San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-01-20
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BY section >. q the platform the people
wisely commanded the action OF the officials in
seeking u recover lands unlawiully obtained
by railway companies nom the State for sid
ines aud switches. and pledged that the Dem
orratic party. long as At remains in powt T
sha continue this course until every acre
shall nave been recovered aud returned 10 the
-tata- At the same time the pledge that all in
nGceut pure aSeTs rvalue. and actual settlers
VINO may have purchased any Of said land from
the railway companies or their aSsiguees. shall
have their u les validated AMI mace good IN
50 ar AS the state may have any claim thereto
lt J. doubtful il any legi ls1ion at this time be
comes necessary on this sub1e {. Suits are
penang "a recover the lana so Illegally held
by the railway companies and their corporate
assigns TO- the construct on 81 sidines and
switches Legislation now may tend to com
Sfcaie the rights OF the stale
without giving any material bene-
tit 10 actual settlers or innocent purchas r.
II has has ever been the policy OF the govern
meat To- encourage the settlement OF her public
lands. The inten ion OF the state in the sirSt
instance "a grant n these lands to her cor or
ale creature was Jhat they should be ALLEVIATE
per ou- The act az 1851 required
them au 10 be so.d wi hin twelve years
from he date Of th- HcquiSit on of title there
tu- Tn Ter the law till was acquired on oca,-
Ing the certificates and returning the fed
note OF the surveys to the General Land once.
Patents were rot ne e-sarT 10 vest the little
The companies We're also prohibited under that
law irom granting any o. iesa lands to other
rel e' acts 'tlett NJ III railways were passed
hr The LEGISLATURE Su1ueIGins the statute Of
limitations ~ some part MARS. As 10 Wh-th-
el the cluris wOll hold that those sta ute al
~ suspended the time within which tar lands
should be So.d. ~ course is Il = known. Under
th- constitution OF l>7f al lway COMPANIES
acqu ring lands I'm Ter the cla-e ny grant WAS
required To 81 eua e them al pe.Io1 fixed by
Law. in 40 event TO exceed twelve years from
the ISSUANCE OF the ate1t thereon. The act
giving eIe = TO this provision OF TIE cnnStifu
ton provides that's lands acquire hy rail
r0a companies frou u he stat. shall be alien
ate by them half in years and one
Ina in twelve year, from Jhe Issuance Oi the
patent To >iiUe.-R =. 4Es.
This law virtually suspended the effect OF the
statute 90 limitations within which such lani~
must be- sold until such time patents on them
may be issued. Had the law req red them To sell
'Nsthtn twelve years after title to the land had
been acquired. uiueh OF the complications affect
luI land titles would have been avoided
Many OF those companies never procured the -
OF patents unit. tho state took action 10 re-
'idlnG> ana switches The! ield title 10 them hy
virtue 81 certificates located and returned to the
land office aud avoided the statute of limitations
W NOT procuring patents 10 them In this
hey have held their lands from settlement until
HE state sold it, alternate sections lying hv I
he side of them Many sections of this land
are vet held by certificate filed In the land OH -
md patents to them uuissued and Will not be {
sticd under the policy of the present administra-
Ion until settlement may be had with companies J
ind their corporate assigns for the land thew 50
inlawfuily obtained from tine stale
The only law on the subject that Is u wv !
ieemed advisable = one that NAV authorize ]
he attorney general and lai commissioner 10 Z
lccept for The ate such portion OF the remain
NJ land held by the several railway compa I
li=S IT their corporate assians as shall amount I
. he quantity OF land that the records show
we're originally obtained mlawfully by the 1
company desiring the settlement