Chapter CXVI. for the relief of Maturin Guichot
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Chap. CXVI.— An Act for the relief of Maturin Guichot. May 19, 1824. *Be it enacted, &c., * That Maturin Guichot, an inhabitant of the parish of Avoyelles, in the state of Louisiana, or his legal representatives, be,The title of Maturin Guichot to a tract of land in Avoyelles, Louisiana, confirmed. and he or they are hereby, confirmed in their title to a tract of land, of ten arpens in front, with the depth of forty arpens, situated in the parish of Avoyelles, in the state of Louisiana, and being the same land which the said Maturin Guichot, or those under whom he holds, have actually cultivated and inhabited for thirty years, and which said tract of land was originally granted to one Baptiste Duplechin, the boundaries of which are to be more fully and particularly designated under the direction of the Register of the Land Office of the district in which said land lies: *Provided,* This section shall operate only as a relinquishmentProviso. on the part of the United States, and shall not affect the rights of any third person.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted, *That the Secretary of the TreasuryMoney paid by him to the U. S. to be refunded. of the United States be, and he is hereby, directed to cause to be refunded to the said Maturin Guichot, or his legal representatives, any sum of money which he may have paid to the United States for the purchase of said tract of land, or any part thereof. Approved, May 19, 1824.