, 1890-12-28
An BILL.
Senator KRbIs' Plan for the Sale OF
Certain school Lands.

Much interest has been aroused IN tn
bill providing for the sale of school land
in incorporated towns, introduced in tn
senate by Senator Kabis OF this county
AS many people have direct financial il
terest in the matter they are therefore de
sirous Of seeing the text Of the bill an
1t is 70. their information that it is nov
published:
Section J.. Sections OF the public land
numbered lG and &c, or such other puDli
lands as may have been or may be dull
selected in lieq Of the same, OF any par
Of said lands which have been granted Il
the state IF Wyoming by the United
STATS of America for educational pur
p .ses. when situate within the limits o
any Incorporated city or town, shall be
sold and disposed IN the manner herein
provided and not otherwise.
Sec. . The governor. superintendent
of public instruction aud tn secretary d
state shall Constitute a board OF land com.
missioners, which board shall be known
a. the board of land commissioners OF the
state Of Wyoming.
See g.. The board of county commits
slOners of each county shall cause the
county surveyor 10 make a plat of SO
much Of each incorporated city and town
OF the county which has any public school
land within its limits. as shall show the
amount and location of public school land
within the limits OF such INCORPORATED
city or town. The county surveyor shall
also designate aud locate on each plat al
Improvements that may be on snch pub
he shool lands within such limits. fhe
plat so made shall be sworn to BY the
county surveyor as being correct,
Sec. 4. The board Of county commits
%sioners Of each county shall make a state
ment in writing. containing a full and
accurate description Of the extent. charac
ter and qIality of the improvements on
SAID public school land 10 each incorpora-
ted city and town within the county: also
the length OF time said improvements
have been made, their assessed and mar
ket values, aud the Rme of their possess
or, possessors. claimant or claimants. In
addition TO said staten ent, the said board
OF county commissioners shall make n
statement IN writing, containing a full
and correct description of the public
school land within the limits of each in
corhtet city and town 10 the county as to
its character and quality and the market
and assessed values of the same. separate
and distinct from the value of any i'm
provements on any part of the same.
These statements shall be certified 10 by
each member Of the board Of county com
m~issioners. and attested by the clerk, and
they, together with the plat of the couuty
surveyor, shall be transmitted by the
county clerk to the board of land com
missioners Of the state of Wyoming at
the capital Of the state. on or before the
first day of July Of each year.
SEQ. 5 Any person, persons. company
or corporations possessing or claiming any
improvements on any public school lands
within the limits OF any incnr porated eiiy
ur town may, on or before the LIST day of
July or each Year. transmit to the board
of land commissioners of the state of
Wyoming, at the capital of the state, a
statement in writing under oath of him
sell, themselves, agent or attorney. con
tanning a full aud correct description of
the extent, character and quality of the
improvements. the length of time they
have been constructed aud their actual
cost SAID statement may al % be accom-
panied by afhdavits of reputable persons;
and such affidavit shall show that each
affiant knows the improvements; and each
atiant shall state his opinion as to the
market value OF the same. At tho annual
me ting of the said hoard OF land commits
%sioners, ar the capitsl of the state, the
said person, persons, company or corpor-
alton may appear, either in person or by
attorney. before the board and shall pc
heard by the board in relation 10 the value
of such improvements.
Sec 6. The board of land commission
ers shall hold %an-annual meeting at the
capital of the state on the first Monday OF
september of each year At such meet
lng the board shall make an appraise
ment Of all the publis school lands, and
Ut the Improvement on any part OF the
same, which have been certified to the
board as hereInbeiore provided; aud in
arriving at such appraisement the board
shall duly consider all statements certified
,ud made TO, aud all facts laid before it
The board shall hold daily sessions, but
10 no case shall It continue in session tor a
longer period han fifteen days. The board
may employ a clerk to perform such work
As Il NAV deem necessary, and for the ser
wees 80 performed the clerk shall receive
IS per DAY for each day he shall have
been employed For the e%ervices so rend
red by the clerk the state auditor shall
upon the presentation Of a bill therefor
certified to by the board, pay by proper
Sarrant the amount so certified
Sec. I. After making the appraise
ment a. provided 10 the preceding section.
md at the same annual meeting. the
board shall make a written statement of
tue pubic school lands aud Of the i'm
provemenis on any part of the same in
each incorporated city and town in each
/ 60 MY of che state Such s atements
shall also contain a correct description OF
such public school lands and of such
improvements. together withthe appraiso-
ment of the same as made by the board
These statements shall be certified to by
Zach member OF the board. The state
ment for each county shall be sent by the
BOARD TO the county superintendent OF
schools of such county.
Sec. S. immediately upon the receipt
Of such certified statement the county
superintendent of schools Of each county
shall advertise such public lands for sale
At public auction, by notice OF the same
inserted for six consecutive weeks in some
newspaper of general circulation through
out the county, designated by the said
county superintendent Of schools. Such
advertisement shall state the time, place
and terms of the sale or sales, and con
tain n description of the lands to be sold.
together with the improvements thereon
and the appraisement ofthe same as made
by the state board Of land commission.
ers. In case there be within any county
more than one Incorporated city or owl
having such lands within its limits, suct
lands shall be sold On different days, anc
such sales shall be held at some puhliD
place in the city or town in which land.
are situated, but no sale shall take place
later than the 3lst day Of December o
ach year.
Sec. Q. AT the times and places deslg