, 1889-01-04
Rules and Regulations for Their
Rental.
A Comprehensive Code Prepared
by the Board.
The Lessee to Pay 5 Per Cent of
the Value Annually.

authorized by congress. These rules will
be forwarded to congress for approval.
Rule l.. All leases to DO until Jan. /,
1891, no matter at what time the lease Is
made.
Rule 2. Leases will be divided into two
classes, namely, agricultural and grazing.
Rule 3. The value of lands to be leased
shall be ascertained as set forth in the
following blank form of application for
lease:
To the honorable board of county cont
nniss,oners of - county.-GENTLE-
MEN. Idesire to lease the land described
in this application, and l agree to pay the
sum of 5 per centum of the value estab-
lished by the board as annual rental, in
advance. Description of land is to be
given here.)
The applicant will briefly answer the
following questions, and the answers will
be considered a part of the application.
For what purpose is the land wanted?
Is any person living or the land2 If SO,
who, and how long2 Are there improve
ments of any description on the land?
If so, give name of owner and desorip-
ton Of improvements. State value OF
and describe them. Is there any timber
on the land? If so, what kind and quail
ity2 IF it can be irrigated state source
and conditions. Ii SO, how many acres.
and on .ybat 1oyarnmant fNrtv acra tract
situated2 Does it contain stock water?
IF so, give a full description of the same.
Is any portion of it natural hay land? If
so. how many acres, and in what govern
ment forty acre tract situated2 Describe
the general character of the land, locate
buildings. fences and other improvements,
with tracings of streams, springs, ETC., on
section diagram.
II the information given herein shall be
unsatisfactory to the board of county com
missioners they shall have the right to ap-
point a board of appraisers or in any other
manner TO ascertain the true value of the
land, the expense accompanying such
ascertainmeht of the true value to be paid
by the applicant, who must deposit with
the board of county commissioners with
the application, the sum of 500 to cover
such expenses. But in case the inferma-
ton shall be deemed sufficient, then the
500 shall be refunded, if the applicant
shall perfect a lease within thirty days
after notice Of acceptance of application,
but a failure to perfect the lease within
thirty days shall work a forfeiture of the
500 to the school fund of the county.
Then follows a blank form of oath to be
subscribed before a notary public.
Rule 4. The rental value shall be 5
per cent of the ascertained and appraised
value of lands.
Rule 5. The resident or occupant
possessing or controlling in any way the
lands to have the preference right to lease
at the rental value which shall be estab-
lished.
Rule 6. In cases where more than one
person is settled or living on the section,
each shall have the preference right 10
the quarter section subdivision, more or
less, on which he is residing prior to Jan.
l, 1889.
Rule 7. In cases where legal subdivis-
ion laws could not apply in determining
prior rights, or in all cases of conflicting
rights on the same, it shall be the duty OF
the board of county commissioners to act
as an arbitration board or appoint three
dislnterested persons to act and settle and
define the rights of all the settlers who
may desire to lease. The arbitrators may
require the assistance of the county sur.
yeyor, and their decision shall be final
after filing the proceedings in the Office OF
the county clerk.
Rule 8. In case the occupant, resident
or person controlling the land fails, re-
fuses or neglects to lease according to the
rental value established, then such land
shall be placed on the same level with
those lands unoccupied or unclaimed by
possessory right.
Rule 9. Parties claiming possessory
rights and failing, neglecting or refusing
to lease at the rental value established,
shall have sixty days to move away their
improvements, consisting of houses, barns,
fences, etc. ETC., but all water rights of
every description shall remain unmolested.
The county commissioners may either
collect rental by distress or evict when
deemed. unavoidable.
Rule 10. In case there is more thar one
applicant for any land, the land shall be
subject to lease to the highest bidder upon
due notice to the parties in interest that
such public leasing shall take place on the
first Tuesday of the succeeding month at
noen at the Office of the board of
commissioners; provided, that at least
twenty days notice must be given.
Rule IL. Upon receipt OF rules and
regulations the commissioners will adver
tise in one or more weekly county pa
pers for four weeks; that all school lands