OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

tes.aade thsrwundmr for 

oaaer roll lainual * 

elm8 or SWtiOB 8 Ot 3OQ6e BfU 373, 

wal Ast does not amly to suah appl:- 

to field notwn ar *bra filed in the 

Land orfioe QrlOP to iwnwuy 7, 1939, but in oonaidering the teadun for illIn& made dnae aaid 

date several .qwMons are prsacmttld upon uhiob I 

would R&q~OiatO the beBefit Of pO.0 OOBStEUOtiOB 
Hon. Baaocm 

of the dth&aral &a’ and year opinion a8 to it8 - 

erreot upon the operation of thiprs8ent taoraoy * 

8tier, law (Chapter 871) u~~der whlah sald tllinw 

TUO oomiuenosd, as fol.lows~ j 

dUPi$ita 

mether or not aald withdrawal A8t 

erreOtiV@ ps~lod, pZ63OiU608 tha &.ng 

In thin Ds~artaent ior any pwpoae of my’and all 

applioatiozw for mrvep and field gteatitoo~ohaae f,j 

01 1aa8e 8UpQO8ed taOiUlt tPaOtllr 

OpiniOna this QU68tiOB roald be W&ad f 5 the 

affiEMtiVe, then. tb l’sPaining q\re8tfoXl8 horeln 

g&y nooeamary to bo mBUdUed) but if aegatite, 

*ra, Where applfoatioa for marvry was tiled 

with the aouqt 

fors Tebnluy 

"3. ahue the a@tor;tiOB hr 8UZ'Vey -8 

flied with the oauntJ runeyq b 

8urva.y made &Q&Tebruary 7, 1 dif%d%:~pu~ y 

'with i,. t8fa rsoelved iB tb# Land Oifies after 

raid date and within th8 1M) dap from original 

ill. date, should they be riled in the Land 

fiiim3 ior any ~UrQO809 

4. Ii, under either or the above oonditlons, 

your oplnioa 8k~uI.d be th af&a t l pplioant 'aould hare 

, fixed a legal right to take the rurther rteps prr '- 

tuwlbed in the present r~w~~oy lam regardless of 

the wg8age of tha withdrawal Aat, and auoh applibent*6 original flu with the aowty 8WY@yW 

war nade less than 1B 3 da- prior to yabruary 7, 1939, 

but no filing ma8 mad. by him iB the Land Otfloe dthla the I.20 daya, muld woh right or tbt appllaant 

to proooed erpizo at the and of ~16 UO-day period 

or rpuld the withdrawal 4t uhloh beoema l fioot+ro dux& 

ing the UO-day period la anywlar oparato to prolong 

he the oristenoe Or swh ri@t or to hold 8ame In 

~U~Q~BUOU after the I.80 dap orplrsdTw 

ThS AOt misnti0B.d iB FUl' letth, &SO Bu !&, 373, 

read8 as roiaow 

*seotionl. That all of the publio free 
1105. Rasoaa Gllssl Baroh 30, 1939( y6ge 3 

8ohoolland6 hiretofore authorlzsd by any law 

or thi6 state to bo 8old or leased, are hereby. 

wIthdrawn from 8ale or loa tmsr the l ffea tloo 

da t0fthh e utwitil mu th Oyraai~tiOr 

ninety (90) day8 trar the adjournnon 

Regular Ss8810~ of thir Log181aturer j 

“sea. 

i 

The rIth&anlooi ad 

tree GEol~andsfrcme8le orlwme aEY" 

not apply, however, to applloationo to puraha8e 

or loam tiled dth the Cami88io5er ot the 

General Lqul Off100 prior to the e~teotire 

date or this lot .0x to appllaatlonr lhtolrad 

la lltI.&otioa BOT w. 

or law8 In oon- 

‘that put or tha ahova mon~lonr~ Mot hereinafter 

rerurad to a8 the 1939 hat, mhloh 1%. i8 neaasauy for u8 

to mmtrue in order to dluwoz the qtmtionr propounded 

by you, 18 SeatIon 8 above Qnotod. 

