United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 85
Chap. LXXXV.—An Act supplemental to an act, entitled “An act for ascertaining the titles and claims to lands in that part of Louisiana which lies east of the river Mississippi and island of New Orleans.”
See act of April 25, 1812, ch. 67.
Time extended for filing claims.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for delivering notices and the evidences of claims to lands as required by the act to which this is a supplement be, and the same is hereby extended until the first day of September next.
Commissioners to receive and report the evidences of claims to Commissioner of the General Land Office.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners appointed under the act aforesaid, to receive such evidences as to them may be offered in support of any claims which may not be embraced by said act, and to report the same, together with those referred to in the first section of this act, on or before the first day of November next, to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, to be by him laid before Congress at their next session.
Commissioner for district east of Pearl river and west of Perdido to receive evidences and make report.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commissioner for the district east of Pearl river and west of the Perdido be, and he is hereby authorized and required to receive and make report as aforesaid on all claims to lands lying est of the river Tombigbee.
Approved, April 18, 1814.