Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-31
'EG'8 LAND BILL
J, the Sale Of Common
~. u university Lands
Actual Settlers.
|, Survey Occupation and
/, snoh Lands The Death
70 the Lease Law

rur Jan, y - inc Iolio"
Ia Nm OF Representative
\ wheeler county, which
,osuced in the house:
sntltled-An act to pro
s.le of lands heretofore, |
f.y hereafter be- surveyed
INA for the benefit of the
.cbOols, university, the
lima, deaf and dumb, and
srlum funds.
Re Il enacted 10y the legis,
slate Of Texas That all
,lore OF that may hereafter
and set apart for the bene-
nmen schools, university,
,ilnd, deaf and dumb, aud
am lunds, be and the same
'n1,esd upon the market
|. s.Gd as hereinafter pro-
,s,y peson who is the head
a,gho has arrived at the
y. ,ball be entitled to pur-
Than 100 acres (uDless
,siion Of less than l6O acres
81 nor more than $50 acres
The following prices, II
r.based has no permanent
bNdering on 1t, the price
b,l lie 81 per acre; II IL has
s,ter on, or bordering on
d be paid shall be 50 per
ihbe chiefly valuable for
lbefeou, the price to be
IL per acre, upon comply
ibe terms ana condi ions
ibis aOt
I'M persons desiring TO pur.
Bissld land shall make APP
sflting to the county or
yeyor, designating the land
he number Of the survey,
humber, name of the com
iiyIdusl TO whom was issued
ste,by virtue Of which such
made, the fund to which 1t
7difless than a whole Aur-
rtleular part Of the survey
Z purchased, provided, that
oiany survey less han 100
be left by any such selec-
ban any fractional survey OF
% ScTes be divided. The
ipg such application shall
elOhis or her affidavit made
70 officer authorized by law
.k,er oaths, to the effect that
the bead of a family or is
age, that such application
d good faith for the purpose
settlement upon the land az
home, and not directly or
for the use Of or benefit OF
person.
dAvitshall also state whether
land applied for has perma.
on, or BORDERING on it; and
mot 1t Is chiefly valuable
ber thereon.
yeyor shall be entitled to re
the applicant q fee of 81 fol
allon, and he shall. upon
dssid fee, Immediately re
application and affidavit in {
"a book 10 be kept by him fol
ose After recording, the
shall indorse upon taid ap
Recorded, giving date
Volume oftheTecord In which
0Ided, and sign his name of
eIelO, and return tho appii
Aflldavlt to the party pre-
And II the corners anC
lines Of the land 80 applied
o already established ant
the ground, the Spplican
apply to the surveyor for
lhessme, and 1t shall be hi
pay ment Of his legal fees
By the appli ant, to prOcee,
survey the land and recOrt
o.es thereof in his office. Il
% the correctness OF sail
shall also certify whethe
mud hasperm4n n water Of
( on It, ana whether or NO
chiefly valuable for the tim
Said field notes, whei
hall be delivt red to the az
: ne shall attach the sam
Ne application to purchase.
lhe purchaser shall immedi
sia 70 the state treasurer tn
leailon, together with one
y me price of the land 81
lu II i Is chiefly valuable
W. thereon, he shall fol
aole OF the price thereof
~ shall enter a credit o
'le name OF the purchase
Ieunl 80 received, gIvin
Alon OF the land as wi
anne he shall then issu
y said amount and de
AWE above application, a
w notes to the commiI
\ saeral land office, VIII
w w ne In his office and 4
saAIs in lieu thereof, Sc
mount paid the trea
- laAntity and other ne
! plon OF the land apple
~, tllieate shall be immed
et iae1 % the purchaser.
Nv ,suld the applicant fail
ln. payment as required /
,1s section, within thirl
n s1s ), GATE OF his application
on. 'he certificate from Il
-, u the general land {
'baiyeyor within Bixty da,
~ ~ land shall be again I,
eti N surveyor shall be uutho
= M H. application to pureha
49, y me first instance, or
feco,d that he shall not !
Isrso., a second applicable
bss for the same land 4
= unS Snee made applicable
M s applicant, at the time !
he s a,p.plleAtion and first pa
nd I fo,,.. treasurer, shall al