Chapter 388. Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell and patent certain lands to William S
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CHAP. 388.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell and patent certain lands to William S. N. Calhoun and Zaidee Boatner Calhoun, residents of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. September 21, 1922.[[H. R. 7862](/us/bill/67/hr/7862).][[Private, No. 133](/us/pvtl/67/133).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That upon the payment of William S. N., and Zaidee Boatner Calhoun.Sale of certain lands in Louisiana to, authorized.$1.25 per acre, the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell and patent to William S.
N. Calhoun and Zaidee Boatner Calhoun, residents of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, the fractional west half of the east half of section twenty, township seven north, range five east, Louisiana meridian, containing thirty-five and four-hundredths acres, more or less, land which they and their grantors have occupied under claim and color of title, and of which they have had actual possession, beneficial use, and enjoyment, believing themselves to be owners in good faith for more than thirty *Proviso.*Application, etc.years: *Provided*, That application for the purchase of the described tract of land be filed at the United States land office at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, within ninety days after the passage and approval of this Act, and that no adverse claim thereto be officially of record as pending when the application is allowed and the sale consummated.
Approved, September 21, 1922.