Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-07-22
rRou BOARD CT REFRIGERATION

loving circular as the first step towards
lischarging the duties imposed upon
them by the act Of the General AS
sembly for the encouragement of
immigration, passed at the last
session:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF IMMIGRA- !
lion, RICHMOND, July l, 1875. }
The undersigned State Board of Inns
migration, constituted by an act of the
General Assembly approved March 2,
1875, desiring to carry into effect the
object contemplated in said act, have
caused to be prepared the accompany
ing forms, containing questions to be
answered and obligations to be assumed
by such persons as desire to avail them
selves ofthe benefits of the act in max
ing sale of their lands. 1t will be OBJ
served that the questions relate speci-
fcally to the quantity, quality, and gen.
eral characteristics Of the land, its price,
its locality, it's contiguity to railroads
and other lines of improvement leading
to market, the cost of transportation,
and in general to such other matters IS
may be deemed of interest to persons
disposed to immigrate to this State.
As soon as the Board is prepared to
make appointments local agent will
be designated for each county and cor-
poration throughout the Commonwealth
hose duty it shall be to attend to the
general interests Of the immigrant, to
furnish him or Ills agent with ali
needed information, and to facilitate
him il reaching any particular tract of
land in his county which he may desire
to examine. No agent appointed by
the Board shall, during his continuance
in office, make any sale Of land either
on his own account or as agent for
others nor shall he receive any fee.
compensation, or reward, directly or-in>
directly, for any service rendered by
him other than that which may be
allowed by the Board.
The Board have adopted the follow
ing regulations in pursuance of the
eighth section Of the act aforesaid:
l. The clerks of the several counties
and corporations of this State are re
quested to act Oh behalf Of the Board
and in the interest Of the cause of ims
migration by receiving the forms afore,
said, and giving information thereof by
notice posted on the front doors of their
respective court-houses to the end that
persons who desire to avail themselves
of the agency of the Board for the sale
of their lands may have an opportunity
Of doing so.
2. An owner of land desiring to
sell will answer all the interrogatories
propounded, and sign the same. He
will execute the power of attorney and
contract attached, and will then deposit
the papers thus completed with the
clerk Of his county Or corporation.
3. Upon the proper execution and
deposit of the papers as aforesaid the
clerk will certify and forward the same,
addressed to Major Samuel L. Boykin,
secretary Of the Board, at Richmond,
Va
4. For the purpose of defraying the
expenses of the Board incurred in the
preparation and distribution of the
forms aforesaid fee Of FIVE dollars
shall be paid to the clerk by each per-
son proposing to sell at the time he
deposits his papers executed as afore
said. which fee shall be forwarded by
the said clerk to the secretary of the
Board along with the papers as herein
before provided.
5. That for the services rendered by
the clerks in pursuance of these regula.
tons there shall be paid to them by the
rarty offering TO sell fees TO be regula-
ted by charges allowed by law for an
equivalent Of clerical work performed
in other cases.
G. That for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of the Board in the en-
ployment Of agents, the diffusion of
general information, by publication or
otherwise, commission Of five per
Uontum Oh all sales effected through its
agency will be charged by the Board,
which amount will be deducted in all
cases before turning over the proceeds
of sale to the owner. This per centum
is charged and will be used supplement
tary to the appropriation made by the
Legislature for the general purposes OF
the Board.
7. That whenever land shall be sold
by the Board in pursuance OF the act
Of I'd March aforesaid, the examination
Of titles and the preparation Of all pa
pers, deeds, etc, incident to the sale
shall be made and drawn up by some
person Of competent legal qualifications,
to be appointed by the Governor, in the
county Or corporation wherein the land
lies, WAC shall receive as compensation
for his services a fee of SIS, in each
case to be paid by the owner Of the
land.
JAMES L. KEMpER, Governor.
MARSHALL HANGER,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates
JAMES MoDoNAtD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM T. TAYLOR,
Auditor Of Public Accounts,
r. NJ. T. HUNTER, Treasurer,
Here follow the forms alluded to. I
They are so framed as to elicit from the
person desiring to sell land all possible
information about it's situation, soil,
productions, number of men required
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