The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-06

AN ACT to enable the State to obtain the
money due from the United States as indem-
nifty for lands sold by the Government of. he
United States under acts of Congress. ap-
proved End March 1856, and Sd March, 1857
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States
did by an act approved I'd March. 1856. AGREE
to reimburse the State for certain lands sold
by the general land Office, said lands having
Injured to the Stare under act of 18th Sep
TENDER, 1850; therefore,
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Lepis1aturo
Of the State of Mississippi, That the commits.
sloner of swamp lands be- and he is hereby.
Instructed to procure a correct list of all lands
selected by the State authorities under the
provisions of the act of Congress. approved
18th September, 1850, and after said list shall
have been obtained it shall be his duty to az.
certain what lands selected have been sold or
disposed of by the general land office, under
the provisions of an act of Congress, APPROX.
ed I'd March, 1856.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. That after he
shall have prepared the lists above referred
to, 1t shall be his duty to prepare and forward
to the commissioner of the general land Office
list of the lands for which the State of Mis-
sissippi is entitled to receive indemnity under
the provisions of an act approved I'd March
1866. and act approved I'd March, 1867, and he
shall If possible procure such testimony as is
required by the circular issued by the general
land office dated 18th March, 1872, or such
other evidence as will establish The claim of
the State to the indemnity above referred to-
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
commissioner of swamp lands be, and he is
hereby authorized and directed, to receive
any and all moneys or scrip due to the State
from the United States for swamp lands sold
or located under the provisions of an act. ap-
proved March 2, 1866, and act approved
March 8, 1857, and when he shall have re-
ceived any money as above directed, he shall
pay the same into the treasury to the credit of
t swamp land fund, in the same manner as
the purchase money for swamp lands are
paid, and when he shall have received scrip
as above directed, he shall locate the same in
the manner provided by the act of Congress-
approved I'd March, 1866.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
sum of one thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of the foregoing act be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated out of any
money now in the treasury, to the credit of
the swamp land fund, and the Auditor of
Public Accounts is hereby required to issue a
warrant, payable to the Commissioner of
swamp lands for that amount. And the COM
missioner of swamp lands is hereby instruct
ed to make an itemized statement in his an
nual report of the manner in which he has dis
bursed the same
Sec. 8. Be 1T further enacted, That the
act creating the Office of swamp land commits
sioner, approved February l, 1877, be amend
ed so as to require said swamp land commits
sioner to give a bond in the manner provided
for by Subsection in the sum of twenty thous-
and dollars, to be approved and recorded as