St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28
TROUBLE ABOUT MONEY IN
THE LAND OFFICE.

People in various parts Of The
Stats are complaining that Re.
osivsI q Pubic 1oaey0 Jao1Doa,
the predecessor q NJ. Ohas. p.
johnson, IN whose charge IL once
b now working smoothly, has titled
70 give them credit for money sent
IN 70 pay The tees attending he
entry q . claim of land IN Tie State
Of Louisiana. When . claim = %.
tered Tie money to pay Tie TEES 90
companies Il. This monsy goes 70
IL Receiver, and after tho claim =
entered Il passes On 70 tie register
Of The once 70 Be registered. But
Tie claims are not registered e Tie
money does not accompany them.
- Il 3 The rule in The land o0lce,
o. TIE same principle that one must
pay The money before they can ~
cure . railroad ticket II they 70 o.
. journey. The ticket b not cold
On credit, and The land claims not
registered, IN act necessary to vail
date . claim, until the money y
paid for such registration. Il b
Said that money he's been paid 10
Receiver Jackson, o. was paid
during his tenure Of ONCE, to enter
claims and get them registered.
A number Of these claims have been
paid but have not been registered,
because Mr. Jackson never turn.
ed the money to pay for such regis
tration over 70 Mr.. Palfrey, who
Il now the register Of the land Of
flce awaiting the induction Of Dr..
Brumby, who win soon succeed him.
How much money was paid 70 Jack
son that should have been turned
over when he went out Of once,
before he went to Chicago, where
he u now or was, ct last accounts.
d not known. A gentleman writing
from st. Landry complains that
jackson went out Of ONCE with
$50 paid in by this single individual
In order that claims, which he, -
IN agent, had secured for people
In his section Of the State might be
registered. This same agent has
stated In writing that . lot Of
money sent to Jackson for final
homestead proofs ID unaScounted
for, beside deposits In contest cases.
The same gentleman asked Jackson
for duplicate receipts Of the money
cent to him - the receiver Of pub.
lie money. but never heard from
him. The agent says be received
from Mr.. johnson, The new 10.
csiver, . letter notifying him that
he (Johnson) ''receipted 70 apph.
Giants and their agents only"
The gentleman expresses himself
frightened about jackson and his
money which d in Jackson's poses
sion, and for which be can get no
credit, save the credit Jackson
eoQld give. He expresses hinself
In these words: II never had On
idea that Jackson would beat me,
but I begin 10 get scared let me
know ct once, and oblige."
Mr.. Jackson left immediately
after turning over his o6ice 70 M.
johnson for Chicago. xr. John
con can only turn over . claim
for registration when The money r.
ceipted for and in hiS hands 10
them to pay for the registration.
The people who are complaining
have secured their claims. bat they
are useless II not registered, and
they cannot be registered legally
unless the funds are actually IN tie
receivers omce to pay fer such
registration. -Picayune.
Nr. c. p. Johnston, the new Re-
ceivss, expresses the utmost conf
dence in Jackson, and believes be
win make everything right when b
returns from Chicago. Jacksoa
holds some funds for parties in st.
Tammany parish, 20 We are In
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