Sec. 3.
The persons desirous of procuring such new certificate, shall, in every case, furnish the said commissioner, as the basis of his action, with the certificate of the supervisor of the township in which the lands are situated, verified by his oath, that he is acquainted with the true condition, quality, quantity and location of said lands, and the proposed division of the same, and that in his opinion such division could be made without injury to the university or school fund, as the case may be; and the said commissioner may require any other evidence which he may deem necessary, and whenever the grantee of any deed duly executed by a sheriff, and conveying the right, title and interest of any person holding a certificate for any university or school lands, shall present such deed at the land office, and shall tender the balance of principal and interest due upon any such certificate, as the same shall appear from the books of said office, the commissioner thereof shall execute to such grantee, his heirs and assigns, a deed for the land described in such certificate, in the usual form, and the same shall be a full satisfaction and discharge of such certificate.
History: 1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848 ;– CL 1857, 2521 ;– CL 1871, 3895 ;– How. 5335 ;– CL 1897, 1353 ;– CL 1915, 528 ;– CL 1929, 5928 ;– CL 1948, 322.283