The true Democrat., 1855-02-21

of purchase, issued by the Governor or land agen TOT said lands, if any such certificate was issued that the failure their part to ply with any the conditions above named shall be conclusive evi dence that such lands have been abandoned to the State, and that the original contracts of purchase have been forfeited and upon such failure the ori glnal contracts to purchase said Ian is shall be, and the same arc hereby declared to be forfeited and abrogated, and shall not be held either in law or equity m any court in this State to be valid, bind ing on this State or any officer agent thereof to effect the title of the State to said lands.
 5 6. Be 1t further enacted, That where any pay ment or payments may have been made upon lands advertised under section five of this act prior to such advertisement, and the rginal purchaser or his as slgnees shall execute new bonds for such lands as aforesaid. he shall have credit upon such new bonds for the amounts which may have been paid upon the original bonds, and upon the execution of such new bonds and surrender of original certificate as afore said, the land agent shall issue certificate of purchase to snch purchaser.
 ST. Be it further enacted, That after the expiration of the sixty days allowed, claimants to establish their rights, to renew their contracts for the pur- chase of said lands in the manner prescribed by the nth section of this act the of impro emens made before the passage of this upon sucI of said lands shall not be disposed of as provided said section five; upon making satisfactory proof thereof to the land agent within thirty days next succeed ing the said sixty days shall be authorzed to purc Ill legal subdivisions, not exceeding one hundred ana sixty acres, or one quarter section said land including said Improvement at the price at which such land was originally sold by the State, adding thereto the interest at six per cent. per annum, sad amount from the date of the original sale for which amonnt and interest such owners of improve mcnts shall execute their bonds to the State of Ar kansas: for use of internal Improvement with secu- rty to De approved by the land agent as provided in section one of this act. which bonds shall be payable III live equal annual insaments, with interest at the rate or SIX per cent. per annUm, each nstalment from the date of such bond till paid.
 $. De It further enacted, That each land agent shall in the notice required to be published here Tn before provided designate day not less than nncty-one nor more han ninetyfive days after the last publication of such notice, upon which he will sell at public auction to the highest bidder all of said lands which shall remain unsod under the preceding provisions of this act Prouded, That said lands shall not be sold for less price than dollar and twen- tytive cents per acre. and the said land agent shal upon the day designated, offer said lands for sale ac- cordiny which sale shall continue from day to day till completed, requiring bond payable. and bearing interest as now provided by law, with security as hercinbctore provided.
 9. Be it further enacted. That such of said lands shall have been offered for sale at public auc- tlon as aforesaid and not sold shall be subject tC sale at private entry at dollar and five cents POT acre with bond payable, and interest as now provided hy law. and security aforesaid
 IV. be It further enacted That in order tha the land attorney and State collector may have the necessary official information in his otce requirej III the discharge of his duty. it shall be the duty CT the Auditor Ot publc accounts. to procure Sutl be book, and cause to be copied therein the register ot the five hundred thousand acre bonds in his of ice the names of all persons who have purchased portions of the five hundred thousand acre grant to- gethcr with the dates and amounts of their bonds ana aI credits thereon up the date of the passar( of this act. which said book shall be completed and de HveFeG to said land attorney within sixty days iron and after the passage of this act and the sum of fifty dollars be. and the samcis hereby appropriated ou ot the internal improvement fund to defray the ex- pcnSe of purchasing and preparing said book.
 II. Be it further enacted. That hereafter when ever a substitution of the bond of one person. tol that of another executed for portion of the saiC grant olive hundred thousand acres as now provided by W it shall pc the luty ri the land attorney unc State collector or land agent of the proper distric to require the security of such Icrson. so sub stltung his bond Is redUnel by this upon the sale of such lan,ja.
 F. Be t further enacted, That the first, se- conI, third, fourth, fifth and six sections of this act entitled an act, to w just thc title and provide fo the sale of certain lands of the grant o1 five hundred thousand acres contracted for by person: who have proved n>olycnt. or left the State with out making any l"yncrt for said lands and io other purposes. approved 10th January. eighteen hundred and ttty-ono. anl the act supplementa thereto, approved twelfth January, eighteen hun drcd and tf5y-three. and the act to amend the law Tn respect Q the land donated to the State approved eighteenth ,jannary. eighteen hundred and fifty -one and all other laws inconsistent with the provision ot this act, be and the hereby repealed, anC thls act be Ill force and take effect from and after it passage.
 Approved 22d January, lS55