The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-03
A BILL

by Browning: To be Entitled an Act TO
Provide for the Sale of the Lands Here
tofore, or that May Hereafter be Sur
veyod and Set Apart for tho Benefit of
the Common School, University, the
Lunatic, Blind, Deaf and Dumb, and
orphan Asylum Funds.
In tho house Jan. lG, 1Ss5.-Read bv
caption and referred TO committee on
public lands and land office.
Sec. l. BE it enacted by the legislature
of the state of Texas: That all lands
heretofore, or that may hereafter be sur
veyed and set apart for the benefit of
tho common schools, university, the
lunatic, blind, deaf and dumb and or
phan asylum funds, be, and the same
are hereby placed upon the market, and
shall be sold as hereinafter provided.
Sec. =. Every person who Is the head
OF family or who has arrived
at the age of u years, shall be
entitled To purchase not less than l6Cl
acres (unless there is fraction of less
than l6O acres now existing), nor more
than $40 acres of said land, at the follow
ing prices; III the land purchased has
no permanent water on or bordering on
II, the price 10 be paid shall be 81 per
acre. II IL has permanent water on or
bordering on II, the price to be
paid shall be 50 per acre,
and IL 1t be chiefly valuable
Tor the timber thereon, the price to be
PAID shall be - per acre, upon COM
plying win the terms and conditions
specified in this act.
Sec. 3. Any person desiring TO pur.
chase any of said land, shall make ap-
plication In writing to the county or dis.
trict surveyor, designating the land
desired, by the number OF the survey,
eertificate number, name of the com.
pany or individual, to whom was issued
the certificate by virtue of which sucl
survey was made, the fund to which h
belongs, and If less than n whole survey
tho particular part of tho survey sough
TO be purchased; provided, that no frac
ton OF any survey less than 100 acre.
shall be left by any such selection mo-
shall any fractional survey of less thar
$40 acres be divided. The part,
making such application shall attacl
thereto his or her affidavit made bofor,
some officer, authorized by law to adj
minister oaths, 10 the effect, that he OF
she Is the head of a family, or is q year
oil age, that such application is made il
good faith for the purpose OF actual set
Element upon the land as his or he
nome, ana not directly or Indirectly fo
the use or benefit of any other person
Said affidavit shall also state whether q
not the land applied for has permanon
water on or bordering on Il
and whether or not Is chief,
valuable for the timber thereon
Tho surveyor shall be entitled 10 ro
eoiye irom the. applicant Fee of 81 TO
such application, and he shall upo,
payment OF said fee Immediately recor,
said application and affidavit In we
bound book, TO no kept by him for thu
purpose. After recording, tho suryeyo
shall endorse upon said application, Ore
corded giving date, page and voum
OF the record In which Il was recorded
and sign his name officially thereto, AM
return the application and affidavit to tn
party presenting II. And II the corner
and boundary lines of the land 80 an
piled Tor, are not already establishe,
and marked on the ground, the appll
cant shall also apply 10 the surveyor "a
survey OF the same, and IL shall be hi
duty, upon payment Of his legal fee B
be paid by the applicant, To proceed a
once n survey the land and record III
Held notes thereof In his Office. In Ger
Trying TO the correctness of said fell
notes, he shall also certify, whether o