**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 areprsacmttld 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~~derwhlah sald tllinw TUO oomiuenosd, as fol.lows~ j dUPi$ita 

### metheror 

### notaald

### withdrawal A8t **erreOtiV@ ps~lod,**  **pZ63OiU608** tha &.ng In thin 

### Ds~artaent

ioranypwpoaeof **my ’** **and all**  applioatiozw for mrvep and field gteatitoo~ohaae f,j 01 1aa8e **8UpQO8ed** taOiUlttPaOtllr **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, **dif%d%:~pu~** y 1 'with i,. t8fa rsoelved iB tb# Land Oifies after raid 

### date

and 

### within

th81M) 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 

### that f&a 

### l pplioant 'aould hare

, fixed a legal rightto take the rurtherrteps 

### prr '- tuwlbed in the present r~w~~oy lam regardless of the wg8age of tha withdrawal Aat, and auoh appli

### bent*6 original flu with the aowty 8WY@yW war **nade** less **than** 1B da- prior to yabruary 7, 1939, 

### 3 but no filing ma8mad. by him iB the 

### LandOtfloedthla 

### theI.20 daya, muld woh right or tbt appllaant to proooed erpizo at the and of ~16 UO-day period or rpuld 

### thewithdrawal 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 ffeatloo date **0fthh 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,

toapplloationo

topuraha8e 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 BOTw.


### 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.**



### YourliatS

thattheappll.ioatiOB8 

### rbi@h hate bOeB pPe8eatml k, you fOP filing 8iBoe tobruuy 7, 1939, are for **8~pp080d un8uma**  F Chapbr 371 of t **d** 8OhOOl**land under.** **SMtiOB8 6**  **and 8,** 

e *ata or the 4&d Legislaturel 1931, 

### EgdteP nlluredtoa8 

### the1931Ant(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 

### and8 ofthe1931 Aot, whioh 8eotlonr Involve only ummrreyed 8ohoolland.



### Thoh&a dthdramnf’ropl8alo or loa under Se&ion 1 or the 1939 hot an "publio trs0 8Ohool landr", Sbotion t or that rat exempts fro!uidthdraual onl those 

### landa

OB 

### whloh

6@iMtiO58 to ~UPahs80OX

### l&am E **TO been**  **filed** with 

### theLandCommfulonu prior to 

### thol ffootin 

### dateotthe4tl or 

### to applloatIoa6 

### InvolYod inUtQation BOW pond&& Tho Mt door not m&e my 

### dl8tinotIoa between **-arveyad** 

### andun8urvey.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 thoLaad **,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@qo4 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 

### lothe 

### 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 501 the 1939 Aat. In oompllanao with Artisle



### asreturned

**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.ox8ooUojia 

### r0ato that they UPO jmrahaaa 

### the ltnd’or ap lloatloas for 

### a mrvey 

### P u 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 umthat tho L~n&i&kRrre, or &t lOa8t the author of tha bill probabl applloations of those $esirfBg lohad 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 rhmLeglalature intended that the 1939 Aat ly to UpplIaations nhioh **had** been logully and **dul** 

### lq ofa.pplisat tho propu 

### autlmrlt~. In ~JOIK

### theLandCanal88 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 

### ua6notlntennded **that** the dot 8houl.d affeot 8uah 

### l pplioatlona.

If n 8hould m8ko thla wnstruotlon of. the 1939 .4t, TOwill 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, andt?- oularly &&Ion 3 thafoof, tin Lsgl8laturo oriden 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 

### Aotuud Seation 8 or. Scne i& to be 

### Oonstrrisd

**RS** 

### not **q~pl@.!it~ t0**  County 3urwgor for OPlbuing 6 

### and8, 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.yWrYa r under ?ootfons 6 alla 8 bbroro the enaotal8ntot.thb 9s A8t but alob RppuaRtun8 &Rdnot 31" 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 RIIypoTEOn, whlah offer ha.6 been aaaeptcd by SCIWIpsraon, the wlthdxmml oi thy Offer to ti or 18lU40bfter thr aeWDtUN0 a' the orfer 18 ot no riteoh SOse 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~43hIa8 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** 

### COUUtJ3UrYbpr **98 RrOYiaea**  

### in**said** 

### tU08QOtiOnS, Or 

### (8) .ahathorthe.Ywtaa rl@ttopuroh8Eau lea8e,orthoorfer to 8aor loim hadbwaambptad, Oti~VhXlth~a~~ibs**t&On UUI**  **-04** Uitb **the hd**  **‘ &BlRiEOiOA8~.**  **Ii thb**  **V136ted**

or louo mao aeaured, or 

# the

l aoygrm; 

### JW’&UW orlaaae.=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 fllrdwith 

### thaCmnt7 3urvbyvrbeiorb tha *ifeet date of the Aot iEon. 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 8itUtitaauithln five miles of a prodming oil or @aswell 8hak.l file with tb aount 8urveyoror the eouaty in ahloh 

