The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-01

q improvements thereon. or Tor house. neiu or
5fher lnhsH performed on the same. The ex-
esnpsion herein provided for in q city or town
shall BOT extend 20 more Improvements or build-
ngs than the residence and business honse OF the
oWDer-
That section shall be amended 90 as to red
- blow SIC 2 In addition TO the exemption
VrUwided for In the nrst section OF this artsele,
ihere shall be and remain exempt from forced
sale By any legal process in this State to the head
& a family residing in this State, such properly
- be OF she may select. 10 the amount Of ave
hundred dollars Nothing herein contained shall
be % construed - TO exempt any property
frum sale Tor payment Of the purchase money
q The sane or Cor the payment OF taxes or labor;
which was Rad and referred to the Committee
On Constitutional Amendments.
The Joint Committee appointed TO examine
the books Of The Commissioner OF Lands and
lmmigrHfion. made the following report
SENATE CHAMBER,
Tallahassee, February "a, 1881
HOx. L. W. BETHEL, President Of the Sendte:;
The Special Joint Committee appointed TO
examine the books of the Commissioner OF Lands
and Immigration beg leave leave TO report that
they have performed the duties assigned them,
and find
The swamp lands sold in 1879, s., S4227
scres for %43 565 S. is correctly stated in the
published report.
There we're sold of Internal Improvement
lands in the same year s41-S4 acres for g.,
CO. c. a. shown by the TreAsurer's receipts;
but one Of The stubs in the receipt book con-
tanning abstract of sale in October, 1879. and Of
rbep1Tchase MONEYS. shows the purchase money
~ have been &4S -, whereas the Treasurer's
recefpf appended 70 The stub is for $53.S1, show
M $50 more than was due. and making the
aErrersied sum of the Treasurer's receipts
more than the land sold for by that amount.
The Treasurer evidently mis,ook the 1887 acres
,o- SO s.. and thus paid more than was due, as
- nj
and Internal improvement lands sold in
rS-g beng R46 s5S g. while the Treasurer's
receipts shoE II 10 Be ~, e6S7l
Tie swamp lands sold in 1880 are correctly
s-a-ei 20 be - Se4 o acres for $6S .9s292.
Inc Internal improvement isnoS sold IN 1871
z-s S. Sc acres foz &IO.4SSOS; but. both in
- C1EnisSiooeTs abstract and in the publish
II reoo-1. il i put down al - AS GO. making
= s-ror o. g. 040-brl the figures 81 an lie error
20 = O1e q @ mputaiion, for IN the total OF
szszp AZ Internal Improvement lands sold 10
~ - sE-reEAie acres : Correctly stated 10 be
-el75.-S4 fOr $79<Sl OIL, differing from printed
aas-zsci 8 c-oiS. error between receipt and stub
Fer me iAn6s sod Tor taxes and redeemed IN
- All $50 there WAS received $l3.ooS as As
cs---c-lr a-si Il Published repoTi bet IN the
sb<r-zcs 1aE il irlin 1874 page lis The fEurrs
- - Use thar This 81 the Smo1ni Of $59 %.
zich ne Commissioner explsiBs in marginal
e arninss he entry of that amount. puTpert-
- 80 oe redeemed OF lands IN Gsdsjen coCniy
"a The entry here - sDding WAS not made by
II 60 5v e.1her Of his clerks with authority
trrz I'm. a-6 hat The entry 5 forgery.
