Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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; and Joshua Holden is also authorized to enter the west half of the same quarter-section.

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

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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 of the same extent and quality within the same or the next adjoining township, in lieu of the quarter-section which the said Sexton and the said Holden are hereby permitted to purchase, and which embraces their improvements: Provided, That the said Sexton and the said Joshua Holden 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.

Approved, February 19, 1849.