Chapter LXXIII. granting to the governor of the state of Louisiana, for the time being, and, his successors in office, a lot of ground, and the buildings thereon, in the city of New Orleans
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Chap. LXXIII.— An Act granting to the governor of the state of Louisiana, for the time being, and, his successors in office, a lot of ground, and the buildings thereon, in the city of New Orleans. April 29, 1821. *Be it enacted, &c., * The right of the United States to a lot of ground, as described, and the government house, &c. thereon, vested in the governor of Louisiana, &c. for the use and benefit of the state. That all the right and claim of the United States to the use, possession, and occupancy of a space, of three hundred and thirty-six by two hundred and twenty feet, of a lot of ground in the city of New Orleans, bounded by Chartres and Levee streets, and by Thoulouse street, and the lot of the widow Castillon, together with the house on the above described lot, known by the name of the government house, and the other buildings thereon, be, and the same are hereby, vested in, and conveyed to, the governor of the state of Louisiana for the time being, and his successors in the same office, for the Proviso: this act not to affect the claims of individuals, &c.sole use and benefit of the said state of Louisiana, forever: *Provided, however,* That this act shall not affect the claim or claims of any individual or individuals, if any such there be.
Approved, April 29, 1821.