You rliatS that the appll.ioatiOB8 rbi@h hate bOeB 

pPe8eatml k, you fOP filing 8iBoe tobruuy 7, 1939, are for 

8~pp080d un8uma 

Chapbr 371 of t F 

d 8OhOOl land under. SMtiOB8 6 and 8, 

e *ata or the 4&d Legislaturel 1931, 

EgdteP nllured to a8 the 1931 Ant (Vernon II ~rtio3.e 

SootIon 6 and 8 ef the 1931 4t fill herdnaftu 

be i&&y rerurod t0 a8 SOOtiOn 6 end &OtiOB 8. '2hi8 

then, leaver u0 t6 oonslder only the. 0rr0Ot or Emotion B 

or the 1939 set oa lpplioatlonr fllsdaub4tn amion 8 

and 8 of the 1931 Aot, whioh 8eotlonr Involve only ummrreyed 8ohoolland. 

Tho h&a dthdramn f’ropl8alo or loa under 

Se&ion 1 or the 1939 hot an "publio trs0 8Ohool landr", 

Sbotion t or that rat exempts fro!ui dthdraual onl those 

landa OB whloh 6@iMtiO58 to ~UPahs80 OX l&am E TO been 

filed with the Land Commfulonu prior to tho l ffootin 

date ot the 4tl or to applloatIoa6 InvolYod in UtQation 

BOW pond&& Tho Mt door not m&e my dl8tinotIoa between 

-arveyad and un8urvey.d landa. Under the pre8ent lam, or 

the lau8 im exf8teBoe at the tfmo of the pa88a&8 of t&e 

1939 4t, thus am no ha$utory rorido~ ror tiling 

dth tho Laad ,Somi8~8&4mu aa ap Pp ieatloa to pUPahUe or 

leak &umurvew -hoal-lk.nd8. Aa a matter or pnotloe, 
Hon. Basoon~ Gilea, Uamh 80, 1939, P@qo 4 r 

the applioationa flied dth thr, oouaty mu~o r uu&p 

hOtfOB 6 Bnds Ue tl.lWilly roturnod t0 the En 

~~$i$el,notea, but m know of 50 authorICy p&!Fnctg:” 

, It i8 83.80 trw, a8 a m&tSr or praoti$o, that 

the Lund Com6iaaIonor requlros tho l pplieaat for 

of unsunsyed lend to rile a fonaal r 

0 purahaao 

applieatloncC or the rleld 

note8 two approved and fho land has boen veluc& und olaadfled. 

This lo the prooedure provided for under Artl@a 5S;as (now 

repealed), but tho present 8tatotrs do not reqplra w&i pr~(Wdur~. 

Al80, we de not bollote that luoh appliaatiana era the applioatlons Intended b 

3300, the field 50 1 

the 1939 Aat. In oompllanao with Artisle 

as returned by tha rtlneyor ala, mtuto that 

the mum f8 udo by thr authority or a oertah 

filed tid the murboyor. It i8 8.bo to bo B&trod 

tiled dth tho oounty mrvopr und.ox 8ooUojia 

r0ato that they UPO 

jmrahaaa the ltnd’or 

ap lloatloas for a mrvey 

u P th 

a mfnorul leaao. 

a view to. puraha4 

330 fIUng 0r an l ppllaatloa ror a muvoy 

SonEtftUtSS~ thS tiPSt w t0 bS t8kOB by Ona dO81ring to - 

purohu8e land undu SeetIoB 6 or to 8e4mra a p~profu4moa 

right to p?is+ha6o a ninaal loaoe undac Sootion 8. 

It ocaur8 80 um that tho L~n&i&kRrre, or &t lOa8t 

the author of tha bill probabl 

applloations of those $esirfBg lo 

had In raiad that all 

nw3hame or lease a&o01 

lands, uheth9z eurvetywd or uneumo~d are filed In the 

Land Otttee a8 no prwiaioa lathe blil or e!mergeno 

ahor that it ~66 tho IutatIoa of the I&i&atUW & 

elm& 

any dlstlaotlon between aurvo ed and unmtrveyed land, In 

other m~rda, It appears that r hm Leglalature intended that 

the 1939 Aat ly to UpplIaations nhioh had been 

logully and dul 

lq of a.pplisat 

tho propu autlmrlt~. In ~JOIKthe Land Canal88 onu, 

rholp thSy must bi tiled for the pnrohaw cc survopd aohool lai; 

.$@I@, wo believe that the Logielaturo mdant that the Aot 

ahciula wt apply to appliaatioae uhioh had been lognlly and 

prcpcsly rlleb for the purahaw or loans of rahovl landa, 

md It ua6 not lntennded that the dot 8houl.d affeot 8uah 

l pplioatlona. 

