The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-30

...s,s " AOlisitaQ, ana stall revert y u
6ta.e, Provided, however, that Ia cass Of III
deaih Of any such purchaser before lie ex
piration Of twelve months from lie date o
such purchase, the deed Of conyeyance from
>1e state may issue 10 bis OF her legal heirs
wllii5ut iurthEr improvement upon the
tract. tiFiA s1'ri 7,gss
Sec. 10. That all lands not at this time
sold or for sale at the State Lind Office afore.
SAID, the tilleto which may Hereafter be con-
nrined 10 the State Of Ohio by the Govern.
ment Of the United States, or proper de-
pertinent thereof, under the sevefal acts Of
Congress granting lands to the State of Ohio
l or Indiana for canal purposes, shall be first
offered by said Co6lmissionerat public sale,
I la sucliFmanner ss The Auditor Of State may
Idirect; after which, all lands offered ut such
tsaie and not sold, shall be subject to entry
under the provisions of thisact. 4
Sec. i. The sAid Land Commissioner
lsnall make return OF his sales Of the lands
fscld,by him as suchC Commissioner, and pay
over TO the Treasurer OF State all moneys in
his hands the proceeds OF such sales, and
fully settle with the Auditor or State, as Of
Ften as once in three months, and at such
times oltener than three months as the Au.
ditor Of Slate may direct; and the said Com
missioner shall be governed by the instruc-
tlons OF the Auditor Of State, in relation to
the time and manner Of paying owe, such
moneys, making returns, and settling with
said Auditor, and keeping the books Of his
Office. WI 7A'g
Sec. 70. That the act passed February
18Th, l847, entitled aAn act 70 estab blish the
price of the Miami, Wabash and Erie, and
Ohio canal lands, and TO secure their sale to
actual settlers" and the act tmendatory
thereto, passed March 23d, A. D. 1850, Be
and .he same are hereby repealed. i
Sec. f3. That the appraisement OF all
lands now subject TO entry or sale at said
State Land Office at Defiance, which have
been heretofore appraised in pursuance oil
law, at more than two dollars per acre, is
hereby reduced to the sum Of two dollars
per acre; and such lands shall be sold under
the provisions OF this act, in the same man
neres such lands would be, If originally ap-
praised at two dollars per acre; Provided,
that the provisions Of this section shall ex-
tend only TO purchasers intending 10 become
actual settlers on The land purchased.
Sec. ID. That from und after the first
day Of January, A. d. 1858, the reduction in
price Of lands TO actual settlers, provided in
section seven Of this act, shall be seventy
FIVE per cent. in the stead OF fifty per cent.
specified in said section. sfa% tsR
Sec rs. This act shall take effect on the
first day Of June, A. d. 1852. sss
8tgs "a 533 JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
igt.g,e a. .ssa WILLIAM MEDILL,
April le,, 1852, President,cf tie Senate.
an SEcRETARY OF STATES OFFICE, 4
is Columbus, April 10, 1852.
certify that the foregoing law is correctly
copied from the original roll on file in this OF.
fee. ~ 3. WILLIAM TREvlTT,
-vtss Tve.efp -g Secretary of State.
AuDfron's OFFIcr, ScIoro CouNTY.
PH14 April 80, 1852.
l hereby certify that | have compared the
above with the copy furnished by the Secretary
Of State and find It correct.
GEO. A. WALLER, A. S. G..