The Arkansas advocate., 1835-12-04
OF ARKANSAS.
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 litary bounty lands, which have been and
 may from time to time be owned by the
 Territory of Arkansas five years and up-
 wards, and for other purposes.
 WHEREAS a great number of military bounty lands is now owned by the Territo- ry, and the right of redemption has been al 1 lowed to any owner or owners who would within five years pay the taxes and costs due on their respective lands; and whereas many individuals have neglected to redeem their lands, even within periods of from five to nine years; and whereas these lands are now yielding no revenue to the Territory therefore,
 Sec. l. Be i eaacted ba ths Generai .as- senbly of tbe Territory of arkaasas, That it shall and may be lawful for the owner or owners, their heirs, assigns, or authorised agent to redeem lands which have been and may from time to time be owned by the Territory five years and upwards, at any time before the first day of January, 1886. upon the following terms, to wit: for lands offered at Auditors sale on the first Mon day of October, 1884, and not sold, or re- deemed by paying for each tract the amount which was due on said tract at the date of sale, and the subsequent taxes up 10 the time of redemption; and for any other lands which have been and may from time to time be owned by the Territory five years and upwards, by paying for each tract redeem ed the amount for which it was struck off to the Territory, the cost of advertising, and the subsequent taxes np to the time of l redemption.
 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That at any time after the first day of January, 1886. the owner or owners or any other in- dividual may be permitted to redeem any l tract or tracts of military bounty lands, which have been and may from time to time be owned by the Territory five years and upwards, by paying the same for the redemption of each tract that is required of owners in the preceding section of this act.
 Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of the Auditor, when any person makes application to him to redeem any tract of land, to give him statement of the amount of taxes and costs due on said tract, which statement the person applying shall present to the Treasurer. and on pay ment of which amount into the Territorial Treasury, and producing the receipt of the Treasurer to the Auditor, if shall be the du- ty of the Auditor to give to him a certificate i for each and every tract or parcel of land so redeemed, upon the applicant paying to said Auditor the sum of seventy-fve cents for each search and calculation of the amount due on each tract, and the sum of fifty cents for each certificate of redemp- ton. And the Auditor shall convey in each redemption certificate all the right, title, and interest of the TerFitory in and to the tract specified in the certificate, to the per son or persons redeeming it.
 Sec. 4. find De it further enacted, That 1t shall be the duty of the Auditor, so soon as he can conveniently ascertain for what years and fer which counties lists of lands are wanting in his office which were struck off to the Territory for non payment flax es, to require any sheriff of the proper coun- ty to furnish him with a duly certified copy of said lists, which lists shall contain the date of sales, the amount of taxes for which each tract was struck off to the Territory, and the costs of advertising; and the said sheriff shaii sign each list officially. And for copying said lists, the sheriffs shall be l dflOWbu lOf every tCu WoIuSt LII IHoi oetCtT ' standing for words, two cents, to be pac out of the Territorial Treasury, upon 8 warrant of the Auditor. And t shall be the duty of the Auditor to register those lists in a book, together with all other lists of lands which have been struck off to the Territory for the non payment of taxes, tha are not already registered; and he shall for all lists that he may hereafter register be entitled to two cents for every ten words or characters standing for words, which he may register, to be paid out of the Treasury of the Territory.
 Sec. 5. .4ad be it further enecied, Tha if any sheriff shall refuse or neglect to fur nish the Auditor with such lists as he Is re. quired to furnish by the preceding sectior of this act, when it Is Tn his power 10 pro. cure them, he shall be subject to pay fine not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, to he recovered before any court having competent jurisdic. ton, for the benefit of the Territory of Ar kansas.
 Sec. 6. Be it fitrther enacted, That this act shall fake effect and be in force iron and after it's passage.
 JOHN WILSON,
 Spsaker Of the House of Representatives.
 CHARLES CALDWELL,
 President of ike Legtslatipe Council
 APPROVED, Nov. 3, 1855,
 VIM. S. FULTON.
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