Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-11-03
OF FORFEITURE AND SALE of the Seminary Lands in the Little
 Rock District

THE Auditor of the State of Arkansas has certified ! [" this office the annexed debtor to the Semina- " fund, who has purchased land and has allow ed two instaments upon the bonds exc cuted for said land to remain due and unpaid An Act approved the 22d day of January 1855 reouires that the Land Agent shall offer the lands described in the annexed list at public sale. in not less than nine
 y-one days from the date o this advertisement with suitable notice to the persons therein named who contracted for the purchase of the said lands and to all others who claim to hold under than. by assign inent of the certificate of purchase th., they have failed to comply with their contract by allowipp two nstalments upon the bonds executed for said land to remain due and unpaid; and notifying such persons that unless they shall within sixty days from the last publication of this notce respectively adduce proof satisfactory to the Land Agent that thev as the orri mai purchasers or the assignees of the original pur chasers, have property sufficient and intend in good falth to pay up and discharge their liabilities to the State under such contractand that unless at the time of adducng said proof they shall also file with said Land Agent, their bonds executed to the State of Ar kansas ior the use of the Seminary fund, in such lorl aS ne shali prescribe, with security, to be ap proved by sad Agent for the full amount of the bond ong'nay executed for said land. together with all in terest due thereon and shall agree by the execution oi sad bond as aforesaid pay the amount thereof III three equal annna instalnents with interest on ee lsCaieht rom the date of such bond until paid at the rate of six per per annum and unless they shall at the time of adducing such proof and nlhg thelr bonds as aforesaid, also surrender to and file with the Land Agent the original certificate of purchase issued by the Governor or Land Aoent for such lands If any such certificate was issued that the lluFe on ther part to compy with any of the cond- uons aoove named shall be conclusive evidence that such lands have been abandoned To tha State and that the original contracts of purchase have been for feted, and upon such failure the original contracts to purchase said lands shall be- and the same are here by declared to be forfeited and abrogaed and shall not pc held either Ill law equity, in any court of this State, to be valid or binding on this State ar officer or agent thereof to affect the title of the State to said lands
 That after the expiration of the sixty days allowed claimants to establish their rights to renew their con- tracts for the purchase of said lands in the manner prescribed by the filth section of this act the owners oi improvements. made before the passage of this act upon such ot said lands shall not be disposed of as provided in said section five upon making satisaco- ry proof thereof to the Land gent within thirty days next succeeding the said sixty days shall be author lzed to purchase in legal subdivisions not exceedino one hundred and sixty acres one quarter section of sad land including said improvements at the price at "hch such lands were originally sold by the State. ldg thereto the interest at six percent. per annum on Sald amount from the date 1.-the original sale for winch amount and interest such owners of improve
 nchH shall execute their bonds to the State of Arkan SaS for the of the Seminary fund with security to pc approved hy the Land Agent. as provided in Sectoh one of this act; which bond shall he ravabe Tn hVe equal annual nStaments with interest at the rat. of sN per cent. per annum. on each instamcut from the date of such bond till pai
 therefore notify all persons interested that I will offer at public sale to the highest bidder the lands described in the annexed list on the 3d day of feDrnary. 1858. at the State Land office in Little Rock, provided sad lands are not taken up accord ing to the provisions of the above act and that hev shall not be sold for less price than one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
 PETER DANIEL CRAIG-S. W. ar of Sec. 2S. | I. 2 north. range r west III acres and 88 hun dredlhs date of bond Oct 9lh 1850; $222 SO. | JOHN HUTT
 Land Agent for Little Rock District ]