If n 8hould m8ko thla wnstruotlon of. the 1939 

.4t, TO will marely ba 

or state0 

f&p 

QonutruQtloli, 

the well knoun prinolpla 

‘x 

rtrtUtO8 8hould, ii pomiblo, 

be mll8tTtlS 80 (u to uphold their SDB8tftUtiOndlitj, 

At the tlma of the onaotaent or the 1939 AN, and 

oularly &&Ion 3 thafoof, tin Lsgl8laturo oriden t?- y knew 

that applloatlona migbc be oa ii10 for tho purohaso or 

loaao of ta5dr lhiah Q0ul4 ~aot be aHSated ‘by any Sat It 

might pa88, and It uaa Intondea to &OVI $hat it was not the 

purporro of the Legi&.ature, to deprire My porron of my Pfgbt 
J.f, howrcr, 111) are &bta!cez~ in n6 abow eon8tzuation of the 1939 Aot uud Seation 8 or. Scne i& to be 

Oonstrrisd RS not q~pl@.!it~ t0 

County 3urwgor for 

OP lbuing 

6 and 8, nnloss mid 

LRnd -10ur 

aRta or the Aot, t & 

lor ta Tobnmry t 19SQs tho &ra9tlro 

raid 88atioa a of 

tbs Quoation 8&u a0 to d&&u 

the 1959 Ut is willd 88 wltbdrm&~ tar 

ulo or lean lands on rhiah applioationa ham been riled 

with Ml. 40ult.y WrYa r under ?ootfons 6 alla 8 bbroro 

the enaotal8nt ot.thb 31" 9s A8t but alob RppuaRtun8 &Rd not 

boon ftl*b with the Lad draia~ kfaw tl+t 4at.b 

It 18 tell rrettlad that if nt the tlm of the 

r 

8~68 8nd elctsotirr data Or tkr 1939 Act. sty 

ad uoursd a vostoc xl@ to purohRs8~or lmso 'f: 

plieuxt. 

nd8 under 

It 18 d80 WOli 8Otthd thst if the liar8 Of '%TkM 

ba~0 ma8 M Off82 t0 Ebu Or ib41~3 hk~bP t0 RIIy poTEOn, 

whlah offer ha.6 been aaaeptcd by SCIWI psraon, the wlthdxmml 

oi thy Offer to ti or 18lU40 bfter thr aeWDtUN0 a' the 

orfer 18 ot no riteoh 

SO se we (ad), 998. 

s&&z; RohaAeo_s, ii9 Tti. SOB, 

. 

%li8, than, 1awW ub to daoide (1) mhstkmr a 

w8tOd ri$ht t0 ptmh~0 Or ~hk~43 hIa8 UI&W motion8 6 

or 8 vu waured,.or the statd8 orrfu to 80ll og lea80 

ws aooepted, upon the fil& ai the applioation with the 

COUUtJ 3UrYbpr 98 RrOYiaea in said tU0 8QOtiOnS, Or (8) 

.ahathorthe.Ywtaa rl@ttopuroh8Eau lea8e,orthoorfer 

to 8aor loim hadbwaambptad, Oti~VhXlth~a~~ibst&On UUI -04 Uitb the hd ‘&BlRiEOiOA8~. Ii thb V136ted 

or louo mao aeaured, or the l aoygrm; 

JW’&UW or laaae.=a8 Oada, at that 

the ii- of the 

2 

plhation wit& the Count 

-A8 prari8ioll8 Of a US9 iat ~ithdaxwing t & 

~desthea 

8alo or lU8a 18 larifeetlto a8 to w iatiOXl8 fllrd with 

tha Cmnt7 3urvbyvr beiorb tha *ifeet date of the Aot 

i 
Eon. Baaoom Gllee, laxoh 20, 1939, P-6 6 

ragardlea8 oi the OOllStN6tiOll plaoed Upon Seation B of 

said. AOt. _ 

Seotlon 6 oi the 1951 A6t (Vernon’s Artlols~64Zlol 

proviaee, in pert, 61 rollor8r ..I 

*An nb desiring to buy any of the une&epd 

'landkina E dad In this Aot not 8itUtitaa uithln five 

miles of a prodming oil or @as well 8hak.l file with 

tb aount 8urveyor or the eouaty in ahloh the land 

may be 8i t uated, an QQllOatiOn SOr SnWep &erorfblq the land In rnaoh manner a8 ulll &able the mmared *a twnty (180) by8 ma the riling or the 

