The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-05-08
SWAMP LANDS.
important Notice to OiCners
Thereof.

OFFICE OF CoMMIs'N'R OF SWAMP Lands
JACKSON, Miss, March 10, lS9o ,
Attention OF the numerous owners OF tSN ad
Lands" is called to the subjoined act OF te hts
iSlature enabling them to protect tlleI u.,T9
where the defect arises from the very colli,Un
use of wrong scrip in the original purchase anu
entry.
See jackson VS.. Dilworth 10 George, ~ ,,od
Applications in all cases should be accOmpdi re
with an abstract of the title certified by soS 5pe
putable and competent person from tiie onerd
entry in so far as the title appears OF recOIn
with further certificate that no Oiher eol tb.r
ances of the land appear of record. III o'n gr
cases the affidavits of credible persons, 90, "d
quanted with the facts, should be presence
In addition to the required price OF tWtlse %n
One-half 12h) cents an acre. the 1OlioMlns SUM
should be sent with each application VIZ :, 90
For each certificate, containing 100 acres "a
or less, % cents. .......'.'t '''''''" 1 %
FoiloWipp is the full text of the act referred to
above:
AN ACT in relation to Swamp Lands :.
WHEREAS, by reason of error in the use Nd nj
scrip there are many holdings OF SWAMI, na v"id
Oyerfowed" lands in this State when aIg noar
I @sny Of he a see Ss are @
tected by any statute of limitation; anu "oreonS
it is deemed right and just that Such pr titIe
should have the privilege OF protecting '''"
on fair terms; now, therefore, , ,isI,ture
SECTION 1. Be it enscted by the Le 3s i%oWp
OF the State of Mississippi, That an las been
as swamp lands, which have heLetoetT ne Of The
sold as shown by the records In TINS oLvgh va
Commissioner of Swamp Lands, put H MN in he
reason Of the wrong scrip being useo an u the
purchase, such sales were Invalid Zeal al sale.
same are hereby Withdrawn from genera ,,ears
under existing laws, for the period Oh wv -
from the approval of this act. ,,,s su,amp
SEC. g That all persons now holding MI 1" have
lands under such invalid purchase sn neriod of
the right to purchase the some Tor P enT one
two years at the uniform price OF twei.e "nnlica-
half az Icy cents per acre, upon nahls ms and
ton to the Commissioner of swamp iaio aSa The
producing satisfactory evidence that iie! daScent
original enterers or hold under them pS uoI en-
purchase, or otherwise under such 0Ilgttr reaSnry
tries. The money to be paid into tns Iaws in
and patents to be made according TO- the L iands
force i'll relation to swamp and oVernomoSsa ge of
SEC. 3. That Immediately after the PnJ over
this act the Commissioner OF swamp a a oil ner-
flowed Lands shall give notice Thereon " reWSna-
sons Interested by publication In suc aa Tor fhe
perS as he may select, not to eXceeH ~ any sale
hereunder he shall collect from eacn az pum OF
in addition to the purchase money, tne nense OF
one dollar to go toward defraying the eA lPSaI be
such advertisements, the cost WHEREOF sha war
paid out of the swamp land funds up1i ~ the ac
rants OF the Auditor who shall nrst au uaissioner
eountersigned by the Governor ana oe'i
State. d be in
SEC 4. That this act take effect anu 'e "
force from and after It's passage.
Approved February IL, 1890. 49,, ,his Office.
In order to insure promptness from .I I5
applicants should address all eo.ana1on Lands,
only to the Commissioner OF swamp ,rnniShrt
Jackson, Miss. All necessary blanks iuii
proper perSoh on "ppneaJiVWW ". McMASTER.
Com. swamp Lands. STATE 81
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