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

Of such lands King south Of the Texas
aud Pacific railroad, except tue conn-
lie. ,Sacho. McCuloch, Cole, Stcr-
ling q "a. H. Midland, Ector, Tom
Gr Stu M ,'ud Martin, aud all uni;
ysrs IS, ~ l gs,t. l nna al R' GIi.
er such h. a. III nee fthe Colorado
river and nos 'orp fe1ni,s ard "a
cifa railroad, al, Counties heteih-
before excepted from. q ten-ycnr lease,
shall he leased for o period not longer
than five years. and the lessee shal ~
an annua. rental OF cents lSa Ut" ~,
for all lands leased; provided thRt thS
university LANDS may br o SGD AT =
cents per acre per uunun, which fent-
nj shall be pail each year ~ Az
vance. the first payment 10 %
made at ,hc time the lease j. eAeculeu'
and II at The termination OF any ltnse
any of such lands are not IN deHiAIH
fnr actual settlement they may be again
released for another five years, ana me
lessee thereof, whose term OF lease mas
cxpired, shall have the refusal oi such
land as he has heen leasing on tue Terms
and at the price that may ne hAel mere
for by the commissioner OF ue geneIu'
lessee Or his duly authorized agent, unu
snrh lease shall not take effect unlil tue
Grs nlymeur of annual rent Is lNlu
anI the lease duly filed for record IN me
cnunty where the land lies, or 10 when
II may he attached for judicial purposes
and il su!ill not be necessary Tor que cV IN
missioner 10 acknowledge such lease he
Tore tbe same is placed on record.
No lands which are now. or which may
hereafter. be classified as grazing lands
1yilhin the territory where the ten year
lease is authorized, as set forth III me
preceding section shall he supJeet 10
sale during term Of the lease eontraSs
raf
lessee aud the possession OF tue lrsset
shall not lie disturbed during tue term
All lIrd. the lease Of which is liked
Al NOT exceeding five years shal pc
leased subject to sale; provided, ihat II
any lessee has actually serted upon api
scrtion of land included in his lease, ana
crc,,red Thereon his residence and sub
stnnlill improvements for permanent
sesiiement. such section shall not be sold
lior shall such settler he dlsturned uul-
IND .hr Term of his lease; aud al leases
uf agricultural lands embraced IN tne
territory where lease not eNcetulng zen
years is provided ipr snal oe nn", ~
ia sale to actual settlers except Wueh het-
Elements and improvements are meHe
~. hpfniuhcf1re provided TOR ny lue
lessee. In all eases when an acluAl setlFr
may desire 10 settle on any grazing anu
which may have been leased under nNe
wear contract Of lease such aelhl sS''leI
Shall FIRST erect thereon subsianlM I'm
,,rnvnmpnts of the value OF not less tpnh
1ne hundred dollars, within Tour months
after making his application TO purchase
None OF the requirements for improve
nrents TO be- made by an nppllcH boh 70
purchase shiI be required OF any PER
snu who shall desire 10 huS Hlu SER
up5n any agricultural lands under tease
ni1dr under the foregoing PROVISIONS
ii any lessee shall fail TO pay me an
nn,l rrnt due in advance for any year.
w,bin sky days after such rent shn u
hrconr due. the commissioner ol ihr
general land Office may declare such le'ac
cancelled. IA .h, oS,,,
1891, does not ailcct leases h'V"e "rl"'e
the same became law ~,
Agricultural lands leased prior to juiy
tho FISlb, 1871. upon which tue lessee
shall have placed as much as SlVp I'M,
pruvemcuts, and grazing llnus ieassNl
prior 10 July The 18th, ls9l' can nor pe
sold during the lgrla Of las lease WIZ
IN, law requires leases to be recorded
In the rnuufv where the land lies, or 70
which Il may be attached Tor Jndlplal
nurpsscs, aid is not elective VII 90 re-
corded.
SMALL, TRACTS OF VACANT LAND
no BE SOLD
Under an act Of tile LEGISLATURE W,nniign
also tn0k effcc; as a law Jnly :, 1885,
aud me acts amendaiory thereof nl'
proved April :, 1SS'L and Aprll j.; ISL,
all such tracts Of vacant public uonall
as contained only 6iO acre, OF lesm'
each Oh thc 18th day of October, lei',
situated in organized counties, Is now on
,he mnrkci for sale a. SUD per acre
A psry wishing to purchase any OF me
Lands referred 10 will be required q
app,y in writing for survey OF SAINT
have the survey made wllhhE .nset
months from the dare VI ms Jpphca il9u
therefor. within Sky days from dai'
of survey TO have field notes al ths
survey returned to the general llhd o.
fec. and within ninety DAYS from lh'
return of the iield notes TO pay ne t,eaS
urer thc purchase money On me i9hu
An actual bona iide settler anu reSllrh'
of the state who nnknowingE has ~
closed amy Of such land shall nave
preference right. for six monlhs from ~
tune lhat the same shall nave ~
declared by the commissioner OF W
general land Office 10 be vacant Ah9 SUI SUI
irei to sale, 10 purchase SO m9th o. SAY
land as may be embraced within ms IN
closure, n,,>..,,nxs