The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-16
AN AGT

No. 540) AN ACT GIT eqe Granting to the trustees of the Insane
 Hospital of the State of Alabama all
 swamp and overflowed lands which
 were granted to said State by act of
 Sept. 2S 1850 and to provide for the
 sale of said lands by said trustees and
 10 authorize said trustees to settle
 disputes as to title to such of said
 lands as have heretofore been Illegal
 ly sold and to provide for the disposi-
 ton of the funds arising from such
 sales and settlements. Whereas, by an
 act approved Jan. 20, 1875 the proceeds
 of the sale of all swamp and over
 flowed lands granted 10 the State of
 Alabama. and other States under act
 of September 2S 1850, were appropriat-
 ed for the purpose of furnishing ac-
 eommodatons for the idotic and indI-
 gent insane of the State of Alabama.
 and whereas there are certain of said
 lands remaining unsold. and whereas
 there are disputes as to the legality of
 certain alleged sales of said lands.
 Now therefore be 1t enacted by the
 Legislature of Alabama
 Section 1. That all of said lands which are now or may hereafter be owned by the State of Alabama to which there are no adverse claims be and the same are tfSttPN BIdultu u Ine lIuSleGS or the Alabama Insane Hospitals to be sold or disposed of by such trustees under and by such rules and regulations as they may see fit to adopt.
 Sec. 2 That whenever called upon by said Trustees, the Governor shall cause patents to be issued to said Trustees to said lands in order that those purchas- ing said lands from said Trustees shall have perfect claim to title to same. That to all lands sold under the first section of this bill. the Governor shall cause patents to be issued to said Trus- tees and said Trustees shall in turn con vey same to such purchasers.
 Sec. g. That all persons claiming title to any swamp and oyerfowed lands in the State under any alleged purchase from 1t by themselves, or their predecessors in title. may submit claims therefor to said Trustees of the Alabama Insane Hos pital together with such evidence of such purchase and with the present interest of the claimant therein as such claimant may see fit. whereupon it shall be the duty of said Trustees to examine into said alleged title and if it be found that the State has parted with its title to any of such land in a legal and effective way. the Trustees shall so determine and certify to the Governor. but if the Trus- tees snail md that the State has not parted in legal or effective way with the title to any such lands, but that any consideration of equity or justice requires a settlement with the purchaser or his in title. they shall have the power to settle and adjust the said title upon such terms as to the payment of further consideration or otherwise, as they may think right; upon such ad- justment they chall so certify to the Gov ernor upon receipt of certificates a above the Governor shall cause patents to issue to the claimant under the seal of the State to the lands covered by such certi- fcate. and shall vest a fee simple title In the grantee named in such patent.
 Sec. 1. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the said Trus- tees to interfere with or disturb the title and possession of the purchaser or pre- sent owner of any such swamp and over flowed lands which were sold prior to the passage of the act approved Februa- " P, 1879. and the sales of which were confirmed by said act.
 Approved October 10 1908 Official