The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-08

In NJ least three different public places In |
each county for twenty daysi stating row
many. and what sized tracts or blocks Ol
land, are Tor sale or lease. Alter when time
he sbnli he authorized 10 receive appllca-
lions for the purchase ofsald lands, M guam
cities not lees than one hundred ana slAly
acres, except fractions OF less than one nun.
fred and sixty acres, that may no" eNlst
In said c0uniieq provided, that no person
or pprsons shall &c allowed to purchase more
than one section Of six hundred
and forty acres, When the
same is classed as agricultural land ANA lhe
| sale shall be conditioned upon pa5tlal I'M
proyement and actual settlement upon
same within two years, by sell or tenant
but when the same is classed as grazing or
timbered land, it shall be sold In quantities
70 suit the purchaser, not exceealng I'VE
sections, but no person shall be allowed 10
purchase less than one hundred
and sixty acres OF grazing land,
| nor less than forty acres of land classe a.
timbered; and If the timber Is pine, mot
than six hundred and forty
acres; and q lease shall be, preiera-
Bile to sale of grazing land, and when graz,
ing land is sold as herein provided IL shali
he inclosed within three years Dy a
separate fence without joining to other
fences, No purchaser OF grazing land from
the state shall purchase or be Interested IN
the purchase OF similar land from the state $
yendee until the same is paid Tor.
Sec. ii. That any person desiring to pur-
chase or lease any of the aforesaid lands,
shall make application, in writlng, 10 Tue
county or district surveyor, designating the
number of the block, survey, name OF the
company, or individual to whom was issued
the certificate, the quantity he or she
wishes to purchase or lease, and II less than
a section, the particular part OF such sec
ton; provided, no fraction OF any sectlom
less than one hundred and sixty acres shall
be left by any such selection, ana no Irsc,
tional section OF less than thres 81, munureu anu
plication is filed for the purchase or lease OF
said lands it shall then be considered on the
market. and il shall be the duty OF sad sur
veyor. within ten days after such appllca-
ton is made, to give notice by posting ad-
vert1sements at three public places III the
county where said land lies, or, II IN an un-
organized county, in the county 10 Whlch
such unorganized county is attaSneu ior rs sui Of
veying purposes, for twenty DAYS, one OF
which notices shall be at the courthouse
door of the county, stating what lands nave
| been applied for, giving full description Vi
the same, and the class to which 1t belongs,
and on the first Tuesday OF every month ne
shall proceed to sell or lease such land 10
the highest bidder; provided, the land com,
ali mI''0p bids m foy leases leases, and mo
| lease or sale must be for less than mini
mum. The purchaser shall Immediately
nav TO the surveyor one-twentleth OF the
amount of his bid, and shall execute his
| obligations for the remainder due Tor said
land, payable to the governor OF Inc state
of Texas, and his successors IN oiilce, on
the LIST day IN January OF each year, eacn
| obligation to be for one-twentleth OF the en-
tire value of said land, with interest at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum from date I'M
til the entire amount of said obligation IS
| liuuidated provided, that any payment OF
principal except the first twentieth may be
deferred for one or more years, put all pay
ments of both principal and interest must
be made within twenty years, ana
the interest must be paid annually
on. or before the LIST day OF March in each
wear, The surveyor shall Immediately for
ward to the treasurer the obligation OF the
purchaser together with the first payment
for the same. The said application OF the
purchaser shall state that the said lana is
purchased for actual settlement, apu tlat
the same will be occupied by nlmsell or
tenant and shall contain an obligation on
the part of the purchaser to put
at least one hundred dollars worth
of improvements on same within Two
wears after purchase. 1t the application IS
to lease land, he must receive and receipt
for the first payment oil rent ana forward
the same to the land commissioner with the
name OF the lessee or lessees and descrlp'
ton of the land: whereupon the land COM
missioner, if he approves Of the lease,
shall execute three copies OF same ana
return them to the surveyor to have
them signed by the lessee or lessees. LII ne
rejects the lease he will return the money 10
the surveyor. Any person orpersons desiring
to lease more than ten thousand acres OF iehd
may affect the lease directly with the land
commissioner, subject to the limitations in
This hill. The treasurer shall enter a credit
on his books, in the name OF the common
school fund. Tor the amount received from
sale and from leases, and shall give num-
her te each credit; he shall then issue his
receipt for said amount, giving it the same
number as the credit entered on ms DOCKS
and forward it, with the above named ap,
plication, to the chief clerk of the school
land branch of the general land office, who
shall file said application and receipt In his
office, and issue his certificate in lieu
thereof, setting forth the amount paid TO the
treasurer, whether purchase or lease, ana
the quantity and value and class OF land
applied for, which shall authorize the d1s,
trict or county surveyor to survey the lanu
embraced in the application, and enter the
same on his books as sold or leased, as the
case may be; provided, that when lands are
sold as timbered lands, the whole amount
Of the purchase money shall be paid for
the same and forwarded TO the state
treasurer, as in the other case. The sur
veyor, for his services and expenses in-
CURED in making such sales, shall receive
one-half OF per cent. on the amount real
lied from these sales, to be paid out OF the
common school fund, and, where 1t IS
lease, he shall receive 8 per cent. on hrst
cash payment, 10 be deducted from same.
Sec 70. The special branch Of the general
land Office shall keep separate account
with the school. lands in each county, snow
ing which have been sold, to whom and for
how much, and the same with regard TO
those leased. and shall see TO the collection
of all lease money and the paying over oil
same to the treasurer, and the forfeiture OF
ali leases where terms are not complied
with.
Sec. 10. Where, for non.payment Of rent,
or other reason, the lease is forfeited, the
lands shall be leased 10 other parties, IN the
same manner as originally leased, and in
case any lessee fails 10 give possession after
forfeiture and notice, the county attorney
Of the county, or district attorney OF the
district, 10 which such county is attached,
shall bring a suit Of forcible entry and
detainer, and be paid such amount
as a fee as the land commissioner
and attorney general may determine, not
Sec. ID. The chief clerk Of the special |
branch Of the land Office shall, from time 10 |
time, notify the proper surveyor OF all ior-
feitures Of sales and leases, and thereuDon 4
ne surveyor shall receive bids for lease or /
purchase as in first instance.
Sec. Is. The ownership Of all minerals on
All landsfereafter sid shall be reserved,
and shall remain in the common schools;
provided, that the discOverer OF any min
srals on a section, except salt, salt springs
lr lakes sha1 have the night 20 acquire
Iwenty acres AZ a premium, and the re.
nainder OF said section shall be disposed OF
u hereinafter directed.
Sec. l6. That upon the discovery Of min.
rails upon q section, the discoverer shall
ile in the surveyors Office q description or
IL premium land. 10 cover not more than