The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-10
To The Legislature of The State of Mississippi.

An Act ouet and settle the title to certain and in the Yazoo
De Known as the quang eyee a L"a aS bvbo
Chanery Court First District of Kinds county IN TINS
State in the suit of Joshua Green ct al against Hemingway ana poS
Treasurer and Auditor exoco Lqudatng Leyee Comms
large amount of land claimed by and heretofore so W
Board of quang Levee Commissioners for the taxes due the a
Whereas Legislature of the State of Mississippi in order
to obvae any the title to sad lands, and TO pro-
the development settlement of the that revenue Tor the
countess Levee Board State might be derived herGom have
various quoting acts releasing the ue OF ne H 70
lands the conditions named in said aHs being compiled M
ing inter % led a the tP boep ~ fdH a e
the faith of the said acts the holders and owners OF such lands
countless the State Mississippi Board of M pp Levee
Commissioners and expended thousands of dollars In the develop
Whereas There now by the Board OF Mississippi
Levee Commissioners title said lands and claim for back taxes
such taxes deemed inequtabe and would tend to uee he
Ties to said lands and retard the DEVELOPMENT OF ame and sad title
of doubtful validity and said claim for taxes doubtful cam
Sec l. Be it enacted by the Legislature the State of Mis-
spp that all purchasers their title of lands from
Hemingway and Gibbs and from Gwin and Hemingway Commits
others against Gibbs and Hemingway, Treasurer and Auditor
and oco Lqutng Levee Commissioners who have complied
with the of the approved March 1885 and entitled can Act
quiet settle the title certain lands the YazooDeta which
sold by the Commissioners of the Chancer Court Of the First
District of Kinds County in the case of Joshua Green ct al
Hemingway Gibbs Treasurer and Auditor and exoco Lqu
dating levee Commissioners and who have paid the taxes such
and since the passage of the aforesaid act holders of such
qudang Leyee titles who have paid the State County and Levee
Chancery Court said Of Joshua Green al Gibbs Hem
ngway &c. are entitled to receive from the Board OF Mississippi
LeVee commissioners deed lands
Board possess and the President of the Board of Mss
sp Leyee application made to him by pu
chaser of said lands from said Commissioners in sad Kinds County
Chancey Court and person holding title under such purchaser
proof that such has complied with the act of 1885,
and have paid the which have accrued since the date of said act
or who have paid the the land the acquisition of said
qudang Leve title above provided and upon the payment to
him of the of so each quarter section for which deed is
demanded be- and hereby required execute such applicant
deed conveying the title of the Board of Mississippi Levee Commits
slone to SAID lands and the deed executed shall have the effect Of
passing the title of the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners to
the lands embraced therein whenever the may have been
qued and of releasing all claims for the part of the Board
of Mississippi evee Commissioners against the lands conveyed
Sec g Be further enacted thai in order ente party
the benefit of this act that such application shall be made to the Pres
dent of said Board within months the date of the
age Of this act.
Sec Be further enacted that this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage