The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-05-28

a. = sutl,o,, No 10 5isus iition -
sIe the brsi ls.ds'pf apprOvl1
Angus 50, 1s56s opp moved November n.
1855
SEcTIoS l.. Be R.epqeted b. &c Legisla-
tufe.ef &c Stdte q zttas That the Cover
nor Of the State Of Texas il hereby authO-l
med TO sell. ALLEVIATE and convey all the
lands heretofore donated OF granted for the
endowment OF one or more Universities by
the Congress of the Republic OF State Of
Texas, or so much thereof IS, In his judg-
ment, will be to the interest OF the UniYer-
sity fund, as herein provided. @
SIC. g That within six months after
the passage Of this act the CommIssioner Of
the General Land Office shall cause the
legally authorized surveyor within whose
jurisdiction any Of said land Is situated TO
survey said land into quarter sections, or
tracts of one hundred and sixty acres each,
IN q square form. or as nearly so rs practlca-
BILE, carefully marking the corners with
stakes stones or mounds, and return a
correct description Of said surveys, with
the field notes thereof TO the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, who shall
cause the same to be recorded in q well
bound book kept Tor that purpose. II said
land cannot be surveyed 50 asto make quar-
ter sections exact, so as to include all the
lands In each survey, such fractional tract
may be added TO an adjacent full s1bdi-
vision; pr0rided, that where any Of said
lands have already been surveyed into quar-
ter sections or fractional sections, the same
shall not be resurveyed, but the surveys,
maps and field notes already made shall be
returned by the surveyor of each county
where the same is recorded to the Commits
sioner OF the General Land Office, who shall
keep the same as before directed.
SEo. 3. That thesurveyor who shall sur
vey said land as herein provided, shall re-
celve as q compensation for such ser
vices three dollars for each lineal mile
actually and necessarily run in making
such survey; and upon presentation OF
his certificate to the Comptroller, sworn
to before some officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths, and approved by the
Governor, the Comptroller shall draw his
warrant on the Treasurer of the State
for such amount in favor OF said surveyor as
may be due him for the aforesaid services,
to be paid out of any funds belonging t.
said University not otherwise appropriated,
SEC. 4. The Commissioner Of the Gen
eral Land Office, as soonas practicable aftel
the return of said surveys, shall cause the
same, together with the surveys heretofore
made, TO be separately and carefully mapped
and said quarter sections carefully mum
bered, conforming to numbers heretofort
made where the same has already been sur
veyed and numbered, and shall forward
one copy of said field notes and maps Of
the said lands situated in each county to thu
surveyor of the district where the said lands
lie; PrOUided, that nothing contained il
sections two and four of this act shall be 81
construed as to require lands situated in un
organized counties to be surveyed or map
and field notes furnished until said cOuntie
are organized.
Sec. 5. That the Governor shall ap
point three commissioners for each of sale
counties to value each subdivision Of saiC
land. said commissioners shall be free
holders of the State, and qualified election
thereof, and in no wise interested in saiC
land by settlement upon the same or other
wise, or of kin to any one so settled. Sale
} commissioners, 30 soon as they receive thei
commissions, shall make and subscribe be
fore the district clerk, or any Justice of tn
peace, an oath or affirmation, in writing
that they are in no wise interested in salt
land by settlement upon the same or other
wise, and that they will assess the real ant
true value of each tract or subdivision O
, said land, situated in such county, withou
reference to the enhanced value of the sam
by reason of any improvement thereon, AM
forward said oath or affirmation to the Con
missioner of the General Land Office.
SEC. 6. That the Commissioner of til
General Land Office shall forward to one G
said commissioners copy of the maps an
field notes, provided for in section four G
this act, of the lands embraced in the couI
, ty for which said commissioners are az
pointed, so soon as he receives said aft
= davits.
. SEC. z. That within six months fror
the receipt of their said commissions, sal
commissioners shall assess the real value c
, said land embraced in their said counties
5 without reference to the Improvement
thereon provided, it shall in no case be les
than one dollar and fifty cents per acre, an
shall make a report thereof in writing, d.
signaling the price of each quarter sectio
3 of said land according to the numbers Their
of, and append to SAID report their afhdaV
in writing, or the affidavit of any two {
them, sworn to and subscribed before an
officer authorized to administer oaths, sta
: ing that the valuation set forth IN their n
! port is a true and correct valuation of Il
same, which said report shall be by the
forwarded to the Commissioner Of II
General Land Office.
SEC. 8. That said commissioners sha
receive for their services for said apprai
: ment three dollars each per day for eac
day necessarily employed in making sal
. valuation, and upon presentation of his {
their accounts sworn to before some oftic'
authorized to administer oaths, settin
forth the number of days actually en-
f. plOyed in making such appraisement, an
e that no more time is embraced in said q
count than was actually necessary, q
Comptroller shall, upon the approval of Il
4 account by the Governor, draw his warraI
on the Treasurer for the amounts due sal
commissioners, to be paid out of the On
t versity funds.
. SEC. 0. That so soon as said report shs
q be received, the Commissioner of the Gel
eral Land Office shall forward statemel
> to the surveyor of the county or distri
g from which was returned the surveys
!. said lands, a correct statement Of the val
alton of the same as made by said commi
s sioners, embraced or situated in said su
c veyOr's county OF district.
SEC 10. That every actual settler {
y any of said lands, who has fenced and put
n cultivation any portion of said land befo
= TIC passage VI tAis aOe3 may PuAOuoSS ~
q more than one hundred and sixty acres
! said land, and not less than eighty acres,
as to include his improvements. and for Il
purpose of enabling him 70 include bis il
: fprovements, said quar.eF section on whiC
the improvements are situated may be So
divided into eighty acre tracts, surveyed
t right angles, and he may purchase any
n said tracts; but in no case shall such Ian,
4 he sold in less tracts than eighty arree :. m
when such quarter sections are 50 50
/ divided, the expense Of such suOdivisiC
r shall be paid by the purchaser, and the fe
e notes Of each additional survey shall I
forwarded to the Commissioner Of Il
General Land Office.
n SIC. II. The county surveyors aforesa
shall keep in their respective Offices Il
: maps and statements Of the value Of sal
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