Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-06
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AN ACT additional TO an set entitled :. an net al:
diiional 10 an act IN resior 10 the public lands
DE u er.eted By the Senate and iiouse Of Rsp'e-
- senis,ive,, in Legislature assembled, 10 hiio~s
SIcrios I. The land agent 10 hereby rrquird
to oca,e and designate certain townships 81 land be-
onging to ih. state not exceeding ten, annually, In
rumber, which have been hcated In Whole 90 ~ part
zoe settlement. and u which SELECTION he shall gn,
notice b, Publishing the same in some paper pr'nied
w zach county w the state, together with the pro-
visions 81 this act.
Sec. q Il shall b. the duty Of the land sgen, ~
such 81 the township. as he may designate In which
no roads have been hsr,to.Te Ioc.ted. 10 cause 10
be located such roads he may deem the pub''e Ia
lers-, and the accommodation 81 future settlements
therein may require.
Sec g. IN the sale Il ut, IN an, of said Town.
ships. M .sch payments shall IL r.Iuifsd, aud the
price of l0t, shall h. si the rate % hny cent. r.r
acre. Eor which per'oa. applying 10 porehass shall
give three notes payable In lal-r apoa the ro.ds IN
the township. IN which III. lOi. purchased .hsl lie.
PAYABLE IN oae, two and three years irum the date
thereof, and % L. expended under the direeisn u
some person To b. sppoatedLy the land agent, who's.
certificate ,hall 10 evidence ofihs performance ,her,
II and no other payments shall b. required than
whs, /. herein provided lut the purchaser f lands
uadet Ihi. set shall bc held to the performance 81 The
settling ds,i-. provided b, the t~ssiy seventh .ni
twenty eighth .eetiOa. &c the third chspief Of tie
revised statutes, and also 10 a compliance With The
provision, of the secopd section q the &C; 20 which
hi. additional and IN all csses ~hsrr individuals
ha,. not mad. any contract With the land agent, bat
hs,. catered on an, 10, oS settlement, and 'hal have
psiED,med labor (inieWiing 10 purchase such loi)
upon road. in the township wherein such lot ulay
lie. the land agent 10 hsf,i, instIuctod Ia l,'ue 10
such tsron or p~uoas , certificate emitting the
psdy 10 a deed thereof upon Performance 81 the
usual .etiipg duties, all0~ing the Labor performed
upoa due prof thereof and u ,noush has no, ,sen
performed 20 Isy the 60, c.ni, Per sers, the land
sg,ni shall take the party. notes ior the balance
payable IN labor.
Sec. & III. land agent shall sppoin, 'omt 'uiis.
hls prrson OF PERSONS IN the vicinity 10 supcTatnd
the lOcsion % settler, and the syn-n, II the rosd
labor anil the Performance of several duties required
u ,stiist.-,nd Oh. lard agent shall gis. \ c,rih.
cate 10 splicanis fr lsAd nnder the provisions %
this act, IN IA. .sige has hefstolsr, bsen
done under existing lsws. uron the sppl'csnt' civ
inr nj, nolo. Cor rad labor anil bui lot GOT
exceeding tso hu1dfed sors., shall L. granted h
III, .arps pcrsn. Provided that the hnd sgsn,
shall make - coa,,,snoe Il any land under this act
sScsr, To . c,tiIcn ~ the United snts'.
Sec. g. The bu to ~ r,.crNod ior ruH'c Use'
N sad township, shall H. lSaiei ~ the ds'lgus.
ton e the hHI agent. which l.isg catered oa
record IN the land oh,or shall constitute = good
~ ,uHiri.n, lostiVn thereof Alp'Vrel August
~, 1850,
AgrseaLl, o. The pfu,sion' q the 6f,guihs act
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