The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-20
LANDOWNERS BEWARE.

| c We publish IN this issue a me.
mortal to the Legislature oppos
ing the act which our generou:
| Levee Board seeks to have enact.
ed into law, and asking for the
passage Of another act as a substi-
tute, similar to the act of 1883,
Iquieting the title to the lands now
held as homes by n large number
Of Delta citizens.
! The present board. at the IN
Istance of certain legal lights, who
IseD visions Of fees galore, and the
good things pertaining thereto,
lhGye hail their genealogy traced,
Ithey discover that a0oorling to
1.-THE table Of descent prepared by
these lumlnarys, that they are
related either by ties of affinity or
lconsanguinity to the old ten
cent levee board and that they in
herited from this old and defunct
Incorporation title that the good
people of this district have thought
was dead and buried long and
merry ago, but like Banqou' S
Ghost, it will not down but walks
at the bidding once again of am
bilious attorneys and a greedy
corporation.
Verify, has the board degenerat-
ed; created for the purpose of pro
lection, 1t has been resolved into
an instrument of oppression; Gre
ated for the purpose of protec i7g
the people from having their l.. Is
|devasted by overflow, they a.e
seeking to strip them Of the title
to the lands itself. A insatiate as
Moloch they are not satisfied with
the annual tax Of an acreage and
adj valorum tax, but tickle and
as merclless as the river they seek
to confne within in its channel,
they now ask the legislature to
permit them, having clouded your
title, to demand of You such sums
of money as they see fit to claim
and IN return they will dispell this
cloud and convey you their title.
Most generous board But by
what authority do you now seek
to unsettle the title to the lands,
homes of your citizens, who have
tho heavy the burden, been yearly
contributing to the maintenance of
Why should the your
board be permitted to compro-
mise with the people T. If they
have shadow of title, it belongs |
of right to the owners OF the land |
itself, and should be quit-clalmed |
to them for the nominal cost of the
deed. For over Is years people
have dwelt secure upon these lands,
whose title the board now attacks
when in 1854 and 1888 these titles
were Quilted by the state, money
and people telt secure at last that
here they could safely make their
nome. Now comes this attack by
he LeYee Board, and 1t behooves
every land owner in the Delta
% sign this memorial, to enter his
solemn protest against this high
handed action of the board. There
S hardly title in the counties of
Bolivar, Washington, Sharkey,
md lssaquena and a large part of
but what is affected by
his act of the board. Each indi-
'idual should interest himself and
,ecome part of a united move
nent to rebuke the board; to pro-
ect his home and to settle once
or all time the title to these
ands.
1t is indeed, a serious question,
resented for your consideration.
'eople who desire money to de-
elop their property will not be
BILE to borrow. People who have
Mortgages upon their property,
I'LL have their land sold out be-
ause the holders of the mort
ages will not extend the time of
ayment on an uncertain title, and
o one else will lend more money
} take up such a loan. Land :
wners, the game is now up to
on. A newspaper, like the'beacon
ght, can only call your attention =
} the breakers ahead.