Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-04-07
A BILL

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A BILL
For an Act To Amend Section Thirteen
Of Chapter 1856 Of the Laws of 1881
Entitled "An Act Prescribing Rules
and Regulations for the Execution OF
the Trust Arising under the Act OF
Congress. Entitled An Act for the Re
lief Of Inhabitants Of Cities and Towns
upon the Public Lands, Approve.
March 2d, 1867, and Acts Amendatory
Thereto.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assem-.
bly, Of the Territory Of Dakota.
SECTION l. That section thirteen OF
the session laws Of 1881 be amended SO
as to read a. follows:
When any lots or parcels ofland with.
in the limits Of any city or town shall
remain unclaimed after the expiration
Of the time allowed by this act for the
filing Of claimants statements, il shall
be the duty Of the corporate authorities,
or Judge Of the Probate Court, to convey
the lots or parcels Of land 80 remaining
unclaimed by good and sufficient deed
town, if there be such body qualified to
take the title to real property, to be TAX
en- and disposed Of by such board
for school purposes and for the exclusive
use and benefit Of the school district in
which such city or town may be situat-
ed under such directions and limita-
tions as provided by this act.
SEC. =. If there be no such board Of
education legally authorized TO take the
title to real property, then the corporate
authorities or Judge Of the Probate
Court, shall sell and dispose of the said
unclaimed lots or parcels OF land so re-
manning for schoo: purposes, and for the
exclusive use AMI beneii: Of the school
district in which said city or town may
be situated under the directions, limita
tons and provisions contained in this
act.
SEC 3. The board Of education, cor
porate authorities or Judge ofthe probate
court aforesaid shall appoint three COM
potent and suitable freeholders Of such
city or town board Of appraisers,
whose duty it shall be to make a careful
inspection and examination Of all the
unclaimed lots or parcels Of land they
shall attix reasonable and just valua.
ton, and upon the completion Of their
appraisement they shall make and re-
turn full and complete report Of their
proceedings and appraisement to the
board OF education, corporate authori-
ties, or judge ofthe probate court, which
said report shall contain full schedule
"f each and every lot or parcel of land
remaining unclaimed, giving an exact
description Of said lots by their numbers
and the mum! er Of the block and all
parcels Of land not SO numbered shall
be described by metes and boundaries
and upon each lot or parcel Of land
separately they shall designate the valu-
alton thereof az fixed by their appraise.
ment; said appraisement, and report
shall be subscribed and sworn to by at
least two Of said appraisers.
Sec. 4. The board Of education, cor
porate authorities, or Judge of the pro
bate court shall within thirty days after
the receipt of the aforesaid report Of
said board of appraisers give public
notice that all such unclaimed lots or
parcels Of land, or SO much thereof as
may be considered for the best interest
Of the school district, will be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, said notice to be given by publica-
ton in not less than three newspapers
Of general circulation in the territory,
and for period Of not less than thirty
days Immediately prior to such sale,
specifying the time and place when said
unclaimed lots or parcels Of land will be
sold together with description Of the
same as returned by the board of ap-
praisers.
SEC. 5. At the time and place ap-
pointed in said notice, the board Of
education, corporate authorities or judge
of the probate court shall offer for sale
at public auction, subject to competitive
bids, all the lots and parcels of land or
80 much thereof as may be considered
for the best interest of the school dis
trict, returned by the report OF said
board Of appraisers as unclaimed:
Provided, That no bid shall be re-
ceived, or lot or parcel of land sold for
less sum than the appraised valuation,
and such sale shall continue open from
day to day until all such lots or parcels
of land, or so much thereof as may be
considered for the best of the school dis
trict, shall have been offered for sale.
Any iots or parcels of land remaining
unsold at the close Of such sale for want
of bids equal to the appraised valuation
thereof, may thereafter he sold at private
sale by said board Of education. corpor-
ate authorities or Judge Of the probate
court for sum of mOney not less than