Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-22
UNIVERSITY LANDS.
An Act Authorizing the sale Of Lands
Donated For The Benefit
When. where and HON. said Lands Can
he Purchased and Titles
Acquired.

Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
q Utah;
Section i. The Commissioners TO
locate University lands Tor the Tern
iory Of Utah shall complete the iocal
non of the Uuivereity lands ~ pfoVlu.
al for iu the third section Of an act OF
TouVr,fa entitled IAN Act To lstab-
mn the Oilice Of Surveyor General Of
iimh, and to grant lands for school
and University purp0scs," approved
E,bniafy alst, 1865. They shall
aru,iife said tide To snid lands In the
rom, Of the Territory Of Utah, and
rec,rd the same ia the Office Of the
county recorder " each county In the
,r.,Ttory where said lands, or any Of
tb.m. are situated; anu after The fame
N r.epfued % AtOrasaid, they thall de-
',.,t ne same Ia the office Of the
s.cf,,ary OF the Territory Of Utah.
Tb,y shall keep copy Of raid tito ia
tbeif Office, AMI He another copy with
Inc board Of regents OF the UniveBity
Of Utah.
S,c.g. The said commissioners afe
berpby constituted board VI apprais.
er.. 10 appraise said lands. The place
OF their office shall be- In Salt Lake
CITY.
Scr. 3. The said commissioners shall
pfooe,d to have said lands surveyed ia
he smallest legal sub.diviaions ~ toe
United States surveys, and shall cause
uoOd nnd substantial posts ~ be placed
mon the corners Of snid subdivisions,
on which shall be plSinly marked the
pfopcr description OF said sub.divltion
a. described In the United States sur.
vey; and for this purpose they shall
employ the county surveyor OF the re-
fpsctive counties in which said lands
are located who shall be paid the same
compeusatlon for their services as al
lowed by ,he Territorial fee bill.
Sec. 4 As soon M the said lands In
any county have been surveyed the
commissioners shall procure n proper
map Of said lands as plated. They
shall cause copy Of the same TO he r..
corded In the office OF the secretary OF
the Territory, aud another In the cilicr
OF the Board Of Regents OF said nj
versity. They shall also cause a plat
u the said university lands lying in
any county to be filed In the office Of
the county recorder OF the county In
which said lands are Hituat
Sec. 3. AZ soon rs said maps of said
lands have been procured anu filed ny
aforesaid, said board OF appraisers shall
make a carefullnfpectlop Of said lands;
and n any OF said lands arc occupied
and improved they shall make and
keep "a particular description VI
all improvements made upon each OF
said subdivisions, with n iull and fair
eatimnte OF the value Of said improve.
ments, and the name and address Of
the person claiming the same. They
shall appTRisc nll Of said lands, Apprais.
ing each Of aaid subdivisions separate.
~, at a fair Cash valuation, and where
lands have been Improved m Aforesaid,
they shall not take into consideration
any increased value OF said lands, by
reason OF said improvements. Thoy
shall list said lands aud the price at
which the same nrc appraited by them,
and flle COPY Of snil list or lists with
the secretary Of the Territory, and with
the board OF regents Of said university.
Provided, however, that none Of the
said lands shall be- appraised at sum
less than two pnd one-hali dollars per
acre.
See. 0. AS soon as lists are filed Ms
Aforesaid the board OF regents shall
meet and prescribe the length Of the
period Of Year, within when payment
shall be made by the purchaser Of said
lands at the sales hereinafter provided,
when full payment therefor IL not
made at the time Of sale and convey
Nuce ~ hereinafter provided, The
purchaser shall in nll cases pay legal
interest In advance on any unpaid
sum, and the unpaid purchase money
shall be paid Ia equal yearly INSTALL
ments, and " n purchaser fall or
neglect 10 pay said Interest Of any Of
said instAllmeuts when they ART due
and payable and for six months there.
after then all payments made upon
said land by said purchaser are for.
frlled as llquldated damages, aud said
lands viii be again subject to sale as
hereinafter provided, fr,c ana dis
charged from said purchase.
Zee. :. AS soon M appraisal OF said
land IA any county is completed as
provided for Ia section 3, said COM
missioner shall proceed 10 advertise
said lands Tor sale NJ public sale, by
posting notices thereof In nj least six
public places In the county where said
lands may he situated for at least sixty
days before the day Of sale, anu by
publishing n like notice In n newspaper
printed and published IN Salt Lake
CITY and having general circulation In
such county or counties aud ALEC IN a
newspaper published In said county, "
there be one, for at least sixty Gays
next preceding the day OF sale. said
notices shall contain n description OF
hall land according TO the United
states survey and the time, place and
terms Of sale.
Sec. S. Any person having settled
upon occupied, cultivated or improved
any OF said lands, may at any Time
after said notices shall have been pub.
llshed, and before the day Of sale men.
TONED In said notices, purchase the
same az private sale, at the appraised
value thereof, upon the terms liked by
the hoard OF regents; but n such per
son refuse or neglect 10 purchase such
Ihnds ~ aforesaid, within the time
Aforesaid, then the same shall be- sold
al public sale to the highest bidder.
sec. 3. The place OF public sale Of all
Aalu lands shall he ut the court house
OF the county In which the land to be
sold II situated.
Sec. 10, II shall be the duty Of said
commissioners to appoint one Of thti r
hsnuer 10 attend Rt such sales and
make sale OF the same. But no lands
shali be sold at said sale at less than
lheir appraised value. Ten per cent. OF
the purchase price must be paid down
AZ inc time OF sale by the purchaser,
ana the remainder OF the price must
be paid on such terms, aud ut snch rate
OF Interest and Mt such time,as inc RI d
board Of regents may prescribe, hui
The interest mugl ba paitl n,,,ii,, =,