Chapter XXVIII. *for the relief of the heirs of Miguel Eslava.* March 3, 1841. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the decision of the register and receiver of Decision of the register, &c. respecting a land claim, confirmed.the land office for the district of St
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Chap. XXVIII.— An Act *for the relief of the heirs of Miguel Eslava.* March 3, 1841. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the decision of the register and receiver of Decision of the register, &c. respecting a land claim, confirmed.the land office for the district of St. Stephen’s, in the state of Alabama, as contained in their report bearing date the third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, confirming a claim of the heirs of Miguel Eslava, deceased, (being claim number three in report Act of March 2, 1829, ch. 40.number two,) and made in pursuance of the act of Congress, approved the second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, entitled “ An act confirming the reports of the register and receiver for the district of St.
Stephen’s, in the state of Alabama, and for other Proviso.purposes,” be, and the same is hereby, confirmed; *Provided,* That the confirmation provided to be made by this act shall amount only to a relinquishment, for ever, on the part of the United States, of all right Proviso.and title whatever to the land so confirmed or granted: *Provided, also,* That the survey and location hereafter to be made of said claims, which are hereby confirmed, shall be made in conformity with the original Spanish title-papers, unless the surveys of said claims be found variant from the grants, according to the usages of the Spanish Government; in which case, the grants are to govern.
Sec. 2. After the location, patents shall issue, &c.*And be it further enacted,* That after the proper location of the claims hereby confirmed, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue patents for the same, containing aProviso. reservation of the rights of all third persons: *Provided,* That the said patents shall be construed to convey to the claimants all such legal and equitable rights only, as may exist under the laws of nations, or under the constitution and laws of the United States, or treaties applicable to Patents to be issued to J.
Hunt and A. H, Gazzam.the said grants, under and by virtue of the said Spanish grants. And it shall be also the duty of the Commissioner of the Gentyal Land Office, forthwith to issue patents to Jonathan Hunt and Audley H. Gazzam, for all such portion of said lands, for which they now hold receipts issued by the receiver of the land office at St. Stephen’s, in the state of Alabama; which patents shall contain an exception and reservation of all the rights of the said Spanish grantees, their heirs or assigns, under the titles Proviso.claimed by them under the Spanish Government: *Provided,* That the patents issued to the said Hunt and Gazzam shall be construed to convey to them all such rights only, as are not inconsistent with the legal or equitable rights of the said Spanish grantees, their heirs or assigns, TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 29, 30, 31, 32. 1841. 823 under the laws of nations, or under the constitution and laws of the United States, or treaties applicable to said grants, under and by virtue of the Spanish grants hereby confirmed. Approved, March 3, 1841. Chapter XXIX: for the relief of Joseph Bogy. 6 Stat. 823 1841-03-03 Chapter XXIX 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.
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*for the relief of the heirs of Miguel Eslava.* March 3, 1841. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the decision of the register and receiver of Decision of the register, &c. respecting a land claim, confirmed.the land office for the district of St
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