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paid out Of the money recovered in such
action or actions.
SEC. 6. That said lands shall bc sold
to any person not an actual settler.
making the oath as hereinafter provided,
at the appraised value thereof, heretofore
made. or hereafter to be made, in pursu-
ancc of law.
Sec. 4. That said lands shall be sold to
actual settlers. at fifty per cent. below their
appraised value; Provided that any appli-
cant who applies TO purchase or enter any
of said lands at said reduction, shall. be.
fore any certificate or other evidence Of
purchase or entry is issued to him or her
BY said Commissioner. make and sub
scribe an affidavit. that tits bona lide his
or her intention. within twelve months from
and after said purchase, 10 enter upon and
improve the tract so purchased. and that
he or she has not made said purchase for
the purpose of speculation merely, but for
the purpose Of securing home for him.
self or herself and family; which affidavit
shall be preserved by the Commissioner
aforesaid, with the records Of his office.
Sec. 8. That the affidavit required by
the foregoing section. may be made and
subscribed before said Commissioner, (who
is hereby authorized to administer oaths in
such case.) or before any officer having by
law general authority 10 administer oaths;
for administering which oath, no fec shall
be charged by said Commissioner.
SEC. 9. That no deed Of conveyance
from the State to said purchaser, shall be
made and delivered, until such purchaser
shall have actually entered upon and com
menced improving the tract Of land for
which he or she holds certificate Of pur.
chase; and if any purchaser shall refuse
or neglect. within twelve months from and
after the date of his or her certificate Of
purchase, to enter upon and improve the
tract so purchased. then and in that case.
such tract of land shall be forfeited, and
shall revert 10 the State; Provided, howev.
er, that in case of the death Of any such
purchaser before the expiration Of twelve
months from the date Of such purchase,
the deed Of conveyance from the State
may issue to his or her legal heirs, without
further improvement upon the tract.
Sec. 10. Tha, all lands not at this time
sold or for sale at the State land Office
aforesaid, the tile 10 which may hereafter
be confirmed 10 the State Of Ohio by the
government oil the United States, or proper
department thereof, under the several acts
of Congress granting lands TO the State Of
Ohio or Indiana, for canal purposes, shall
be first offered by said Commissioner at
public sale, in such manner as the Auditor
OF State may direct; after which. all lands
offered at such sale and not sold. shall be
subject 10 entry under the provisions OF
this act.
Sec. II. The said Land Commissioner
shall make return of his sales OF the lands
sold by him as such Commissioner, and
pay over TO tho Treasurer of State all
moneys in his hands the proceeds Of such
sales, and fully settle with the Auditor OF
State, as often as once in three months,
and at such times ollener than three months
as the Auditor of State may direct; and
the said Commissioner shall be governed
by the instructions Of the Auditor Of State,
in relation 10 the time and manner of pay
ing over such moneys. making returns,
and settiing with said Auditor. and keeping
the books Of his office.
Sec. IL. That the act passed February
9th, I847, entitled San act TO establish the
price Of the Miami. Wabash and Erie,
and Ohio canal lands. and to secure their
sale to actual settlers" and the act amen.
datory thereto, passed March 23d. A. D.
1850, be, and the same are hereby re-.
pealed.
: Sec. l3. That tho apprasement of all
lands now subject to entry or sale at said
State Land Office at Defiance, which have
been heretofore appraised in pursuance Of
law, at more than two dollars per acre, is
hereby reduced to the SUN of two dollars
per acre; and such lands shall be sold un.
der the provisions of this act in the same
manner as such lands would be, if origi.
nally appraised at two dollars per acre;
Provided, that the provisions Of this Sec
ton shall extend only 10 purchasers in
tending 10 become actual settlers on the
land purchased.
Sec. IA. That from and after the first
day Of January, A. ID. 1858. the reduc.
ton in price oflands to actual settlers. pro.
vided in section seven Of this act, shall be
seventy.fve per cent. in the stead Of fifty
per cent. specified in said section.
Sec. Is. This act shall take effect on
the first day Of June, A. D. 1859,
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of The House of Representatives..
WILLIAM MEDlLL.
President Of the Senate
April l6. 1859.
mo. A. AN ACT
To authorize the Courts Of Common Pleas,
and the Judges thereof, in vacation. to
arrange the business upon the dockets
Of said Courts.
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