The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-02-19
An ACT

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SECTION 1. The Pcopl Of Tie .State.of
N.eAgda eaacf, That The swamp lands
grauted to said State by act Of Congress,
approved September twenty-eighth, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty, shall
continue under the supervision Of the Com
I mis iiolcr q. tAe State Land Oihce, and sub
jcct to sale by him, as hereinafter proyi-
ded but none of said lands shall be offer
ed for sale prior to the issue Of patents to
the State therefor
See. 2 Said lands shall first be offered
at public sale, by auction, but shall not be
sold at a less price than one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, which shall be
the minimum price therefor, and shall be
sub jeei to entry at private sale at such
minimum price, after being offered at pub
lie auction, as in tits act provided, and
such lands shall be sold at public and pri-
yate sale in the smallest legal Subdivisions
required by purchasers.
See. 3. Before any such sale at auction
shall be made the said Commissioner shall
forward TO at least one weekly newspaper
in each county of the State whore paper
i published and established at the time of
the passage of this act, a full description
By legal divisions, of the lands to be sold
and notice Of the time aud place of such
sale, to be published once in each week for
four successive weeks prior TO such sale,
and one copy Of each and every paper con-
tanning such advertisement, shall be for
warded, prepaid to the treasurer of every
county in which are situated any of the
said swamp lands thus offered for sale
Proruded, That the whole expense of such
advertising shall not exceed fifteen thou
sand dollars.
Sec. 1. The sales OF said lands at public
auction shall be made at Lansing, and if
deemed practicable by the Commissioner,
Saginaw City, Lexington, Ncwaygo, On
; tonagon; Mackinaw, Grand Haven, and
such other places as said Commissioner
shall deem proper; and the said Commits
sioncr, in his notice of sale ut public auc-
ton, shall name the counties in which the
lands are situated that he shall offer for
sale at each Of the places de,ignated.-
e The Commissioner, or any person whom
) he may duly authorize to sell said lands
at public auction, may, in his discretion
: adjourn said sale from time to time. The
purchaser at such pablo sale shall pay on
f the day Of sale the purchase money to th,
+ State Treasurer, or any person wlo shall
be duly authorized by him to receive The
sane, and who shall attend such sale, and
u he shall give Official T coipts for the money
S 50 received; and if the said purchase
t shall refuse or ,glcct II make such pay
n lneut, lis bid shall be void, aud the tract
shall again be offered at public sale, ano
: such person shall be liable to pay to tx
o people Of the State the difference between
r his bid and the price ut which the sail
r land shall be sold. Lf less Than his bid.
!, WIN GOuU.o costs, ana may DC arTc-tet
. therefor, and If recovery b. had, impris
: Jacl, as in cases whera It Is competent &c
! proceed against tho body.
Sc;, ). OF all moneys heretofore race.y-
cd, AMI all money hc.e21t.- received from
= the sales Of said w mn lands, donated y
4 the aforesaid act Of Congress, after deduct
t ing the expenses OF sales, fifty per cent
:. shall be daAoninatad q primary sc.oo
iund, and the interest thereof at Eve PEE
cent per annum, shall b. appropriated anC
= distributed in like manner as the primary
n school tlgd ot this STATE; and Gtly pei
y cent sail be dlu0minatcl swamp land
, fund, and IN interest thereof II five pei
>. c3aum .h1!l be paid over annually 10 IT,,
+. rider O.. TIC Board Of Supervisors Of tn
Il several counties, in the proportion in Uhic}
=. .he ome IS received from the sales in sal.
+, counties respectively, t, he used as sal.
4. board shall direct, IN draining AID reclaim
= ing swamp lands in said county and al
=. the moneys received on such sales .
aforesaid, alter dcLuctiug The expenses !:
atarcsil, shall ba used and applied t. IT,
payment Of the outstanding iai.bt lncs
ofthe State, in the order in which tn
y same shall fill duo.
4 See. 6. Purchasers ofsaid lands, whcth
y or az public or private sale, shall be EMIT
- led to receive from the Commissioner O
the State Land Office. certificate If pur
j chase, in which he shal, certify the dat
l. Of such purchase, the name OF the purchas
to cr, description of the land sold aad tn
>, price for which the same was sold whicl
- purchase money shall be paid to the Stat
u treasurer, or bis agent or other persor
u du'y authorized, and endorsed by him up
le ON Sad certificate Of purchase. and ejun
20 t.signed by the auditor General, in tn
f. fora now in use in the certificates Of pur
:, chase OF State lands. Said certificate shall
! also state that such purchaser, his heirs .
4 assigns, shall be entitled to patent 70
said land, to be executed 10y the Governor
:. aud upon the presentation and surrende
, of such certificate to the Secretary of State
IL a patent shall issue to said purchaser o
7 his assigns, as l.: cases now provided b,
law for tho issue of patents; but ~ pur
c chaser receiving such ccrtiGcnte or patcn
/, shall, by reason Of such purchase have ar.
/ claims against the State FOR drainage, re
/, clamation or other improvements Of yucl