Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-07-18

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Legis-
lature of the State of Nebraska, That
the Office Of the State Land Commission
Ell be, and is hereby created; and that
the Auditor Of the State be and is hereby
invested with ell the duties relative TO the
registery, custody, and disposal Of all the
public lands belonging to or acquired by
the State, which may be prescribed for,
or enioined upon him as such State Land
Commissioner by this or any other public
act of the Legislative Assembly.
Sec. 2. The Land Commissioner shall
keep, at the Seat of Government, an
Office which shall be furniAhed for him
by the State, at which he shall give daily
attendance by himself, or deputy, and
wherein he shall keep all maps, books re-
cords, documents, and papers appertain-
ing to his Office, subject at all times to
the inspection Of the Governor or Com
mittee from either House of the Legisla-
tive Assembly.
Sec. 3. The. Land Commissioner
shall give, before entering upon the du-
ties of his office, bond in the penal sum
of twenty thousand dollars, payable to the
State of Nebraska, with four sureties, tc
be approved by the Governor and one OF
the Justices of the Supreme Court of the
State, conditioned that he will faithfully
and impartially perform the duties of bis
Office and we'll and truly account for al
moneys which may come in his possession
by virtue of said office, which said bond
shall be filed in the Office Of the Secre-
tary of the State.
Sec. 4. The Land Commissioner shall
receive, and be paid by the warrant of the
Auditor upon the Treasury, quarterly, the
sum of one thousand dollars per annum
and farther sum not 10 exceed two hun,
dred dolIarslper annum TO be paid On vOuch'
ers presented. by him for actual travelling
expenses.
Sec. 5. When the selection of Uni.
versi,y and Agricultural College Lands
made as herein or otherwise by law pro.
vided, and the selection of lands in lieu
Of Sections Is and 36 in the severa
townships. whereon they have been pre-
empted, have been confirmed by the De.
partment at Washington, or are properly
assertained to be under the control of tbs
authority of the State, the Land Com
missioner shall make a Registry Of the
School and University lands, the Agr
cultural College lands being entered il
the book of the University lands as par
thereof, in seperate books to be provided
for the purpose, Provided, That nothing
in this section shall be construed to pre-.
vent the disposition of such common schoo
lands as the State may have an unques
tioneo title thereto, as soon as the same
may be presented according to the pro.
visions of this act.
Sec. g. As soon as the registry O
the common School lands herein provided
for is complete in any one county, the
land Commissioner shall make an alb
stract thereof for such organised COUNTY
of the herein described lands as are 10
Gated within such county and forward j
TO the County Clerk therof, who shall &C
knowledge the receip. thereof immediate
ly after it shall come in his possession.
Sec. z. The County Clerk shal
then copy the abstract furnished him il
book to be furnished him by the Lant
Commissioner, which said book shall b.
substantially made, and of the best ma
| terial, and shall be ruled IN columns an
printed with the following headings an
sub-headings,. tO-wit:
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