Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-30

lu,ous inquiries in regard to purchase
and leasing the lands of the state
A, l,snei the followinf letter;
General Land Office.
Austin. Tex, Oct 2S, 1S93'
lDAr Sir. In reply TO your letter
.I,iag information in negNrd TO the
I'M domain, school. university, and
Nerd asylum lands, | submit the fol-
&ing statement;
EH00l., UNIVERSITY AND ASl-
i LtM LANDS,
5II'rder an act Of the legislature. which
. 1 efeet as Il law July /, 1887, AMI
4 sds amsndatory thereof, approved
Nh s 1883, aud April IS, 1891. the
4 school, university and asylum lands
u nging To the state are being classl-
4 no dry and- watered agricultural,
Xaic and timber lands. appraised aud
4 N on the market for sale, but only
.ausl settlers, in quantities not less
Ia " acres nor exceeding 6lO acres
II ach settler-excepi in eases where
lind isclassed as dry and purely pasto-
ID when each settler wild he entitled 10
tyAase not exceeding four sections,
$50 acres. or one agricultural and
b. DRY grazing sections. The lands
III b. sold 1T their appraised Hulue-
MT less, however, than 81 per. acre
u ap, and 81 per acre for waleretl.
'nbvs,d land will not be sold for less
~ " per acre cash. or the timber
fiNnay be sold at the appraised value,
Dot less than 81 Ter acre. Al the
'h q Ms purchase The settler viii be
4 larei 10 nay The slnte treasurer one
tuth vi the aggregate purchase mon
lanless The land is class,d as tim.
~, Wien he must pay the whole OF
4 paFchase money aud 10 place with
4 oirmissimer Of the general
n orfce his obligation to pay To the
~ on the first day Of November of
d year thereafter until the whole
|'etase money Is paid, oue.t1riieth Of
|, Aggregate price Of the land, with In
|tf ~ the rate Of > per Ceatum per
aial on the whole unpaid balance
such purchase money. Ii he fails Ia
5iif th- annual payments Of interest
e,apllauce with his obligation. be
Z ,1py forfets his cain 10 the land
~ " PAYMENTS made thereon previous
NA failure. He will also be required
easaie himself to occupy as his home
~ ihe land sold To him during the
~ Years next following the date OF
4 psNhase. and will he allowed at the
IA the three years, on making prop
npod Of such occupancy. 10 pay in
~ die land and receive patent on
n, ss1 snen proof must ue maze
1sss.v 'ue year alter thr.e years o.
go
~, ~, VI tne iand suoJecV 10 sa. =
IT, 'aT dtAs mentioned eau Ne lbhlh
I aatemant ~ ouhiiva ~, w. ~ nj '1 an
h,r,sshaigs OF e4cl county IN she slHtP
- sns 'ue county CLERK when he
4. I. my TN 20 place On record IN us
Id,r ~ Lave open ior pubhc lhslNtloh
IN nv lands Tor SAFE m ms 'oHh-
~ lnl.e az which eaSa tragt mas
r. aid he Min w ,o S"n,;,I,oj ,yith III
Il AK forms paeessor,' ~ o,,aile narties
lcYery ami. ~ s, ,rs vi '''' '''''''
Section . az, df ISS- nrovi1es
4 NJ all sections an. fr,,t{o,,i or seetions
al countles orynn;So 'i"" n,i ~ 10 tbc
~ day OF Jannar,. -. ,,.,.cnt iii
|lso Peeos ana Tiras,i,,, nn,,,,,,a, With
.iions are dstarbci ~ isni,t~a f.,m
PEI pubic lon,is NOV - 's SaI5 ~ 70 a nv
'-Qt~Af ayannH .. , a.,r,..,,,s.v N .
X ~, ,bon' eaS ~ 20 q corporatl on, a.
pms a tha On ~ ~, KIT acre Hp9n shSh
l land office mon nrs.,,.i 81 inc gene
INTFppc1; p,x.,ttN>,re
aIo,.,.-, .'s'.''i ~ VI 10
nv. nAssr,st is due on school lands pur-
asst S cs Ter the seycra! acts as follows
l. M NJ, q 70, Interest is due and paya'
Acts az 1e-a 49, &c,
M s ,Ss payge,e on Ian, / Of each year,
n " VI purchaser allowed until tie irst
!. AS ss q 1855, interest is dne on III,
M ~ ~, 81 January Of each wear and lii,
. August 9f; ISlv,.la until the first day
I 'sS, 4. IL. acts Of 1887. as amend
Fass , , q 1889. ls9i, and 1895, pro
|daripaJt 1s no additional payment oi
\ ouse fo. : sf,qqlred, after FIRST paymen
Ii Ss, & forty years, from date y oFis