Seibert v. Richardson

STAYTON, Chief Justice.

— The following questions are certified for decision:

‘1 First. When a valid land certificate was located in the year 1869, and the survey forfeited for the nonreturn of the certificate to the Land Office, was the certificate itself thereby invalidated; or could it be used to appropriate other land in the year 1874 ?

“ Second. If this question should be answered in favor of the validity of the certificate, then in case a duplicate thereof was issued in 1873 by the Commissioner of the Land Office, upon proof of the loss of the original, and located in 1874, could a…