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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 20 STAT. · Chapter 216

Chapter 216.

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Chap. 216: to authorize the Barataria Ship Canal Company to construct and operate a ship canal from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, through the lands and waters of the United States, and to grant to said company the right of way for that purpose. Chapter 216 20 Stat. 140 1878-06-15 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 2 public 140 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 216, 259. 1878.
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