Chapter CXCVIII. *for the relief of Henry Stoker, William G
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Chap. CXCVIII.— An Act *for the relief of Henry Stoker, William G. Belknap, and Benjamin Walker.*March 3, 1839. *Be it enacted, &c*., That Henry Stoker, or his legal representativesAuthorized to locate a tract of land. or assigns, and William G. Belknap and Benjamin Walker, or their legal representatives or assigns, of the parish of Natchitoches, in the state of Louisiana, are hereby authorized to locate, on any unappropriated public land in the north-western district for the sale of lands in the state of Louisiana, as follows:
Henry Stoker, or his legal representatives or assigns, six hundred and forty acres, and Belknap and Walker, or their legal representatives or assigns, six hundred and forty acres, in lieu of the same quantities of land taken by the United States for public purposes, near Fort Jesup, in the state of Louisiana: and the register of the land office at Natchitoches is authorized and required to have said locations made, and issue certificates of such locations, so that patents Proviso.may issue for the same: *Provided*, Said locations shall be made within twelve months from the passage of this act, conforming to the legal surveys.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That at the time of making suchDeeds of conveyance to U.S. to be deposited, &c. locations or entries, the said Henry Stoker, and the said Belknap and Walker, or their legal representatives or assigns, shall produce to the aforesaid register, and deposite in his office, their several deeds conveying to the United States an unencumbered title that they or any of them may claim to have in and to any tract or tracts of land claimed by them, or either of them, near Fort Jesup, in lieu of which the land granted by this act is given.
Approved, March 3, 1839.