The Hartford herald., 1879-02-05
ENTUCKY. FEBRUARY 5, 1870.


for sixteen yess1, preceding the 1st Q
September, 1878:
During The four years preceding Sep
l., 1863, there were 4.6t0 patents is
sued and recorded, and the necessar'
indiccs were made to the Grant Book
and to the Register of Surveys, and
cross-index to the Head Right Sur
veys-making IN average of a fr.c
tion less thsn 81 patents issued and re
corded per north. From Septembe
lst, 1863, to September l,t. 1871
there yer issued 0 STl patents, ant
about $500 we're rccorded-makin.
an average of a fraction les than 10c
paten;s Issued per month. and AL aver
age o. about SG recorded. An inds.
to the Register Of the SURVEYS va,
made, also indiccs to the grants, go g
to include part Of the year 1889
Frcm September ist, 1871, to Sep
tem6er lst, 1875. there were issued 4 :
f2I patents. OF these patents, about
LOGO were recorded. The average
number Of Patents issued wss frsc-
ticn less than SS per month. and sbou;
20 recorded; ard 10 indicies wera
made, except to the Register of Sur.
veys, Up to Fehya,ry. 1879. From
September e;h, 1879 70 December 1st,
1917. there were issued 3.554 patents
an average Of a fraction les than 1872
per mOnth-and there were recorded
during the time over 1890 patents
an average of about 290 per month.
To this NAV he added the maLiny of
the indices and the miscellaneous work
heretofore referred to, that have been
done since September, 1875. During
these eighteen years there has been no
change ia the number of clerks allow
ed the Office and the difference that
appears in the amount of work done
during this period can only be sstrib-
uted to the manner in which the time
has been employed by those connected
with the office. l. is to be presumed
that the Registers and those in their
employ did their duty during the six
teen years referred to; AID | know
that the time and energies OF myself
and assistants have been fully taxed to
perform the amount of work shown to
have been done in this Office within
the last twenty-seyen months; and l
know, from experience, that it will re-
quire many years for the tnrce now al
lowed the office to do The labor neces-
sary to be done, and attend to the reg
ular business connected with the Of
flee.
LANDS WEST OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
In my report two years ago referred
to the provisions Of chapter 65 of the
General Statutes concerning vacant
lands west of the Tennessee river.
Section 1st of said chapter aIolishes
the Office Of Receiver OF Public Money
for said lands, and section , pre>cribes
ther Receivers duty in the disposition
of the maps. plsts, bopks, and papers
pertaining to the office; and, under
sections 3, 1, and , of -aid chapter, the
duties Heretofore performed by the
Receiver are to be done by the Regis
ter of the Land Office. But the Ke
ceiver not having complied with the
requirments of said chapter, the Leg
islature passed an act to repeal the
same, and to re-establi-h the office of
Receiver of Public Money for said
lands. and to re-enact all laws per-
tanning thereto in force when the gem
eral Statutes were adopted. (See
chapter SIS, Acts December Session,
1875.
There has been no Receiver appoint
ei under the act referred to; nor has
the late Receiver complied with the
provisions OF chapter % of the Gen
eral Statutes. Ii the act referee TO
is not sufficient to accomplish the pur-
pose tor which it was intended. the
Legislature should make such amend
ments there aS are necessary to give
it effect or otherwise. it should repeal
said act. and re enact chapter 50 of the
General Statutes. II it does the lat
ter, il should he with such amend
ments as to allow the late Receiver a
reasonable compensation for the labor
which he would be required to per-
form under tie provisions of said
cnspter. But, from the information
have received, an act repealed said
chapter, and re-establishing said office,
and re-euactins all laws pertaining
thereto in force when the General
Statutes were adopted, are preferable
to the people west of the Tennessee
river; and if this be true. the ques-
tion being one affecting alone the citi-
ztns OF thar particular section of the
State, their wishes should be consulted
where the public interest is not affect
ed thereby. Very respectfully,
Il. ID. MARCUM, Register.
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