The Osceola times., 1881-04-23
SOME NEyV LAWS.
SynOWsis Orlhe ACis 0CG,2e
Legislature Of 1881,
in Relation 90 State
Ent,as.


OFFICE COMM sIoSFe ,ftTr LANDS.
LTtLL G' AIiN., 1881.
Tho sale and doug -.l o. forieite,
lands has been susn.a5ed until at
ter tbo END Of juno 1864, beior,
wa.ch ume the oua- o any Ian,
which was foriei The Stat,
and not disposed OF Jy the Stat,
prior to the 22nd Of March, 1881
may redeem the same by paying
taxes for all years N which nc
taxes have been paid.
Applications for redemption must
be directed TO the Commissioner OF
State Lands. By an act Of March
18th, 1881, suits may be brought ly
any citizen or by the county courts
in behalf of the State ana counties
for the enforcement Of overdue
taxes.
After the 22nd Of June, 1881, all
forfeited land then on the records
OF the State Land Office will be
again subject TO sale or donation as
heretofore, except such as shall be
embraced in any suit which may bc
instituted as above mentioned.
Hereafter donoes will bercQuired
to swear that they take Ga, land
Tor actuol occupation and cullva
uon, and are forbidden TO muke
merchandise Of the timber until
after they have made proofs OF hay,
ing FIVE acres ready for cultivation,
together with proof OF actual resi-
dence on the land donated to them
Under the new donation lnw al
persons who will make affidavit
that they are not tie owner Of any
land in this State VIII have lhc
right of donation TO 163acrcs not
withstandiug they have before bad
q donation from the Stale. Partic.
may take a donation OF 100 acres
for use of an adjoining larn, iu
which case they will not be rtqujr
ed to reside on the land donated
bat must make proof OF preparation
for cultivation OF al least five acres
oil the land so donated,
sWAGPI LANDS.
Tie price ol swamp land has been
reduced to 81 per acre.
The law subscribing the swamp
lands in the old Champagoolle hand
district as stock IN tho NJ. O. and
r.. r., r., has beenrcpealed, and ai!
Of such lands not heretofore patent.
ed to said II. R., Will, as soon as
practicable be advertised iCr sale o.
the highest bidder.
INILRNAL IMPROVEMENT, SEMINARY
AND SALINE LANDS.
Seminary land will hereafter be
sold at 81 per acre, and informal
Improvements aud saline hand at
3l,2j per atre. No laid will here.
after bo sold on credit 90 .his Office.
scHa.r ltSm
Hereafter Ia Sections will
De msnaged officials. AS
soon as prac..a ..e "a. books and
papers ia this office o. taiuiag to
ao.l lands, N h sent 10 tho
several coGuty e. s> IN the Statc,
to whom, all~iot,ers OF iuqliry
about such lands should be dutCtei.
Parties who contemplate appIJ
ing TO ibis Office to parchase, or I0r
donation Of forfeited land, vii, con-
fer favor by waiting anti, t1e Esd
of next jane 10 get their applica-
lions fled, az no forfeited land can
be sold or donated at this Office un-
til that time.
Parties dosIring to red EN- their
lands within the ume allowed, (ba
ing 80 days from the 22d OF March
l8SlD wall send to this Office Ger.
tiicate Of the county clerk shown q
the amount OF taxes, penalty and
cost for which The land was Forfeit
ed, together with the am0uot Of
taxes that would have accrued each
year since tie date Of ine forfeiture
up to and iacludiug the year 1880.
The clerks M estimating such taxes.
apply the rate luypi each yem FOR
an purposes, and bafe the ost.matos
upon the assessed value of tho land
or town lot Tor the ycarlt was r..
turned delinquent, taeroby having
but one valuation foral years; thcy
will also sol out the different kinds
OF taxes with corresponding o.
mounts ofeach kind TO be collected,
the same as If the taxes were TO be
paid TO the county collector
The law requires the Commits
sioner Of State Lands, TO give cev-
tficates OF redemption wnicb will
be in the nature OF a omit claim on
the par OF the State Of her lien for
overdue aud unpaid taxes, Hereby
restoring the utle TO tAe laAd 10 ihs
proper owner.
ID. W. LEAR
Com. State Lands.