The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-03
THE STATES LANDS.
Act Creating the New Board of
Commissioners.
TERMS OF PURCHASE AND LEASE.
Land Of All Kinds Brought Within Their
Jurisdiction - Leasing Of Land
Within HaFb0r Lines.
TERMS or PURCHASE AND LEASE

The act providing for the creation OF
board of state land commissioners for the
management and disposition of the public
lands of the state is as follows, emitting
details which are not of general interest.
The board is to consist of the comm
sioner of public lands and three others,
not more than two of whom shall be men,
beers of any one political party. They will
hold Office for four years, but Of the first
appointees two shall hold for two years
only. They will appoint secretary. The
members will receive 5000 year each,
and the secretary not 10 exceed 81 500.
The duties of the board are fully set forth
in section s. a. follows:
That the said board Of state land commission
err shall have full supervision and control I'M.
der the law OF all public lands granted to the
state of Washington for common school, uni
versity and all other educational purposes: also
including lands granted for charitable, reforms
tory and penal Institutions, public buildings,
and also all tide lands and harbor line areas and
all other public lands that are now or shall
hereafter be owned BY the state OF Washington.
90 far - the same shall not have
been disposed OF and not appropriated
by law to any specific public use: and that
the said board shall from the date Of it,
assumption Of official duties. possess and exer-
else over all such lands and areas all the au-
thority, power and functions, and shall perform
al the duties which the state land commission,
the state school land commission and state
board OF equalization and appeal for the ap-
pfaisement OF tide and shore lands, respectively,
had and exercised. and which by law, hereto.
fore devolved upon and were the functions
which they performed: and the said board OF
state land commissioners IL hereby constituted
kAof~ Ill
heretofore applicable to the said state land COM
mission. state school land commission end the
state board OF equalization and appeal, shall, so
far - consistent with this act, be deemed, and
10 hereby made applicable to the said board OF
state land commissioners hereby created; that
as soon - the said board assumes it, official
functions, the said state land commission.
the said school land commission, and
the said state board OF equalization and
appeal shall, ON demand forthwith hand over
to the said board of state land commission
ell books records abstracts. maps, plats, papers,
accounts, implements, furniture and ell other
state property In their possession or under their
control, respectively, well also as that In the
ONCE of the late harbOr line commission; and
that the said state land commission, the state
school land commission. and the said state
board Of equalization and appeal shall there
upon and thenceforth cease to exist; and said
board OF state land commissioners shall have
supervision OF the selection of state and granted
lands ana shall provide necessary rules and
regulations for the government OF the selecting
OF such lands. and shall take all necessary steps
for the confirmation and completion Of the sew
efal grants 10 the state BY the United States.
That all oveefiowed lands inside any harbor
line established in the navigable fresh waters In
this state shall be subject TO the same provisions
OF law as to appraisal, appeal from appraisal,
sale and disposition as tide or shore lands of
other waters OF the state subject to sale, and
the said board of state land commissioners shall
have the same authority and follow the like
procedure in selling and disposipg Of the same
and the moneys derived therefrom shall 20 into
the same fund. Aud the said board OF state
land commissioners shall have full power and
authority 70 expend the moneys appropriated
under an act entitled can act relating to the
improvement of harbOrs and waterways of tho
state of Washington" approved March 10. 1891,
and all powers vested BY the act last mentioned
In the harbof line commission therein men.
toned are hereby Transferred 70 and devolyed
upon said board Of land commissioners hereby
created, and said board are hereby authorized
TO draw warrants upon the state treasurer
against the harbof improvement fund of the
proper city for the amounts of all expenditures
made by them in the improvement of harbors
in pursuance Of said act last mentioned, or OF
any law in force for the time being, and are
hereby vested with all powers and authority
necessary to carry into effect the full intent and
purpose OF said act and OF all provisions of law
relating to the improvement or leasing of har.
Dor areaa
The board Is authorized to contract for
the survey of state lands and to pay out
moneys already deposited for surveys.
Land is not to be sold for less than $40
per acre. and when advisable appraisers
may be appointed. No land granted by
the United States for educational purposes
shall be sold except 10 the highest bidder
at public auction. Improvements made by
settlers are to be paid for.
All state lands, except coal, tide or
within city. shall be sold on the follow
ing terms: One tenth on the day of sale.
one-tenth on the first day of the following
March and the balance within ten wears.
with interest at per cent Coal land
must be paid for within five days. Com
mon school land within a city, one-fifth
every year. Tracts selected for sale must
be advertised for six weeks
Common school lands may be leased for
five years.
Lands within the harbor lines NAV be
leased for thirty years.
The five-masted schooner Gov Amss was
toWsd 10 this mort Yesterday from Port u I. a,av