Washington telegraph., 1853-10-19
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1e 1s5


were authorized to appoint a surveyor o.
engineer aud fix his compensation, 80 b,
paid IN land or scrip. az hiS ouitoa, By th,
commissioners as IN the case Of contractors
aud IN his selection or location of any lauds
aud reporting The numbers 10 the Governor
and upon the certificate Of the commission.
efs, the Governor was required to execute /
deed
by section | !, the commissioner eere /.
receive a their compensation. 81 % l..
annum to be paid in land or scrip. AZ
ter selecting Or locating, and repairing the
numbers Ia receive deeds frum him. b.
section ID, agouls were to be employed IL
ascertain the swamp lands. at two dollars a
day, TO be paid As in other cases in land
or scrip
The rights of location and selection oi
these officers aud agent. we're precisely the
same IN thrif nature and occupied the sans
high ground as tlal og the eonifaclors.-
They could not be impaired y They we're
plit and parcel Of every contract, for sildfy
u pay. made with them under the law in
question.
Section 3 Of tho act Of January 18th.
lsjl provided that lha commissioners should
hecp au oii,g for ihe transaction VI busi.
ue,s. n, such p0inls rs majority should Dc.
sigraie, eouyening there every ihree monllls.
or oitoner. If necessary, aud there keeping
the record Of their proceeding, and that
they should appoint seefst,fy, aud ia his
compensation. A. in other eases
Tie aet Of January l2lh, 1858. proyii.
el = general system for managing all tue
landed Interests uf the State
Section % provided that at that session.
and every two years thereafter, three per.
spn should be elected swamp laui eommis.
sipnefs sho were to take a certain oath aud
execute bond They were to record in pro.
per books all contracts aud agreements with
contractors, aud all certificates given By
them ON the completion Of any contract
aud n receive for their services 'the Ike
sum a" was then paid to the original com.
mssiuncfs.
by section %. they were 10 divide the
State into i've land districts.
BY section y they we're to examine, au.
dil and adjust "all accounts for lgyec or 9TH.
er work properly due from the swamp laui
fund, and give certified statements ri the
amounts due. On these the Auditor was 10
pay thcm out Of any money 10 the treasury
ARISING ITvm sdIc - -a-- -.'.----s a .'. =
public sale or private entry.
The commissioners were TO audit such ac'
counts .ays section -. 'Iaisy regular meet
ing. now provided by law aud section "
pro,idcl that the Office Of the board should
be luca.ul at ll,laui, AT which place the
commissioner" says ilat section, shall
mcct as nJw provided ,or aud di-charse lhe
dniic, imposed upon la.m by tic ac' which
this Is inlunded 10 amend
II /. perfectly evident that the board oi
,vsmp land commissioners, as a legal per-
snaas As board, under oil the laws, Is
one and identical. The members have
changed; bul the board has not as the
rorporaiars change while the corporation re'
main. IN Law the same aud It IS equally
clear that the duties of tue board are thus
or finally created by the act Of 1851, aud %
far the board is not relieved from them by
that Of 1853.
Section provide, that the Auditor hall
make ont township map, showing the differ
cnt classes ol land belonging % 'hc STATE,
including the swamp lnnds and ,hall iurn.
i.h such maps and plals to the land agents
proyilcd for by thc act These land agents,
one for each Of the five districts, i, Is pro.
,id,d by section ). should be elected by the
Legislature, take an oath Of office, and en-.
ter into bond.
Section 6 provides that "ArrgR Said tamil
agents SlaH harc IccH Furnished with the
books. maps or plais" by the Auditor, they
should possess the like power aud authority
b, governed By the same rules and rcsiric.
tions. and guided by The same requirements
Of law. as thcn controlled the action Of the
State land agent aud section / provided that
they should have full power aud authority
to scll any Of the swamp lmdsi but in
making such alos should he governed by
the rules provisions and regulations, then
in force and thereafter provided, or existing
by law at the time Of such sale.
That this power Us to the swamp lands
vests in possession only on the same contin-
uency as their other powers, is obvious
IRON, the two succeeding sections, which
adopting the system Of the general govern
ment a. to the sale Of lands, provides that
"apoa roociriag hc maps ami piais,
tbey shall Immediately advertise hc s~aDiE
h,ads of their respective districts for sale,
taking the books aud maps furnished BY
the Auditor for their guides, with regard Il
to what land, are so owned by the State !,
by advertisement at The courthouse door Of
each county in their districts, aud weekly
for six weeks in two nowspapers-the last
advertisement being thirty days before the
sale. aud then to sell or offer for SALE all
such lands, at not less than 81 % per acre
by quarter and half quarter sections 'gt
Ter which, and moi before, by section IL
they may sell at private sale for swami
land scrip, give certificates Of entry anc
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