Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-31

payments OF principal and interest
shall be made within thirty days from
date OF the note, and the interest shall
be paid annually, on or before the first
day OF March of each year. Said note
shall be filed by the slate treasurer In
his office, ana Il shall remain there
until fully paid of aud cancelled.
Sec. Z. The surveyor shall, upon pre-.
sentati0n of the certificate OF the c, IN.
missioner Of the general land Office.
provided for in sections 4 and 3 OF his
act, Immediately note the same on his
record " applications TO purchase, pro-
vided for In section 3 of this act, with
date of presentation; he shall then
note such entry on said certificate aud
return the same tn the purchaser.
Sec s. The commissioner of the gem
eral land tiiiee shall procure we'll
bound book In which shall be kept an
account with the purchaser Of any Of
said lands, showing the amount for
which the original obligation was
given and the interest securing there
on, and it shall be the duty of the
state treasurer, upon receipt Of any
payment from the purchaser, to exc
cute his receipt for the same and forth
with deliver II to the @ mmisSloner Of
III
shall be to credit the acc, unit of the
purchaser with the amount so paid to
the treasurer, and forward his certlfi-
cate of such payment to the purchaser,
his agent or attorney.
Sec 8 Any person purchasing any
Of said lands shall actually settle upon
and improve the same within six
months from the date Of his applica
ton 10 purchase and shall continue to
occupy the same for the period ofthTee
consecutive years from the date Ofsuch
settlement; provided, that any pur-
chaser may sell his land so applied for
after he shall have made his first pay
inent and settled upon the land, In
good faith, and not before; but in that
event his vendse shall file in the gem
eral land Office q properly autheuti-
Gated transfer from the said original
purchaser, and the said vendee shall
be liable to all the obligations and
penalties imposed upon the original
purchaser.
Sec. 10 Within one year next after
the expiration of thu three years Oc-
cupapcy of said land, above required,
the purchaser shall make proof OF his
settlement and occupancy of such
land, before the county clerk of the
county IN which the land Is situated,
and II the land be situated in an unOr-
RRui1ed county the proof shall be made
before the county clerk of the county
10 which such uuOrganiZ-d county
is attached for judicial purposes. Such
proof shall be by Nffi lSvit In writing
of the purchaser 10 the effect that he or
she has actually settled upon in good
faith and has continuously occupied
the land so purchased for the period Of
three consecutive years, from the date
of settlement, specifying such date
, In case the land shall have been trans
ferred the AFFIDAVIT shall be made by
the person to whom il was transferred,
and shall state that the afflAnt and his
, assignors have together occupied and
improved the land for the time above
: required. In each OF the above cases
the said AFFIDAVIT shall be signed by
p the party making 1t and sworn to be-
7 fore the clerk aforesaid, and shall bt
] corrohorhted by the affidavit in writ
T. ing of three disinterested and credi
q bic citizens of the county In which the
r land is situR ed or Of the county IL
Q which the affidavit is made, and the
= clerk shall certify to the credibility o
= such witnesses under bis hand ant
? seal of Office. Said affidavlts shall bu
{ filed in the general land office within
+ thirty days after the same are made
: aud any purchaser failing to max
q such proof and file the came In tn
general land Office, as above required
d shalt ipsO facto forfeit all his rights L
i the lAuds sopu chssed by him and al
a payments M de thereon, and the Liant
10 shall again be put upon the market 70
,, sale by the surveyor upon receipt Q
d notice of such forfeiture from the com
d missioner Of the general land Office
. And the failure to make prompt pay
d ment of the interest due upon the pun
Or chaser's note, required by this act, Of
IA or before the first day Of March of an.
u year, or failure to pay all the principa
l. and interest within thirty years, shal
n in like manner forfeit the land and al
p previous payments made thereon, an
le the Same shall in like manner be agai
for sale.
- Sec IL ANY purchaser falling I
- comply with all the conditions require
OF him by thiB act shall ipso fscto fol
! felt the land applied for together wit
. all pay ments made without judicil
: ascertainment OF such forE iiure; an
the state treasurer and commissioner {
- the general land office shRll each cl n
y the account kept by them with tn
H purchaser on their DO X aud sha
- mark on same "Land Forfeited" an
- no defaulting purchaser or thoi
claiming under him, shall evade {
J. avoid the Effect OF such forfeiture, /
- once. by reason of any statute or la'
~ which for coverture, infancy or ia
! like would otherwise give them a.
y. ditionsl time for payments or sctioi
. except 81 follows: Should any pu
~ chaser die or become insane, the Leg
~ representativ or heirs OF the deceaset
u or guardians Of the lunatic, shall hay
- one year within which to ply the II
~ terest due on the first Of March mel
~ after such death or Judgment decla
- ing thu purchaser lunaiic, aud shs
~ have like time allowed them
~ which TO make proof Of settlement al
~ occupancy of the land as required
~ other cases. Such legal represent
~ tives, heirs or guardians may process
- TO carry out the contract Of the pu