### theland may be t

8i uated, an 

### QQllOatiOn SOr SnWep &erorfblq the land In rnaoh



### mannera8 ulll &able the mmared *a twnty (180) by8 

### ma theriling or the applleatlon uith the MIXV~~X~ Ii the uea ia **round** <bythe 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 the8cUUetwaa 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 SUIIadrrmasd 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 tarfson 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 prwlotmlyEon. 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 prbroronoe **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 **oamld** oration pro&led &mr~in,~

w8 qpln uu ~ttozltl8n t8 the fad that um48r **th0. hNQ**  **8htUtU, ~j&lWAtiOk8**  **t0 &W&W**  **Or ti**  **US** 

### mmpd sohe land8 are flled with the &maty 

### Surwyor an6 

### notdth 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 LP‘or oorporatlon desire to purohaae to Be muvoy1 ed 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** thSEon. Basoaa Gllae, lbxoh 20, 1939, Pa&e8

rl@lt of the person, iina or aol!poratlon The &a had the 88m 8UV8y8d to Pay Or C8U68to b8 

### pat14 Intothetrsqsurf

of thsstate 

### thepwahass

_ 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 th8f& 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, MAWI80, 1939, Page 9

"Ii08 sbaythe ~~li@Ant beCome Apurohassr? The &auto 

### 6~~8~8thequestion *lie may do 10 by eeuiaing

the traotor traots shioh suah psrson,~' ii= Or OO~ZV4tiOll&SS%r88t0 &UOhSSSt0 bj$' arrayed*. Xhen this is &me as tho aot 00 remupon tie purohasm'# somplyin&~dth the **bt** plates 

### then,

**and not**  **b4for8,** 

### the **skto 00**  **traeta,** r& thor ro- ~qtirSm!itS of the aQt, that 10 will son y to hir 

### theland 

### 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 ieglaletlono-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 623applirant prior to a survey; prior to uhioh 

### timeIt i&l&b*bs approprietsd 

### b tor,‘oa! by any responslbk psrson, -L wlLo - 

### 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 w 8 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 patentiir th8 treat or t%ta **of land**  **ae** serveye **and paid**  forem Wio ninth met&m dssJ.ams thetif the applioeut rails, **refutes** or negleots **to pay**  **for** the **land**Hone &t&O001 Gile8, MArch20, 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 

### thatit i# not thw whloh tests the ri ei eymontof the purahnss m&e t to heve the lend but theT the right tetts in ths psrson rho hea&eGti~u.rmy maA8 whioh;.howsv~r,meybe lost OOl& dth 

### theothsr tsas Iyqu)Ze Of

### whir.The

3 rightof the 6ppUless wwr the fnotsmnst 8tsnd ea thou@&tha eon d 

### Jantmry Z8, &MS, hed 

### notbssu l--b” .

t e ~eniag or the cot 

### orlW9, ~RII roa: thssurveyor 

### ii lnlon that the qusltlon of ro8poxxslblfflty, within



### holdthr 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 Courtof T-6 ole&rly hold8 that when the l p 

### liceiit

takes the triash%* 

### topurohesr 

### lend hia rfgQ$beooaes nstsd.

t 

### ofl879,the 

### fakeI step@e6 

### notteken

### until the 6urmy wa8 mule, and the raat that the fieldnoteshell 

### notbsssflied in the 

### General Land Off100 did 

### aoteffsot **the rested**  

### xi&t **soared by**  the initialstep or hevln6 6 surT8ymed6.

Under 

### Ssstions

6 enU8 of 

### the1931 **Aot, tha**  **initiel** step 

### i6therllrsg

or theepp~lsetion dth the **county** rumeyor 

### endtheeppllomt 

### thenrclcroiter the right to telm 

### uoh stio**eesal~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,

### butfrom **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** 

### ifthetie

& inion oi this **IWwtrtasnt ssmrsl**  **ysars ago**  notes,eraroturnodwlthln 120 day8 

### under Ssstion 8,thsysroroturnod 

### 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, tto 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 twoda it felt 

### bound to follow the oqllolt egmemnt that tlm end was wnoyed on Jmmry 19 end 80,



### P l86S, **end**

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**‘ 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%

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### or th0 appliaation with thr 

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### the land end the Go.maieelonar ooul~nothewolamfully refuad to p&860a raluation P 

### theland **and do**  thoeetitilAA **neaoeeuy** 

## to r **bna** Thie une the tqplioant 00 8.4

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### or 1906, uhloh OoatpiDe the e(U1 provirFon* le Sootloo **b of**  **the. 19sl**  

### ‘lot, rtth niuenae to 

### the ilUng aadtree~~fatFUP a&ma, ud atom27 holda that the lppliappltaatlon **mb** fuwus rl&t te gurubee b fil$a$ hie

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

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

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purehw,br lnthoaltomrtln, **to** loaeo thelandfor **oil end**  **gupuxp@euc l7ile**  **eve hlmminkrutin**  

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ruaha4th0 oo~~odt~tthoproriaioaoi~tion~ 0r **the lOso** 

### Aet exaptlng m+m WltMranl lM4E on whloh

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### l mJ.iouat oum0t k **doprivad** by **tha .laghlatuso**  **and, tbu!ofuro,**  **the lQJ9**  **Ut does**  notaff~atthlavwted*@it.

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### thle Dopirtaukt to pace ‘a 

### the qao6tlon a8 tp uhethw the ml6 notoe wttw ra appl ration rSle4 udor Motion 8 or 

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

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Thie 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 wel 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.