The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-22

of the purchaser later endorsing thereon
the purchase price and payment made to
the commissioner Of TIE general land Oh
flee, who shall lille said application and re-
celpt IN his office ana issue ms cefticate IN
lieu Thereof 5, ttlns Isrtn the amount paid
and the valuation of the land applied Tor,
and forward the. same to the applicant,
which certificate shall authorize the county
or district surveyor 10 survey the lana en-
braced in the original application and enter
the same ON his books as sold, and shall not
entertain another application to purchase
said land until notified OF the forfeiture
hereinafter specified. ..,
All applications Tor the pnrcbHSe OF sa'd
lands shall De mace IN The real haiue oi the
person intending TO be the actual pu'
chaser thereof.
Sec. 5. That so soon us the Application
above named has beeu received by the sur
yeyor, the applicant shall execute nus opi',
CATION or promissory nOle Tor me oa'ahca VI
| the appralse value Ui the lanu ne desires w
purchase, agreeing and supulallng /" pay
| TO the governor OF The state oi Texas ahu
| his successors ia office, on the hrst DAY OF
January of each year, On4tNentieth oil the
amount OF his obligation or pf0mlssufy
note, with per cent. ON the full amount OF
the principal unpaid at the date oil each
payment OF interest giving III san OOlls4,
| ton such description OF The lana pufchastu
as is contained in his application; provided
| that the purchaser may have the privilege
OF paying the entire amount Of appraised
value of said land AT the date Ol purchase,
or such amount OF principal and interest as
may be due at any time subsequent 10 the
execution OF his obligation or ptOmlssory
note; and PROVIDED inrther, that
any payment OF principal may
h.. "A i,r pp ar lyIpDt
the frat one twentieth but all payments OF
both principal and interest must he PAID III
side OF twenty years, and all interest must
be paid Annually on or before the hrst day
of March OF each year. Wren any land
sold under the PROVISIONS oil lne ACT shail
be timbered land no person shall have the
right TO cut aud remove any OF the TIMBER
therelrom until the purchase money has
been paid IN lUlt; and no pine iinlOered
LAID snail be sold for less than I'VE d0liers
per acre.
Sec o. Before any county OF district sur,
vey0r shall be authorized 10 sell ans OF
the lands MS herein required, he
shall execute a bond, payablC Ia
the governor Of Texas, aud his successo.
in office, with two or more good aud sum
Client securities, to Le approved by the coin
missioner OF thu general land Office IN thy
sum OF $1,000, conditioned, that lac VIII
well, truly and faithfully acc0uut lof ana
pay over TO the treasurer OF the state OF
Texas all moneys collected 10y HIM Tor sales
of land belonging to the common school
fund, and that he will faithfully perform all
duties required OF him by law IN regali to
the sales OF said lands, sad bonu, When
approved, shall be filed IN the general land
Office for safe keeping.
Sec. 10. Each county and district sur
| NO (. h..r. tn
under oath, u monthly report To
the treasurer OF the state, show
ing what lands have bcen sold by HIN, UNI
der the provisions of this act, TO whom sold,
the amount received in cash from cach sale,
the number and amount of each Obligation
received ny him since last report, and shalt
transmit the same on or before the ilrst
| Saturday in each month, IN ! registered
letter to the state treasurer; aud any sur
veyOr falling or refusing TO make suCh re-
port rs herein required, shall be deemed
guilty OF u misdemean0r Tor each report not
made. and upon conviction snail he llned
for each olfense not less than fla y nor more
| than one thousand dollars and lac may be
removed from office, IN the discretion OF the
court trying the case.
| Sec. H. That all laws in conflict with
this are hereby repealed, aud the near APP
prOach OF the close of the session and tue
great necessity that sone provision Tor TIE
| sale OF the lands belonging To the GOmmoh
school fund should be made, create nm
emergency and pubic imperative necessity
that the constitutional rule requiring billsto
be read on three several days be suspended,
and 1t is so suspended, and that This act
take effect and be III force from and after It's
passage, and IT ia so enacted.
| Morn. This bill is considered by many
the best yet introduced on the subject, and
| il 1t is reached it will probably pass the
senate without any or very few m0lcrlal
amend En-