The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-06-23

y ~ ihhos winch may hereafter, by an
claw o! Congress, be ceded to the State
I'll SFc; 2. That said land agent sim
e hold his office for, and during the ter,
i Of four years,nnd until his successor sha.
be appointed aud qualified, unless soon
!, Ter removed, and shall have all the pow
4 Iels, and perform all the duties herelofor
: enloined on the commissioner, accordin
{ tp law, and before entering upon lhe dll
! li'ss3of his said office, the said land agell
into bond, with three or NOR,
! sureiles, freehpders Of the State of Ohio
10 be approved by the Governor, payable
70 the State Of Ohio, in the sum of twen
sy"hNe Thousand dollars, conditioned fo
'he plying over all moneys which ma,
We received by said land agent, in hi:
otiiclql capacity, and for the faithful dis
charge Of all and singular the. duties oil
lhs said office, and il the said land agent
snail at any time fail 10 give such bend
with Bnid sureties, or shall fail in making
lis returns, and paying over all none VS.
facei'ed by him in his official capacity,
as required by law. his office shall be de-
i CARED vacant, and i; shall be the dnty of
The 6 yernor 10 fill said vacancy, by ap.
| pointr ent, viii! the advice and consen,
oi the Senate, as prescribed in the first
i section Of this net, the General Assem-
by shall be in session at the time such
vacancy shall occur, and if the General
| Assembly shall moi be in session al snch
'ime, 'len, and in that case, the Govern.
OF shall fill such vacancy, by the appoint
ment otsome person TO hold said Office
until the first session Of the GcnorAlA As
sembY succeeding such appointment.
and until hissuccessor is appointed and
qualified, and the said agent, appointed
under any Of the provisions of llis act,
before entering upon the duties of his
said "flice, shall take and subscribe to an
oath or cflirnaiion, before competent au.
thori'y, to dischaige faithfully and to the
bos' OF his skill and ability, all the duties
OF his said Office; which oath or ofirma>
ZION sIial! be endorsed upon his bond, as
aforesaid.
SEC. 3. That said land agent shall
receive, as compensation for his servi,
ices, the sum of three per cenlum ON Tho
'amonnt of moneys received at his snd
office, in payment Of lands sold by him
as said agent.
! SEc 4. Tint the Land Commissions
eEof The State Land Office, al lb,s time
ecsing, shall deliver over. all ths b5uks.
lA,tieEs, aud all ogher pfnpefly belongina
To his office, 70 such person as may be
appointed land agent under this acl.
SEQ. s. That any person holding rhe
Office of land agent, sha! not purchase.
or en,eF, or be in any manner interested,
either directly OF indirectly, by himself,
agent, or clcrk,or uny other person what
ever,in The purchase Of any lands belong.
ing to the Stale, or which may hercafler
be ceded TO the State and subiec, to sale
ar the Office of which lie is The agent;
aad any land agent hereafter appointed,
agreeaLly to the provisions of this ac wi
"iating any of the provisions cfthe same,
shall, for every snch offence, forfeit and
pay the sum of one thousand dollars, and
be removed from Office, upon proof
OF being made TO the Governor, whose
duty it shall be forthwith to remove said
agent; that lhe fine shall be recovered by
clvIi action, in the name Of tho State of
Ohio, which action shall be brought in
The county wherein said land Office Is si>
ua,e; and The amount recovered in said
action shall be paid into The Stale .reas>
ury, by the prosecuting attorney Of such
county: and it is hereby made the duty
OF suc! prosecuting attorney of such coun
", 10 prosecute IN behalf Of the Slale,alt
actions nnder the provisions of this sec
'ion, Tor which service he shall be allows
ed a reasonable compensation, To be au-
dtied and allowed by the Auditor of Slate,
and paid out of the mon,y recovered in
such actions. i
SEC 6. That said land shall be sold
10 actual settlers only,at sevenry>ive per
cent. below tho appraised value respec>
lively; Provided, That any person who
appllSs 10 purchase, for actual settlement,
any OF said land, at said reduction, shall. |
before any certificate, or other evidence |
y purchase or entry, is issued TO him or
her, by said land agent. make and SUBJ
scribe an affidavit thai il is, bona fide. his
'r her intention TO enter upon and i'm.
'rove the said tract so purchased, within
welve months from and after said pnr-
chase, and that he or she has not made
'ald purchase for the purpose Of specula-
ion, but for the purpose Of procuring a
lome for himself, or herself and family.
nI that he or she is not the owner of
my loi or tact OF land whatever, which
fiidavii shall be witnessed by the land
gent, and preserved by him with the 70
prds of his office, and no person who
,ay apply to pulchase, shall be permits
ed to purchase more than one quarter Of
section of land, as aforesaid.
SEC 7. That so soon as the pnrchas,
7 shall actually reside upon the tract b.
I'm or her purchased, at any time no, ex-
eedng eighteen months from Il Q dale
such purchase, and prove to the s.ts@
'clon of The land agent, the fact Of his :
her residence upon such tract, il shall
0 the duty Of the land agent 10 certify c