Section 5, The Kroo Reservation Ordinance

(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in the case of personsother than Kroomen who before the commencement of this Ordinance have expended money in the purchase or improvement of land within the Kroo Reservation, or have been in the effective occupation thereof by themselves or others, or have become the mortgagees of such land in the bona fide belief that they had acquired or were acquiring a legal interest in such land, to make Crown grants of such lands to the persons aforesaid, either with or without consideration, or in the event of such persons being required to give up possession of such land under the provisions of section 4 hereof, to compensate them out of the public funds. (2) All lands granted under the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be outside the Kroo Reservation and exempted from the operation of this Ordinance. (3) All applications from persons claiming to be entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this section shall be made by petition to the Governor within twelve months from the commencement of this Ordinance. :~ ' .: 1!!11111 K roo Reservation [Cap. 127 1287 6 The Kroo Reservation shall be maintained as a place of ResbervaKrtion . l l d . to e a oo ttlement for the Kroo peop e on y an no person other than settlement. se l{rooroan shall be permitted to build or acquire or occupy a house within the said Reservation; and. Krool?en occupying d therein at the commencement of this Ordinance shall be ~n med tenants at will of the Crown, and no larger tenancy than et~nancy at will shall be deemed to subsist between the Crown :nd l(roomen occupying land on the said Reservation. 7 The Governor in Council may, subject to the provisions of PGower of. • · k u1 • h 11 f h overnor m this Ordinance, rna e r es Wit respect to a or any o t e council to following- make rules. (1) The use and occupation of the Kroo Reservation, and the terms and conditions of tenure thereon, and the terms on which houses may be transferred or sold, and the disposition of houses permanently vacated by death, change of residence or otherwise. (2) The size of lots and the nature of the buildings which may be erected, and generally all matters relating to the management, use, control and improvement of the Kroo Reservation and the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance. Until rules are made under the provisions of this section, the rules set out in Schedule B hereto shall have effect. *