applleatlon uith the MIXV~~X~ Ii the uea ia round 

<by the aomml8sioner to beun8uwe 

Fa 

CUta 8UbjMt t0 

sah, he 8hal.l value the land an gitenotioa oi 

the valuation to the applloant rho may purohaae the 

i6na on the8cUUe twaa and eondltlon8 aa premrlbed 

by the law and the regulation8 ror the ule oi 6urToyed landj &wovlded, ii tb area ahouid be la tha 

enaloarre of another puson olalmlng it in good 

faith, or oaeupled a8 a home by another, ruoh holder 

or oooupant ahall have a preferon right for a 

wlod of sixty (60) day-8 after ser~too of eitctlon 

% ham the land surveyed on hle own appllratlon to 

the 8nrvsyor aud on )he rdurn of the SUII adrrmasd 

by the fir& applloaat for eltatlon, and therbupon 

fix hi8 right tQ puroha80 68 herein ~OVid@d." 

Seotion 8 of the 8ame Aot oontaina the SoUowiq 

protlsloas 

.a *by 

8ahool lan t 

arfson uho disooorrr8 an u7isur~eyed area 0r 

whloh ha8 not bwn listed on the raoordlr 

of the Land Oifioi a8'8ehOOl land, md 18 not LB 

aotual ooaillot on the ground with land prwlotmly 
Eon. Basmn Giles, %aroh 20, lQS9, 0-e 7 

sold or 

orfloirl Yan 

propilate and rhloh appeur oa tha - 

a OiflOO map U unsuweyed lands 

may 8pply In witIn& to the omaty muwpr..ind 

ham th8 oaab OUney~d, and &ftM the fiq 

Rote8 &+a ken retumeb to the Land Otflde 

and QprOYed 6n4 fllod d th the Land Wmd88iOE@xr, 

8hur bavo l prbroro no e right ior 8iay'(wl 

Uwr8attor to gnu&a80 l mlnm8.l lrme4 thoreaay8 

oa at the ninlaua prior flxad by the Land 

Caaaluionor In addition to theother oamldoration pro&led &mr~in,~ 

w8 qpln uu ~ttozltl8n t8 the fad that um48r 

th0. hNQ 8htUtU, ~j&lWAtiOk8 t0 &W&W Or ti USmmpd sohe land8 are flled with the &maty Surwyor 

an6 not dth the Land UormMaloaor. 

%ee, 8. Wat any peraon, fla or corporation 

dblz’l~ to patoh Stiy Of the UU8Q~l’QQPidO& 14?d8 

herein slrt 8pert md reserved for 88l0, any da 08 

b onusing the tract or tsaots lhloh wah persont 

r 1 LP ‘or oorporatlon desire to purohaae to Be muvoyed by the authorlaed publlo surveyor of the wunty 

or distrlot in vhiah said land 1s situated. 

Woo, 3. It shell be the duty of thr marroyor, to am applioatlon 18 mad* by rea.imnab1.o 

partier to 8UXYOy the land6 a08*hta in Mid 

applleadlon within three months fzom the date 

thuxior nnd ulthln 8Ixt 

to eua'tk'y to, i 

6ap’aftbr Mid 8urWyc 

EeaOrd~an ma&~ the field-note8 or 

said 8urve~r) and he 82iall. also, dthln the said 

8-y da , raturn to and file the 8ano in th 

gsnbx!U cti oifl,oa, aa required by lau in other 

011e8e 

'sb0.4. 6urYoyors 8hallbaaat1uad ton- 

.- ieants ror the pumlmw of u.ud8 

%z ~a%Ity Of thI8 not all let@. 8UrVO7+= 

or*8 fW+8 ror ark 4ane by #ma 

'880, 5. githh 8lXtytiyr8ftW the ?OtWB 

to ml& tilinq In the ganrrel ha& omoe 0r fh* 

OWW~~F'~ OartlflOiLte, map and fkld BO~M Of 

the laad de8irsd to bo prtrohaWd, it Shall be thS 
Eon. Basoaa Gllae, lbxoh 20, 1939, Pa&e 8 

