The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-15
SWAMP LANDS.
Important Notice to Own
crS Thereof.
OFFICER OF COMMISSIONER OF SWAMI LANDS. !
jackson, Miss, March Is, 1890. I

jackson, Miss, March Is, 1890.
Attention of the numerous owners O
Swamp Lands" is called to The subiOined
act of the Legislature enabling them IL
protect their titles where the defect arises
from the livery cOmmOn) nss of wrOnQ
scrip in the original purchase and entry
See Jackson rs. DiIwOrth, 10 George, III
Applications in all cases should be nc.
campanied with an abstract of tho title
certified by some reputable aud competent
person from the original entry in 80 far as
the title appears of ~record-with II further
certificate that no other OF
the land appears of record In Other
cases the aflidavits of credible persons,
acquainted with the facts, should be pre-.
sented. In addition to the required price
of twelve aud one half (12D cents an acre
the following sums should DO sent with
each application, viz:
For advertising ........... ,,.SIOC
For each certificate, containing 100
acres or less, % cents.......... so
For each patent. 100
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 ~OVertiOwed" lands i'm this
State which are void, the title remaining
in the State and whereas many of the
persons concerned are not even prOtected
by any statute of limitation +; and where
rs it Is deemed right aud Just that such
persons should rave the privilege of pro-
tecting their title on fair terms, now,
therefore,
SEcTION /. Be IT 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, but where by reason of
the wrong scrip being used in the purchase i.
such sales were invalid, be aud the same
are hereby withdrawn from general sale,
under existing laws, for the period Of two
years from the approval ofthis act.
SEc. 2. That all persons now holding
swamp lands under such invalid purchase
shall have the right to purchase the same
for Il period of two years at the uniform
price Of twelve and n half (12D cents
per acre, upon making application tOlthe
Commissioners of Swamp Lands aud pro-
dueing 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 overlooked
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 as he shall
not to exceed twenty, for the pc
riOd of SIX mouths. and upon making any
sale hereunder he shall collect from each
applicant, in addition TO the purchase
money, the SIM OF one dollar 70 go toward
defraying the expense of surh advertise
the cost whereof shall be paid put
Of the swamp land funds upon the war
of the Auditor, who shall first audit
the accounts upon the certificate Of said
commissioner, signed aud couutersigned
by the Governor and SECRETARY Of State.
SIC. 4. That this act take eject aud
DO IN force from and alter is passage.
Approved February ~. 1890
In order 10 insure prOmptuess from this
,hice applicants should address all CON-
nui.icstiOns ouly TO the "Commissioner
# swamp Ba7ds.p jackson, Mss. AT nee
'ssary blanks furnished 20 the proper par
les on application. J. ". hCMASTER,
Com Swamp Lands state e Mississippi.
March n, Is90. 4sGt