Bres v. Louviere
Supreme Court of Louisiana
A PPE AL from tlie Twenty-first District Court, Parish of Iberia. i\ Gates, J. - Radiating or anomalous lots or sections 16 are not reserved for schools by acts of Congress.
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A PPE AL from tlie Twenty-first District Court, Parish of Iberia. i\ Gates, J. - Radiating or anomalous lots or sections 16 are not reserved for schools by acts of Congress. Ruling Secretary of the Interior, 23d July, 1860, 17 L. 510, 33 Ann. 424, Letter of United States Commissioner, July 1st, 1882. The method of selecting under the indemnity act of Congress of 20th May, 1829, and adopted by the State, by act of December, 1848, No. 319 of 1855, and R. S, 2952, and titles so acquired by individuals aro valid. 11 Ann. 552, Public Domain, page 227, 28 Ann. 720, 18 H. 181. The issuance of scrip,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
This is a petitory action against, the school hoard of the parish of Iberia,
*738The plaintiff claims to have legally acquired indemnity school warrant No. 3939, and on July 7, 1882, to have located it on lot 16, T. 13 S.,. R. 7 E., S. W. La. Dist., containing 154 45-100 acres of laud, in Iberia parish ; that this location was approved by the Secretary of the Interior on February 24, 1884, and that, in consequence, he obtained from the Governor of the State a patent, No. 156, A. S. L., on file 21st of April, 1884; the warrant having issued…
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