Chapter VII. *for the relief of Elisha Moreland, William M
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Chap. VII.— An Act *for the relief of Elisha Moreland, William M. Kennedy, Robert J. Kennedy, and Mason E. Lewis.* January 20, 1843. *Be it enacted, &c*., That Elisha Moreland, William M. Kennedy, Robert J. Kennedy, and Mason E. Lewis, who were deprived of theirAuthorized to enter land, in lieu of, &c.1800, ch. 206. respective rights of pre-emption to their improvements in Madison county, Alabama, to which they were entitled under the act of Congress of twenty-ninth of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, by the location of a reservation for a Cherokee Indian named Challenge, under the treaty of one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and the confirmation thereof by an act of Congress passed for his relief, be, and they hereby are, authorized to enter, each, one quarter section of any unappropriated public land, not improved or settled upon by any other person, within the Huntsville land district, in that state, or any adjoining district, by paying therefor the then minimum price per acre.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That it shall be the duty of Proof required that they were entitled to the right of pre-emption.1830, ch. 208.the register and receiver of the land office, when any application to enter land, under the first section of this act, shall be made, before permitting such entry, to require, satisfactory proof to be made that such applicant was entitled to a pre-emption under the act of the twenty-ninth May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty: *Provided*, The same is madeProviso. within nine months from the passage of this act.
Approved, January 20, 1843. Chapter VIII: for the relief of John R. Delany. 6 Stat. 879 1843-01-20 Chapter VIII Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-05 27 2 private
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