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Vacant Lands. 
DECREE. 
Eabre Geffrard, President of Hayti, 
On the Report of the Secretary of State for the Interior and 
Agriculture; 
Considering the Decree on Emigration of April 23, ultimo; 
By advice of the Council of Secretaries of State, 
Decrees as follows: 
Art. 1. Agents will he appointed in foreign parts to promote 
emigration, and to give all needful information to intending 
emigrants. 
Art. 2. An emigration office will be opened at St. Mark. 
Art. 3. A building will be placed at the disposal of each 
emigration office, in which emigrants on disembarking will be 
received. 
Art. 4. The towns of Cape Haytian, St. Mark, Port-au- 
Prince, Gona’ives, and Cayes, are named as points of disem¬ 
barkation. This measure can be extended, if need be, to Port 
de Paix, Miragoane, Jeremie, A quin, and Jaemel. 
Art. 5. Two inspectors will he named, for the North and 
South, whose duty it will be to survey and describe exactly 
such demesne lands as are disposable, with a view of settling 
emigrants upon them. 
Art. 6. Wooden houses will be prepared beforehand, by 
the care of the Secretary of State for the Interior and Agricul¬ 
ture. 
Art. 7. The present Decree will be printed, published, Aid 
put into execution by the Secretary of State for the Interior 
and Agriculture. 
Given at the National Palace, Port-au-Prince, the 14th of 
August, 1860, the 57th year of Independence. 
(Signed) Geffrard. 
By the President : 
The Secretary of State for the Interior and Agriculture, 
(Signed) E. Jn. Joseph. 
