The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-22
THE LAND BILL.


Benefit Of the Common schooi. University
the Lunstie, siind. Deaf and Dumb nna
Orphan Asylum Funds.
SEcTios /. lie IL enacted by the lesisla.
ture Of the State OF Texas, that all lands
heretofore or hereafter surveyed and set
apart for the bent. fit of the common school
university, the lunatic, blind, deal and
dumb and orphan asylum funds may he
sold aud leased as hereinafter provided.
Sec 9. There shall be aud is hereby ere
ated q state land board, which shall be
composed OF the governor, attorney geher'
al, comptroller. treasurer ana commission
sr OF the general land Office, who shall oN
ercise The power aud perform Tue uutles
hereinafter prescribed
See 3 Tee said state land board snail,
M irf such regulations rs they may pre-
tcfbe cause the said land TO be classified
inlo agricultural, pasture and timber
lands, and ascertain which tracts have
permanent water on them, OF Dor
ne.ing on them, and cause u tabulated
statement Of the land in each county
10 30 made, showing the number OF HE sur
vey, block, guantlty In each survey, name
accompany or individual to whom the Ger.
tiicate was granted, the value Of the i'm.
descriptions aud inform alton as may be
deemed necessary and n permanent rec'
ord thereof shall be made and preserved in
the general land Office, and u COW OF snch
record relating To county shall he for
warded to the surveyor OF such county or
land district In which the land is situated,
but nothing herein shall be construed to re-
quire any further classification OF such OF
said lands as have already been classified,
unless the state land board shall believe
that the same IN necessary TO ascertain the
True va u, or class OF such land,
bee. L. Said land shall IN no case bo sold
for less than two dollars per aero for sur
yeys OF land without water on them or b0r-
deriDg on them, nor iur less than three
dollars per acre Tor lands with permanent
water on them or bordering on them, nor
for less than five dollars per acre
Tor land having timber thereon
suitable for lumber, nor for less
than two dollars per acre for land having
timber thereon not suitable for lumber and
Clussed as timber,d LANDS.
Sec. 3. Any actual settler upon any
land includedxu this act, who Is now and
was an nctuaNsettler IN good faith on
the first day Of January, A. u. 1883, shall
have the right Tor period Of SIX months
from the time the lands shall be placed up.
an the market Tor sale, To purchase not
less than one hundred and sixty acres, nor
more than six hundred and iortv nores ol
the land 40 settled upon. AZ The minimum
price fixed by this act, and
on the terms and rate of interest
fixed by this act; provided, however,
that any actual settler IN good faith upon
appraised by the proper aurycvor md
snch nppraisement has been nnnrovod hv
the commissinucra rn,rI or ,L, ,,a,,a,
county. An acc ,r,lnncc with tho nrov,s,nns
nj sections and 4 of tbe no, an,rovaJ
Anril clth A. ID 1881 conrsrniny ', tx vaI,
of alternate sectious nj schnni
lands in Organized and unor
ganIzed oountica of this s,atc
and such Advertisement has bean flied In ,hs
general Innd oi,ioe bnt which lands 49,
or have not been placed unou tho mall,
nnder suon ADVERTISEMENT sbaIl hc "nr,, au
led To purchuse not lass thnn ana hnndrsd
and sixty acres. unless tbpre Ia !, frac,ion n,
!ess than one hundred and sixlv arrss nou,
existinpl nor more than siy hundrod anJ
Er,y acres of tho land upon which ,hnv
have settled uo inclnde ,be;, ,,n,,'s
ments) at tho price her ncrc nxcd hvP ' su,,
appra,sement hut shall be reonireJ ~ ,,a"
the rnte of eight NOR cent. inieges, as " p"a
by said not Of April O. A. d ISsi ,n n" a shaii
be permitted To nav All. or INV mar, of ,ha
purchase money thereof nj any , ina VI sn ,nH
purchaser shnil In nil oiher rcsnenis e 1u,n
10 ihe nroyi,ions oIihIs mel nr"v'SeI mn
ever that any snoh nerson dns,r,na ~, ' ,'',
chase any OF said lands 40 nnnrnissd sh',il
within six months FINN thn lima ,hi s" '.,,
takes eil, ct 6le in The ,crnr,i lana a." Sn "os
hjs nnniIoation To nuchase saii ian p'" W.
sorib'nr il. and ON pavment If o". ,hi, ,,a "I
of tho purchnse money anl m. va.r. i ,'u'"
est md Iorwnrding ia n,Idov, " me- ,in
beie and WINS on lie iirsi dav Of J anu.h, IN
D. Iss3 an actual set,ler in gond iai,n ,o a.,
said land, and that no settled an /, viii a
yiew 10 nurchsso i, tos.,har Vii, ~ :, WIN M "
day,t of nj lenst iva rreditnhra " Vi, ,"u "',,,
his county showinr that sn,b o, UI ca", VI
md WAS settler Il, ynod min mno,' "a
land. provided bowsvcr thot nh i,,'J
having timber thereon sniiahlo f,r i,n,has
or ahjnclea md chi.n, ,,oi,,abi ,u'uuu.
account Nh Ii ha snia a,r o ."a ui, on ,ha.
ho nnrchas,d In nnan,,a e"' nr o'' i ''lu NAY
slightly NO es nor n, re linn " ,r oS iosa .'n'
nnd jwenty nor' y md nrovid VIII. "u ,n",i
thar Other timb, rad lands o nnv 'a',n ''
chased Mt two doi1n ner ar r"' o w pu,'
yided nIrther ihai no 1870, Wv" Ply
right of nnrchnsc civc, nv thiv ~ on ~ ,nu
section If ,hia Hi sh,I2 o ons W 1"l u'no'
olude anv minerals hnt Tho so,, !" wi w
main the pron rtv Of ,h. ,e "" ", sar m ~,
10 which SAID lands belonr ''''''' '""''
sec. q me S ,a n' w vSS,o,'R, ,o,,, ,. =,
market shall bn solI IN ,h p' .''' upon inc
district In which wy ''"'sy vi ia',u
ated NV smch an,,oi,s,, STU,
nnder such svsten, Of c," ".uVji"y' ahu
he nrescr,hcd nv sad land hnar vs. 'nay
that no prrson either in vc,.,,r '' ", L,
agent shall purchas" from thn s,o vi NY nn
than ono section of Land "las ..y S,s,u more
tural land. or as wnierrI l.nd ~ Ss ',,a,
sections of unwa,ered nas,nrn a nd" ' euVun
ded Tho hoard NAV in their di ,u", provi'
ouIre The nnrchnssy If any ' o "s;S,o,,on ~
lion of watercd paslnrc lsr1 " ~ ,un suu'
thr snme amen n nnmbcr "f de-, w ,anu WIN
thew NAV desirnate not IN sxc so"Io sn us
sections, and every at,emnt IN eva,, s't w.,
Limitation of this nct Wa In ,ho .' sm W.,
or class of land one NAV nurchaso I nn a,,u
aayica whata,.a, an,ms p",Nnosu W any
lent and Tho franI NAV he " shnwn ,,auuu,
purcbasc canceIleJ NV ~ ou ,', ANU .ne
wear from Tho date If sale c nro w;1,' pne
The agricultural lands shall M p' sn,1 .na.
actual settlers. md proviirJ Gn,,h. my W
w 'hNl, thUt