The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-30
! LIBER aY, ne Atty, PRO EssIoN.
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Hsred by said Commissionerat public sale,
y sueh-manner as the Auditor Of State may |
litect; after which. all lands offered at such
PIE and not sold, shalt be subject to entry
lhder the provisions Of thisac II
Sec. III. The snid Land Commissioner
lhall make return Of his sales Of the lands
lpld by him as sucAC ACommissioner, and pay
lRer TO the Treasurer Of State all moneysin
Iis hands the proceeds Of such salts, aud
lblly settle with the Auditor OF State, as Of
TN as once in three months, and at such
Hines oltener than three months as the Au-
ttor Of Slate may direct; and the said Com
Missioner shall be governed by the insrue-
lions Of the Auditor Of State, in relation TO
ae time and manner Of paying ovei such
ioneys, making returns, and settling with
lid Auditor, and keeping the books Of his
fice. = 7.iaaE ~ 3aiFA
Sec u. That the act passed February.
| hh, i847, entitled 'r!An act 10 establish the
IIrice of the Miami, Wabash and Erie, andI
lhio canal lands, and 10 secure their sale toI
tctual settlers and the act tmendatoryl
thereto, passed March 23d, A. D. 1850, be-
md he same are hereby repealed. 4
Sec. f3. That the appraisement OF al
ands now subject TO entry or sale al said
,tate Land Office at Defiance, which have
leen heretofore appraised in pursuance o
Sw, at more than two dollars per acre, il
Iereby reduced to the sum of two dollar.
Ter acre; and such lands shall be sold undel
he provisions Of this act, in the same man
Ieres such lands would be, If originally ap
,rpisrd at two dollars per acre; Provided
5 Feminine Speculation IN Berlin,
The London News, of March 9Th, gives
the following account Of Society similar tc
the Building Associations in New York.
Six years ago "Mulual Dowry Society," ,
was formed al Berlin, aud sanctioned by The
Government. Any female under twenty -one
years Of age could be inscribed for a sum Of
from fifteen to seventy-fye pounds, which
she was TO receive on producing her certifi.
cate Of marriage, but not till she had conlri
buted for at least five years TO The fund-tht
contributions levied in weekly sums, accord.
ing 10 the calls on the fund. In the first
year, of course, there were no claims. The
directors levied in the first year only three.
quarters per cent; in the second year one and
a half; and in the fifth year not more than
three per cent; on the whole eleven per cent
in five years. This, of course, was very en-
enticing. A host ofpoor girls believed that
by paying only eleven pounds in small
rates, they would get hundred; and SO, in
fact, some did, whom the directors regarded
as decoy ducks. AT present. upwards ol
fourteen thousand girls, with claims to the
amount OF 9640,000, are inscribed, avera.
ging EGO each. x' u n. 3
The bubble, however, has burst. When
the sixth year came, and the first subscriber:
became entitled TO dowries, they all hastenec
to marry some Of them took the first fellow
that came in their way, and married him or
condition Of not living with him, merely tc
get the money |; the claims at once exhausted
the reserve fund, and it was necessary to levy
contributions, which the subscribers were no
wise in situation to pay; they found out, tt
their dismay, that payments of nearly fifteer
per cent. would be required TO support thu
fund; and how were girls Of the poorer class
to raise eight or nine pounds year? They
discovered that nothing could be drawn from
their pockets, a fact which nobody seems pre-
viously to have thought Of. The affair affects
so large number Of families, involves so
many bitter losses, and destroys SO many
hopes, tha. the excitement caused in the
town is very intense. But the lesson is sal
utary. The delusion by which the people
were led away in this case, is exactly similar
to the projects of socialism. 1t is hoped
that the Berlin population, when il in future
hears the promises. of which Fourier's disci-
Piles are lavish, will remember the socialist
"dowry fund.-" a. & 2e.I 81.