Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-11
THE LAST RESOLUTION.
The Latest Conditions and Regulations
Prescribed by the Land Board
for the Sale of Lands.
The Method Prescribed for Securing
Homestead in rexas-The Pre-
limi1ary Steps Necessary,
The Purchasers Oath Declaring His Iu-
tention Of Becoming an Actual
Settler.


Resolved, by the state land board,
that hereafter the following conditions
and raoula,ions aro nrasorihod o. ar
" au su'1'one 'Ae piesviioeo LOT 'he
s"ie VI un"@Veieu agrlcul'urai anu pas
ture lands;
/. ANY person who is q wears Of
ago and who d.s,ras 20 so,,,re -.
- ~ N.''ie' w 'eou'e 7" "o'i'e'
sueau III the state OF IeAas, may pur-
chase any unsold and unwatered por.
ton of the common sehool univera,tv
and os,,l,,, Iardo - "a &C., 80 ~.
'N' go 49, '''s' " ,ue ''"'o VI ,eN"s
IN quantities as follows; vi lands
classed as unwatered pasture lands, At
for grazing purposssonlv not moro than
tl,rsa aaot,ons ofRio .o.as ooot, ,,hi.l,
W Wv "o' ea0"' n'on
must III all Cases be situated contigu'
GUS 10 or corneIlhg win eacn otheri or
on lsnus ciasseu az uuwatereu agricul-
turSi ianGs, not more man one section
Shu tsnds snali oe sofa at COM
petltlve SAFE 10 the hlghest bidder, IN
nlhnDer ana uuuer Ins authority pre-
scfloeu III Iesolutloh NO OF the s'ate
iahu board PROVIDED, IN cases wnere
lhe applicant Appiles LOT one sectlon
only OF agricultural lanu, ne shall De
permitted 10 purchase the same az MN
mum price OF ~ per acre without COM
petitlnn:
MOI more imam one seclop OF
leaseu iauu snali pe sofa 10 any one
peIson.
Il ANY person uesirlng 10 secure
homestead on any OIL ss'd lanus whlch
may oe uDsolu, sna'l, al Tue same
'lnle ne OF she mas nlaoe selectlon, ME
WIN lne county OF ulstilce surveyor
OF other aren't OF lhe STATE lot tue yer
tltory IN VIM ~ sucn lanu Is sltus'eu'
written application, unoer oatn, &C
conn anleu Win proper sketch OF the
survey or surveys desired, giving name
ana hulioer Oh ceftlllcate ny virtue Oh
when they were surveyed, county
ana Appropriated distance from coun'
ty seat, u organized, or from ge graph
zeal center OF me county u morgan
| ia, with speclnc description OK me
lana and natural pronucts, ana whetn'
or IL ls 9grleultural lsno or NJ only ioi
| grazing purposes Inc applicant shell
at the same Time make ana SUBSCRIBE
the following oath before me olncei
in the county, or land lndiclal uistrlct
authorized 10 administer oaVns, 10 WIZ
do eolemn!y swear that l desire
the land for which nave TINS DAY
made my application LOT homestead
for myself; that / Will within sly
months become an actual setiler snt
resident upon the said land, ana VII
continue to reside upon and improve
the same for the period OF three con
secutive years That during the salI
time l Will not sell or rent 10 any othe
person except TO such person rs VII
continue TO reside upon ana lmproV'
the same as homestead that ! an
not acquiring the same III trust LOT, o
for the use aud beneht OF any othe
person, and ! have not directly or IN
directly made any agreement or con
tract with any person whomsoeVer u,
which the title, claim or ngh
so acquired fion the stat
shall injure IN whole or part, by leas
or purchase, or in any other mapne
whatever, TO the benett or any othe
person, firm or corporation. 1t Is VI
defstood and agreed thai am 10 pa
to the state OF Texas on me ilIst Gay
January, OF eacn year, one.tnirtletn
the value OF said land with per cen
interest on the unpaiu principal wa
obJ
the first, may be deferred untli the e.
piralion OF thirty, years, but that u
whole of the purchase money shall
paid within thirty, years; ana that "a
interest due VIII be PAID on or peloi
the first day OF August OF each yea
, IL is further understood that any VIZ
lati0n Of any OF the provisions OF III
law, or any violation OF the rules an
regulations Of estate lanu poaiu Pr
ser bling the manner OF purchasln
said lands, or q failure to sett!
r upon or improve the land, or any fai
ure to make any OF the payments r.
quired by law or sald reguls.lons, si "a
work forfeiture of all money paid OF
I and all claims TO the said land wlthol
4 judicial proceedings. 1t being also III
a derstood and agreed that the object
the sale TO me is for the purpose OF 8
curing a bona fide settler on the lane
and IL Is further unueis toOu, that are
4 the expiration OF said three years
/ actual residence, l shall have II
: right, under such regulations as ma
{ be prescribed by law, TO pay the VINO