The Key West citizen. [volume], September 19, 1953, Image 12

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Future Property Buyers To Be Given Story Of Monroe County La?ul
E wry mm who toy* property ta
l*T *n UM Keys n to
to Lu 4 TMto oa|M]r for IM
•tetrad will henceforth te five* •
te*tory of tIM tend to Monro* Coo*
to. K was imnmM I*at week by
•toe* Ntaay parson* art interest
•and to Just bo* Monroe < ounty ram*
teto nuUar*, to Nat tonal Mom*
Meek Editto* of TW CiUse* re
rats ton rateable little tenter y.
Is called'
**PnMto Mtotorv of Land* In Men
in* ( aunty. Honda and is printed
teiow to Ha entirety
Ifttt 21 By Treaty with Spain
"designating with peer it ion til*
■to it* of then respective bordering
STAPLES
T* We Are General Coniraciors... l l'
With Solid Background and Exporionco in
Both Homo and Commorcial Building*
A Alteration and Repair.
*h Planning Oar Work... /\
W# Draw Upon Comprehensive Market
P Reports and Building Information in Order
That We May Select the Newest Materials Wj
and Ideas Best Suited to the Key West
Area. • *
L* We Carry Onr Plans from Blueprint ¥
To Reality...
As Economically As Is Compatible with
EFine Materials and Competent Skilled W"%
Labor. We Welcome Your Inquiries. L
1120 South Street Phone 2-5516 JLLi
STAPLES
FINANCE
HOME REPAIRS
THROUGH YOUR
LOCAL BANK
• RE-ROOF
• REPAIR
• PAINT
• ADD A BATH
• REMODEL
• INSTALL JALOUSIES
or STORM SHUTTERS
WHATEVER IT IS YOU WISH TO DO TO IMPROVE
YOUR HOME. APPLY FOR A LOAN AT YOUR KEY
WEST BANK WHERE FINANCING IS DONE AT
REASONABLE RATES.
THE FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK
1 AT KEY WEST IX
Member of the Federal Depoil Insurance Corporation
i tomtorto* to North Amenc*," to*
i riartdaa were cwOod t* to* UJ
\ Article 11 af ton trnaty reruns,
i "Hi* Cntonlto majnety end** to to*
Vnttnd Ota to* to full prop**; and
sovnmjnrty. all trrrftortos which
bnlnaf to hun utuated to to* *a*t
ward of to* M sstoatppi known by
i th aam* of F.aat and Wnst Her
id* Tte adjacent island* depend
*nt on said provinces aQ public
Into and itusrti, vacant lands,
public edifice*. fortifkationa. bar
racks, and otor buildings. which
I ar* not privato property arcMnna
and document* which mint* direct
ily to th* prop**; and sovereignty
of said province*, ar* inciodnd In
I thia article Th* said archives and
d*nto*nt* shall b* toft In pots**
sim af to* commsaaart** *c effte
in if to 'l'nitod Metes duly
mrttowtand to r*e*tv* town " fVai.
it, r*d nut Fag* •>.
linn By Act af- o<mgmt. ap
proved March M. IIS. tte territory
cadad by Spam known as East and
Want Hands, was conatitutod a
Territory af the L'aMnd State* This
A* was amended from time to
urn* op to US Non* of th*** Acts
contained any provtaton nspr***iy
enUltog la lands. *sc*pt th* A* of
i March t US authoruiaf the *s
tohltohment af a town an land re
served for th* use of schools and
directing tte manner af disposing
i of certain rastrved quarter asruons
af land tor the seat of Government
to Hnrtdn (Vnl I. Hn GenL Bnv
Mats . US pp Wm )
UtodS la US th* D*l*fatns of
th* Territory of Honda ashed far
admission, by A* af congress, ap
provad March 1, IM. Honda, con
currently wttfe town was admitted
as a State into the L'nwa Sec S of
ttos A* enacts that said hut* of
Honda shall embrace to* wmtor
to* *f East and Bast Honda, which
by treaty b*uws Lai tod State*
and Spam an February 23 Hit
war* ceded to th* l'sited State,
tec. 7 of this Art enact* that both
State* ar* a* admitted “an th* **•
proas rood it** that they shall aev
er interfere with th* primary di
poaal of pohtic lands lying within
them, nor levy any Us on same
whilst remaining th* property of
th* limed lutes * (Vl I Mat*
at Large, p. 742 >.
