The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-22
SWAMP LANDS.
Important Notice 10 Own
erS Thereof.
OPFICR or Commissioner or SWAMP LANDS, I
Jackson, Miss, March Is. 1890. {

OPF1CB or COMMISSIONER OF SWAMP LANDS, [
Jackson, Mrs, March Is, 1890. s
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 tyery colnfnOn) nse of wrong
scrip in the original purchase and entry.
See Jackson rs. Dilworth, 10 George, 772.
Applications in all eases should be &C.
campanied with an abstract of the title
certified by some reputable and competent
person from the original entry in so far as
the title appears of recorl-with u further
certificate that no other conyeyanccs OF
the land appears of record. In other
cases the afidavits of credible persons,
acquainted with the facts, should be pre-
sentcd, In addition to the required price
of twelve aud one half (I24) cents an acre
the following sums should be sent with
each application, viz:
For advertising. ........... -. 81. 90
For each certificate, containing 100
acres or less, Is so
For each patent 100
Following is the full ext 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 in this
State which are void, the title remaining
i'm the State aud whereas many of tho
persons concerned are not even protected
by any statute of limitation aud where
AZ it ls deemed right and inst that such
persons should ave the privilege Of pro-
tecting their title on fair terms, now,
therefore.
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted by the legis-
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, bnt where by reason Of
the wrong scrip beinguse in thepurchase.
such sales were invalid, be aud the same
are hereby Withdrawn from general salci
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 two years ut the uniform
price Of twelve and one half (124) cents
per acre, upon making application toIthc
Commissioner of Swamp Lands and pro-
ducing satisfactory evidence that they
are the original enterers or hold under
them by descent, purchase OF otherwise
under such original entries. The money
to be paid inTO the treasury aud patents
to be made according to the laws in force
in relation to swamp and Overfiowed
lands.
SEC. 2. That immediately after the
passage of this act the Commissioner Of
Swamp aud Overlooked Lands shall give
notice thereof to all persons interested by
publication in such newspapers rs 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 suna OF one dollar 10 90 toward
defrnyiug 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 and couutersigned
by the Governor and Secretary of state.
SEC. :. That this act take efoot and
be Ia force from and after its passage.
Approved February IL. Is9O.
In order to insure promptness from this
office applicants should address all com
muLications only to the commissioner
Of Swamp Laads," 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