The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-09-12
SWAMP LAMBS.
important Notice TO Own.
ers Thereof.
OFFICE o. COMMISSIONER OF SWAMI LASps
jackson, Miss. March Is ism

OPFlCE or COMMISSIONER OF SWAMI LANDS.
jackson, Miss, March Is, 1870.
Attention of tho numerous owners o
Swamp Lands" is called to tho subioined
act Of the Legislature enabling them t.
protect their titles whore the defect arises
IRON the tvery commOn) use of wrong
scrip in the original purchase and entry.
See jackson rs. Dilworth, 10 George, 77l
Applications in all cases should be ac.
campanied with an abstract of the title
certified by solne reputable and competent
person from the original entry in so far rs
the little appears of reCOrd-with a further
certificate that no other conyeyauces of
tho land appears of record. In other
cases the aihdayits of credible persons.
acquainted with the facts, should be pre-
sented. In addition to the required price
of twelve and one half (l25) 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, 70 cents. so
fof each patent 100
Following is the full text of the act re-
ferred to above:
AN ACT in relation to Swamp Lands.
Whereas, by easOu of error i'm the use
of scrip there are many holdings of
swamp and overlooked" 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
10y any statute of limitation md where
as it IS deemed right and Just that such
persons should have the privilege of pro
tectlng their tito ON fair terms, now.
therefore.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by tho lcpis-
iaCGro OF tho State OF Mississippi, That all
lahds known as swamp lands, which have
heretofore been sold, rs 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 purslase.
such sales were invalid, be and the same
hereby Withdrawn from general saleS
under existing laws, for tho peliod of two
years from the approval of this act,
SEC. =, That all persons now holding |
swamp lands under such invalid purchase
shall a Y the right to purchase the same
Tor a period of two years at the uniform
price OF twelve and one half (12B) cents /
per acre, upon making application tolthe
commissioner of Swamp Lands and pro-
satisfactory evidence that they
lro the original enterers or hold under
hem by descent, purchase or otherwise
lnder such original entries. The money
% be paid into the treasury and patents
o DO made according to the laws in force
u relation to swamp and overlooked
ands,
SEC. ?. That Immediately after tho
of this act the Commissioner of
swamp and Overlooked Lands shall give
lotice thereof to all persons Interested by
publication in such newspapers as he shall
elect, not to exceed twenty, for the pc
iod of SIX mouths, and upon making any
ale hereunder be shall collect from each
applicant, in addition to the purchase
money, the sum OF one dollar to 60 toward
.efraying the expense of such ADVERTISE
the cost whereof shall be paid out
{ the swamp land funds upon tho war
of the Auditor, who shall first audit
he account upon tho certificate of said
signed and eountersigned
y the Governor and Secretary of State.
SIC. 4. That this act take effect and
q IN force from and aftor its passage.
Approved February Il, 1890.
In order to insure prnmptness from this
fics applicants should address all com
INDICATIONS only to the commissioner
T Swamp Lands" jackson, Miss. All nee
ssary blanks furnished to the proper par
les on application. j. W. MCMASTER,
Com. Swamp Lands; State Of Mississippi.
March u, 1870. AIT