Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 6 STAT. · March 2, 1831 · Chapter LIII

Chapter LIII. for the relief of James Sprague

169 words·~1 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-6/chapter-liii-2013032·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Chap. LIII.— An Act for the relief of James Sprague. March 2, 1831. *Be it enacted, &c., * That James Sprague be, and he is hereby, authorized to locate three hundred and twenty acres of land, by legal subdivisions,Authorized to enter a tract of land. on any public land in the state of Ohio now offered for sale, at the minimum price, in satisfaction of an equal quantity of land heretofore located by the said James Sprague on the east half of the eighth section of the fifth township, in the twenty-second range, under the act of Congress of the twenty-third of April, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, from which the said James has been evicted by an older title; and the President of the United States is hereby authorized to issue to the said James Sprague a patent for the land so located, on his producing the certificate of the register of the land office within whose district the location may be made.
Approved, March 2, 1831.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.