INDEX.

1860.

CHAP.

SEC.

COLUMBIA AND PORT DEPOSIT RAIL-

ROAD COMPANY— State to have

one director in the,

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COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE—

Any person desiring to take up va-
cant or escheat lands shall obtain a

warrant from the, directed to the

surveyor of the county in which the

land lies, or to which it may he con-

tiguous, requiring him to survey

the same, and return a certificate of

survey to the land office within one

year from date of warrant, and such-

warrant may be in the form hereto-

fore used in the land office, and may

be either a common or special war-

rant, a proclamation or escheat war-

rant, or a warrant of re-survey, as

may be best suited to the case of the

party applying,

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Any person may obtain a common

warrant, a special warrant, or pro-

clamation warrant for all kinds of

public or unappropriated lands of

this State by applying to the, and

paying the usual fees and charges,

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No patent shall issue unless fifty cents

per acre be paid the, before issuing

the same, but if the land lies in Al-

legany county, then twenty cents

per acre shall be paid, and if in

Washington county, twenty-five

cents per acre shall be previously

paid,

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Any person who has obtained a war-

rant to survey vacant or escheat

lands, shall, within one year from

the date thereof, unless the same be

renewed, pay for the land, &c., and

for such improvements as may be on

such vacant land,

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The person who first applies to the,

lot a warrant during business hours,

shall be entitled to the same, upon