The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-28
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Acts" an0 JoSAt ResolutIons pa,s.d hv
!ns sos asnerat Assembly at tho Session OF
AN;AcT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RR11Sou1sH..
MKNT TO THR UNITED STATES. IN oERrA1N
CASES. OF TITLE TO LANDS FOR SITES OF
LIGHT STATIONS ON THE COASTS AND
WATERS OF THIS State.
90 q endcted by The Senate and House of
Representatives Of The State OF South Caro-.
ma, a0w INST and sitting in General as.
sen,oty, ana by kss authority Of the same:
SECTION !. That gheneve. il shall be
made to appear to any one of tho Cir.
ooit Courts Of this State. upon the appli.
cation OF any authorized agent of the
United States. That the said United
States are desirous OF purchasing apy
tract Of land, and the right of vsy
thereto, within the limits Of this State.
Tor the erection OF q light house, beacon
light, range light, buoy depot, or other
buildings needed for light house pur-
poses, and the owner or owners of said
land are unknown, non-residents or mi
nors. or from auy other cause are inca
pab!e OF making perfect title to said
lands, or In case the said owners, being
residents aud capable of conveying,
shall, from disagreement in price. or any
other cause whatever. refuse to convey
said lands to the United States, it shall
be the duty of the Judge of the District
Oourt IN which the lands 80 designated
TO pc purchased ere situated, to order
notice otqthe said application to be pub
iisned an some newspaper nearest to
where said lands lie. also in one news.
paper ;pnb blished in the city of Columbia,
oDpe In each week, fofsthe space of four
Fmonthsl which notice shall contain an
ercnrate description Of the said lands.
eogsthnr with the, namesof the owners,
6f supposed own9fs,, and shall require ali
FPera9ns IN terested2 in Sthe said lands to
come fel ward, on day 10 bo specified
N said office, and :fiIe their objections.
II any they should have, to the proposed
purchase; and at the time specified In
said notice. it shall be the duty OF the
eaid District Oonrt to, empannel Jury,
In the manner now provided by law. to
assess the value OF said lands at their
fair market value, and all damages sus-
talned by the owner Of the lands 60 ap-
propriated, by reason of such appropria-
tion, which amount, when so assessed.
together with the entire costs OF said
proceedings. shall be paid into the
County Treasury of said County in
which said proceedings are. had; and
thereupon the Sheriff Of the said Ooun.
ty, upon the production Of the certificate
OF the Treasurer of said County that
the eaid amount has been paid, shall exc
cute to the United States, and; deliver to
their authorized agent,a deed of the
said lands. reciting the proceedings in
said cause. which said deed shall convey
to the United States good and abso-
Lutte title to, the said lands against all
persons whatsoever %.
SEQ. 2. That the money 90 paid into
the County Treasury shall there remain.
until ordered to be paid out by court
OF competent jurisdiction.
SEQ. 3. It shall be the duty Of the
Judge directing the money to be paid to
County Treasurer, in accordance with
the proceedings of this act, to require
OF such Treasurer bond in double the
amount OF money ordered to be paid by
him, with two or more sufficient suretiee.
to be approved by said Judge. Said
bonds shall be payable to the people of
the State OF South Carolina. for the use
and benefit CT such persons, severally.
as are entitled to said money. Said
bonds shall be executed md approved
and filed with the Clerk of said Court
before receiving said money.
SEQ. 4. In all cases OF publication Of
Aotco unuoE tulS acC, the court snail re-
quire tho same proof as in case of publ
cation of notice under the civil practice
Act of this Stale.
SEQ. s.. Tint the Jurisdiction Of the
State of South Carolina is hereby ceded
to the United States Of America over go
much land as may be conveyed to the
said United States in the foregoing spe-
cited manner for light house purposes:
Prooided. Thatsuoh jurisdiction is grant
ed upon the express condition that the
State of South Carolina shall retain
concurrent jurisdiction with the United
States in snd over said lands, so far as
that civil process, in all cases not affect
ing the real or personal property OF the
United States. and such criminal or
other processes as shall issue under the
authority Of the Stale of South Carolina,
against any person or persons charged
with crimes or misdemnanors, committed
within or without the limits of the said
lands, may be executed therein. in the
same way and manner rs if no jurisdic-
ton had been horeby cedcd.
SEQ. 6. That nll the lands and tene.
ments which may be granted ns ufore-
said to the United States shall DO aud
nn II,