rl@lt of the person, iina or aol!poratlon The 

&a had the 88m 8UV8y8d to Pay Or C8U68 to b8 

pat14 Into the trsqsurf of thsstate the pwahass _ 

aonsy the-for at the rate of SiSty oentr per ' 

awe and upon the preeentation to tho oom 

ti~&~iO~r Of the QJU~X~ bid Offi Of th8 f& 

reoelpt or the stata treasurer fox suoh ptihase 

Boney* mid oa5lr6iondr shall 16sue to maid 

po.r601$ $h!ta or corporation a patent fox’the 

tXAOt CiC "txaOt6 Of bid 80 SurV8~ ad paid ~OP~~ 

pnxti0t.P to auvey the had, and fuxthex prorides that 

the fled notao 6hal.l be rtafiummd to the Imd Offloe dthiia 

60 day8 after the marvey. 
. . 

B0n.rRe6~~ Glles, MAWI 80, 1939, Page 9 

"Ii08 sbay the ~~li@Ant beCome A purohassr? 

The &auto 6~~8~8 the question *lie may do 10 by 

eeuiaing the traot or traots shioh suah psrson,~' 

ii= Or OO~ZV4tiOll &SS%r88 t0 &UOhSSS t0 bj$' 

arrayed*. Xhen this is &me as tho aot 00 remupon tie purohasm'# somplyin&~ dth the 

plates then, and not b4for8, the skto 00 bt traeta, 

r& 

thor ro- 

~qtirSm!itS of the aQt, that 10 will son y to hir 

the land surnyed, Xihon thir, gotat uai raaehrd 

thsro eXiti an l xeoutory 6Mtr4bt which &We ahO 

purshassr a vested right, upon sump&ying with his 

part oft5 oantraot to bY8 the land purohmed, 

of whloh subsequent ieglaletlon o-t deprlte 

“On tho faith of the stat@*8 prmim, the 

plloent, 

8 elmid mave 

Th~rightuat 

Wm sur~8yofciuyoi the publio +mainmhhorlm6 

bythisao) it&alLaotklasfslior~yprrsoa 

to file or ioeateqpon tholsndr, -ysd,aud 

sushfllsorloeaOloa shsllbs ptterlynull au4 

mid. * Tima it furthat- wldenoed that idsntlon 

et the le&l&urs that no ryht shoul.4 be decwml 

to test in 623 applirant prior to a survey; prior 

to uhioh time It i&l&b* bs approprietsd b 

tor,‘oa! by any responslbk psrson, 

-L 

wl Lo - 

au;% 

fr ng eny tested right of a ioaea applicant. 

*The awv8yueemed8 for the appsllsssrdthln 

U&lms pnmribsd.by lar, and thus was mated hi6 

The Zleld notes wkrs returned to the germal 

land k'i'iss rlthin the time nqvlred bylaw, as was 

the full prioe ror the ltmd paid to the treasuawr 

Oi the 8tate. 

l The &n at tho time the rl&t YWJIWd, derlard 

V&et it shed be the rlgh$ of the parson rim, OP 

corporation, ahohashadthe ssme survsys~ U 

or reuse to k paid into the twe6ury or the 8 w a l , 

the purehasa money b8forr at the nt8 d flity 

6ults per eero, ana pgan the pmsaatatlor to th* 

oEAlwlonsr of the gansrel lkmd oftie. of the re- 

.a oolpt or the state tme8urrr for ml&i purehne 

mouey aald eorml~nor shell issue te nl(L mhrm or oorpontlon l p a tent iir th8 treat or 

t%ta of land ae serveye and paid forem 

Wio ninth met&m dssJ.ams thet if the applioeut rails, refutes or negleots to pay for the land 
Hone &t&O001 Gile8, MArch 20, 19S917Pags 10 

withln the’timo prumribed, 'ho shmll forfeit ell 

right thhrrHo.@ 

81, right aenmt ba forfiite6 before it u&sis, 

henoe us have tha ala8.r dooluetlon In the s?etuto 

that it i# not thw 

whloh tests the ri ei 

eymont of the purahnss m&e 

t to heve the lend but the T 

the right tetts in ths psrson rho hea&eGti~u.rmy 

maA8 whioh;.howsv~r,meybe lost 

OOl& dth the othsr tsas Iyqu)Ze 3 Of whir. The 

right of the 6ppUless wwr the fnots mnst 8tsnd 

ea thou@& tha eon d Jantmry Z8, &MS, hed not bssu 

l--b” . 

