Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-03-24

SEcr Z. II shall bee he further duty of said conn
missioner 10 exercise general care and oversight
All needll Information ~ assist thDm n settling uu
the public lands Of the state. obtaining employ
m"nt "lihin iu borders, and 90 have special charge
IT III" colony az New sweden 70 Tho end tlat Boz. de-
,rlopment aud prosperity may De promoted in every
way consistent with law; and the compensation ana
"htre expense OF said commissioner Shall mot eN-
coed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollar
second of this act shall r,sido in Gothoubure ~Na
9fn -haI have charge 81 the printing and of the
'niorinalon To- be furnished him by the commi .-i'n
~, shall use his best osdeaNor- in every lawful Way
I" encourage emigration 10 Maine 10 protect tI" Gun
,f'HltH Holl l,amu ana imposition, ANA l' 'Iah''
them 10 embark from sweden with proper guafuI-
b Tor lhsr SAFETY and comfort ON their passage. and
WIN suitable Information 60 The swedish colony uI
orr state; and tho componsatiun of said agent shall
not exceed the sum of i've hundred dJllar-
~t'f. q. The second agent provided for iu section
.econd Of this act shall reside IL Ncy sweden shall
haN" special charge OF the state orr. house. store,
tools and all other state property there shall receive
and disbursc all State supplies and keep proper az
counts and vouchers therefor: and the improvisation
bred doars
SECT 7. The agents mentioned in the two pre-
ceding sections shall perform their duties under the
direction of the commissioner of immigration.
sEcr :. The board aforesaid may. 81 in their opn.
not exceeding the following sums for the several
purposes hereinafter enumerated for provisions aud
tools 80 b" sold To the cooniss cost aud for hi,
payment may be taken In labor NJ one dollar "a day
on tie road public building, and other public works
dollars tor seed. five hundred dollars; for roads
I'VE hundred dollars; for schools and school bouls-
three hundred dollars for all other purposes 90 pro
mote the provisions aud spirit of this act five bun
dred dollers
SECT .. The board aforesaid may cause an immi.
grants arriving under the provisions Of this b.
-ettled on any of the public lands of the
otherwise appropriated, and assign 10 each man over
twenty-one years of age by certificate from the land
agent, lot Of one hundred acres Of land and the
land agent shall at the expiration of five years from
the date Of said assignment grant each ct tlc per-
'on. aforesaid or his heirs AT law decd OF warranty
or other valid title of the lot assigned him; provd
ed each OF said persons hes established his residence
on the lot assigned him, has built him comfortable
hou-" thereon aud has cleared not less than fifteen
acre. "t land within the time aforesaid ten of which
snail ' laid down 90 grass: and all said persons sha
qe exempt from state taxation until January first
the year Of ourIord eighteen hundred and
SECT 10. The governor is hereby authorized 20
draw his warrant upon the treasury for any of tho
sums specified in this act.
SECT ii. All acts aud parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed. and his act shall
take effect when approved, and shall continue IN
torce one year from its approval
approved February y. 1871