The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
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Remarks.

pectively of untold value for its build
ing stone, which should be leased when
wanted in some way that it would
yield continuous revenue to the
school fund. Also to Sec. 16, TIP. 20,
r. 4 and Sec. sc, TIP. 10, R.. west.
Portions of the lands of each should
be sold reparate from the timber on
account of their agricultural value.
The commissioners are acting under
the law which requires them to in
spect every section that may be sold
or leased within five years to deter
mine upon the ch ,racter of the land
and its chief value, whether for tim
Der, stone, mineral, agricultural or
grazing, and appraise each quarter
section at its full market value. When
this is done, and the report of their
proceedings made in duplicate, one
copy is to be filed with the county
auditor and the other sent to the com
missioner of public lands, who by
law is made president of the state
school land commission, whose other
officers are the Sc cretary of state and
auditor.
So soon as the report is completed
the commissioners are required to adj
vertise i'll newspaper for thirty days,
that the people may inspect the re-
port, and after 60 days from the re-
caption of the report the state land
commission shall determine what
part of the school lands shall be sold
prior to January l, 1895, not offering
more than one-auarter of the school
lands prior to that date, nor more
than $50 acres in one parcel, and
when ten heads of families living in
The vicinity of the school land petit
ton the commissioners, they shall
subdivide the land into lots of not
less than two acres after hearing evi
dence us to the ACCESSIBILITY of doing
so. Where the land is within two
miles of the corporate limits of city,
town or village where the land is APP
praised to exceed 800 per acre, it
may he plated into lots and blocks of
not more than five acres in one block,
which must conform as nearly as
practicable to the part of the town
of which it may become part, and
not more than one such block is to
sold in one parcel.
The appraisers are to estimate the
waste caused by the cutting or re-
mOval of timber, stone or other ma
terials from the land by improvers and
the balance set down as improve
ments upon the appraised lands.
Where portions of the school lands are
under cultivation and in actual occu-
patton the Occupiers are required to
state in writing what portions not ex-
ceeding 100 acres they are occupying
and desire to occupy, which they are
entitled to retain until sold, upon
terms prescribed by the board.
AS soon as possible after the filing
of the report by the county auditor,
the president of the state school land
commission will notify the county
commissioners what parcels of land
it has been decided to sell, when the
date of sale will be fixed and adver-
tised once week for six weeks in one
newspaper.
Valuable timber growth, stone or
mineral deposits in any sections or
subdivisions appraised may be sold
separate from the land in tracts of 40
acres or less by competent and
sworn cruiser, and the timber is to be
sold In lots of not more than 100 acr 8
to the highest cash bidder, who is re-
CURED to remove the timber within
five years or forfeit what remains; ex-
cept where the land joins an incor-
porated city, town or village, when
the timber is to be removed within Il
year after purchase. Persons engaged
in the logging business shall have the
right-of-way over school lands for
hauling or removing timber.
School lands within the limits. or
two miles thereof of an incorporated
city, town or village, appraised more
than $lOO per acre are to be plated
Into lots, blocks, streets and alleys of
convenient size, to conform with the
city or addition plats, the blocks not
to exceed five acres in size, and aft. r
advertising the sale of such lots and
blocks is to be held in the city, town
or village in or near which the lands
are situated. Agricultural or grazing
,nds are to be sold at one-tenth cash
at the time of sale and one-tenth an
nnally until the whole is paid, while
the terms for plated lots or blocks are
one-fifth cash and the balance in an
nual tenth payments, all deferred pay
ments drawing six per cent per an
mum interest. The moneys derived
from the sale of school lands 60 into
the state treasury.
School lands not ordered sold may
ne leased by the commissioners to
the iehest bidders under the same
regulations outlined for sale, and any
lands advertised for sale or lease and
not bid in may be readvertised when
ever deemed cxpedient after applica-
ton by any person to the commits
siOners.
Abstracts of the school lands are to
be made and recorded, showing lecsa-
ton, appraisal, Improvements or dam
ages if any, date of sale, name of
purchaser and all other facts neces-
sary to complete abstract. When
payment has been made in full by
purchasers of school lands the state
school land commission will give a
deed or patent, the purchaser receiv-
ing only contract at the time OF