Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24

The following letter is Of extensive in
terest, as it contains specific instruction.
regarding applications to purchase school
lands:
A. d Tomb, Esq, County Clerk, Oldham Ooun
ty, Tex:
"DEAR SIR-HereWitn Is handed you q
list OF the unsold public free school lands
in Oldham, Potter and Deaf Smith coun-
ties, showing the clas, ification and
value Of each survey, in accordance with
chapte' SO, general laws of Texss, acts
Of the swentleth Lagisla ure, pages SO to
81, approved April l, 1887.
"Section of said chapter makes it
your duty to record said list In c well
bound book, which shall be kept In your
office open to pubic inspection.
"You will please acknowledge receipt
furnishing this department with certiA
este showing the date said list WAS fled
in your office for record. So soon as tais
list shall have cen filed In your Office,
he lands therein described are on the
market for sale, upon the terms and con-
dltions prescribed by law.
Enclosed forms OF application and
affidavit 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 flde actual
settler, residing on spy of this land on
July 4, 1887, hiss six months from date of
fling OF this list in your office IN which
to make his application to purchase land
classed as agricultural, or watered. h
may purchase not less tnan ole quarter
nor more than the whole Of one stc;iop.
"lf two quarters Sfe purchased, ssid
two Qusrters must constitute given bali
of said section.
"Of lands clsssed "a dry grazing he may
purchase not less than one gu rter nor
more than four sections.
ga part Of two sections csnnot be pur-
chased without tsking the whole Of enc
Of ssid sections.
"a part OF three sections csnnot be pur-
chased without taking tie whole of two
OF said sections.
ga part of four sections canuot be pur-
chased without taking the whole OF said
sections,
"If two or more sections are purchased.
such sections must be contiguous, or as
nearly So as the clsssi ecaiion and other
circumstances permit The above refers
to leased epd ualessed lands alike.
"Leased lsnds are subject to sale as
follows, to-wif: All bona file actusl
settlers who were residing on said lands
st the date said Jesse was fled for record
in the county clerks Office may purchase
the same as il ssid lease did not exist,
and viii 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.
"All lands classed as agricultural, ex-
cept such sections IS have improvements
thereon belonging to the lessee to the
vslue Of 300, are for sale.
GAN lands classed "a grazing are not
for sale except, SIS hereinbefore specific
without the consent of the lessee.
can persons entering upon leased land
for purpose Of settlement must make .p-
plication to purchase within thirty days
from date OF settlement, otherwise said
lands will be for sale to another sppli-
cant.
Gan applications not In accordance
with the foregoing instructions will be
returned for correction before fling In
this office. Respectfully, R N. HALL,
Commissioner General Land Office,