Thirtieth  
               Congress,
               
thi Second Session,
BE IT ENACTED
By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress Assembled.
            thi Second Session,
BE IT ENACTED
By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress Assembled.
That each and every owner of a Spanish or French land claim, or any part thereof,
               in the State of Arkansas, which was submitted for adjudication to the superior court
               of the late Territory of Arkansas, and by that court confirmed, being a bona fide
               subsequent purchaser for a valuable consideration, is hereby authorized to enter,
               within one year from the passage of this act, the land covered by said claim, or any
               less quantity thereof, to be embraced in any legal subdivision, at the minimum price,
               under such regulations as the Commissioner of the General Land office shall prescribe.
               Provided, however, That the owner aforesaid shall be an occupant or cultivator of
               said land.
            
            Sec. 2.  And be it further enacted, That after the lapse of two years from the approval
               of this act, the sale of the lands embraced by the decrees of the superior court of
               Arkansas, which were on bills of review reversed, and which the President was, by
               the act of eighteen hundred and thirty-two, required to reserve from sale, which may
               then remain the property of the United States, shall no longer be reserved from sale
               by the President of the United States, and that the same may be brought into market
               under the existing laws.
            
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               March, 3d 1849
               
Attest
Tho. J CampbellAttest
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         An Act
To settle the title to certain tracts of land in the State of Arkansas.
         To settle the title to certain tracts of land in the State of Arkansas.
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Secretary.
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In the Senate of the United States
March 3.
Resolved, That this bill pass
Asbury DickinsMarch 3.
Resolved, That this bill pass
Secretary.
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by Mr. Duncan of Ky.
         by Mr. Duncan of Ky.
                                    Partially Printed Document,  2 page(s),  Volume Volume 2,  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