t ii e ~eniag or the cot or lW9, ~RII roa: ths surveyor 

lnlon that the qusltlon of ro8poxxslblfflty, within 

hold thr respondbl~ partlos, 

hold the lend unt 

this watld be sufflc~ent to 

the sxplntion of the time elloued 

Oh. pur6heser in dlloh ta meka pApauL” 

Ua MO from thr ebovm thet the saprem Court of 

T-6 ole&rly hold8 that when the l p liceiit takes the 

triash%* 

to purohesr lend hia rf gQ$ beooaes nstsd. 

t of l879, the fakeI step@e6 not teken until 

the 6urmy wa8 mule, and the raat that the field notes hell 

not bsss flied in the General Land Off100 did aot effsot 

the rested xi&t soared by the initial step or hevln6 6 

surT8y med6. 

Under Ssstions 6 enU 8 of the 1931 Aot, tha initiel 

step i6 the rllrsg or the epp~lsetion dth the county rumeyor 

end the eppllomt then rclcroiter the right to telm uoh stioeesal~o step in purahasl1~3 or loesiag the land Under seotion 

6 it 1s~quir.d that thef1sldaot.s bsiuttuaed to th.Lazad 

orfloe within la0 

d^f 

lJn&ar 800tlod 8 $&so is no tima 

llnlt mntloned ior $ roturn of the field notos, but from 

yoWlotter you umao the% SeMian 8, as wall es Swtion 6 

authori& the *turn of field aotes wlthia UO days3 therdy 

followlag the o 

thet if the tie & 

inion oi this IWwtrtasnt ssmrsl ysars ago 

notes,era roturnod wlthln 120 day8 under 

Ssstion 8, thsy sro roturnod dthla sufflolent tlm, but 
Eon. Beworn Glles, Msmh 80, 1999, Page 11 T 

which opialon.dla not *aa upon the qyutlon 0i tiether ths 

flsld notes my bs mturnod titer la0 daya iran the qete of 

the sppllsation. 

the fb& ~~~~~d~~':~;~~,~~~~r~~~~ 

aeourw A rsstsd right to pamhem, but morsl7 hsld that the 

InltlU step in ~surlng A mated rlghtW umheu mea by 

having the sums7rade. Inother rarb, t to Oourt in that 

oase held thAt the InitiJ. step We8,OUfiiObXIt to 8emm the 

r*t to paruhaae an6 it is Uear that the lnltfel *tap 

tdes&atio~6 ar68lrths~fUiagof ths rgpllaationrdth 

the eotaty mx"?oyW. 

79 ¶'a. 8, 14 8. 1. 

%3Y 

the time pmWribo4 by ;lar, whlah 

frcu the data of ths survey, Ths Qouro stetes that 

rsbabl7itmll7bs that the t-t Quantity of lsnd 

(17,280 asnrl soul4 ham bsm surveyed into seations of 440 

aeru dthin two da it felt bound to follow the oqllolt 

egmemnt that tlm P end was wnoyed on Jmmry 19 end 80, 

l86S, end thet the 6urmyor 8urW8 ed the lanb la treat6 of 

640 aaru eeoh. In dt8aussi.ngtb i rightsor ths l pplissnt, 

the 8ourt Myal 

‘Ia so- f&r as mare property rights sre oonoerned 

n 8ua zw dlllemnn~s betTeen the aontraot oi a %ato 
Eon. Beooqr Glles, wall SO* lOSO, Peg0 1% 

thr oontnot. It oannot k treated a8 a mu0 

oi the %teto*= 

96 Tue 476, 93 Se W* 49, 

under thr M of 1679 Mod this . 

