The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-05-14

said certificate for the sale of said land, so |
as to protect the rights OF the State and of /
the purchaser, bis heirs and assigns.
SEC. 8. The interest on the deferred pay /
ments of the lands sold under this act shall /
be annually appropriated to the support of
schools, as other school moneys, under the /.
direction Of the State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction. as provided by law
SEC. 70. The purchaser shall pay to the
Treasurer annually the amount OF each year
ly iBstallment, with interest, as specified in
his bond, taking a receipt for the same,
which he shall present to County Clerk,
who shall credit him with the same and
charge the amount to the Treasurer.
SEC. II. The County Clerk shall, aunu-
ally, on or before the first day OF January
in each year, transmit 10 the Auditor of the
State an abstract of the lands for which be
has issued certificates during the year, the
amount of purchase money for the same,
the amount paid en- each parcel Of land, and
the amount paid on yearly instalIments for the
current year, principal and interest separately
SEC. 2. The Auditor shall charge each
of the Treasures in the State the amount
of moneys received as principal and inter-
est, separately, from the sale of school
lands in their respective counties, as certi
fed by the Clerks Of the several counties
and upon the payment of said moneys to
the Treasurer Of the State, and the present
alton of the State Treasurer's receipt. shall
credit the several Treasurers with the amount
of the same.
SEC. g. The Treasures Of the several
counties shall pay over annually to the
Treasurer of State the amount received in
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taking receipt therefor, which, when en-
dorsed by the Auditor of State, shall be
presented to the Clerk of his county. who
shall credit him with the same and any
Treasurer falling so to do, shall be liable TO
double the amount not paid over, on his Of
fetal bond, to be recovered by action in the
District Court in the name Of the State of
Kansas.
Sec. IA. No purchaser Of school land,
prior 10 his obtaining title to the same, ehall
commit waste upon such land, or take or
remove mineral or timber from the same,
other than for use upon or improvement of
said land. The lands purchased under this
act shall be subject to taxation, as other
land; and in case of non-payment of any
taxes charged thereon, the said lands may
be sold, as in other cases, but the purchas,
er at said sales shall be subject to all the
conditions of the bond of the original ma
ker, and of the certificate of purchase.
Sec. Is. On presentation of a certificate
of the County Clerk, endorsed by the Au-
ditor of State, showing that any person has
paid the full amount Of purchase money,
and all interest due, for any portion Of the
school lands, in accordance with the provis-
ions of this act, the Governor Of the State
shall issue a patent to the purchaser, his
heirs or assigns, for the same.
SEC. is. Any person failing to pay the
purchase money of school land, or any in
stallment of the same, shall forfeit all right
to the land from the time of said failure of
payment, and the Prosecuting Attorney
shall proceed to eject him from said prem
Uses, if in possession.
Sec. II. Lands from which purchasers
have been elected shall be re appraised.
and may be purchased by any person, in
accordance with the provisions of this act;
and IN all cases, lands which have not been
claimed or purchased, shall be re-appraised
once in every FIVE years: Provided, That
they may be re-appraised at any time, on
! petition of one half the bona tide household
ers of the township in which the lands lie,
to the board of County Commissioners of
| the county, at their discretion but such
/ re -appraisement shall be conducted accord
| ing to the provisions Of this act, and the
sales upon the same shall be conducted in
all respects in accordance with the proyis
/ ions of this act.
Sec. 49, 1t shall be unlawful for the
County Superintendent appointing the ap-
Praisers, or the persons appraising the
lands, to purchase. either directly or indi-
rectly, any portion of the lands appraised
by them.
SEC. 10. No school lands shall be sold
under the provisions of this act, until the
sale of the school lands shall have been au-
thorized by vote of the people at gener-
al election.
SEC. 20. The proceeds of the sale OF
school lands shall be invested by the board
of Commissioners for the management and
investment of school funds, in the bonds or
other interest paying securities of this State
or OF the United States, at the current mar.
ket price thereof at the time of making
such investment.
SEC. 81. At the next general election, to
be held in the State, on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A. D. 1864,
vote of the people shall be taken, for and
against the sale of the school lands, as pro-
vIded for in this act.
Sec. 92. Each elector shall express his
assent or dissent 10 the sale of the school
, lands, by voting written or printed bal
lot, labeled, ''For the sale of the school
land" or "Against the sale of the school
land"
SEC IS. Such votes shall be canvassed
as the vote for State officers, and if, upon
the canvass of such vote, majority of such
votes cast shall be for the sale of the school
lands, this act shall be in force from and az
ter such canvass, but may be amended by