Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-27


people OF this state OF the provisions OF the
leasc law passed by the last legislature, the
following synopsis. furnished by Land Com
missioner Baker. is placed before the read
ers OF the Gazette:
APPLICATIONS TO LEASE.
/. Applications TO lease lands must be In
writing. furnished from this ofleo-
?. Applications shall be granted II the land
Is not In demand for settlement
3, Applications may be rejected for fraud,
son at any time, before executing the lease
contract.
LEASES.
l. All leases must be executed under tho
hand and seal Of the commissioner, but u
will not take effect TN II Is Med for record
In the office OF the county clerk Of the
county where the land is situated.
2. No lease will be made for less than one
year. and not less than three cents per acre,
paid In advance.
o. Leases on agricultural land and all
lands having permanent water on them
will not be made for more than 1--WE years,
and on dry grazing land for not more than
ten years.
T. When lands are occupied lease thereof
will be made with reference to the equities
Of the occupant, which must appear on the
application to lease
g.. No lease OF less than four sections Of
unwatorod pasture land shall be made. I'M
lcHs such less number includes all Unbiased
land In that vicinity belonging TO the several
free school, public domain and asylum
lands.
g. At the expiration OF lease. the lessee
has the preference Of right to renew the lease
on the same lands, II It Is open to lease.
Z Al leases may be advertised By the
commissioner, and let TO the highest re-
sponslble bidder, In such quantities and IN
der such regulations as he may think TO
the best Interest uf the state not incunalst-
ont with the equities Of the Oocdpant.
ACTUAL SETTLERS.
a. mnn aV,ual setVuI, w nvau OF a lnul
~, ..'ns u,''n tnI ~ ,,l' S l'nn, l'hI,.,,nl
So 'in 49, '"."I', p"ol'' NV aNHVv'' PNuhc
g..ha',, Inu 'ull '.nua' sual nav lhe
,tkns w IVY az Aiy uHlv hut inoi' man
,llyc Huulil1ull ,e'uohH OF huloty pasture
anu h3l"l ,ll nhy lenAe tnot'ol' IN
XVI II y t'N,u Ky nno.htg uetuul settleL
~ H'Hu ~ " tAlll.' VIM mas no more lhAh
"'5 &c gvytlon. Ica9eu' ,.,,
, y NnNucIot any tease holdor mas leased
.i.mi 'uu .,ulo Htntu man yen he.uohs any
sseGui wv pgIk th' h,au 81 a talhlly
5 5n"l' i,",u '"u ls"l 70 le'so N'lhlh We ru-
hil' W HNc mira ui lho lahu occupied ny
XXI, XXX i'' v1'e,gulhk ihiee htytons OF lana
nu,p ~ tvch iais'r tease hvluoI' nut ahall
n"t w uuoW'1 70 rouueo inc lNIBeF lease
holuef 10 leta lhnh ten sections
d any man not tho mead OF a family shall
nave ms preference IlHht 70 lease three
sections nttor having put 500 worth Of I'M
p[oNomohts on the section purchased by
MN
:. In az cases where the actual sotter hay-
mlttod to buy or lease additional lands and
thus terminate the lease Of the larger lease
holder he shall he required to 80 aelcc, such
additional lands as that by an exchange "
lands. section for section. acre for acre.
and Of like quantity and class with the larger
lease holder, he can secure tho quantity OF
holder agrees 10 do so tho actual sctticr
so purchasing or leasing tho additional INNS
shall mako ueh exehangc Win him un5
sy,aU -.
from tho lands Of tho larger ioaso holder
g. In no ensn shni tho actual scttier. Lc at
lowed to purchase or lease the lands and
terminate tho lease OF tie lnrgor lease holder
under mis- EeciIon upon which tbor, iS
permanent natural or nrtiariaI water ann
Div; ana in no case shall gtcb a"tusi az
iler no perfnlttod 10 20 aeicct euc,, ndditto,.t
lnnda az ntrrbaso or t,osa s' ~ a"l,i
orcbnnen ~ iands Win H. i,rsor lay Io,, ~"
or anon ionss boIJcr vii, ho ,o,,,,ir.t ~, y.
give in cychapgc nnv land inan w 20
th,ro WA, tn " -, -, "u w. ~" Nnl.h
ALL - -, w, ,'', 49,, na,ulY, VI aIt-
he lnnroysmSnt ~ tbe y",c ~ t tsytn "'uy
w, W 'Wn.,i''hs W, NY 'siuo ~ t4,v
w. H. uPpu rS,luvst ny w He'uhi setlicr
iI nv "S"s"t W.. W. 'Ins , ,ah us Nltn'h we
,,as,'botin rafso " su' inrHe
LIZ XXI n,'uut 'u Wy i" 'Nunu,s' nuns
WIN in1 nytunl Hvlu'r so lnat re- cannot
Hri,,im l7 nun u. T. SUM nuIN, me uttu9l
ht r,d fr',, n" ~, "o rnlu.'Vu TO- renee nls
tn'm ip9se one h'au Ni horse or cattle or
~ h1u tn'[vpi u. n'ly 'urh loose tuur hon'l
~, SH"'Hp a., su"'1 w. WY loh nclth nI
,utli"s " nns ~ "uEmt "r chsed WITHIN
| ,nv vioiHusuN.s - tuFn i"psc more ihnl
| tnr nWnn", ", snVN Jnst nNneu Wiln'Hl
| n rriminai ofTense u'N'' ''
| . In no tISe win tilC Hrtuuf sUttlcr N
| required to fence his land 70 bought OF
| leased within q larger leasc.holder's lease
| u the larger householder has not fenced
| his,
| 5. In no case will the actual settler he
! allowed 10 terminate the tense ~ larger
! lcnse-holder on more than four SECTIONS
., In the COMMITTEES north of a iluc eN
| icn1ing west from the southeast corner "a
| callahan county TO the snu,honst cornpl
~ Auuin county. thence north 10 Ia,
south liic OF Lynn county, thence wesi
| 70 the southwest corner n Lynn county
thence north 10 the south line Of Cnstf,
! county, thence west 10 the line OF New
! Mexico tho settler exercising the prefer
| tncc right herein given Ia lmv or Ions,
Within tho enclosure or another mny I,
] buy or lease any lands except n section on
| whlrl there nre improvements " Inc Vnlu,
VI 500 or on which there Il a permanent
| artificial water SUNNY and shall moi il,
required 10 enclose Ills lands separate non
/ The lnrgcr lcasc,hpdcr unless he can oil
/ tain the full amount OF four sections ii
solid body or unless the. came can Il,
secured IN snll body hy exchange o.
lands for the term for which he lease.
Geli9n ior section 9r acre ior mere, WIZ
IHln Ii all