March 3, 1849.
Chap. CLXXIII. — An Act for the Relief of Charles McLane, of Missouri.
Ancient settlement claim of Charles McLane to 748 arpens and 68 perches of land confirmed
to him.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the claim of Charles McLane to seven hundred and forty-eight arpens and sixty-
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eight perches, which is entered as number thirty-three in the second class of the
decisions of the late board of commissioners in Missouri, but which has since been
shown to be an ancient and continued settlement claim, be and the same is hereby,
confirmed, according to the original survey in eighteen hundred and six.
This confirmation not to impair any adverse recognizedclaim.
After survey and return of plat to General Land Office, patent to issue.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this confirmation is in no manner to impair or affect any interfering adverse
recognized claim, if any such should be found to exist when a retracing and connection
by survey of the original lines of said claim shall be made by the proper officer
of the United States, pursuant to this confirmation; and that after such survey shall be made, and an official plat of the same returned
to the General Land Office, a relinquishment patent shall be issued, in which shall
be saved and protected any adverse interfering right, if such exist.
Approved, March 3, 1849.
Printed Document, 2 page(s), Private Acts, 30th Cong., 2nd sess., George Minot, Statutes at Large 9, 785-86