The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18

Synopsis Of q Bill in Regard 10 Immi-
grafton and Agriculture, offered iu
the House of Representative bv
Hon. j. McC. Martin, of Claiborne.


, synopsis OF q Blu i'm Regard 10 Tmmi
grafton and Agriculture. offered ir
the House of REPRESENTATIVE D.,
Hon ! Moo NTortiT, Of r,1o iI,.-,,--,-
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a. M m" p. ~. " MAKE iull
iH' ul "i4 va. It t0tflc owners ma tine county,
+ ,oAS'Ier WIN h-t gi "n government lands,
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~ III Ia N''I.t. +" ~. I.'i',, showing l'e1hiy
I -: W." "'S'l COURSES AhA
P"'i'N ''uF'"N'i1'Hi9t - In 'he run state
ment ot the quahiy 1uu value of land together
wish its productiyeuess, topography, timber
advantages, pas,urage, accessibility 90 trans
t,llou'ete9 '' @si a I'ad offered ior rent pr
sdle oN amy ti'lhth Oh the county together with
ltrns' description ana ''ner valuable tufor-
nation concerning ssmc5 40 receive aud
schedule The names Of citizens, who may de-
sire 70 ohtaln lhe assistance of the Depart
ment OF lmmi grafton and Agriculture I'M pro-
curing European, on other Iaborers. together
with the number and description of thc Ia
borers required, aud, also, the nature OF rm-
pioSment and the rate Of wages offered; to
certify 90 tho re possibility and character for
promptuess of the person applying for labor
ers and TO make out full abstract OF all the
Information, thus derived i'm the DISCHARGE of
their duties, and forward it, over. choir certiN-
cate to the Commissioner ot immigration uud
Agriculture
:. The duties of the Commissioner of Inn
migration and Agriculture are: 60 cluse to be
made large Geographical and geological maps
OF the state ot Mississippi showing the various
counties, Win al their Internal improvements
timber belts, Classification of SOIL and indus
tilal 9dyantase,si 90 forward one OF such maps
to each one OF hls agencies; o. receive alb
s[racts forwarded 70 MIN by County Boards,
me 'ileln I"t oiei'htt H"N wing Hi~i copied them
mo DOCS Kept Tor the purpose, 90 en-
VI az "FPl'SA'ioha TOT l' ''l'ts ia % DOOR kept
lVI tHhl purpose anu sthb copy OF shme io
ali ms aFeuelesi 20 keep u separate book iu
winch 10 enter a!l offers for sale and rent Of
land by private citizens; TO enquire into tho
uudevelopcd resources of wealth iu the State
ana gather ana distribute alI information
possio'e thai wall b'ncht agriculture, improve
hoI 'lcui'u'T ana STOCK raising haFahce lfulL
culture, anu ana I'd the deNctotment OF tho
general agricultural resources OF che state TO
-lst 'ht minus Hohated 10 rAlifoad-' together
with thc NonAitoh ot titles thcfoiu, ana the
price Thereon per acre. TO correspond with
foreign and domestic transportation compn-
mes anu secure the lowest transportation
rates Po-slple LOT cmlRF3hls To ihi7 ninio amt
FN d. |fIf HFH az
establish all rules ana regulations necessary
10 prevent imposition on immlg grants aud on
persons applying Tor iaoorersi Co cause 90 bo
'uhIisHGu paMphIe's lor quslrputlon contain
ng skeleton intls oil All ihe counties oi t4ia
state copied from the maps furnished him by
ne county boards OF Immigration aud AgrI-
culture, Loge1aeF win description OF each
'ouhly taNeh from u"ll lufhl7hgd 10y county
Ionl"si 20 suPelFise gHtot anu eohiFoi hii
w - .ifl0a ese'D'lane" ~ nll!' unn W Nlt
,snTI tlluEs PIUiuotlFV OF immigration ana
3 The duties of the AGENTS nup5iutal hy IA,
State Commissioner are as follows. 'rbe Eur,-
,ean apcnts sbnIl receive and 5istributc,u
PAMPHLETS semi them egcb uampLIats h,iptL
published in The prevail. NO Iaurftapo ,f tbe
country where such agents reside. attend
promptly to all matters referred 20 them by
he State Commissioners use their utmost eN-
'rtions to secure Trustworthy iuuig rant fannie
sand In barar.. er,..,,o fo. tI,st,. t,..,5,.-.
alton to New Orleans under core of the New,
orleans agency. and do an other things pro-
MOTIVE or the purposes Tor which thew are
pointed
The New Orleans agent IL reauired 10 visit
III immigrant ves-elsand endcavor 10 induce
.uch Trustworthy families and Iaborrr. a. br
an to settle in the State of Mississippi TO
keep az correspondence with the Europoan
agencies, and receive. care for. protect fr1m
IMPOSITION and conduct All iuuigrnuts IaUl-
ug in New Orleans and sent 10 him, from, tho
lHropean aoe.icirs 10 .ucb utsres I'm tbis
State a. he has been directed to do by tbe
State Commissioner: ana HI report. Whenever
equirel to do So by The Commissioners OH lm-
migration and Agriculture. all the operafioug
# hi. Office.
The two traycliug orents arc raolfroI "a,
and information beneficial 10 The
purposes Of the bill and establish agencies at
yaIla Bile points IN the different States TO meet
~ itGoreIs ole" a. 'hy OF ine agencies
.orers. after heinz sqtisfsd fi,ai ,l'eg aro
trustworthy, ana win answer The purposcs
or which they are intended, to such points
nd persons, as the state Commits louer bias