T1= i1a4s .has sell ic-ih redeemed are lands
= GAiSsea cs,1niv. sold June l. 1877. for taxes
&c 81 lie v-s-S 1873 4. 5. and 6, making the
z---1: & &59 - See folio 1874 page LIS. Ger
,sz.at- No y ~ lands soli June 4th 1877
rs zno1nf 81 $50 IS, for taxes for the years
"a 4 Il s ig-iner with similar sum for
- ,ezrs 1877. s 9 snd so. sfer deduciing IS
r. eKDr-scS q sale. leaves $ll4e0. the amount
81 y hich he Commissioner would stand
cnzrEraai- II The strIidcaie for said lands Was
FOX psrIs-l b f. BET the certificate is still ia
lie u1sr Il re Conmissian er, and therefore evil
tenoe - IT. statement that said lands have not
b-en rri-eDei
Tie committee recommend that the attention
q II STATE Aii.raey he directed 10 this matter
sa5 nat su>h .'rocre'linSs ST Law be instituted
- In As me paoiic Interests may require
We fad the sales Of schools and semicsry
ans sof The wears 1879 and 1880 correctly stat
e. bsta from the examination of The books and
nc priaie3 and published abstract
sTCNPAGR
Fro- the records IN the Office of the Commits
sio.e- 81 Lands sBd immigration there appears
20 have been issued 56s permits or suiheriIy 10
Fs-i0ls persons 10 cut timber on the public lands,
embracing 30 counties, since the 2+'h Of JAnusry
$50
TIE number OF sores Of land embraced in said
prints issued BY The Commissioner Of Lands
40 Immigration. in pursuance OF an order Of the
Beard ofJAnusry 24ih ESQ upon which timber
Vas zEtho-iZed 10 be Cut, amounted 10 l6l, 40
scrt>
Tx Of Ire Board. under and during the stump
z-e system. II $l09s463; and the expenses in
r11Tcf.n< The operations aud management IN
- Ills system was IS 0el s.. which, deducted
froz The 2nocnt recei-ed as above stated. leaves
- 80 % as the net profits arising from The tim
r--- Fr~- If t~nd
Il tie opinion OF your committee, the stump
are system works bsdly. rendering about worth
- large portion OF the public lands for net
profit o. bui hIile over three cents per acre.
We find several typographical errors in the
p-iDfIng OF the Commissioners report one
Amounting 10 millions. and think thai the report
o1ghi 10 be accompanied BY an errata explaining
them.
We recommend for the consideration Of the
senate and Assembly. the passage Of Senate bill
No i. for restraining the destruction Of the
inter upoc the Public Lands.
Il concluding our report, we feel il due TO
mention The ready and obiiging couriesies of he
Commissioner Of Lands and Immigration, in fur
rishing needed Information and books, and the
ready and well per ormed labor Of our clerks in
making their tedious researches and computA-
tionA Respectfully Submitted,
Joseph E Lee. A A R,Linson, Chairman Sen
ale Committee L L Ee~som G. ". Cmstead
A C. Tippin, Chairman Assembly Committee.
Which Was read and ordered spread upon the
JOurnAl
ORDERS oY THE DAT.
Mr.. Del inrodnced-Senaie bill No ESQ: to
be entibed an aei TO protect the citizens Of the
STATE who may make advans 90 upon promises Of
payment in labor and for other purposes: VISA
rad the 6rsi time the rules waived and the bill
read the secnDd ume.
Mr. Cone introdGced-Senaie bill No 2Sl 10
Be entitled Al set requiring al merchants and
dealers u csatOn 10 keep . rrgisfer Of names and
number II pounds o. cotton bought referred TO
The Committee On Judiciary.
Senate bill No. l25: 10 be entitled act
20 amend acI regulating The sale Of certain
agnc0lturAl prsdUcts was read the second and
third lines and pui upon It's passage and lsref
S<cate bill No 22S: TO be enIiIled an act in
relation 20 land grunis made and TO be made at
The present sessscn If the legislature; was read
the second and third times and passed
AYTERxooK SESSION..
The Senate resumed its session
60hsutate ET S~nzie bin No. 161 to be enti-
lied Al ae1 20 prevent the interference Of Federal
bea II original bill, read the second and Third
Zines, AMI fs-ssed
The GblID~iug bilis were introduced and re-
feTreJ
By Er- NeKinne-Seuate bill No. 232 TO be
entitled an act to re-tsfAhl:sh lost papers: TO
The Committee IN Judiciary.
By M EslIzfd-Scaate bill No 2SS: 10 be
entitled an act for tic relief Of H. A Wyse; 70
he Commitiee on Claims
Senate bill Ne. 1871: to be entitled an act TO