United States v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford
This is an appeal by the United States from a judgment of the Court of Claims, awarding to the State of Louisiana the sum of $43,572.71.
There are claims of two kinds involved in the suit. The first claim arises under the act of February 20, 1811, c. 21, 2 Stat. 641, which authorized the inhabitants of Louisiana to form a constitution and a state government. The 5th section of that act provided' as follows: “That five per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of the lands of the United States, after the first day of January, shall be applied to laying out and constructing public roads and…
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