The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-11-27

late Rules and Instructions Adopted
by the state Eand 0fiiee.
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT.,
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adopt the following, in addition to the
rules and instructions heretofore ap.
proved aud published by this depart
ment:
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS.
First-Applications for the purchase
of unsurveyed lands cannot be enter
tanned, and will in all cases be refused.
Second-No application for the pur-
chase of any lands will be received
until the official plats have been filed in
this office.
Third-Contracts for the purchase of
land may be signed by the applicant or
agent.
Fourth-In case full payment is
made on the application, or contract,
of any person since deceased, an order
of the court having jurisdiction of the
estate of the deceased is required, d.
recting to whom the patent shall issue.
Fifth-Applications to purchase land,
and the money deposited therefor, can
not be Withdrawn except for such part
thereof as the State may, for any cause,
be unable to convey. In case there are
two or more applicants for the same
land, all can withdraw except the one
entitled to purchase.
Sixth-The legal representative of a
deceasee applicant entitled to with.
draw, can do SO by presenting tne duly
attested order of any court having iar-
isdiction Of the estate of deceased.
Seventh--A deed from the applicant
invests the grantee with the right to
make full payment and receive the
patent lin the name of the applicant) or
to withdraw money deposited in case
the sale cannot be completed.
Eighth-Patents will invariably issue
in the name of the applicant. except in
case this department is legally notified
Of the death OF such applicant, in which
case patent will issue as provided in
rule fourth.
Ninth-Orders of court above re.
ferred to must specifically state the act
and thing to be done by the attorney
or person authorized, and must &C.
curately describe the land by legal
subdivisions of survey as written in the
application.
Tenth--Where an existing valid ap-
plication for tract of land has been
filed, all utter applications for the some
tract must be accompanied by affidavits
of preferred right based upon occupancy
or possession dating prior to the first
application to purchase. See section
Is. page los. Statutes 1885. All con.
tests must be inaugurated prior to six
months from date of approval of the
land by the General Government to the
State. Blanks for this purpose will be
furnished from this office.
Eleventh-An affidavit stating the
land applied for is not Immediately
contiguous to stream, spring or lake
will be required with each application
for land at the rate of 81 25 per acre.
Twelfth Land lying Immediately
contiguous to stream. spring or lake
is 81 80 per acre outside the railroad
limits, and SIS 90 per acre inside those
limits.
| HOW STATE LANDS ARE SOLD.
The State of Nevada has at the pres.
emit time nearly 1850, 900 acres of land
for sale, consisting of timber, agricul.
tural and grazing lands, that can be Sc.
lected from any unappropriated public
lands within the State, wherever and
whenever desired-the sixteenth and
thirty-sixth sections included. ANY
citizen, resident or non resident, can
purchase from forty to six hundred and
forty acres. and 10 not confined to one
application, but can make as many ap.
plcations as will in the aggregate com.
prise six hundred and forty acres. The
presence Of the applicant at this office
is not demanded. The application can
be signed by applicant or authorized
agent. Agricultural and grazing lands
NOT Immediately contiguous to streams,