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

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Sec. s. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the Treasurer, as Re-
ceiyer of the State Land Office,
from and after the passage of this
act, shall deliver to the purchaser
or his agent, a receipt, which
shall contain a correct description,
by section, township and range,
of the land sold by the State, for
which said Treasurer shall receive
no extra compensation.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That all salaries and expenses.
incurred under this act, except as
hereinafter provided, shall be paid
by the Treasurer, on the warn ant
of the Auditor of Public Accounts
out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That all persons holding le
gally issued outstanding INDICATED
school, internal improvement or
other State warrants, or who have
heretofore entered, located or
purchased, or who may hereafter
locate or purchase school or inter
nal Improvement warrants of the
State of Louisiana, legally issued,
if the location, entry, or purchase
has been rejected by the United
States, on lands belonging to the
general government, he or they
shall have a right to locate here
after said warrants on any lands
belonging to the State. +.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the Attorney General of
the State of Louisiana shall give
his opinion, and counsel to the
said Register whenever requested,
in any matters pertaining to the
duties or business of the. said
Registers Office. ta-s -
GRADUATION LANDS. esa.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the lands donated by
the State of Louisiana, situated
in the parishes of Livingston, St.
Tammany, st. Helena, Washing
ton, Tangipahoe, Sabine, Calca
sieu, Claiborne, Bienville, jackson,
Union, Bossier, Winn, Grant, De-
sofa Natchitoches, Caddo, Rapides
and all lands in the parishes of
the United States Land District,
known as the district of lands
North of Red River as swamp and
overfowed lands, within the in.
tent and meaning of the several
acts of Congress relating thereto
which shall have been surveyed,
and approved, in accordance with
law, and shall have been in mar
ket for five years prior to the time
of application to enter the same,
under the provisions of this sec
ton, and still remaining unsold,
shall be subject to entry and sale.
at the price of 20 cents per acre;
and all the lands aforesaid, which
shall have been marketed for 1l
years as aforesaid, shall be subject
to sale and entry, at the price of 2E
cents per acre; provided, this sec.
ton shall net be construed as to
extend to lands reserved or dedi
Gated to railroads or educational
purposes. =,
/ Sec. Ii. Be it. further enacted
etc., That it shall not be lawful fol-
amp person or corporation to enter
in his, her, or its own name, OF
otherwise, for his, her, or it's owl
use more than 160 acres of land
under the provisions of the fore
going section - of this act, pro
vided that satisfactory proof bt
shown TO the Register of the State
Land Office that any land sought
to be purchased under the pro
provisions of section u of this ae1
is for his, her, or its own benefit
and not for the purpose ofspecula
ton. q. 49,
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted
ETC., That the public landsdonateC
By Congress to the State Of Loui
siana, whichfare subject to regular
tidal overflow, designated al
"swamp and oyerfowed lands,
within the intent Of the severa
acts of Congress relating thereto
which have been approved to til,
State of Louisiana by the genera
government, as swamp and over
flowed lands, shall be subject t,
entry at the rate of % cents De
acre; provided, that satisfactory
proof be filed with the Register O
the State Land Office, that an,
land sought to be purchased unde
the provisions of this section i
subject to regular tidal overflow
Sec. 10. BE it further enacted