Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 190.
(Report No. 180.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
February 8, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. Harmanson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims,
reported the following bill:
A BILL
For the relief of James P. Sexton.

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5 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That James P. Sexton is hereby permitted to
complete his entry, and purchase a half-quarter section of
land, situate in the land district north of Red river, in the
State of Louisiana, it being the east half of the south-
west quarter of section sixteen, township fifteen, range five,
east.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the register of the land office and receiver of
public moneys in the district aforesaid, under the direction
of the Secretary of the Treasury, to select and reserve for
the use of schools in the aforesaid township, other lands

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14 of some extent and quality within the same or the next
adjoining township, in lieu of the half-quarter section which
the said Sexton is hereby permitted to purchase, and which
embraces his improvements: Provided, That the said
Sexton shall first obtain and file with the register of the
district, the assent thereto of the commissioners of schools
of the parish in which the land lies, and of a majority of
the free white male inhabitants of the township, over
twenty-one years of age.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That James P. Sexton is hereby permitted to complete his entry, and purchase a half-quarter section of land, situate in the land district north of Red river, in the State of Louisiana, it being the east half of the south- west quarter of section sixteen, township fifteen, range five, east. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the register of the land office and receiver of public moneys in the district aforesaid, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to select and reserve for the use of schools in the aforesaid township, other lands
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	of some extent and quality within the same or the next adjoining township, in lieu of the half-quarter section which the said Sexton is hereby permitted to purchase, and which embraces his improvements: Provided, That the said Sexton shall first obtain and file with the register of the district, the assent thereto of the commissioners of schools of the parish in which the land lies, and of a majority of the free white male inhabitants of the township, over twenty-one years of age.