The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-10


AN Acr accepting certain provisions Of an
act Of Congress, entitled an actto appro-
pirate the proceeds of the sales Of the
public lands, and to grant redemption
rights, approved September 4, Ia4l.
Section l.. BE It enacted by the LeeisIa.
tWre of the State Of Mississippi, That the
provisions Of the sixteenth section of the
above enthled act Of Congress, wheteby the
two per cent. fund is relinqnished to this
state, be, and the same are hereby accepted
by the State of Mississippi, on the condi-
tons, and for the purposes precribed and set
forth in the said sixteenth section of said
act OF Congress, as we'll that portion Of said
fund which has accrued as that which is &C.
Cruing or hereafter shall accrue.
Sec.-2 Be 1t further enacted, That the
provisions Of the eighteenth section of the
above recited act of Congress, whereby five
hundred thousand acres of land are granted
to the State Of Mississippi, be, and the same
are hereby accepted upon the terms and
conditions, and for the purposes specified in
the said eighth section, and also the ninth
section of the said entitled act of Congress;
and all the proceeds of the sales of said
lands are hereby appropriated, according to
the conditions, and for the purposes prescri-
bed by said act of Congress.
.Secs 3. Be IL further enacted, That all
the land granted to Congress in the before
recited act, shall be located in the mos. eli
gibIe region in the public domain within this
state, mot already appropriated by law and
belonging to the United States,) and as near
as may be TO the bank Of the Mississippi ri
yer; and to obtain this end, three commits
soners shall be appointed by the Governor
of this state, as soon as may be convenient
after the passage of this act, who shall be
selected with reference TO their fitness and
capacity to discharge the duties hereinafter
prescribed; and shall be required before
they enter upon the discharge Of the duties
of their Office, to give bond with one or more
securities, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of the duties Of their Office, and they
shall also take and subscribe an oath that
! they will in all things discharge the dnties
Of commissioners in such a manner as will
| in their judgment promote the best interest
of the State of Mississippi; and it shall be
the duty Of said commissioners Immediately
to explore the public domain within this
state, and locate the aforesaid grant in bo
dies of not less than three hundred and
twenty acres, (as prescribed by said act Of
Congress,) on any public lands except such
as are may be reserved from sale by any Law
/ Of Congress, or proclamation of the Presi
dent of the United States, according 10 the
sectional divisions and subdivisions of sale
public lands; and provided the land so loca
ted shall be Of the portion already surveyed
at the time of said location, and the com
missioners shall certify the description o
each of said locations of three hundred anC
twenty acres, by number Of section, town
ship and range, and shall also number ant
date each of said certificates in the order 0
time and sequence in which the same shal
be executed, and shall return the same int
the Office of the Secretary of State, who i
hereby required to have the same faithfully
recorded in books to be by him kept for tina
purpose, and to cause each and all the sub
/ divisions on the maps of the public survey
! in the land Office of the district where sue
lands may be which correspond in numbe
Of section, township and range, with sal
, certificate Of said commissioners, to be frs
marked BY the egister with the words Stat
! Of Mississippi and also with the date an
! number of said certificate; and said Secre
tary Of State shall procure from said registe
certificate of such marks, and transmit th
same ito the said commissioners, the sal
commissioners shall report under oath the
proceedings to the Governor of the State
: Mississippi on or before the twenty fifth
Decemberof each year, and at such othc
time as the Governor may require, who
hereby required to transmit a copy Of th
same to the Legislature Of the State al eac
regular, convened, or adjourned .sessiC
! thereof; and the said commissioners sha
: & set forth in their said report the descripliC
: of the lands located BY them, BY. sectio
ea township and range, and itshall be the du
Of said commissioners personally to inspe
the whole of said lands By them entered.
Z Sec. 4. Be i further enacted, That.
= shall Be the duty Of the GOYemorof u
= State o pEocare, At the earliest possible .
IS Tiod, the services of skiIfuI topographic