770 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 97, 98. 1849. land in lieu of thorized to enter, in place of the north-west quarter of lot number two, 2,*; g:fm_;‘d°':;°& in the south-west quarter of section number six, in township number paid for byhim, twenty-four north, range five west, any other lot of land subject to private entry, and that his payment, heretofore made for said northwest quarter of lot number two, shall be taken in part payment for said Pmviso. new entry : Provided, That the said Solomon Davis shall first release to the United States all his right, title, interest, and claim to said northwest quarter of lot number two, containing thirty-Eve acres and thirty- six hundredths, more or less, and shall further show, before said release, that the title to said lot number two is still in him, the said Davis, and that the said lot has not been in any way encumbered by mortgage, judgment, taxes, or in any other manner, and that the title thereto is in every respect as good as when the same was entered by the said Davis. _ Approved, March 2, 1849. March 2, 1849. Gun. XCVII. -- An Act for the Reliefqf the Citizens of Cedar Bluf, in the State -1** of Alabama, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House J Representatives of the Ofcghtgifgz? United States of America in Congress assembled, That the commissioner A13_, m,,,,,,,.,,,} of the county of Cherokee, in the State of Alabama, be, and they are neuter 150 acres hereby, authorized to enter the tract of land lying on the Coosa River,
- ’,§;“l‘,;lwQ1“,l‘lh}5’elf whereon the town of Cedar Bluff (formerly called Jefferson) is situdarB1ul¥ is situ. ated, in said county, containing one hundred and fifty acres, according
ated- to the survey of S. R. Russell, on the payment by the commissioners }’r¤viS¤= how of said county of the minimum price, as in other cases: Provided, ‘ g’;";0,{1“‘£,dShfg} That said commissioners shall sell in lots, on reasonable notice, (not ceeds applied less than sixty days,) to the highest bidder, all that portion of said tract of land not hereinafter referred to and embraced, make titles to the purchasers, and apply the proceeds of said sale for the common benefit of said county of Cherokee. Suchentrynot Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That neither the entry nor the
- ·° i*£i°:f°·g’ fab right of entry of said tract of land, by said commissioners, shall inter-
2%,, $,}%,,,,,3 fere with or disturb the titles of purchasers to the lots heretofore sold purchasers to in said town by the county commissioners of said county of Cherokee,
who have paid, or may, within twelve months, complete payment ot}
according to the terms of sale, the sum of the first instalment on the amount for which said lots were purchased; but in all such cases, without further action of any kind, the right and title of the purchasers to the lots thus purchased and paid for, together with all the improvements thereon, are hereby fully confirmed to and vested in said purchasers, their heirs at law, and bona jide vendees and assignees. Said commis- And the said commissioners are hereby authorized and required §c§&*;:*;°*s&ig*;)kt; (should they enter said tract of land on the terms above named) to t,, the ,,,,,,,m_ make titles to said lots to the owners thereof, according to the description by which the same were known and distinguished in the plan of said town of Cedar Bluff Patent to issue. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That (should said commissioners enter said tract of land on the terms above named) the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to issue, to said commi sioners of said county of Cherokee, a patent for said tract of land, for the uses and purposes herein before mentioned. Ammovnn, March 2, 1849. March 2, 1849. Cin?. XCVIII. - An Hat for the Relief af!. C. Bryan and others Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the p,y,,m,f_,t,;,, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary made for iwrscs of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay, out of any
