Chapter CVII. for the Relief of Cezaire Wallace, of the Parish of Bossier, and State of Louisiana
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Chap. CVII.— An Act for the Relief of Cezaire Wallace, of the Parish of Bossier, and State of Louisiana.August 16, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatClaim of Cezaire Wallace to land in the “Neutral Territory,” Louisiana, confirmed. Cezaire Wallace be, and he is hereby, confirmed in his claim to the two tracts of land, each containing six hundred and forty acres, lying in the State of Louisiana, and within the limits of the late “Neutral Territory,” which said claims were founded on inhabitation and cultivation, and reported for confirmation by the register and receiver of the southwestern district of Louisiana, in their report, dated November first, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, in conformity1823, ch. 30.Vol.iii. p. 756.1824, ch. 182.Vol. iv. p. 65. to the provisions of the act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and twenty-three, and the act supplementary thereto, approved May twenty-six, eighteen hundred and twenty-four; which said claims are numbered, respectively, “ thirty-four ” and “ fifty-six,” and embraced in the “third class” of the said report.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatConfirmation to operate only as a relinquishment of title.Location of said claims. the confirmation made by this act shall not be construed to extend further than to a relinquishment of title on the part of the United States; and the claims hereby confirmed shall be located under the direction of the register and receiver of the proper land-office, in conformity with the legal subdivisions of the public surveys, so far as practicable, and shall include the improvements of the claimant.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatPatents to issue. upon the location, as herein provided, such register shall forward certificates thereof to the Commissioner of the General Land-Office, who, upon the receipt thereof, shall cause patents to be issued to the said Cezaire Wallace for the lands so located: *Provided,* The same does not exceed the quantity hereby confirmed.If location in terferes with existing rights, a new location may be made. And if its location as herein confirmed should interfere with anyTHIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 108, 109, 110, 111.465 *bonâ fide* preemption claim, or other adverse valid right, the same to the extent of such confliction may be located on any public land of the district to which there may be no existing preemption or other valid claim tinder such regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner of the General Land-Office. Approved, August 16, 1856. Chapter CVIII: to increase the Pension of Alpheus T. Palmer, late a Lieutenant in the Ninth Regiment United States Infantry. 11 Stat. 465 1856-08-16 Chapter CVIII Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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