The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-07-16

94s acres and that OF the patented !ahus,
the title to 2,G26,532 acres remains IN the
trustees of the internal Improvement fund
of Florida.
1t appears further that the lands so
conveyed to corporations have been
largely pleged for the moneys which have
been expended in their works or sold to
individuals, including not only specula.
tors, but large numbers Of settlers and
immigrants. all of whom have pur-
chased upon the faith OF the patents of
the United States issued after a dctermi-
nation of the question OF the character
of the land by the Secretary of the lnte-
rior, who was, by the act making the
grant, invested with TIE power to finally
determine the character Of the ]and so
far as the United States is concerned;
that as to the lands the title of which
remains in the trustees of the Int NAL
Improvement Fund, large por 'On is
involved in contracts with drainage and
canal companies who have invested Il cir
money Oh tie fal,h OF the patents for
the same, and that other portions of sad
land G held by said trustees to pay the
liabilities Of said fund.
1t appears that the swamp lands grant
ed to the State blythe said act OF. Sep
tember 90, 1850, were, by a statute of
Florida Of January g. 1853, vested in the
trustees of the Internal Improvement
Fund, and that tie Governor, Comptroller,
Treasurer, Attorney General, and Com
missioner OF Lands and immigration are
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,'al ont a,,a an a,no,,lotor,, ant, e.
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IN actual settler on ,uch land can ,,r,-
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/ the sales OF Lands IN large quantities. the
| RIGHTS OF settlers have beer nrotpr,pI
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