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AN ACT to authorize the Governor to make patents to assignees of
cclificates of purchase of Swamp Lands.
SXCTIo SECTION
1. Assignment of certificates of purchase 2. Governor to make patents to the as-
of swamp lauds authorized-form of siguees.
assignment-assignment to be wit-
nessed and acknowledged or proven.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be
lawful for any person to assign and transfer certificate of pur-
chase of swamp or overflowed lands, which assignment and trans-
fer, shall be in substance as follows:
For value received, I - - do assign and transfer to
----- and to his heirs and assigns, all my right, title, in-
terest, and claim to the within described land.
Given under my band and seal this - day of- -
A. D. 18-, witnesses [SEAL.] which
shall be witnessed by two respectable subscribing witnesses and
acknowledged or proven in the manner authorized by law. for
deed of conveyance.
SEC. 2. And be it firier enacted, That it shall be competent for
the Governor on the presentation of any certificate hereafter to be
assigned and transferred, or heretofore assigned and transferred
in the manner aforesaid, to make patent to the assignee, the same
as patent might be made to the original purchaser under the ex-
isting law.
APPROVED, 15th January, 1857.
AN ACT to authorize the county courts of Jeferson, Scott, Sebastian,
Chicot, Hempstead and Randolph counties to levy a road tax, and
for other purposes.
SECTION
1. Road tax authorized in certain coun-
ties. Tax-payer may work out his
tax.
2. Clerk to furnish overseers of the road
with a tax list.
8. Duty of the county court-of the over-
seers-of comnmssioners-their com-
pensation-penalty fur failure to dis-
charge their duty-circuit court to
charge grand jury concerning the
same.
4. Certificate of the overseer of work done
to be received by the sheriff in pay-
ment of road tax.
5. Citizens to work five days on road if
necessary-duty of overseer.
SECroN
6. Duty of county court in relation to
repairing the roads.
7. Collection of the road tax.
8. Road taxes paid by non-residents.
9. Non-residents allowed to pay their tax
by employing hands to work on the
road.
10. Road tax may be levied on citizens of
Pine Bluff and Fort Smith.
11. Purchase of tools necessary to work
the roads.
12. Duty of clerk in relation to the re-
ceipt and disbursement of the road
tax.
1. Existing laws in relation to roads to
prevail until road tax is levied.
14. Conflicting laws repealed.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas, That the county courts of Jefferson, Scott, Sebastian,](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsar0132&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)