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AN ACT confirming certain laiid Claims in Lou
JOHN TYLER.


AN ACT confirming certain laiid Claims in Lou
siann.
BE II enacted by The Senate and House of Repre- |
sentniives of the United STATES Of America IN Con-
gress assembled, That the claims 10 lands within
the land district Of New Orleans being numbers
six, seven, eight nine, eleven, twelve, thirteen four
teen fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen,
twenty twenty one, thirty thirty -four, lhirly-fve,
thirty eight, iOrty-seven, forty Eight, fy-seven,
filty-nne, sixty, sixy.one, and siXly-two of the
two reports of the register aud receiver of said |
land district dated fourteenth of December, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty six, aud second of No
velnber, eighteen hundred and thr.y-seven, and
made under The provisions of the act OF the sixth
of February, eighteen hundred and thirty -fve, en-
titled An act for the funl adjustment of claims
to lands in the State OF Louisiana" be, and the
same are hereby, confirmed PrOutded af0dyS
That this is ony to operate as quiicalm on the
part OF the United States.
Sec 9. And be il further enacted, That sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated, out of my money
in the Treasury not otherwise disposed Of 10 be
used by the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, in paying The expenses OF copy OF all the
documents OF record, aud offered before the reg
lister and receiver of the New Orleans land dis
trlct IN support Of the land claims reported upon
by them, and which are not confirmed by this act.
Sec. 3. End be ii further enacted That claims
numbers two, five, eight, nine, eleven twelve, ihlr-
teen, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen nineteen, lWen-
ty-two, tweny-six, thirty lour, thrty-fiye thirty
six, thriy-eight forty and lory-siX, OF the report
of the register and receiver of the Ouachita land
district, in the State of Louisiana, dated the TWEEN
ty-fourlh day of July, eighteen hundred and lhir
ty-seven, and made under the provisions Of the
act of the SIKH day of February eighteen humid
red and thirty five, are hereby confirmed for six
hundred and forty arres enc
Sec. a. .4nd be IL further enaciel That numbers
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three, tweny-uine, thirty thirty one, thiity-seven,
and forty. eight Of said report also confirmed,
as recommended by the register and receiver
number three is confirmed to Two thousand acres /;
number tweny-tour to one thousand acres; and
uunber lorty-iive to two hundred ncrCs Prorm-
ed, That this act shall amount only to rcuquish
ment on the part of the United States, aud shall
in no manner affect the rights OF third persons /;
aud on the presentation to the Commissioner OF
the General Land Offe OF a plat OF survey duly
approved by the surveyor general of the State ol
Louisiana, the claimant shall be entitled 10 patent
Ser. 5. And be ii FURTHER e1ncted, ! hat claims
numbers ten, eighteen, nineteen, aud twenty, of
the list reported by the register and receiver OF
tue land Office at Greensburg, formerly ST. Hele
ma, under the provisions of the ect OF Congress
OF the sixth day of February, eighteen hundred
and thirty five, entitled " An act for the final adj
iustuent of claims to lands in the State Of Louis.
lana" he, aud the same are hereby confirmed aud
upon the presentation 10 inc commissioner OF tlle
General Land Office of plat, approved by the
surveyor general OF Louisiana, the owner or own
ers OF said claims shall he entitled to patent.
Sec 6. find be ii further enacted, That CLAIMS
numbers seven aud eight of the list mentioned ~
the preceding section are also confirmed, giving
the right to the claimants to locate the same with
in one year after the passage of this act, on any
public lands subject to sale at private entry, in the
district where said claims are situated; which To-
cation, approved and certified by the survey or
general of Louisiana to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, will entle said claimants to
patent Provided, Said claimants shall, previous
to making said location, rehnqulsh 10 the United
States their claims TO the lands originally claimed
! by them
Sec. Z. And be il further enacted, That the claims
to land within the district south of Red river, be-
ing numbers thirty three, thirty hve forty five, fiji
ty-two, seventy seven seventy-nne, eighty seven
| ninety-hree, one hnldled, one hundred and two
one hundred and three, one hundred and eight
one hundred aud twenty-five, one hundred and
| tllirly-two one hundred and forty two, one hun
dred and forty seven, hundred aud ty-eight,
| one hundred ind tily-O one hundred and fifty
two, one hundred and filty-seven, one hunlfed
| and tiliy-nine, one hundred and sixty, one hund
red aud sixty-two, one hundred and sixty three
one hundred and sixty four, one hundred and six
ty-fye, and one hundred and sixty six, OF the re-
! port of tie register and receiver OF the land office
| nj Opelousas, dated the thlreth May aud SIKH
| June, eighteen hundred mud forty made under
the provisions of the act Of eighteen hundred ant
! thrty-fiye aforesaid be, and the are Hereby
confirmed: Provided, That the Commissioner Of
/ the General Land Office shall cause further in
vesgation to be made, aud further evidence to he
taken, in relation to claim number one hundreC
! and sixty one OF said report aud should II appeal
! that the original claimants actually inhabited unt
cultivated the lands claimed on aud prior TO The
twenty second day of February, eighteen hundred
aud nineteen, then and in that case, the shal
be confirmed, by and with the appreciation of the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Sec. 3. find be 1t further enacted, That the fol-
lowing claims in the said reports OF the reglste
and receiver of the land office at Opelousns be
aud the same are hereby, confirmed, as follows, II
wit Number twenty mine, TO The legal represen
latives OF Joseph Maritaurus number iorty-sIS
to the extent contained in a league square mum
Der forty ulne, for six hundred and forty acres L
the legal representatives of Bernard La,rOx
humber fifty -four, TO Tie legal representatives q
J. Bapuse Vallery; number seveniy-eighI, for 81
hundred and forty acres, 10 One2lme Guedry, as
! sgnee of Nicholas Provost, and six hundre
aud forty acres 10 the legal heirs and repre-
senta,ives of Daniel Guedry and Jean blot
ton, senior; number nnety-one, Tor much a
will, with the quantity heretofore confirmed, max
the quantity OF one league front by the depth o
forty arpens number ninety nine, for six humdre
aud forty acres, 10 embrace The residence and i'm
provemeuts OF Hugh. Mnlhollan aud previou
TO the twentieth day of December, eighteen hun
dred and three; number one hundred and tpul
- teen, 10 the legal representatives OF Andre Dam
us number one hundred and fihy-iour 10 the IL
> gal representatives of Antonio Mora number on
linndled and fifty eight, to The legal representa-
. tives OF Louis Frzzini; number one hundred an
! sixty seyen, 10 Jucob Wallace or his legal repre-
senlaliyes.
: Sec, 8. .4nd be ii further enacied, That the pre-
=, visions OF the two preceding sections of this az
II which confirm donation claims situate in that pa
of said land district known as the "neutral terri
: tory" shall not be regarded extending TO an
: lands which are held by any person by virtue
l. any bona ide French or Spanish grant, warra:l
or order Of survey, made prior 10 the twentieth
j. December, eighteen hundred and three, heretolor
J. filed, according 10 law, with any register com
e mssioners, or register and receiver of said dis