Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-02-20

to twenty per cent, with the mos, ,.,-,,
curity. No one then can censnr. =, 'ei,sole q.
coercing payment when the law ana O nee for
make it his duty to do so. Ii il bonsa W. y oath
another year, there will be no cause Of mat BY
in this particular. Plant
The school law remains unal,ersd 49,,
exception of short supplemental ar, wa ID,
which shall forward so soon a !, eopT Of
1t will be published in the papers IF ). eaestt.
| next week, and will then be in forc. 'as saY
You have doubtless learned thai II.
lands, referred TO in my circular ar we &c u
1880, will not take place on the I5,h ;, ". II,
lind upon examination, that many ela;..
ed to this office interfere with each -, IepoTt.
others have not been reported at all. Gh., nd
termIned therefore to withhold the I,,dsede-
sale till l am fully advised in refer.na ns ffor
rights OF the respective claimants IN ora. %.
. may oo.a!h correct information, shall ~. "a
'he matter 70 .ne 'und Commissions, of ,t s'a
counties IN whcn such lands have been ,.,. .ao.
Inc land commissioners, TO whom The sn.,a. sa;
blank forms are transmitted will .,. - enclosed
tlfy the claimants to come forward ~ no-
the first day of May next, and define ~: seiore
and if necessary they will require ,hsrn ,esirs,
under oath. If any Of them desire n ~, ~ 20 30
portion of the lands returned BY ths,. qa "
selecting agent, you will permit them = y. ne
If IN your Judgment it will hot iniure m .. 40.
the portion thus relinquished and IN. $50, - VI
school lands adjacent thereto. In ,nch A'
you will only report the portion thev VIA, ~.
mately to purchase. You will be par,;cr,. s'.r
enter in the blank form above alluded - =. "
name OF such claimant, with an accurate dss.. ae
ton OF the land claimed, In such a mann. wv.
the respective claims may readily Be d.,;nrn.aIss'
ed from each other. When the las, is ror,sasa,
you will return il to this Office ami the ,,I. .a
be ordered as soon thereafter as nr,r,;s.s,I A
You will report the land in the name Of N. =.
gtnal claimant, but when it is sold il can ~ -.
chased in the name of an assignee NJ $50 :
my former circular. You will bear IN m;n5 ~. -
the above instructions refer onlv to IN. ea;-,.
ported 10 The seiecting agents, Messys. Wb,sh.-
Brorn and Morrison. A@o'
am not prepared 10 make any dispos;t;os :,
me unclaimed lands at present. The snppliu.s,.
ai act above referred TO gives to actual s4,,l.r,
upon them The right Of presumption to qaar,..
section. You will be furnished in due tins vs.s
the necessary instructions in regard to such ~.
emp,ions, and will be advised Of the tim. -
manner of disposng of this latter elias, Of l,.l.
In the mean time il is made your duiy 10 nro,.r.
oil the school lands in your respective coun,;s.
against waste. See sec. IS, page %, of schoel
laws. n
In answer to The many inquiries recently al.
dressed TO this Office, would say, that while !,
continues to be my duty to superiatend N. =.
lection and sale Of school lands shall guard !.
credly the interests OF the school fund. and hi,
not permit the rights of claimant. or purchaser,
to be impaired or infringed if | can proven, i
| shall act with due deliberations and shall ex.e,a
such leniency in adjusting the rights of all con.
cerned, as justice and equity may require.
| am very respectfully, your obi sery',
THOMAS II. BENTON, Ja.
Sup. Pub. Inst.
We have not space TO publish in full The %.
portionment table following the circular.