The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-25

STATE CAPITAL.
THE wAreRGo AND DRY LANDS,
Iom GTe.s taun,y IT, the iront-ts-
hausi.d Pension appropriation
toIisetar s-poris Land
Hoard Hssslui ions Rte.

AUSTIN, Sept. a. Special. The fol
lowing Il the quantity Of land leased by
the Hoard since its organization; Water
ed lands, 9i,5.si acres; dry, l,d7O,s1o acres
OF the total quantity leased little over
One-fOurih II in Tom Green county, aud
Of this $50 acres are watered. The
average price per acre for dry sections
In n little over cents,
The collectors al Lamar, Hunt, Gala
han, Wise aud Sabine counties settled
to-day,
The slG5,Do0 appropriated Ia pay PEN
siOns IN about exhausted, only about
sls,OJ remaining. The next quarterly
payment viii absorb this sum and leave
a considerable deficiency,
The Land Board has issued tho follow
Ing;
Resolved by the state Land Board,
that the following rules and regulai ions
are prescribed i0r the sale al unwatered
agricultural and pasture lands:
| Any person who il tho head Of n
| family, aud who desires 10 secure
/ homestead IN the Statonf Texas, j. au-
/ thorlyod to enter upon aud purchase any
unsOld aud unwHiurod portion OF the
! school, university or asylum lands of
| the State of Texas not tO exceed go
acres, ut the minimum price liked by
| law for such land, subject Ia the follow
/ ing regulations:
! First The unwatercd agricultural
and pasture lands can only lie filed upon
or sold In tracts of lGi. 30, ~ or go
acres each, except In eases oi irregular
or fragmcntary sections or subdivisions
| thereof, Ia which ease no remnant ofless
! than l6l acres shall ha left, but must be
purchased 10y the applicant.
Secondary person desiring 10 Sc
cure u homestead On any oi said lands,
which may be leased or unsold, ahall at
| the time lac or she has made selections,
| lille with the County or District Sur
veyor, or other agent of the State for the
| territory In which such land Is situated,
| u written description Of said land, CIV
ing the name aud number of certiii-
cate by virtue OF which IL was originally
surveyed, the number of survey, num-
ber of block, county, approximate dis
| tance f,om county seat, II organized, or
from geographical center of tho county
IL unorgauizcd, with specific description
of the land and natural products.
Thrd-rh" applicant shall at the
| same time make and subscribe the fol-
! lowing oath before some officer In the
county or land district, authorized To
1 administer oaths, to-wit: ], --,
/
! land for which have this day made my
application for II homestead for myself.
! that VIII within si:. months become
an actual settler and resident upon the
said land, and will continue to reside
upon and improve the same for the pc
riOd of three consecutive years; that
during the said time | will not sell or
rent tho same TO any other person.
except To such person as will
| N IL
prove the same a. n homestead;
that ! ann not acquiring the same in
trust for or Tor the use and benefit OF
any other person, and ] have not, di-
rcctIy or indirectly, made any agree
mcnt or contract with any
person whatsoever by which
! th. title, claim or right so acquired from
| the State snail inure III whole or In part,
! by le 50 or purchase, or in any other
| manner Whatever, To the bGu-tit u any
other person, firm or corporations; that j
am the head OF n family. 1t j. under
stood and agreed that am To pay to the
! State of Texas on the list day of Janu-
ary of each year Onc-thirtieth OF the
value of SAID land. with 3 per cent. in
terest on the unpaid principal; that any
in~tallment of principal. except the
first, may he deferred until the eXpira-
| ton of thirty wears, Int tn IL the whole of
! the purchase money shall be paid within
| thirty years, aud that the interest due
| will he paid on or before the first day Of
! March of each year. II is further un-
! drrstood that anv violation of any OF
| the provisions ot the law or any viola
| ton nf the rules aud regulations OF the
| State Land Board prescribing the man
! ner of purchasing said lands, or Il fail
urc To settle upon or improve the land,
or any failure to mskc any of the nay
mcnts required by law or said regula-
| tiOns, shall work u forfeiture of all
! money paid Oh, and Hll claims To the
| said land without judicial proceedings.
| 1t being also understood and agreed That
the object of the sale 10 me - for the
! purpnSe of securing II bona iidc settler
! ON the land, aud il is further under
stood that after the expiration OF said
three years of actual residence shall
have the right under such regulations,
rs may ne presctiDcd 10y law, to pay the
whole amount Of principal and interest
| due The state lur SAID land, aud procure
Il patent therefor.
! Fourth-It shall be the duty of the
I Surveyor or other agent of the State, to
! register the description above named i'll
| book to be kept for that purpose, and
endorse thereon Such registry, date ana
| sign the same and return to appli-
cant, who shall Immediately forward the
application with the alOvc prescribed
uath aud onethirticth of the value Of the
| land to the Secretary State Land Board
at Austin, Texas, giving 10 the sad sec
rotary his post office address. For such
| registry the Surveyor shall he author
lied to receive or collect from the appli-
cant. q fee of one dollar.
| finh-AS soon aS such payment with
the above named papers, in proper form,
has been received by said Secretary, he
shall issued his receipt for such payment
and Immediately forward it with appli-
cation and oath To the ComniS-
! sioner of the General Land Office,
who will file the same rs archives
| in his office, and forward to the appli-
cant, at the p0stofli'e address given by
| him, his certificate of such payment ana
| said land will be regarded ~ sold until
such time as Il forfeiture may be de-
clared by the State lani board or such
other tribunal as may be prescribed by
| law.
Sixth-That until otherwise provided,
the board will, in ease Of contest or con
! flict between actual settlers upon the
same section, decide such contest ac-
cording to the equities of the case az
presented.
Seventh-All former regulations Of
the State Land Board regarding sale OF
lands to actual settlers are hereby re-
voked.
a true copy of the original resolutions,
| certify,
RlNDO' PHI LAURENCE,
Secretary State Land Board.
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