Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-18
School Lands.

The following letter is of extensive in
terest, as it contains specific instructions
regarding applications to purchase school
lands:
A. D. Tomb, Esq, County Clerk, Oldham Coun
ty, Tex:
"DBAR SIR-HereWith is handed you s
list Of the unsold public free school lands
in Oldham, Potter and Deaf Smith couu-
ties, showing the classification and
value of each survey, in accordance with
CHAPTER 80, general laws Of Texas, acts
of the Twentieth Legislature, pages SO to
81, approved April l, 1887.
"Section of said chapter makes it
your duty to record said list in well
bound book, which shall be kept in your
Office open to public inspection.
"You viii please acknowledge receipt,
furnishing this department with certif-
cate showing the date said list was filed
in your Office fer record. So soon as this
list shall have ?eeR filed in your office,
the lands therein described are on the
market for sSle, upon the terms and con-
dltions prescribed by law.
Enclosed forms OF application and
sffiisvit to purchase, with obligation at
tached. must be followed strictly by ap.
plicants to purchase.
"For the information and guidance of
said applicants, the following instructions
are given, tO-Wit: Any bona fi1e actual
settler, residing on any OF this land on
July 4, 1887, hiss SIX months from date of
fling OF this lisE in your Office IN which
to make his application 70 purchase land
clSssed IS agricultural, or wstered. He
may purchase. not less than one quarter
nor more than the whole Of one section.
"If two quarters are purchased, said
TWO quArtsrs must constitute given half
Of ssid section.
"Of lands cl2ssedss dry grazing he may
purchase not less than one quarter nor
more than four sections.
"a part of two sections cannot be pur-
chased without taking the whole Of one
of said sections.
"a part OF three sections csnnot be pur
chased without taking the whole Of two
of said sections.
"a part of four sections cannot be pur-
chased without taking the whole Of said
sections,
"It two or more sections are purchased,
such sections must be contiguous, or as
nearly so "a the classification and other
circumstances permit. The above refers
to leased snd unleased lands alike.
''Lsssed lands are subject to sale as
follows, to-Rit: All bona f1da actual
settlers who were residing on said lands
at the date said lease was fled for record
in the county clerks Office may purchase
the same as il said lease did not exist,
and will be allowed six months from the
date of fling the appraised list of said
lands in the county clerks Office in which
to make application to purchase.
Gan lands classed as agricultural, ex-
cept such sections as have Improvements
thereon belonging to the lessee to the
value Of 800, are for sale.
''All lands classed as grazing are not
for sale except, IS hereinbefore specified,
without the consent OF the lessee.
Gan persons entering upon leased land
for purpose of settlement must make sp-
plication to purchase within thirty days
from date of settlement, otherwise ssid
lands will be for sale TO another sppli-
cant.
can applications not in accordance
with the foregoing instructions will be
for correction before fling In
this office. Respectfully, r. M. HALL,
Commissioner General Land Office.