The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-07

bonus for the building OF vessels, land
granted III lieu Of loans to the Repub-
lie of Texas aud to liquidate the pub
lie debt, are known as "scrip," and
are usually $40 acres.
Certificates issued under these VS.
rious provisions, especially those OF
early late, were not required to be To-
Gated in alternate sections; although
''scrip" entries of recent issue, with
but few exceptions, are required by
law to he surveyed alternately, i. g.,
persons who awaited themselves
of any grant of land were required to
locate and survey an equal amount,
which was to be set apart for the
beneti OF the public free schools.
BY an act of Dsc. 10, 1886, the presi-
dent of the repu bic OF Eexas was au.
thorized TO issue "scrip' to the
amount of 500 900 acres, to be sold at
not less than so an acre. This was
placed in the hands of Thomas Toby
OF New Orleans, and is generally
known as "roby scrip"
On JULY IA, 1879 the legislature pass
cd law for the sale ola portion of the
unapprOprated public domain in cer-
cain counties, at 80 cents per acre, the
net proceeds were to be equally divid-
cd between the public free schools
and TO the enlightenment OF the pub
lie debt.
This act was amended March 30,
1887, and the sale placed 81 an acre.
l. tuds disposed of under these acts
are known as "sale scrip"
Confederate scrip, by an act APP
proved Apric 8, 1881, all persons who
were bona fide resident citizens of the
srate Of Texas, and who enlisted in
the military services of this state, or
of the confederate states, and were
permanently wounded go as to in
capacitate them for manual labor, also
widows of soldiers enlisted in the SER
vice as aforesaid and were killed, and
said widows having remained unmar-
ried and were without property to the
value OF 500, were entitled to land
certificates Tor 1880 acres, provided the
beneficiary of this act survey ana 10.
cate au equal amount for the benefit of
the permanent school fund.
BY an act of f eb. IL, 1858, the COM
missioner of the general land office
was authorized to issue scrip certifi.
Gates of not less than 100 acres, which
might be- sold at ST. per acre, and 10
Gated upon any vacant public domain
n Ut being set apart, held in reserve Or
the location of which is not prohibit
ed by law; also, that all sections sur
veyed tor the state, under prOvisi ms
of law: 40 encourage the construction
of railroads in Texas, by donations OF
land aud the act "Granting land to
the q. d. b. Navigation Company
and the islands heretofore reserved
from location aud all Orher reserved
sections, may be sold at Sl.Z5 per
acre, except the NJ. r. p. d p. K r.,
alternate sections which must be soid
at 81 per acre. Act II Feb. 1860,
amended the above go that fractions
OF laas thau 100 acres within the NJ. r.
=. g. p. r. r reserve aud have not
been surveyed by the company, shall
be suhjscc 70 settlement and sale, or
either, at 50 cents per acre.
Pre-emption-By au act of Aug. ~,
1870, entitled, can act to regulate the
disposal OF public lands of the state of
Texas" amended May 16, 1871 Every
person Is years of age or over, who is
citizen of the state of Texas and set
Ties in good faith and occupies not ex-
ceeding 100 acres shall have the right
to purchase the same at 81 per acre.
This was SO amended on April "a,
1879, that any one holding land under
these provisions could make applica-
ton tor homestead, provided such
application acquire no title to the
original "pre-emption." Under an
act of May 26, 1873, every person who
is the head of family and without