Michigan Compiled Laws Act 197 Of 1883 Lands Granted To State For Railroad Purposes (322.451 - 322.460)

AN ACT to provide for the disposition of certain lands granted to the state of Michigan for railroad purposes by acts of congress of June 3, 1856, and March 4, 1879, upon the route from Grand Haven to Flint and thence to Port Huron, in the state of Michigan; to secure the title thereto to bona fide settlers and purchasers; to provide for the further sale thereof, and to provide for the adjustment of certain taxes heretofore assessed thereon.

History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883

Section 322.451 Lands Granted To State For Railroad Purposes; Issuance Of Patents; Acreage; Possession; Improvements; Deductions.
That so much of the lands granted to the state of Michigan by acts of congress of June 3, 1856, and March 4, 1879,...
Section 322.452 Proofs Of Purchase And Possession; Made To Commissioner Of State Land Office; Attendance Of Witnesses.
Proofs of such purchase shall be made to the commissioner of the state land office by the production of conveyances, printed or written contracts,...
Section 322.453 Patents; Issuance; Acreage, Limitation; Proofs Acceptable; Precedence; Conflicting Claims; Improvement, Possession; Right To Patent, Effect.
Any person who shall have purchased in good faith by deed or contract any of said lands of the said Augustus D. Griswold, William...
Section 322.454 Claims Under Act; Time.
All claims made by virtue of sections 1 and 3 of this act shall be made within 6 months after this act shall take...
Section 322.455 Sale Of Residue Of Lands; Public Auction; Minimum Price.
All lands embraced within the provisions of this act and not disposed of at the expiration of 7 months from the date this act...
Section 322.456 Sale Of Residue Of Lands; Public Auction; Place; Time; Notice, Publication, Contents.
Such public auction shall be at the place of holding the circuit court in the county where said land is situated respectively, within 90...
Section 322.457 Balance Of Lands; Minimum Price.
At the expiration of the time provided for in the preceding sections, the commissioner of the state land office shall fix and establish the...
Section 322.458 Proceeds Of Sales; Disposition.
The proceeds of all sales provided for in this act shall be paid into the state treasury. History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8,...
Section 322.459 Taxes And Other Sums; Payment, Refund.
Any person applying for any of the lands under the provisions of this act, excepting those claiming under the last proviso of section 3...
Section 322.460 Adjustment Of Amounts Due Claimants.
The state treasurer shall adjust the amounts due claimants under this act, and shall draw a warrant upon the state treasury for the amount...

Last modified: October 10, 2016