Chapter XLVIII. *granting to the corporation of the city of New Orleans the use and possession of a lot in the said city.* April 3, 1812. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Right of the United States to a certain portion of ground in the
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Chap. XLVIII.— An Act *granting to the corporation of the city of New Orleans the use and possession of a lot in the said city.* April 3, 1812. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Right of the United States to a certain portion of ground in the city of New Orleans ceded to the city. That all the right and claim of the United States to the use, possession and occupancy of a space of one hundred and fifty by one hundred and twenty-five feel of a vacant lot of ground, in the city of New Orleans, bounded by Bienville and Custom-house streets, and by Levee street and the high road, be, and the same is hereby vested in the corporation of the said city.
And the said corporation is authorized to use, possess and occupy the same, for the purpose of erecting or causing to be erected and kept in operation a steam engine, or engines, for conveying water into the said city, and all Proviso, that the ground shall be occupied within three years.buildings necessary to the said purpose: *Provided,* that if the said space of ground shall not be occupied for the said purpose, within the term of three years, from and after the passing of this act, or shall al any time thereafter cease to be so occupied, for the term of three years, the right and claim of the United States thereto, shall remain unimpaired: *And provided also,* Proviso.that this act shall not affect the claim, or claims of any individual or individuals, if any such there be.
Approved, April 3, 1812. Chapter XLIX: laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, for a limited time. 2 Stat. 699 1812-04-04 Chapter XLIX Charles C. Little and James Brown 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. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-03 12 1 public
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- Chapter XLVIII*granting to the corporation of the city of New Orleans the use and possession of a lot in the said city.* April 3, 1812. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Right of the United States to a certain portion of ground in the
- Chapter XLVI*to establish a Quartermaster’s Department, and for other purposes.* March 28, 1812.[Obsolete.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Act of March 3, 1815, ch. 78
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*granting to the corporation of the city of New Orleans the use and possession of a lot in the said city.* April 3, 1812. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *Right of the United States to a certain portion of ground in the
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