The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-06-04


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SECTION 1. BE Il enacted 5y the Legisla-
tafe of tie State Of I'eras, That all the alter
nate sections OF land heretofore surveyed,
or which may be hereafter surveyed, by any
railroad company, and set apart by the
State for common school purposes, shall be
brought into market and disposed Of in the
manner hereinafter provided.
eEc. g. That any settler on any of said
land who has settled on the same before the
passage Of this act, may purchase not more
than one hundred and sixty acres, unless
his Improvement is on fractional section
less than three hundred and twenty acres !;
in thai case he shall take che entire trac-
tio1al section, so as to include his improEe-
me1is) by making application to the sur
veYoG in writing, stating the county in
which the land is situated, the number
Of tile section, the quarter section he
wishes 70 purchase; II it is a fractional
section, he shall designate it by its
number When said application is filed, if
~ other than fractional section, the sur
veyor shall proceed TO survey the tract APP
piled for, beginning at the proper corner Of
the section applied for, and survey the
quarter in a square, or as near so as is prac-
ticable, and record the Geld notes in his
office and forward the same 10 the Commits
sionerof the General Land Office, with the
application. The surveyor SHAH receive for
bis service the fees allowed by law to be
6-5 rlie aTII5fIciiiicy lSilso, one doliar for
his sefvice in receiving applications and
forwarding the same to the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, to be paid by the
Applicant a7
Spc Thof 'the C,cvernry, .hslr a,,oo;pt
three commissioners for each one or more
counties in which any Of such lands are sit
uated, to valuo each quarter section or fTac-
tional section when called on to do so. Said
commissioners shali be qualified electors
and ireeholdora Of che State, and in
no wise Interested in said. lands by set
Element upon the same, or otherwise.
The said commissioners shah make and
subscribe an oath before some officer au-
thOnzed to administer oaths, that they
are In no wise interested In SAID land
by settlement upon the same, nor'related by
consequently Or affinity to any one that is
settled upon them, and that they VIII assess
the real aud true value OF each tract so
called on 10 value without reference to the
enhanced value OF the same by reason of
any Improvement thereon, and shall make
report thereof 10, the 80 fseyor of said conn
y, designating the price per acre of each
tract 50 Valued, (which report shall be
sworn to before some officer authorized TO
administer oaths, by nc least two of said
commissioners. The said commissioners
shall reeeiF0for their services, three dollars
per day "a each day actually Engaged, to be
paid outoI the afst moneys obtained from
the proceeds 81 said lands a
SIC. A. That 30 soon as the value of any
tract has been assessed. the applicant shall
forward t1 Tie State Treasurer one-tenth Of
the assessed value Of The lfact The State
Treasures shall On receipt Of the same,
forward % tho said applicant receipt for
the amount 50 received; and the said appli-
cant shan make, execute and deliver to the
said surveyor his obligation in writing for
tho balancc Of the assessed value of said
land, slipulating and agreeing therein to
pay the State Of Texas ten Ter cent. inter
esl On said amount annually lVith one-tenth
81 The principal which interest with one
tenth Of the principal shall bsl due and pay
able on the first day Of March of each year !;
hnt said purchaser may have the privilege
81 paying the entire amounsof the princi-.
ral and interest doe 81 thc tine ef PAY ment,
and RQnidate his obligation; !. aud Il such
actual settler does NOT apply 20 purchase
said land within six months, the same shall
b subject b sale the same IS other alter
uHlg sectionsof land not occupied
SIC. s. rhatall quarter sections Of said
land on which no person has settled before
lhe nas9e 81 this act, OF Which have net
been applied ior BY an acksal settler, IS
provided u this set shaft b sold upon the
purchaser milking application, designa-
ting tie QuaatitY 81 land he desires to
purchase when the same nroctedinos
shall he bad ass provided ii section four