Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

We give below few interesting extracts
from Mr.. Holden's Bill for the sale of School
Lands donated to this State by act of Congress,
March Sd, 1858. Those townships located on
Spanish grants, will be particularly benefited
by this proposed act says the author Of the
bill, as, without its provisions, these townships
would lose their school lands. Whether this
bill, Should it pass,) will be benefit or 9TH
erwise, by throwing these lands into market
at present, we are not prepared to say.
SECTION l. In all congressional townshipsin which
there are fifteen white householders, the board of SUI
pevisos of the county shall have the right to sell the
sixteenth and thrtysixth sections of land donated by
Congress to this State for school purposes or such
land has been, may be, selected in lieu thereof
upon the petition of majority of such househoders
the board of supervisors of the county in which such
land the greater portion thereof is situated shall
make an ORDER copy of which shall be furnished the
sheriff. directing him TO expose said lands for sale to
the highest bidder at the court house door while the
district court is in session. at not less than two dollars
per acre having first given three months notice in
some newspaper published in the county, and posted
notices of such sale at three of the most public places
in the township describing the land, where situated
when and where to be sold and il no newspapers be
published in the county, by posting up like notices in
the county and three in the township as above
named for the same length of time said lands to be
sold in lots not less than forty, nor more than one
hundred and sixty acres, unless in cases hereinafter
provided for.
SEC. g. If after such sale any part Of the land re-
mains unsod the sheriff Of the county, il the board
of supervisors deem il proper and make an order to
that effect shall in each year offer said lands for
sale by giving notice in the same hereinbefore
provided.
SEC. 3. Whenever the inhabitants of any cougres-
sionnl township, may by any law of Congress, acquire
the right to relinqush their sixteenth or thrtysixth
sections and select other lands in lieu thereof in any
other part Of the same land district, majority OF the
voters of the township shall make known their intention
to elnqush to the board of supervisors of the county,
and said board shall authorize the commissioner Of
common schools of the county to make the selections,
who shall conform in all respects, TO the law Of Con
gress giving the right and if said lands be located in
any other county they shall be sold or managed as
herein provided for the sale Of the six
teenth and thirty-sxth sections proper the commits
sioner shall certify TO the locating agent OF his land
district the sections parts ofsections township and
range Of the lands renquished and the same of the
lands selected in lieu thereof together with the
of the REIMBURSEMENT of said lands and by what county
the lands are relnqushed and In what county selected
in lieu thereof and request said agent TO make the To-
cation in the proper land Office and when the Governor
of the State shall be notified Of the approval of said
location by the general government he shall cause the
same to be certified TO the board of supervisors of the
county for which such location was made
SEC 5. In all cases where the sixteenth thirty
sixth sections are settled upon and improved before
the survey was made, the Of the same
may purchase said lands at two dollars and fifty cents
per acre, either by paying the money giving bonds
as hereinafter provided for.
SEC. 0. At the time Of sale the sheriff shall make
and deliver to the purchaser certificate of purchase
describing the land Sold the number of acres and the
amount Of purchase money, and the manner in which
payment is received and such certificate, after full
payment has been made shall entte the purchaser to
a patent for the land
SEC l6 All money arising from the sale Of land
under the provisions of this act shall be set apart
permanent school fund and the interest thereof only
appropriated for the support and maintenance Of com
mon schools in the township to which the land belonged
from the sale of which the money accrued.