Chapter 183. For the relief of Hyacinthe Villeneuve
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CHAP. 183.— An Act For the relief of Hyacinthe Villeneuve. July 17, 1914.[[H. R. 6260](/us/bill/63/hr/6260).][[Private, No. 80](/us/pvtl/63/80).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hyacinthe Villeneuve.Reconveyance of lands authorized. That upon the filing in the Department of the Interior of a proper reconveyance to the United States, previously recorded in the county wherein the land lies, of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section fifteen, township one hundred and sixty-two north, range fifty-seven west, fifth principal meridian, in the Devils Lake (North Dakota) land district, accompanied by a duly certified abstract showing title in the United States, free of liens and encumbrances, the party or parties making Selection in lieu.such reconveyance shall be entitled to select, in lieu of said tract, forty acres of unreserved, vacant, surveyed, nonmineral, and unoccupied *Proviso*.Limitation.public lands: *Provided*, That the selection made under such exchange be made within two years after the approval of this Act.
Sec 2. Cancellation of old, and issue of new, patent. That upon the acceptance by the Secretary of the Interior of such reconveyance of the land above described, the patent issued therefor to the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company shall be canceled and the homestead entry made for said land on December fifth, nineteen hundred and eight, by Hyacinthe Villeneuve passed to patent. Approved, July 17, 1914.