New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-03
LAWS OFTHE STATE OF LOUISIANA
tpuBLlsHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRA SESSION.
No. IS.
AN ACT

No. as.
AN ACT
To reorgani2e the State Land Office, and to
provide for the disposition OF public lands,
and for the survey Of unsurveyed approved
swamp lands.
SECTION ]. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana in general Assembly convened,
That there shall be established under the
provisions of this act, an office for the sale
of public lands, donated TO the State by
Congress, which office shall be administered
by register; said Office to be located at the
seat OF government OF the State OF Lou
isisna.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint, under
the provisions of this act, a register, who
shall hold his office for the term OF four years
lnnless sooner removed by the Governor),
whose annual salary shall be four Thousand
dollars, in full compensation for his services
as register, payable quarterly, by the Treas.
arer of the State, on the warrant OF the
Auditor of Public Accounts. He shall take
the oath prescribed by the constitution and
laws, and give bond in favor of, and to be
approveH by the Governor of Louisiana,
with one or more good and sufficient sure
ties, in the sum Of fifteen thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful performance OF
the duties of his Office, which bond so ap-
proved, shall be filed by the register III the
Office of the Secretary of State.
SIC. 3. Be it further exacted, ETC., That
the Register shall be allowed chief clerk,
to be by him appointed, with the approval
Of the Governor, whose salary shall be
q twenty-fve hundred dollars per anpum,
payable in the same manner as provided in
The second section of this act.
Crr A Ra IL f1yther enacted etc That IL
shall be the duty of the Register TO keep &C
counts of the sales of land donated to the
State, in well bound books with the mum.
Der of the certificate issued therefor, setting
forth the section, parts Of section, township
and range, district and parish, to whom and
when sold, and for what price, and shall
GAUGE to be marked on the official plats or
maps on file in his office, the number of
certificate, which books and maps shall be
preserved as official records. 1t shall be the
duty of said Register to furnish annually to
the Auditor of Public Accounts, on or be-
fore the twentieth day of December, de-
scriptive list, by parish, of lands sold during
the preceding year, together with all data
that may be afforded by his records.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
nil money arising from the sale of public
lands. or from the sale Of warrants, shall be
paid by the purchaser to the State Treas
urer, on the warrant of the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts, whose duty it shall be to war
\ rant at once on the Treasurer of the State
to receive said money, within twenty.four
hours after issuance of the same by the
Auditor.
SEC. G. Be il further enacted, ETC., That
the Register of the State Land Office shall,
ON the sale of lands or warrants, describe
the same in bis order on the Treasurer of
State, to receive the money for said lands,
and in no case shall an entry be made upon
the books, maps, or other official records,
antil the receipt of the Treasurer, also de-
scribipg the land or warrants, has been sub
nitted and filed in his office. A violation of
this section shall be deemed felony, and
npcn conviction, the party offending shall
pay q fine of five thousand dollars, and be
Imprisoned for q term not exceeding ten nor
less than two years. 1t shall be the duty of
the Auditor of Public Accounts to transmit,
within forty days after the expiration Of
each fiscal year, the report OF the Register
mentioned in section fourth of this act, TO
the Collector of the parish wherein the
lands may be situated, in order that they
may be assessed for taxes.
SEC Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Register shall charge and collect from
parties purchasing lands the sum of twenty
five cents for each certificate of forty acres,
the sum of fifty cents for each certificate OF
eighty acres, the sum of one dollar for each
certificate of one hundred and sixty acres,
the sum of two dollars for each certificate OF
three hundred and twenty acres, and the
sum of four dollars for each certificate of six
hundred and forty acres, whenever such
certificates are issued by him; and he shall
charge and collect the sum of two dollars
for each patent prepared by him apd signed
by the Governor; and that the fees charged
and collected by the said Register. under
this act, shall be received oy him, for the
use and benefit of the State, and shall be
paid quarterly by the said Register, to the
Treasurer, who shall credit the appropriate
fund of the State with the same.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the Treasurer, as Receiver of the State Land
Office, from and after the passage of this
act, shall deliver to the purchaser, or his
agent, receipt, which shall contain cor
rect description, by section, township and
range, Of the land sold by the State, tor
which said Treasurer shall receive no extra
compensation.
SIC. g. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha.
all salaries and expenses incurred under
this act, except as hereinafter provided,
shall be paid by the Treasurer, on the war
rant of the Auditor of Public Accounts, out
q any money IN the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
all persons holding legally issued outstand-
ing INDICATED school, internal Improvement.
or other State warrants, or who have here
tofore. entered, located or purchased, or who
may hereafter locate or purchase school or
internal 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
3 right to locate hereafter said warrants ON
any lands belonging to the State.
SEC. IL. Be 1T further enacted, ETC., That
the Attorney General of the State of Louisi-
ana shall give his opinion, and counsel to
the said Register whenever reouested in
any matters pertaining to the duties or bust.
meas Of the said Registers office.
GRADUATION LANDS.
Bee. IL. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the lands donated by. Congress hFto
the -. Stare x;., Of Louisiana .,!. situated
many, st. Helena, Washington, Tan
gipahoa, Sabine, Calcasieu, Claiborne, Bien-
willie, Jackson, Union, Bossier, VIM, Grant,
DeSOto, 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 intent and meaning of the
several acts of Congress relating thereto,
which shall have been surveyed, md an.
proved, in accordance with law, and shall
have been in market for five years prior to
tho time of application to enter the same.
nnder the provisions Of this section, and
SILL remaining unsold, shall be subject to
sntry and sale, at the price of seventy-fve
cents per acre; and all the lands aforesaid.
that shall have been in market for
Ten years as aforesaid, and still remaining
snsoto snail be subject to entry and. sale
AL the lands aforesaid, which shall
have been in market for fifteen ve.rs 90