ti m 'I+ BriMOo, 101 TeX* 490, 109 8. V. Sll, 

thr Oourt had m&or eonml&atlon the question of the ri&hta 

aaqulro8 under She Eomstsad lkmetlon Aat and hold thet slnae 

“It I6 not oorreot to sa that a huBbud and 

rife the h8ve se?t&d upon pu d lo landa PaaOr the law 

&ting them tho rl@t to oowy an4 irgrove it and 

rrentually to obteln tltlr by suoh ooaupauay u&d 

impw8Mnt, a c$xeI’& right prior to the Ytannku 

Of th8 pY860 3J l It is txw #at the7 lie 

. nata re 

until SF 

a mmplote title, lq#l olc l Qu%tabls 

l y hem snsw6 Pox 8uah tlma but it La 

not follow thet ?i 8 do not aspubs a &ht in the 

lend 8hlah eft& margas la ani boturin*s the 

ohareotsr of the title* 7Yom the tlM or tha inltlel steps, tho nttlement, the7 havs the ri&ht to 

ho~d~ru~~~~uo~~s~t~~oWM 

the %teto at ions? so lorq 

luend1tY6Mln6\m, 
. . 

Eon. Baxeam culiw; Huoh 30, 1939, Pa& ls 

the uorrtt 

489, lls 8+ P. Ius, 

r tE0 rouon aat it 

.- 
Bon. Baeeor Gilee, Maroh 80, 1939, Pa&l4 

In this-oaiaeotion, we oaU *ttontioa to Seotion 

b of the 1931 Aet uhloh doe8 not 

ill- or th0 appliaation with thr eouuty eur~ryx?r, mbjeot 

onl7 to ?m @ut off trOn the fight at a l U&eOqwnkt atego 

for ralluro to oolppf7 rith the UT. 

theco&iq: 

105 ,Tu. SW, I.87 Sr T4 806 

r r ut 0r UL l 

Et 

iration rid 

undu thr abov@mmticmedAate~td a8 io wet 

“XS mlatOr*e fiol6 natee had bm~ ewroat 

hauatlldhewaoqulrda righttopurQlmu the 

land end the Go.maieelonar ooul~nothewolamfully 

refuad to p&860 a raluation P the land and do 

thoeetitilAA neaoeeuy to bna r 

Thie une 

the tqplioant 00 

8.4 

Be l ea thatthoowrtintho above oau aoaetnud 

the 4t or 1906, uhloh OoatpiDe the e(U1 pro virFo n* l e 

Sootloo b of the. 19sl ‘lot, rtth niuenae to the ilUng 

aadtree~~fatFUP a&ma, ud atom27 holda that the l ppliappltaatlon mb 

fuwus rl&t te gurubee b fil$a$ hie 

3" tit a0 the onaitioo. of t&e ha- 

. - eoeutlon 0r itr aa prOwriM b7 tie Statta* 10 ma a60 

a0 ufruum b&nut the art 0r 1908 en4 the 4t 0r losl 

In alie reepeot* 

Aet b&Me wetea 
. . 

Ron, Bneoom &a, Itad 80, 1939, pago 1s 

InlJo&et.Klrb l84 Sa Tia l56, (Writ 0: Error 

,tlW 3.3. llO1, (writ or ikror 

leed an aot of 1901 mUoh aought 

to lapen adutleml 

.or purehaeue.uader 

and mane ujoq~‘ther;ight 

the Gouxt myat 

In p00k8h~ 

:. , 

*The JAW uMm uhhh the timber use 

ohaecd nromttm etatr Raw tho *beuluts riz 
right to HQUM tha lmaea ii ho mhould be tin Wut 

