A bill for the relief of certain citizens of the county of Lowndes in the state of
Mississippi
Be it enacted by the Senate & House of Representatives of the united states of America
in Congress assembled, that the secretary of the Treasury be, & he is hereby authorised
to select & locate one half section of land out of
^from^ any unappropriated public lands within the state of Mississippi, for the citizens
residing on Fractional Township numbered nineteen south, of Range eighteen West,
in the county & state aforesaid, to be applied to the support of schools in said Township,—according
to the provisions of the act of Congress, approved May 20th A.D. 1826.
Sec. 2nd. Be it further enacted,
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that the secretary of the Treasury be, & he is hereby authorised to select said land
by eighths or quarter sections, as he may deem best calculated to secure to the citizens
residing on said Township the benefits of the aforesaid act of May 20th 1826.
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A bill for the relief of certain citizens of the county of Lowndes in the state of
Mississippi.
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Referred to the committee on Public lands.
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W. S. Featherston
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April 13. 1848
Mr Featherston, on leave introduced the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Mr Featherston, on leave introduced the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
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July 19, 1848
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Mr Alexander Evans from the said Committee reported the same back, and it was laid upon the table
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Mr Alexander Evans from the said Committee reported the same back, and it was laid upon the table
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[Mr Evans?] [?] lie.
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A Bill
for the relief of certain citizens of the County of Lowndes in the State of Mississippi
for the relief of certain citizens of the County of Lowndes in the State of Mississippi
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Evans
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Fractional Township for school purposes in Mississippi
Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), RG 233, Entry 362: Records of the United States House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the House, 1847-1849, NAB ,