The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-29
SWAN TP LANDS.
Important Notice TO Own
eTs Thereof.
OFFICE or COMMISSIONER or SWAMP LANDS.
jackson. Miss, March IL IsgO

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jackson, Miss, March Ii, 1880. !
Attention of the numerous owners OF
Swamp Lands" is called to the subiOined
act of the Legislature enabling them to
protect their titles where the defect arises
from the livery cOmmOu) use of wrong
scrip in the original purchase and entry.
See Jackson rs. DilwOrth, 10 George, 772.
Applications in all eases should be ac.
Campanicd with an abstract of the title
CO titled 10y some reputable and competent
person from !he original entry in so far MS
the title appears of record-with u further
certificate that 10 other c]unyeyances of
the land appears of record. In other
cases the atiidavits of credible persons.
acquainted with the facts, should be pre-
sented. In addition to the required price
of twelve and one half CPD cents an acre
the following sums should be sent with
each application, viz:
rOf advertising. ............ ...Sl.O
For each certificate, CONTAINING 1860
acres or less, % cents..........-. 80
For each patent LOO
Following is the full text of the act re-
ferred to above:
AN ACT in relation to SWAMP Lands.
Whereas, by reason of error in the use
of scrip there are many holdings of
swamp and overlooked" lands i'm this
State which are void, the little remaining
IN the State II whereas many of the
persons concerned are not even protected
by any statute of limitation md where
as 1t rs deemed right aud just that sncll
persons should have the privilege of pro-
tecting their title ON fair terms, now.
therefore.
SECTION l.. BE 1t enacted by the leris-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That all
lands known as swamp lands, which have
heretofore been sold, as shown by the
records in the office of the Commissioner
of Swamp Lands, but where by reason of
the wrong scrip being used in the purchase,
such sales were invalid, be and the same
are hereby Withdrawn from general salpi
under existing laws, for the period of two
years from the approval of this act.
SEC. 2. That all persons now holding
swamp lands under such INVALID purchase
shall have the right to purchase the same
Tor a period of W years at the uniform
price of twelve and one half (I25) cents
per acre, upon making application toIthe
Commissioned of Swamp Lands and prO-
ducing satisfactory evidence that they
are the original enterers or hold under
them by descent, purchase or otherwise
under such original entries. The money
to be paid into the treasury and patents
to be made according to the laws in force
IN relation to swamp and overtiOwed
lands.
SEC. >. That Immediately after the
passage of this act the Commissioner of
Swamp and Overlooked Lands shall give
notice thereof to all persons Interested by
publleatiOn IN such newspapers as he shall
select, not to exceed twenty, for the pc
Rod of SIX months, and upOn making any
sale hereunder he shall collect from each
applicant, in addition TO the purchase
money, the sun OF one dollar to 20 toward
defraying the expense of such ADVERTISE
ments, the cost whereof shall be paid out
of the swamp land funds upon the war
rants of the Auditor, who shall first audit
the accounts upon the certificate of said
commissioner, signed aud cOuntersigued
by the Governor aud Secretary of State.
SIC. 4. That this act take effect and
be IN force from and after its passage.
Approved February IL, l696.
In order TO insure prOmptness from this
office applicants should address all CON-
indications only to the commissioner
OF Swamp Lands" jackson, Miss. All nee
essary blanks furnished to the proper par
ties on application. J.. W. McMASTER.
Com. Swamp Lands; State Of Mississippi.
March u, 1890. AIT