Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
JOSHUA GREEN,

JOSHUA GREEN,
w. II. GIBBS, ct al.
In Chanoery, First District, Kinds coun.
W state Of Mississippi, at jackson.
| De 1T REMEMBERED, That this cause
~ came on this day 10 be heard on mo-
,,on lot lnleTloeutOry decree, etc, upon
Ine ul!i' answer exhibits and pro confes-
SO entered hefein, aud the Court being
thereof sufficiently advised by consent Of
parties, doth order, adjudge ami decree
that the defendants, Gibbs and HemmIng.
way Auditor and Treasurer, as ex.ofieio
L!quidatlng Levee Commissioners and |
pro hac vice Commissioners Of this CouTt. |
be, and they are hereby directed, emDow, |
| cred and authorized, until The lst day Of |
december next, 10 permit the former own. |
| ers OF the lands included In the schedule |
exhibited with their answer, to purchase. |
by way ofredeeming samg, BY the payment |
OF all the arrearages Of Liquidating Leyee |
taxes due thereon, as shown By said ex.
hibit, and all such tax as may accrue
therein hereafter, In the scrip, bonds or
evidences OF debt issued under the act Of
February 18th, 1867, referred to In the com.
plainants' bill,hnd acts amendatory there.
Of, ogetherwlth the commissions of 1--WE per
Centum on the amount OF such taxes, and
two dollars and hity cents for each deed
or certificate OF redemption, TO be paid ln
currency,
The said Commissioners viii retain
three-htihs Of sums collected for commits.
siOns, to be equally divided between
them, one-hali thereof to be paid to each,
-And will hold two.fiGths for the payment
Of the costs that have accrued or may nc.
crue In this cause.
And II is further ordered, adjudged and
decreed, that the said Auditor and Treas
| uFnF na AN-nfIiOfN 4 innsAaktaa I
missiOners, and Commissioners of this
Court, from and after the said hFst day OF
December next, and until the further Or
der OF this Court, be, and they are hereby
authorized, directed and required to sell
aud dispose OF any Of the lands embraced
In said schedule and exhibit, which shall
then remain undispOsed OF, for such price
and sum, not less than all the Liquidating
Leyee taxes due, and In arrears thereon,
as In their discretion may be to the best
interest OF the parties TO this suit, taking
In payment thereof currency, or the
bends, scrip or evidences Of debt included
In this proceeding, aud exhibited In this
cause, or which may hereafter be hled and
exhibited herein, to the extent Of ninety.
i've per cent. Of the purchase money, aud
i've per cent. thereof In currency OF the
United States, and will exact, In addition
from the purchasers, commissions on the
sales at five per cent, and two dollars and
ATTY cents for each deed or certificate, to
be paid in currency. They will make
monthly reports TO this Court, showing
the lands sold, to whom, aud when sold,
for what amount In currency, or scrip, or
! bonds sold, and the number, date and
amount OF leVee bonds In scrip taken up
by them. They will cancel ell such bonds,
! scrip, or evidences Of debt taken up By
them, as aforesaid, as of the day Of its re-.
celpt, and return the same with their re.
ports. They will proceed without delay
TO taOulate and arrange lists OF the lands
included in said schedule, and exhibit ac-
cOrding TO the counties In which they are
situate, with the muniments OF title con.
nected herewith, so numb red By letter
or figure as to be readily found Tor inspec.
tiOn, and will deliver said muniments OF
title to the purchasers whenever the same
can be properly done. They will take
steps to have all the deeds, convey Ing
said lands to them r their predecessors
In office. recorded In the proper counties
where the same has not been done, and
will pay the costs OF such registration, out
Of any moneys In their hands realized by
q sale Of said lands. They will give the
greatest publicity TO this proceeding, aud
}. the scope and extent OF this decree, BY
circulars and notices In several OF the
leading newspapers In this State, and will
pay the costs Of the came out OF money
p arising from sales OF lands. They vii
strike from said list or schedule Of al
. lands which are improperly included
a therein, and execute to the owners, deed'
y OF release thereto, on their paying two dol
G lars and hfty cents for the cost OF said con
Veyance, They may employ agents il
several counties included in the Lsvee
District, created by the said Act OF 1857, q
ascertain the value OF said lands, and the
Raag0Pn ~ kha gtNlaa khARaHn nRA - IL T.
the sale Of such lands, as well as the tax.
, Ing possession thereof, and leasing The
same, and may agree upon the compensa,
tlon to be paid said agents, out Of the pro
} ceeds Of sale OF the lands disposed Of by
or through them, not 10 exceed dVe pei
centum Of the same, but the said compen.
satlOn shall wholly depend upon the actu
, al sales OF land, and In no event be ab
solute.
Ordered, aJjudged aud decreed, this astL
day OF September, D. lslI.
lseal T. &. PEYTuN,
Chancellor.
4 true copy from tae minutes.
W. T. RATLIPY, Z irrN.
BY L.F. CHILzs, Dc.
ORPIcE OF LIoUIDATING LRvEE CONF
. MIssIoHRRS,
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. :, 1877 !
. In accordance with the provisions OF tht
. above decree, the lands embraced therein
, are now subject 70 purchase by the origin
al owners until Dec. let, lsi7, and after
!. that time by any one apply ing, upon tht
:. payment Of Liquidating Lovee taxes auI
fees, as set forth In said decree.
7 W. II. GIBBS, and
W. L. HEAnlIN0wA
Q ocl0-St Commissioners
olLAEAYETTEH HOUSE,