The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

thirty days at the court house door q the coun-
ty in which such land lies and advertised ion
thirty days in a newspaper published at the
county-seat OF such county If there be no news
paper published in such county, then the adj
vertisement provided for shall be made in the
nearest newspaper. For posting and advertising
the applicant shall pay to the entry-taker one
dollar (Sl), and in addition thereto the applicant
shall also pay the cost of the newspaper adj
yertising. If any persoS shall claim title 30 or
an interest in the land covered by the entry,
or any part thereof, he shall. within the time
OF advertisement above provided, file his
protest In writing with the entry -taker against
the issuing OF a warrant thereon; and upon the
fling of such protest the entry-taker shall
certify copies of the entry and protest to the
superior Court, and thereupon notice shall be
issued by the Clerk of the Superior Court to
the claimant, commanding him to appear at the
next term of said court and show cause why
his entry shall not be declared imperative and
void. In case no protest is filed, or where the
protest is filed and the right OF the claimant
to make the entry is sustained, the entry taksr
shall deliver to the party copy of the entry
with its proper number and warrant to the
surveyor the same. which warrant shall contain
a copy OF the entry with its number and date,
and a certificate that notice has been given as
above provided and that no protest has been
fled or that protest has been filed and that the
court has decided in favor of the claimant. Each
warrant shall be delivered to the surveyor in the
order of time in which the entry was made II
the Secretary of State has to believe
surveys made in pursuance Of the same is the
property of the State Board of Education, he
may, in his discretion, withhold the issuance of
a grant for same until the engineer of the State
Board of Education surveyor appointed by said
Board shall have examined into the matter and
made report And if said engineer or surveyor
shall report that the lands in question the
property of the State Board of Education and
not subject to entry, the Secretary OF State shall
not issue grant such entry and surveys If
the Secretary Of State shall have reason to be-
lieve that the land for which grant is sought
has already been granted and does not belong
TO the State, he shall not issue grant for the
same until it appears to his Satisfaction that
the land does belong to the State and is SUBJ
iect to entry"
Sec. 4. In line five OF section 300 after the
word whereof insert the words, "and the
Bumbcr OF the entry"
Sec. ). Add the following sections to said chap
ter II: ''27SS (a). Any person, individual or
corporation who shall make an entry for any
lands, and who, before perfecting title to came,
shall enter upon such lands and cut thercfrom
any wood, trees or timber shall be guilty of
mlsdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding one
hundred dollars imprisoned not exceeding four
months, or both fined and imprisoned in the
discretion of the court One.hah of any fine
collected under this section shall be paid TO the
informer and one-half to the school fund of the
county in which the land is situate. ANY peg.
son found guilty under the provisions of this
section shall further pay to the State double the
value of the wood, trees timber taken from
the land and it shall be the duty of the solicitor
OF the district in which the land lies to sue for
the same,
''Sec. PISS o. The Secretary of State is here.
by authorized to have printed as many copies
OF this chapter as he may deem advisable, to-
gether with all amendments to the same"
Sec 6. That this act shall be in force from
and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and
ratified this 9th day of March, A. d. 1908.