The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-03
LAW As TO MISSISSIPPI LANDS.
The Price Al which State Lands VIII bs
Sold and the Methods y be Pursued
In Purchasing Them.
Mr.. Edgar :. Wilson, State Land Com
missioner, sends MS the following:

Mr.. Edgar \. Wilson, State Land Com
missioner, sends MS the following:
JACKSON. Miss, March 1.-The lane
chapter of til, Annotated Code of 1892, II
accordance with an ordinance nf til,
Constitutional Convention, completely
changes the land system of the state
The swamp land Office was abolished, and
the Mississippi land Office established
The Chickasaw school lands, formerly
sold by the Secretary of STATE, aud the
tax lands. which have passed lle date OF
redemption, were transferred from the
Auditors office to this department. The
! land chapter OF the Code, approved April
2, 1892, Withdrew for one year all the
lands save the Chickasaw school lands,
' fp,m the market. the uniform price Of
/, which was fixed at SO per acre in order
that the lad commissioner might have
time to investigate, and, IN conf intioi
with the government. fix the price Of
lands "deemrd to he OF peculiar or spec
ial value at whatever price they believe
the interest of the State requires.
The minimum price OF swamp and Ov-
ertowed and internal improvements
ANUS WAS nAe't at Fr 80 pr ucie ny 'uo
Code, but III thrir discretion the GOVERN
or and commissioners were authorized TO
fix the price OF forfeited TAX lands Az IA
lower hSrlre.
No appropriation was made by which
the value OF these lands could be ascer-
tanned hence no estimate as to their rel
attire value is possible. 1t is known,
however, that several syilicatcs and
large individual holders WHO have .pnr-
chased pine anu delta laids ~ large
quantities recently, patented to the State
ny the United states, VINO paid 81 20 per
acre therefor, decline 10 sell at any
price, ont are holding thelr hundreds OF
lhonsallGs OF ic'rs Tor specniatlVe nnf-
poses WINE o'hefs' accola,ihS 10 i"c'iity,
are charging rom >! 10 20 per acre i"r
cuttings OF loo acres linen Tue only
tn,hS itit Tor us since nc means IS pro-
vluea ior ,he proper ciass.nca',oh anu nc
cnlate va'ha''on OF me STARE iah1S, Is 10
asIef upon u soon ialr price, ana lel inc
purchaser 'ns's' an" u Tue jugs tha1
part "aeemca 10 he OF a peculiar or spec.
iai 'al"e' l"r u IS wen known ina phr-
chasers, esPec'a'ly sEhu'cates ana sPccn-
ia.ors. VIII g't the BEST even when the
price Is as low oS tweN'y-hye cents per
a.le' anu II sy~nolcat?s ca" ahoro 10 .Pnt-
cn.se' us ll'ey nave oone, ana are ANXIOUS
as 'hey are o"'ns nov, 70 lose tne inter-
tsv vi 'he't money! pay taxes rom year
10 year on the ,'has 'hey Il" IT, s"rrl! inc
sl"'a heea not pr III Il any hurry 10 sacl''
nee It's i''"s, wnlcl are aal'S illcreasiHS
~ ,''"e' !" rAcc"''ne tue c",h,p'ssl'h
'iIIDStu bN INV We NINC dCtttl loI tilt
oesl interest," o' rue stare us we pc'it'e
~ apPl'.a'lon 'or purchase WIN DC re-
cc'seu or CONSIDERED aSn before inc 'lornlnS
VI HP'ii y 1870 ana an npp,,'ca''ohs VIII
DC l'sd IN tlle orler IN Wnlcn they are re-
cel'eu anu acre" upon accordingly. ohly
iov acres can DC purchase" py one per-
SUI ~ any one year. ,,
roi'0W,ns IS the schedule OF prices
Mn'r'i loios Tor Two years, IRON ana III
.'"",'S Hl''" = 1000. i''e'''i ''IP'o|o-
mems IltlI ntr m ia ~ l SNlflh AMI AVER.