The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-04-23


body, not less than forty no more
than 100 acres of said land, at the
State Land Office, at the price of
81 % per acre; provided said per-
son shall be the head of a family,
or over the age of 81 years, and
shall file proof of settlement with
the Register of the State Land
Office, within six months of the
date of his or her actual settle
ment; and provided further, that
the party thus applying for a
preference right shall make oath
before a Justice of the Peace, or
the Register of the State Land
Office, that he or she has settled
on the land applied for, with the
view and for the purpose of cult
waiting the same, and not for the
purpose of speculation, and shall
also state, as near as possible, the
data of such settlement. The de-
scription, settlement and cultiva-
ton of said lands shall be sustain
ed by affidavit of two disinterest-
ed witnesses.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted,
etc., That any settler who may be
prevented from filing proof of set
Element as aforesaid, on account
of the lands not having been, or
improperly surveyed, thereby ron
dering a description of of the legal
subdivisions uncertain, shall have
the further time offs months to
file their proof of settlement-da-
ting from the day of filing of the
township map in the State Land
Office.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted,
etc., That whenever any person
shall have complied with the pro.
visions OF the foregoing act, he or
she shall have II months from the
date of the fling of their said ap-
plication and proof, to make pay
ment of their lands, otherwise
they shall be deprived of the bene-
fits which they may have previ,
ously acquired. go
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
etc., That it shall not be lawful
for any person tosell, transfer or
assign the preference right to any
! land, until he or she shall have
fully complied with the foregoing
provisions of this act, and any
such sale, transfer or assignment
shall operate as a forfeiture of the
rights acquired by any settler or
pre,emptor socontravening.
! Sec. 90. Be it further enacted,
etc., That it shall be the duty Of
the Secretary of State, on the ap
/ plication of the Register of State
Lands, to furnish, without delay
three printed copies of this act tC
each parish in the State, directed
to the sheriff, clerk of the court
and parish recorder, whose duty
lit shall be to post the same il
some conspicuous place in theil
offices, for the convenience of the
public.
/ Sec. 81. Belt further enacted
i etc., That as there are many bod
i les OF land which have been APP
i proved in bulk TO the State by the
general government, as SWAMP
and overfowed lands, through
which the township and section
lines have not been run, SO as K
prevent the subject of presumption
or sale, it Shall be the duty of the
Register, to be appointed under
this act, to request the. Surveyor
General of the United States fer
4 the State of Louisiana to have
such survey made thereof, as may
be necessary in accordance Will
the existing United States law.
and regulations governing sucl
work.
Sec. %. Be it further enacted
ETC.. That the sum of $4,000 b,
and is hereby appropriated, GU
OF the Swamp Land Fund, to car
ry out the provisions of the 22c
section of this act, and this appro
priation shall be payable to thl
Register upon his own warrant
to be issued in accordance, will
, such estimates as shall be mad,
J by the United States Surveyo
General for the State of Iouisiau;
for work to be done, as provided
ia section 21st of thisact. ar
Sec. %. Be it further enacted
ETC., That all laws conflicting witt
: the provisions of this act be ant
, the same are hereby repealed, an,
T that this act shall take effect from
and afterits passage.
fl (Slgned) M. CARR, SCI
? Speaker House of Representatives
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