Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

1 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 THATthe Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, directed

4 to examine, according to principles of equity and justice,

5 the claim of Joseph De la Francia for advances made,

6 for the use and benefit of the United States, prior to and

7 since the taking ^[ of that &c^possession of the said portion of the late

8 province of West Florida^]^ by the United States; and that such

sum of money as he may find to be justly due to the said

De la Francia be paid to him, or his legal representatives,

out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

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04/14/1848
Passed the Senate, April 14, 1848.
Attest
Asbury Dickins–
Secretary.

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ThirtiethCongress.
FirstSession.
Congress of the United States.
In the House of Representatives.

Resolved That the Bill from Senate (No. 122) entitled “An Actsupplementary to “An act to authorize the Secretary of State to liquidate certain claims therein mentioned,” passed 18^th of April, 1814. do pass with the following

Amendment

Line 7. Strike out all from the word “taking: to, and including the word “Florida” in Line 9. and insert. “of that portion of the late province of West Florida, described in the act (approved eighteenth April, eighteen hundred and fourteen,) to which this is a supplement, as included within the limits of the State of Louisiana, or of the Mississippi territory.

Attest.
Tho J Campbell
Clerk.

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Judiciary

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S._122.
An act supplementary to “An act to authorize the Secretary of State to liquidate certain claims therein mentioned,” passed eighteenth of April, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. –––

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08/12/1848
In the House of Representatives, U. S.
August 12 1848
Resolved. That this Bill do pass with an amendment.
Attest
Tho. J Campbell
Clerk

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1	BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representa-
2	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3	THATthe Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, directed
4	to examine, according to principles of equity and justice,
5	the claim of Joseph De la Francia for advances made,
6	for the use and benefit of the United States, prior to and
7	since the taking ^[ of that &c^possession of the said portion of the late
8	province of West Florida^]^ by the United States; and that such
	sum of money as he may find to be justly due to the said
	De la Francia be paid to him, or his legal representatives,
	out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.