ISO L'ndr A* of Cengr*** pes*
ed March S, I*o. there were grant
ad m ISO by the Tatted State* to
Hands. 500 nun acre* of land for
internal improvement purposes
(Vnl 0. Stats at Large, p 510 )
Also by (oagreastofiai Act of that
date certain School Lands" were
granted the State (Vol. 5 Stats
at Large, p TOO. Ch Si These In
eluded ' section number 10 in every
township or other lauds equivalent
thereto, for th* use of th* inhabit
ant* of such township for th* sup
port of such schools," etc. By Ch
384. Art of Congress. February S.
Itol. if a pre-emption or borne
Meed waa made, before survey, en
auy section M. such section was
dsciarsd subjart thereto; and if
•ay such section had been "grant
ad. reserved or pledged for the use
of schools or eollefcs - other lands
of equal acreage" were appropri
a ted, to te selected by such State,
la lieu of such as were taken by
preemption or homestead settlers
If such section U lays wtthia aay
Indian, Military or other reserve
tton. or had otherwise been dispoe
ed of by the T. S.. other lands of
equal acreage were thereby
prtatod and granted
By Statute (Secs tot t) lb* title
U vested to the State Board of Ed
ucation. composed of th# Governor
Secretary of State. Attorney Gen
eral. State Treasurer and State
Superintendent of Public Instnic
lion Deeds are mad* by this Board
under th* seal of. and attested by
th* Commissioner of Agriculture
(B S Sec STM) His certificate of
ownership of public er school lands
is prims fsci* evidence, and af the
same effect as th* anginal deads.
By act of ('ongreat approved Sept
28. ISM. the I'nitod States granted
to the State of Florida all the
Ii
"Swamp and overflowed land*
wnhta the hut* This Act is y*pu
larty known as the ' Swamp Land*
hct." and is found to Voi S. T S
Stats at Large par* 319
IMS By Chapter SIS of the Acts
of IMS all of th* 3to (to* seres
granted to Florida for internal iro
provement purposes a* retrained
unsold, and all the proceeds of
such as had been told also ail the
swamp land or lands subject to
overflow gr*nut bv t ongre** svept
21. IIM. sad their proceeds, uere
set apart and declared s separate,
distinct fund called "The Interna!
Improvement Fund * uf the State
bee 2 of that Act (as amended*,
vested ail such lands and the fund*
from seiliag them, irrevocably in
five trustee*, namely, the Governor
Comptroller Treavurer. Attorney
General and Commissioner of Agri
culture, of the State, in trust with
power of sate and collect***, and
of investing the proceeds Src li
provide* th* Trustees shall fu the
price of such lands, arrange for
drainage of swamp and overflow
ed laads encourage actual settle
meet and cultivation by allowing
peremptions, not exceeding one sec
tion to any one settler (Fls Genl
Hev SUts ISM, Secs 1084, 1033
1070 )
NOTE The "Internal Improve
ment Fund Act" has been amended
from time to time, notably in 1913.
ISIS. ISI7. Th* Commusinnre of
Agriculture of Florida with office*
at th* Capitol at Tallahassee, is
the lagal custodian irf the patents
issued by th* United State* under
the Act of Congress of Sept 2*
ISM (Ha. Genl Rev Stas 1930
Sec* l*S to 175 too Sec alto Ch
1929. Acts IMI.
A transcript of all surd patents
ag relate to lands in Monroe Court*
ia in our offices
199S 1911. Bv Chapters 77a. Acta
ISM; 9192. Arts 17*: 3324 Acts
1181; 9843. Acta ism. aiM atio
Acts 1S1; 8452. Art* 919 various
lawa relating te public land* were
passed By Chap 701 Act* JU*;
1017, Acts lias, certain laws rela
Thc Franklin Life Insurance Cos.
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uag to grant* to riperiaa proprtw
tors were passed Sec. 19 of th*
Bill of Bight of the Honda to#
•uurtwn *1 ii gives foreigners
the same rights at to ownership
aber.ua.* snd disposition of pro
pert), as otieen* (A proposed
Amendment limit* these privileges
to foreigners eligible to ciuaensbp 1
1974 1*25 la I*3B. during Ter
mortal Government. (Uar.gr Coun
ty wa* wganued at the most south
ern county. In 1814 Hid*borough
Count* wss organised to the south
net of Orange County. Portions
of the** counties were u*ed in 1*74
to form Brevard Tountv te the
South of Orange County Dade
County to the south of Brevard
County. Lee County on th# west
•Kir of the peninsula to the south of
Hilitborough Count*, snd Monroe
Count* to the south of both Dade
and lee Counties The area com
prising Him roe louaty is described
tn Section 7 44 Florida Statutes An
notated, as follont
* So much af the State of Florida
as 1* Mtuated south of tl.e courty
of Collier and nett or south of the
countv of Dade, constitute* th*
county of Monroe M
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A large field-testing program de
signed to gather factual technical
data on performances of air condi
tioned house* is being planned bv
the N4MB Research Institute for
construction in Austin. Trias
Twelve full scale research hous
es will be built in order to obtain
data on operating characteristic*
of air conditioning equipment snd
systems, the comparative values of
bulk insulation versus reflective
types, as well as effects of various
types of overhang on heat gam.
etc. The major aircondiUonmg
manufacturers are cooperating In
this program, whrk will be under
th* technical supervison of th* Uni
versity of Tesss. The houses will
he completely instrumented by the
Tniversitv and data collected due
•ng a full year * operation.
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