to lands 10 the State OF Lou
isiaaa," be, and The same are hereby. con-
frmed: Provided, d''cAyS, That this is only
10 operate as a quitclaim on the part OF the
United States.
Sec 2. And be il further enacted, That
a sum rot exceeding five hundred dollars
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, oni
of nHv money in the Treasury not other
wise disposed of. 10 be use1 by the Com
,nissionrrs of the General Land Office. IN
paving the expenses Of q copy Of all the
documents Of record, and Offer ed before the
register and receiver of the New Orleans
land district, in support OF the land claims
reported upon by them, and which are MOI
confirmed BY this act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
claims numbers two. five, eigh', nine, elev-
On, twelve. thirteen, fourteen. sixteen, sew
cnteea, nineteen. twenty twenty'sIx,
tnirty.fonr, hirty'five, thrty'six, thlrty'eigh,
f,rty and forty six, of the report OF the reg
isier and RECEIVER of the Ouachiia land dis
trc,, in The Stale of Louisiana, dated the
twenty fourth day of July, eighteen hundred
and thiriy.seven, and made under the pro-
visions Of The act of the sixth day IF Februa'
~, eighteen hundred and thirty'five. are
hereby confirmed for six hundred and FORTY
acres each.
Sec d. Ard be it further enacted, That
Numbers one, four, seven, fifteen, eighteen,
twenty, tweniy'three, tweniv'nine, thirty,
thirty one, thirty seven, and foriy'eight of
said report are also confirmed, as recon-
mended by the register and receiver; num-
Der three is confirmed 10 two thousand a
rres; number twenty four 10 one thousand a.
crcs; and number forty five 10 two hundred
acres: Prorided, That this act shall amount
only to a REIMBURSEMENT on the part OF The
United States. and shall in no manner affect
the rights of third persons; and on the pre-
srniation TO the Commissioner OF the Gene.
raj Land Office of n plat of survey duly ap.
proved by the surveyor general Of the State
ufLouisiana, the claimant shall be entuled
10 patent.
Sec. s. And be ii further enacted. That
claims numbers ten. eighteen. nineteen, land
twenty. of the lis, reported by the reg lister
and receiver Of the land Office at Greens.
hurgh formerly 81. Helena, under the pro-
visions Of the act of Congress of the sixth
dav of February, eighteen hundred and thir-
ty.hve, entitled IAN act for the final adjust
ment Of claims TO lands in the State of Lou
i>iana," be, and the same are hereby, con-
frmed; and upon the presentation to the
Commissioner Of the General Land Oitice
of plat, approved by the surveyor general
of Louisiana, The owner Of said claims shall
be entitled 10 patent.
Sec. g. And be IT further enacted, Thai
claims number seven and eight of the list
mentioned in the proceeding section are al.
so confirmed. giving the right TO the claim
ants 10 locate the same within year afle'
The passage Of this act, on any public lands
subject TO sale al private entry, in the dist
riot where said claims are situated; which
location, approved and certified by the sur
veyor general of Louisiana TO the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, will en-
title said claimants to a patent: Provided
Said claimants shall, previous to making
said location, relinquish to the United States
raeir claims 10 the lands originally claimed
by them.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, Thai
the claims TO land within the district south
of Red river. being numbers thirty-ihree
thirty-fve. forty-five, fifiy-two. seventy,
en-. seventy. nine, eighty-seven, ninety-three
one hundred, one hundred and two one
hundred and three. one hundred and eight
one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred
and thiriy.two, one hundred and torty-two
one hundred and forty seven. one hundred
and forty eight, one hundred and fifiy-one,
one hundred and fifty two, one hundred and
fifly-seven one hundred and fifty nine, one
hundred and sixty, one hundred and Sixty
two, one hundred and sixty-threo, one hum
cred and sixty -four, one hundred and sixty
II nff "a.