biddw. In Ueo- tbm quutlon lnwlwd, tha * 

-ml 

“Ii a eontwat 0r pareha or a qhtf'te 

L 

urahuut~ 02 md ear 10~ on cay tn.et or 

Tr m inw~6 UU~U th6 

~UJU 0r 468 eta t6, that 00ntrut or tlut 

ri t 0r Pealwe aula k protaot.4 by .a. 8tatuto 

ul tP br th6 Oonetltutlonr of tha UniteA stnt.8 and 

or T&k* 

l ** 

. 
Hon. Re.eeaa Glloe, Alaroh 80, 1939, Peg6 17 

purehw,br lnthoaltomrtln, to loaeo thelandfor 

oil end gupuxp@euc l7ile eve hlmminkrutin the 

land in ooatrowrey @or the term or-trde law,* 

6UprW o0td OIL O~~~g\raano mtw7 89 1@~~),~0n0 Of DhO 

qu6tl6ae bo~oonthoUouxtra8 mhtbw Trier; @IO waetho 

oryinal Ummoror of en ellogd vaoezhoyN lut uhe &iB not 

ftlo ~a p p llea tfto o1a 0880 untflaftuothu l ppliaatlona 

s-mn ifha, &ad a right oror prior l pclloeate to eeouro a 

that be 

Xntthr orfginal oplnlcmbytba court, 10 use olwu 

wurt latuQdsd to bold that the riret on. teun# the 

ta 6t8tute to brag the sattu to the ran6 

took the 

4totherl#lttolun butsmmputiu 

on to mutt that tho’flrrt pexwn to file 

dth tha Land. au had the d&at to loua, The uttoi 

mu a~&~~aleu ad doflnfto b 

Mtfolt rgr rek66raag at pa@ T 

tha mart in it8 oplnlon ol! 

08 u tolleu6t 

., 

m&8cmo uleuo ourlti~~~tlon fllo&b~8ttmmya 

wpxaaentfag -6llratr in other poadbg meoe obJootba 

&a n6e 90 the portion or. our or&tnal 

,%lc 

t 'ThoQimororyaJ.ludo6tointho~Sl~two "iQ 

&a rod- 

:L la nd l Qpleeluner 

9l.mxl7mw~1~thodlomwos7b7'uly 

brmew 0r aa.appl 

lea86 unbr f&la 193a iat** 

5" OalEi i-z 

Xt 18 &ate6 that thfe laagolyr fe befng eonl truad a8 holdit@ that the party who flret fllu hi8 

appliut;oa ror purohaeo in the lrnd orfloe ie entitle6 

to rierlt7 ovor oao do had mudo ea l rlfu l pplieat lp on. far 8umo $umI not illo& hi8 l ppllmtion 

topurehuouat J . The quoted leag4~0 888 not 

80~~4 th0 a l8tw~ 0r l rct+a~ w miurl t0 

St?: 

68 of the4 6890 of hi8 applieatioa 

Tha thoPght abo4i.I. in the 
mn. Baeom Qilea, Mu%h #,.lQSi?,- Pa& 30 7 

ruaha4th0 oo~~odt~tthoproriaioaoi~tion~ 

0r the lOso Aet exaptlng m+m WltMranl lM4E on whloh 

18 tha rmti atop oa the put or the appllaant and b 

rlgbt&ont L 

taking 

thle ln$tlaX atop, ho l ouuroeavoetod 00 rob 

atOp aaprotidd b 

lMo~w4 lslA8 r d;t 

the l tatute to purpohpes 02 %a~eetho&b 

l 8 tmbr all of tha authoxitloe abov0 

qwto4,le l n8tad r*t 0r rhioh a0 l mJ.iouat oum0t k 

doprivad by tha .laghlatuso and, tbu!ofuro, the lQJ9 Ut does 

notaff~atthlavwted*@it. 

ur reset queetinlo ea 

ii0 

q h a w ri0u not08 tanbred to u for 

riling aora than day8 frcm the date of the apg P leatlon 

raod under uotien 8 0r th4 19s1 bat, it Aa apln uanoooeeary 

for thle Dopirtaukt to pace ‘a the qao6tlon a8 tp uhethw 

the ml6 notoe wttw ra appl T ration rSle4 udor Motion 8 or 

the 1931 ret mat bo ii104 dthim x%0 tip rraP, tho aate 0r 

the l p p llr etlThie oor qsaetlon will luCrl7 be ~ooldod b the 

au0 0r GrS.ghtea Y* state, x0. B78@, now 

000 or aldl Appoale, (Sutmlttod on 0 

0nU.w in thr Sr& 

amI 

Th8 etatuto 18 alou, honror, 

ugmmt xov, 30, 

tior*on 

that the field not08 

plledlon ,M ptwheeo w&u SOotlon b muet bo rr 

turmd to?h. Land Otfloo dthln 180 daye and the 1939 Mt, 

thud0~ ma4 not hue the l 0ot 0r ~Uovbg rida not08 

under idion 6 to be filed l f’tu I.80 w iroDl the data or 

. . 
Zba, Moan klre, Zkroh 80, 19i59, mgo 19~ 

the applloationL we l xproee-no o~inioa 10 to whothsr Hold 

wter wdu Swtlon 6 may be returned rikr la0 daya, a8 we 

deeire to wait the doaielon in the above mueo ?a that queetioa.