The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-05-04
AN ACT
March 2sd, 1850.

To amend the act entitled can act to establish the
price of the Miami, Wabash and Erie and Ohio
Canal lands, and to secure their sale to actual
Settlers" passed February Z, Is47.
Sec. l. Be enacted By the General as
sema6ly Of the State Of Ohio, That all the
lands that belong to this state by virtue of
the several acts of congress granting land to
the states of Ohio and Indiana for canal pur-
poses, shall hereafter be disposed of to actual
settlers, agreeably to the provisions of the act
to which this is an amendment, in tracts not
exceeding one hundred and sixty acres each,
at fifty per cent, below their appraised value
Provided that the lands appraised by James
Watson Riley, under the resolutions of the
general assembly of the state of Ohio, passed
February 25 184s, shall be first offered at
public sale, in such manner as the State Audi
tor shall direct before they shall come under
the provisions of this act; and, provided, also,
that should the even alternate sections now in
dispute between the United States and the
state of Ohio, lying between the mouth of the
Auglaize river and the junction of the Wabash
and Erie with the Miami canal, or any other
lands in the state, be decided on settlement
with the Uuited States to belong to the state
of Ohio, the same shall be sold under the pro-
an amendment, after having been appraised
and once offered for sale under the directions
of the state auditor.
Sec. 2. That each purchaser of lands under
the provisions of this act, shall, before receiv-
ing certificate of purchase, make and sub
scribe an affidavit stating that it is bona fde
his or her intention within twelve months from
and after the date of said purchase, to enter
upon and improve the tract of land SO purchas-
ed, and that he or she has not made said pur-
chase for the purpose of speculotion, but for
purpose of securing a permanent home for
himself or herself and family.
Sec 8. That the affidavit required by the
foregoing section shall be made and subscrib-
ed before the officer authorized TO issue said
certificate of purchase, who shall preserve the
same with the records of his office.
Sec. 4. That no deed of conveyance from the
state to such purchaser shall be made and de-
livered until such purchaser shall have actu-
ally entered upon and commenced improving
the tract of land for which he or she holds a
certificate of purchase; and if any purchaser
shall refuse or neglect within twelve months
from and after the date of his or her certif-
cate of purchase TO enter upon and improve
such tract of land shall be forfeited and shall
revert to the state; provided, however, that in
case of the death of any such purchaser be-
fore the expiration of twelve months from the
date of such purchase, the deed of convey
ance from the state may issue to his or her le-
gal representatives, without further improve
ment upon the tract
SEC. S. That the state auditor shall make
out list as accurately as possible of all the
canal lands belonging to the state, designa-
ting in what county they lie, and their ap-
praised price, and the price to actual settlers
and have the same published for six consecu,
tive weeks in the Ohio State Journal, Ohio
Statesman, Cincinnati Gazette and Cleveland
Plain Dealer, at the usual rates of advertising
in those papers.
SEC. 6. The register and receiver of the
! state land Office at Defiance, shall be allowed