Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-16
h HOUSTON'S BILL.
10 Repeal the Lease Law
ANT the system of Sale
n Actual Settlers
/, Mineral Lands Left TO the
l.,ian Of Of the Representa-
=, Of Those Districts
- M lhe aaEette.

TEX, jan io'
l,oo.ton, it will be remem-
| made a little fame as the
tine free-grass policy. Yes
nlsnled bis gun for active
AaD he introduced into the
Inl provldlpg for the sale of
4 lands To actual settlers In
l,,n senator Houston said
Ir,e grass men were in no way
II, Al the peculiar shape or at
FMS hsd taken in the last
s.Ign. They were gaining
so,,age every Gay, ana II the
no, mean success in the
\ future, II would certainly
H., with victory in the end.
oy,,s session last winter
" o S has given the subject
80 much study. The bill
4 presented yesterday VIII, he
~ he subject ana will re-
NJ hssrty support Of the free
I, in 10th branches of the
~ The peculiar features of
osmsnt are that it leaves the
M Al The lands In the lumber
sTal ngions OF Texas to the
es,ivas n those districts. lite
6s.eisto repeal the lease law,
near Us possible to
mon the Texas land
NJ United States sys-
Isto actual settlers only. BY
IA regarded as in the interest
nse cattle syndicates, and by
tbe real soiutlon of the land
ktIons in which Texas is in
The bill as presented to the
A. follows:
Hg FREE.uRASs BILL.
o0s entitled, An act to provide
4 Of all lands heretofore or
surveyed and set apart for
I'D Of the common schools,
n. blind, deaf and dumb,
liza orphan asylum funds OF
OF Texas. and to repeal all
unhict herewith.
Be 1t enacted by the legisla-
ihe state Of Texas, that all
sretofOre or hereafter survey d
apart for the benefit of the
school, university, blind, deaI
DO, lunalic and or han-asylum
the state OF Texas shall bt
pom the market az d sold un'
lestrictions, stipulations anc
BIS hereinafter provided.
That the following lands
be- sold until 80 specially pro
law: First, all lands that con
her valuable for lumber OIL
second, all lands that contain
sn minerals or sslines.
That every person who is the
ahmily, or who has arrived
geoi q years, and is q citizen
DATED 8 1T g, or who has flee
anilon Of intention TO become
accordance with the NATURAL
ws, shall be entitled to pur
the price OF 81 per acre, ant
competition, any number o
land belonging to the fund
lsT named, not 10 exceed "a
liin no event shall any puT
fnder the provisions hereof b
I'd 10 subdIvidc or cover les
acrts, except in cases OF frsC
lITels OF less than 800 acres {
ID in no case shall any seleC
n less than 100 acres,
That 40 party who has file
cation under the provision
ball be permitted at any subs'
zoe to tile an application for
llisct Of land
That the person applying fl
Del the provisions or this a,
lore fling his application MAX
before the clerk of the count
NE comfy wherein said Ian
lliin an unOrganized count,
olnty TO which such unorgaI
attached for surveying pui
aa1 be is the head OF IA fAuIll
le : twenty-one years or MOI
1llaI he has never awaited hin
10y Of the provisions of this &C
~ application is not mao
eala ion, but for his ow
se ute and benefit; tn
lits said land in good fail
y settlement MS a hOmesteR
! 1e has not directly or ind
naue any agreementor contra
Wy OF manner with any pe
olnsoeyer whereby the tit
might acquire from the sta
would inure In whole or
l person other than himse
az, tfson taking such GA
Az IN the premises, he chs
IN po money be may have pa
IN iaua and ll right and title
ana any transfer or co
III winch be may have made
~ Kept to innocent purch;
saluaole consideration and e
IA e, III provided, shall
- ilat the person desiring
,sny OF the lands hereinI
,llohed, shall make MS app
M 'us .h In writing to the 81
4 s sus county or land di=tr
H. ssld land is located, Such {
M, iuust show the number
's ppiltd for, the survey numb
nv 10 o. certificate by virtue
+ ne location was made and
ny rs same was lssued, the nu
sg block aud the name OF /
wherein said land "A sifuat,
ir, ~ portion or portion
,tioa section is applied for, su
h o ~ mus. show the quarter
snli ~ said section embraced
.'n Ta,l9n; All applications ml
IN panied by a sketch showi
IN spilled for and that imme
lbg lslguous thereto. The paI
y hlustattAch Ia hi.an.iIoatf