The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-04-05
SALE OF LAND BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOLDIERS

SALE OF LAND BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOLDIERS
HOME.
BE it cuacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the Board O! Commissioners of The Sol
diers' Home he. and they are hereby an-
thorized to sell tho property belonging to
the Soldiers Home sitn ned on Pascagon-
Ia Bay, Mississippi, and known as the
"AsylGm lot"
Section 2. That said property shall be
sold on the premises aud to the highest
and best bidder Oh Il day to he fixed by
| the Beard of Commissioners, after they
shall have w advertised the time, terms and
| place of sale for thirty days in two OF
more papers published in the vicinity OF
the property provided, that the com
missiOneis shall be, aud hereby, arc au'
thorized TO withdraw said property. alter
1t shall Fave been offered, on the day OF
sale, ii a satisfactory bid shall not be re-
ceived, and to readvertlse from time ia
time as may be necessary said property
for sale as above designated should there
be a failure of sale from any canse
Sec. 8. That the said Board of Commits
sioners shall sell said properly for cash in
band, and that an Immediate payment
of five hundred dollars shall be made by
the purchaser at said sale, to be deducted
FROM the cash payment to be made by
him on delivery OF the deed. from which
sum all the expenses of the sale shall b'
deducted in case said purchaser fails K
comply with the full terms of the sale
within thirty days from its date. the bal
ance, II any. to be returned IT, the person
making such payment; and when th,
purchase money shall have beeu paid tt
said Board of Commissioners they arr
directed to make to the purchaser a dee
of Conveyance for said property ant
when said deed shall have oeeI
made and properly acknowledge
the United States shall be divcstet
Of the title TO said property, and the
purchaser shall be invested with the full
title to the same. Approved Feb. &, 1895
Office OF Purchasing Commissnry o
Subsistence, 500 Gravier. street, New Or
leans, La, March 80, f895.-Uudcr th'
provisions of the above qaOted act o
Congress, and by direction OF the Doart
of Commissioners of The SOidiers' Home
| will otisr for sale ut public auction, o.
TUESDAY, Msys7. 1895, at 10 o'clock, a
m, on tho premises. for cash, al tina
piece or parcel of land described in sal,
act of Congress aforesaid, together will
such improvements thereon az may DO
long to the said Soldiers Home. A NOR,
full and complete description OF salt
property can be seen ut this Office and o.
the prrmiseS before and on the day o
sale.syA deposit, by certified check. o
five hundred dollars will be required o
the successful bidder at the time Of sale
in defanit Of which The property viii
then and there be reotfered for sale. Pay
m eIt of the remainder Of the rurchas
money must be made upon delivery o
duly executed deed or deeds for the prop
ert.ppurchased, or the property may b
resold, without further notice, Mt til,
risk and cost of the defaultins purchase
The sale will b. made subject to COZ
firmation by the Board Of Commissioned
Of said Soldiers Home, aud II not no cor
firueA the check deposited will be II
turned. The cost Of all co~nveyanciBl
will be borue by tho purchaser. III
right is reserved 10 reject any or all bids
o. NJ. SMITH. Captain G. g., U. s. Army
ri April 5, 1885. Ia