Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-11
LAWS OF THE u. STATES.
[ OMrtdl })ubliration.
Public No. 251

AN AL confirming certain land claims r
Louisiana.
BE IL snacted by The Senate and House o.
Representatives. ol Tie Unied .Staies of .7meri.
ca IA Congress assembled, That the claims tc
lands wl:hIn The land district of New Orleans
being numbers Six, seven, eight, nnc eleven
twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twen.
ty.onc, thirty, thirty four, thlrly-fvc, thirty
eight, forty. seven, forty eight iIty-seveD
hiiynInc, sixty, slXiy-One, and slXiy.two, OF
the two reports OF The register and receiver
of said land district, dated fourteenth Of De.
ccmber, eighteen hundred and thirty six, and
second Of November, eighteen hundred aud
ihiry-scven, and made under the provisions
| of the act of the sixth pf February, eighteen
hundred and thirty five, entitled "An act for
the final adjustment Of claims TO lands in the
State Of Louisiana" be, and the same are
hereby, confirmed Prorhed, 0Iroys, That
tins Is only TO operate as a quItclalm on the
part Of the United States.
Scc. =. md be IL fWihr enacted, That a
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars be,
| and the same is hereby, appropriated out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
disposed of, to be- used Lv the Commissioners
of the General Land Office, in paying the
expenses of copy Of all the documents to
record, aud offered before the register and re.
ccivcr Of the New Orleans land district, in
support of the land claims reported upon by
them, and which are not confirmed by this
act.
/ Sec. 3. .1m be ii CiUther cnacied That
| claims numbers two, five, eight, nine, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen sixteen, seventeen,
nineteen. twenty y.one, twenty. slx thirty four,
thirty five, thirty-sIx, thirty eight, forty aud
I forty SIM OF the report Of the register and
receiver ot the OnaclIla land district, in the
twenty. fourth day of July, eighteen hundred
and thirty seven aud made under the pro-
visions OF the act OF the sixth day Of February,
eighteen hundred aud thirty five, are hereby
confirmed for six hundred and lo.ty acres
each.
Sec. 4. ind be It further cnacicd That num-
bcrs one, four seven, fifteen, eighteen, TWEEN
.ty, twenty three, twenty -ulue, thirty, thirty
. one, thirty seven, and forty eight Ui SAID re-
port, nre also confirmed, ITS recommended by
the register and receiver; number three Is
couiirmed 10 two .thousand acres number
twenty four TO one thousand acres PrOrdcd,
| That this act shall amount only TO rehu-
! quishment on the part Of The United States,
aud shall IN no manner affect the rights of
third persons and on the presentation to the
Commissioner OF the Genera Land Office of
a plat Of survey duly approved by the survey
or general Of the State Of Louisiana, the
claimant shall he ent!edro patent
Sec. 5. .ani be ii FURTHER cndcied, That
claims numbers ten, eighteen, nineteen. aud
twenty, Of the list reported by the register
aud receiver of the land office ut Grecnsburg
formerly ST. Helena. under the provisions Of
the act of Congress of the sixth day of Feb
ruary, eighteen bundled and thrly-ive, en-
| titled AN act for the final adjustment of
claims to lands in the State Of louisiana"
be, and The same are hereby, confirmed and
upon the presentation TO the Commissioner
Of tic General Land Office of a plat, ap-
proved by the surveyor general of Louisiana
the owner or owners Of SAID claims shall be
entitled 10 a patent.
I Sec. q. .3nd be II further enacted, That
claims numbers seven and eight of the list
mentioned IN the preceding section are also
confirmed giving the rlght to the claimants
to locate the sarhc within one year after the
passage Of this act, on any public lands sub
lect To sale at private entry, IN the district
where said claims are situated; which lOca-
ton. approved and certified by the surveyor
general Of Louisiana to the Commissioner of
the General Land Odicc, will cntII'c said
claimants To a patent POrded Said claim
ants shall previous TO making said location,
renQulsh to the United States their claims
TO the lands originally claimed by them.
Sec. Z. .hd be IL further enacied, That the
! claims to land within the district south of
Red river, beng nombcrs thlr,v-three, thirty
five. forty five, illy-two, seventy seven,
| seventy. nine, eighty seven, ninety three, one
hundred, one hundred and two. one hundred
/ l., IL, lam
/ dred aud twenty two, one hundred and lhuty-
/ two, one hundred aud torty-tSo, one hundred
/ and forty-eevcn. one hundred and iurty-cight.
! one hundred and fifty one, one hundred and
flty.two, one hundred and flly-sCvcn, one
/ hundred and ty.nne, one hundred and sixty,
ono hundred and slXty-two, one hundred and
slxty.thtce, one hundred and siNiy-iour, one
hundred aud sixly-fyc, aud one hundred and
siXty-siX, of the report Of the register and re-
ceiver of the land office at Opclousas, dated
the thr,cth of May aud sixth of June. cigh-
teen hundred aud forty, made under the pro-
visions of the net Of eighteen hundred aud
,hlrly.fvc, That the Commissioner of The
General Land Office shall cause a farther
investigation To be made aud further cvd nee
; Ia be taken, III relation TO claim number one
, hundred and sIxty.onc OF said report aud
, should il appear that the original claimants
. actually inhabited and cultivated the land
: claimed on and IrloT to the twenty second
day of February. eighteen hundred aud nlnc
: teen. then and ~ that case, tho same shall hc
/, confirmed. by aud with the appreciation o
. the Secretary ol the Treasury.
!, Sec. 5. .1nd be IL further cnacicd, That The
, following claims ~ the said rrports of ihe
register aud receiver ut the land office nj
. Opcousas hc. aud the same are hereby, con
p frred as follows. tu wit Number twenty
r r,nc 10 the legal representatives, oi Joseph
Nnuiaurus Eumbcr torly-slN, to the cNi'n
contained ~ league square number iuriy
- nine. Tor six hundred and forty ncrcs, to ih,
4 lcgnl representatives Of Bernard larruN
number fiy four, ~ the legal representative
az J. Biplis,c Vallery ;numbcr scycn'v.eiglt
lrr SIX hundred and .lory acres. 10 unezlm'
. Guodty assignee ufhrirs and representative
. uf Daniel Gurdty aud Jean Muunl"n. senior
e ruutnbcr ninciy.one. ior So much ~ WI. Wi
the quInthy hcrctbl"rr continued. make th'
quantity oi one lcgue front 10y The depth O.
forty arpcns number ninety nInc, ior ~