The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-15
THE FIRST STEP TAKEN.
PLAN FOR FURNISHING f.aFORMATION TO
INTENDING SETTLERS.


The State Board of Immigration has pre-
| pared and will shortly issue the following
circular as the first step towards discharglng
the duties imposed upon them by the act OF
the General Assembly for tue encouragement
of immigration, passed at the last session:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, }
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF IMMIGRATIoN,}
RICHMOND, July /. 1876.
The undersigned State Board OF Immigru-
| ton, constituted by an act of the General AS
semfly approved March 9. 1875, desiring to
carry into effect the object contemplated in
| said act, have caused to be prepared the &C.
companying forms, containing questions to
| be answered and obligations to be assumed
! by such persons as desire to avail themselves
| OF the benefits of the act in making sale Of
their lands. 1t will be observed that the
questions relate specifically to the quantity,
quality. aud general 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 as may
he deemed of interest TO persons disposed to
immigrate to this State.
AS soon as the Board is prepared toSmake
appointments local agent will be designated
for each county and corporation throughout
the Common wealth whose duty it shall be to
attend TO the general Interests OF The imm'-
grant, TO furnish him or his agent with all
needed information, and to facilitate him in
reaching any particular tract OF land in his
county which be may desire TO examine. No
agent appointed by the Board shall, during
bis continuance in Office, make any sale of
land either on his own account or as agent for
others; nor shall he receive any fee, compen.
sation, or reward, directly or indirectly, for
any service rendered by him other than that
which may be allowed by the Board.
The Board have adopted the following
regulations in pursuance Of the eighth Sec
| ton of the act aforesaid:
/. The clerks Of the several counties and
corporations Of this State are requested TO
| act on behalf of the Board and in the interest
of the cause of immigration by receiving the
| forms aforesaid, 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. 80,
9. An owner of land desiring to sell will
answer all the interrogatories propoundeC,
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.
8. UpOn the proper execution and deposit
| of the papers as aforesaid the clerk will Ger.
tify and forward the same, addressed to Ma
| jor Samuel II. Boykin, secretary OF the Board,
ut Richmond, Va.
| 4. For tue purpose Of defraying the eN-
! pcnseS of the Board incurred in the prepara-
! ton aud distribution Of the forms aforesaid
| n fee OF five dollars shall be paid to the clerk
| by each person proposing to sell at the time
he deposits his papers executed as aforesaid,
| which fee shall be forwarded by the said
| clerk 10 the secretary of the Board along
With the papers as hereinbetore provided.
), That for the services rendered by the
| clerks in pursuance of these regulations there
| shall be paid to them by the party offering
| to sell fees to be regulated by charges al
| lowed by law for an equivalent OF clerical
work performed in other cases.
6. That for the purpose of defraying the
| expenses Of the Board in the employment OF
agents, the diffusion Of general information,
| by publication or otherwise. commission OF
five Der centum on all sales effected through
its agency will be charged by the Board,
which amount viii! be deducted in all cases
| before turning over the proceeds OF sale
| to the owner. This per centum is charged
and will he used supplementary TO the anpro-
prlation made by the Legislature for the
general purposes of the Board.
/. That whenever land shall be sold by
| the Board in pursuance of the act OF 2d
March aforesaid, the examination Of titles
| and the preparation of all papers, deeds, etc,
| incident to the sale shall be made and drawn
up 10y some person of competent legal quallh-
cations, to be appointed 10y the Governor, IN
| the county or corporation wherein the land
| lies, who shall receive as compensation Tor
his services fee Of Sl5. 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 MCDoSALD,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
WILLIAM f. TAYLOR,
| Auditor Of Public Accounts.
| r. NJ. T. HUNTER, Treasurer.
[Herc follow the forms above alluded to.l
| They are so framed as to elicit from the per-
son desiring to sell land all possible intorma-
| tion about its situation, soil, productions,
number of men required to work it. distance
! from nearest town, cnurcb, schools, depo:s
| and navigable water, kinds of marl or niue
raj on the property, detailed description OF
| house, value of improvements, climate also
| prices paid for farm.hands and house-ser.
wants, for groceries, horses, mules, oxen,
| &C., Sc. In fact, when one of the forms Is
properly filled up it will answer nearly every
question the immigrant will want to ask.
| Then, if the property will probably suit
| him the Board will secure him railroad or
other transportation to the county, if possi-
BILE, at reduced rates, in order that he may
| satisfy himself of the truth of the statements
aud examine the property for himself.
Any party desiring to sell through the
Board is required to sign power ofattorncy
constituting the Board his lawful agent and
attorney to sell and transfer the land therein
mentioned.
EAMET RCFFIS TO GO TO THE PEEITESTIARY.
Emmet Rttin, indicted for breaking and en-
teriug the study of the Rev. DR.. {. 9. Bit
ting, in the Second Baptist church, and steal
ing therefrom one case Of mathematical in-
struments and five books, all Of the value OF
about S45, was arraigned before the Hastings
Court Yesterday morning and pleaded " not
guilty" jury was accordingly sworn in
and witnesses heard. The young wife OF
the accused sat by his side, and be vas de-
Tended by Mr.. Samuel NJ. Page and Captain
George ID. Wise, while the Interests OF the
Commonwealth were ably represented by
Mr.. Samuel b. Wilt, VINO acted on behalf OF
the regular incumbent, Mr.. Z. G. Cabell,
Is Az..