Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-03-10
THE TOWNSHIP LAW.

law Of 1868, regulating the entry, survey
and disposal Of lots in unincorporated
towns upon the public lands. We re-
commend our readers to preserve the ex-
tracts which cover all that portion Of the
law relating to the price Of lots, manner
Of procedure, and contests between claim
ants. The remaining sections relate TO
matters in which there is not such direct
interest.to the lot owners:
SEC. 5. All streets, roads, lanes and
alleys, public squares, cemeteries and
commons, surveyed, marked and plated
on the map of any town site, rs prescrib-
ed and directed by the provisions Of this
Act, shall be deemed and considered, and
they are hereby declared to be, dedicated
to public use, by the fling Of such town
plat IN the ollice OF the County Recorder,
and shall be inaienable, unless by spe-
cial order Of the Board Of Supervisors Of
the county, so long As such town shall re-
main unincOrpOrated ; and if such town
shall at any time hereafter become incor-
pOrated, then the same shall become tho
property Of such town or city, and shall
be under the care and subject to the con
troll Of the Board of Trustees or other
municipal authority Of such town or city.
SEC. 6. Each lot or parcel of said
lands having thereon valuable improve
ments' or buildings ordinarily used as
dwellings or for business purposes, not
exceeding one tenth Of one acre in area,
,hall be rated and assessed by the said
County Judge at the sum Of one dollar
each lot or parcel Of such lands exceeding
one tenth and not exceeding one eighth
Of one acre in area shall be rated and as
sessed at the rate Of one dollar and fifty
cents ; each lot or parcel of such lands
exceeding in area one eighth Of one acre
and not exceeding one quarter Of an aero
in area shall be rated and assessed Mt the
sum Of two dollars and each lot and
parcel Of such lands exceeding one quart
er of an acre and not exceeding one half
Of an acre in area shall be rated and AS
sessed at the sum Of two dollars and one
half; and each lot or parcel Of land so
improved exceeding one half an acre in
area shall be assessed at the rate OF two
dollars and one half for each half an acre
or fractional part over half an ncre; and
every lot or parcel of land incosed which
may not be otherwise improved, or unin-
closed, claimed by any person, corpora
ton or association, shall be rated and as
scssed at the rate Of two dollars per acre
or fractional part over nm acre and
where upon one parcel of land there shall
be two or more separate buildings, Occu-
pied or used ordinarily ms dwellings, or
for business purposes, each such build
ing, for the purpose Of this section, shall
be considered rs standing on n separate
lot OF land, but the whole Of such premis-
eS may be conveyed in one decd which
moneys so assessed shall he paid in gold
and silver coin of the United States, and
shall constitute n fund from which shall
be reimbursed or paid tie moneys neces-
sary to pay the Government of the Unit
ed States for said town lands, and inter-
est thereon, if such moneys shall have
been loaned or advanced for the purpose
and expenses Of their location, entry and
purchase, and the costs and expenses at
tendant upon the making of said survey
and recording thereof.
SEC 7. Any sum of money remaining
after delraying all the necessary expen-
scS OF location, entry. surveying, plating
and recording of lands, and the expenses
Of the County Judge, hereinafter men
toned, shall be deposited in the County
Treasury, TO the credit of the fund of each
particuiar town, and shall be kept sepa-
rate by the County Treasurer, to b. paid
out by him only on the written order OF
such County Judge, until after the expi
ration Of the ;ime for final settlement
of the affairs of such town lands, as here
matter provided 4; at which time any and
nll balances of moneys so rcmaining to
the credit of each town shall be transierr-
ed by such County Treasurer to the
School Fund Of the particular schoo dis
trict in which said town shall be situated.
SEC. s. Every person, corporation or
association, claimant of an" town lot or
parcel Of land within the limits of such
town site, shall present to the County
Judge, within six months after the plat
shall have been filed in the office of the
County Recorder, his, her or their atli-
davit verified in person or by duly AL
thorlzed agent or attorney, in which shall
be ouEeiselY stated the facts constituting
the possession or right of possession Of
the claimant, and that the claimant is
entitled to the possession thereof as
against all other persons, to the best Of
his knowledge and belief, to which shall
be attached Il copy of So much OF the plat
Of said town site rs will fully exhibit the
particular lot or parcel Of land 50 claim
ed, with the ahuttals ; and every such
claimant, at the time filling such atlidn-
Wit, shall pay To such Comfy Judge such
sum of money as said Judge shall thlre-
on certify to be due for the assessment
menli)ned in section six of this Act, to
gcther with the further sum Of five dol
lars in gold or silver coin of the United
States, to be appropriated to the payment
Of the expenses incurred in carrying out
the provisions of this Act; and the C0un-
ty Judge shall thcreupOn give to such
claimant certificate containing des-
cription of the lot or parcel Of land claim
ed, and setting forth the amounts paid
thereon by such claimant. The County
Judge shall procure bound book for
each town in his county, wherein he shall
make proper entries of the substantial
matters contained in every such certh-
cate issued by him. numbering the same
in consecutive order, setting forth the
mama Of claimant or claimants in full
date of issue and description Of lot or lots
Claimed.
See. o. fit shall be found that the
amounts hereinbefore specified as assess
meats and fees for cost aud expenses shall
prove to be insufficient 10 cover and de-
fray all the necessary expenses, the
County Judge shall be and he is hereby
empowered to estimate the deficiency
md to assess such deficiency pro rata up.
on all the lots and parcels of lands in
such town and TO declare the same upon
the basis set down in section six of this
Act, whic b additional amount, if any,
may be paid by the claimant at the time
when the certificate hereinbeiore men
toned, or at the time wheL the deed Of
conveyance hereinafter provided for,
shall be issued.
SEC. TO- At the expiration of six
months after the issuance Of the certificate
mentioned in the preceding section, if
there shall have been no adverse claim
filed in the meantime, the said Judge
shall make, execute, acknowledge and
deliver to each claimant, or to his, her or
their heirs, administrators or assigns,
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