Yazoo Frauds Act

Yazoo Frauds Act
A Georgia statute enacted in 1795, and subsequently declared unconstitutional by the courts, which purported to authorize the sale to individuals of certain public lands, including lands which now comprise all of the state of Mississippi and half of the state of Alabama.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Yazoo Frauds Act — Yazoo Fraud Yaz oo Fraud (U. S. Hist.) The grant by the State of Georgia, by Act of Jan. 7, 1795, of 35,000,000 acres of her western territory, for $500,000, to four companies known as the {Yazoo Companies} from the region granted; commonly so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yazoo Companies — Yazoo Fraud Yaz oo Fraud (U. S. Hist.) The grant by the State of Georgia, by Act of Jan. 7, 1795, of 35,000,000 acres of her western territory, for $500,000, to four companies known as the {Yazoo Companies} from the region granted; commonly so… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yazoo Fraud — Yaz oo Fraud (U. S. Hist.) The grant by the State of Georgia, by Act of Jan. 7, 1795, of 35,000,000 acres of her western territory, for $500,000, to four companies known as the {Yazoo Companies} from the region granted; commonly so called, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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