The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-03-04


.M'si'sippi By The Congress Of The United State.
} Jorpu,poses Of Internal improvement.
Sec |. BE ii enacted by The Legisiat,He eth
State of Mississippi, That the Secretary of Stat
Is hereby constituted and appointed register 70
the sale of the 100000 acres of land donate'
by Congress to this State for purposes of inter
nal improvement, and he is hereby authorized
and required to offer the same, by quarter sec
tons, to the highest bidder, at the minimum
price of six dollars per acre, in front OF the
capitol at Jackson; the sale commencing at
O'Clock, on the first Monday of January, A. d
l349, and continuing from day to day, until all
of said lands TO which the State shall then
have an undisputed title, shall be offered.
Sec. ?. BE ii further enacted, That all oil
said land which shall be Offered as above
mentioned, and remain unsold, shall thereafter
be subject to private entry, at the minimum
price Of SIX dollars per acre.
| Sec. 3. Be uJtUhter enacted, That the Secre-
tary of State is hereby authorized and required
to advertise Immediately after the passage OF
this act, the time and place of said sale, togeth-
er with the kind OF funds receivable in pay
ment for said lands, in the Mississippian and
soulhron, newspapers printed in the city Of
Jackson, and the Weekly Union and National
Intelligencer, printed in the city OF Washing
ton, and continue said advertisement until the
day Of sale, and the Auditor OF Public A c.
counts is hereby authorized and required to
draw his warrants on the treasury for a sum
sufficient to deiray the expenses OF said adj
ycrtlsemeRt.
Sec. !. BE HJuriicr enacted, That the State
Treasurer is hereby authorized and required 10
act as receiver Ia the above mentioned sale,
aud snail receive in payment for lands sold at
suid sale, or entered privately thereafter, gold
and silver, the bonds OF this State sold on ac-
count Of the Planters Bank, coupons of inter-
est on the same, Auditors warrants, funded or
uniundrd; and the Secretary Of State is here
b. authorized and required to give 10 the pun
chaser at said sale, or at private entry thereaf-
ter, certificate Of purchase, specifying the
numbers Of said land, together with the mum
Der OF acr,s and price Of the same, and regis
tel said receipt IN book kept by him for that
to the Treasurer and payment to him Of the
purchase money, he shall give receipt for the
same, specily ing the kind OF funds received by
him; a I'd on presentation OF said last mention
ed receipt TO the Auditor of public accounts,
said a udiror shall register the same in u book
kept BY him for that purpose, and endorse on
said receipt that he has registered the same b;
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TO the Secretary OF STATE, he is hereby roquir- 1
ed to issue patent to the purchaser with the
seal OF the STATE affixed thereto; PToridct that
no receipt or certificate or endorsement ihvrc-
on above mentioned, shall convey any Tile TO
Inc purchaser until he shall present the same
10 the Secretary OF state aud recel E patent;
md the Secretary Of State shall keep on file
III such receipts SO taken up.
Sec ). BE ii further eaact,d, That the Au-
litor of Public Accounts is required to keep
trict and faithful account between the State
4 Mississippi aud the internal improvement;
uud, in which he shall charge the state debtor
0 all sums received by the Treasurer on ac-
count OF the sale of the above mentioned
anls; and the Treasurer is hereby required
to calculate the interest on 50 much
# SAID fund as shall be paid into the treasury
n said bonds, coupons and A uditor's warrants,
I the rate of six per centum per annum aud
he interest so aecruing, together with such
ums as shall be paid into the treasury on ac- t
cunt Of said fund in money shall be appro- a
rated to purposes Of internal improvement {
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hat nothing in this act contained shall prevent b
he Legislature at any time from making such .
appropriations for internal improvement out OF
he surplus revenue accumulating in the treas d
ny, as shall be deemed expedient and proper, d
d anticipation Of said accruing interest, and
aid sums received into the treasury in money, a
D be set apart and charged to the internal i'm n
royemont fund by the Auditor Of Public Ac- Ii
cunts at the zine said appropriations are made, e
nd to be credited in like manner to said fund, n
said interest accrues, and said sums of mon Il
! are received into the treasury.
See. G. BE IL fIther enacted, That any actual i'd
ttler on the 100000 acr,s Of land granted to is
is State for the purposes Of internal improve m
ent, who s now, and was at the time Of the et
cation thereof, resident thereon, who does e,
II own in any State or territory in the United III
ates as much as one quarter section OF land, re
ION satisfactory proof whereof, made before
Secretary Of State on or before the first day in
January, A. ID. l849, shall be entitled to fir
ter the quarter section on which he resided sv
resides as aforesaid, a, the price Of two dol va
rs and fifty cents per acre, payable in any on
nd Of funds made receivable for lands BY to
e foregoing provisions Of this act. ca
Sec. Z. Be IL further eHacied, That the Sc
stsry Of State shall be enliled to receive for pl
: services required Of hm BY the provisions Ii
the act, the sum Of two dollars and fifty pr
nis for each purchase or entry, on delivering TIL
: patent aforesaid; and the Auditor and alb
ea,erer one dollar each for each purchase or en-
tv-aIl which fees TO be paid by the pur-
aser.
Sec. 8. Be Il further eaaoted. That this act
&c effect and be in force from and after its me
sage. sio