The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-01-10
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THE PRICE OF STATE LANDS.
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Picayune jackson Bureau.
The order fixing the price OF State
lands to-day, promulgated by the gov
ernor and State land commissioner, is
OF interest to all Mississippians as
we'll as the people Of the Northwest
who are seeking homes in the South.
The prices are largely reduced from
those heretofore in effect. Following
is the order, which is supplemented by
a circular of instruction from the land
commissioner:
MISSISSIPPI LAND OFFICE,
Jackson, Miss, Jan. l, 1896.
After investigation, the governor
and land commissioner have, under
the requirements OF sections 2574 and
227S, code of 1895, this day fixed the
price per acre of State lands for sale
by this Office, as follows:
Swamp lands at the minimum
statuatOry price.................-...$l %
1uUCIu taIAo+s-ss.s.. = ~
ChickaSaw school lands -......... = %
Forfeited tax lands, other than the
lands in cities and lows aud villages,
at one-half their present assessed
value.
Lots in cities, towns and villages
at one-third their present assessed
value.
J. NJ. STONE, Governor.
EDGAR S. WILSON,
Land Commissioner.
INSTRUCTIONS AND FREE LIST.
Interested parties will be furnished
with copies or complications of any
record, patent, plat, diagram, town.
ship plat or map, field notes, survey,
or any other paper or document, de-
posted in the land Office and relating
to the selection, location and survey
of the public lands, or otherwise con
corning the same. upon the party first
paying thereof the States fee, as pro-
vided by section 2O34, annotated code
1892, as follows:
For each patent issued. ..-~-~.~~.$2 SO
For atflxing seal to any paper. 30
For each copy Of any record or
matter, per hundred words 10
cents, but never less than...~.... OC
For each certificate, under seal
besides the fees for the words
therein 500. W
For plat, showing what land is
public .-..... -. Encouragement. l VI
For plat, showing entries and
names and character OF land. 3 N
For plat, showing entries and
names of claimants -~..... 2O
For plat. showing entries, names,
number, character and date Of
entry, together with topogra-
ply "
For plat OF diagram OF Il part Of
township or section, Il proportionatt
amount.
As all fees are covered into the
treasury monthly, orders must be ac
companied with prescribed fee.
Section 1883, Monthly Reports Of
Land Commissioner to Auditor-Tht
land commissioner shall, at the emf
of each month, report to the anditoro
public accounts, and furnish him will
detailed statement Of all the fees
and perQuisites accruing to and col
lected in the land Office during thu
preceding month and pay the amount
thereof into the treasury. The lane
commissioner is bound to charge ant
collect all the fees allowed by law 70
tr~ansacting the business Of the LIANT
office.
SCHEDULE OF PRICES.
Following Is the schedule of price
OF lands as fixed by the governor ant
land commissioner (see land chapte
annotated code), which holds for tw'
years, from and including April
1893:
Internal improvement land, pc
acre, $l.25.
Swamp and ovcrlowed lands, pc
acre, $l.25.
Forfeited tax lands, other than tn
lands in cities and towns and villages
at one-half their present assesse
value.
Lots In cities, towns and villages a
ene-third their present assessed value
Chickasaw school lands as hereto
fore, IS per acre.
The attention of applicants to pun
chase land is respectfully invited t
chapter 10, annotated code 1892, an
attention is especially directed to til
following section thereof:
Section 1882. How Purchase None
paid-The land commissioner shal
not receive the purchase money q
lands but the same shall be paid int
the treasury on the receipt warrant {
the auditor of public accounts, as j
other cases and the purchaser sha,
present to the land commissioner, |
payment for the land, the treasurer
receipt for the purchase money, while
shall be filed in the land office.
Correspondents will please Civ
name Of county in addition to pos,
Office address.
All necessary blanks will be ful
nishcd on application.
EDGAR S. WILSON,
Land Commissioner.
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