New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-04
Things in Baton Rouge.
from Cur emn euressponprnt.

Things in Baton Rouge.
from Cur Cum Correspondent.
B.ros RousE March l. 1852.
To-day has presented nothing of any special interest
THE act relative the sale Of the swamp lands
very but not protracted debate Mr. hichafo
son, of St. Mary made very able and eloquent speech
favor of the bill introduced by himself 1t
Register of the Land Office and the the state as
Receiver sell for million acres OF swamp
or oyerfowed lands donated by Congress in $40 and 1850
the warrants not to be issued for than GAO less
than 40 acres fixing minimum price at 81 25 per acre.
and recurring the purchaser to make oath Of his intention
to settle on cultivate the land he enters axing
penalty fine and not more than ten nor less than
two wears in the Pententiary for fraud and finally that
the proceeds of said sales shall be special fund
drainage and protection of lands subject inundation
in conformity with the terms of the donation
Mr. Ranney interposed objections to Mr.. Richardson's
bill and introduced bill the subject. which
made the special order for Wednesday, The whole subject
was postponed to that day.
Mr. Ranneys bill provides for laying the State out into
three districts, the appointment commissioner
for each district to give penal bond for the faithful dis
charge of duy under the provisions of the act They
shall divide the lands into classes lst such he
reclaimed by levees and drains I'd, such be
deemed by artificial drainage the Of steam power
and shall also fix the rate of value by sections quarter
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the according to the increased value supposed to
suit from the work contracted for The commissioner is
authorized land script representing sections
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