Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16
THE LAW INTERPRETED.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GRAMS AM
COMMISSIONER BAKER REAcn
A CONCLUSION.
A large Number OF Persons Have
Made Inquiries negnr,iiuE the
Meaning OF the Law.

Austin. Tex. Aug. gpeclal)--
Land Commissioner Baker issued the
following today from the general land
ONCE.
In response 10 the many inquiries
made TO this department relative 10
that portion Of aoctiun .. chapter a..
act OF 1893, regarding the prior right
10 rc-purchaSe forfeited claims. this
Information Is respectfully submitted.
The portion Of said section referred to
ipndR us fullowr
ANY owner OF lands heretofore pur-
chased and which land has been or
may be forfeited for non.payment OF
Interest. SHAH have 80 days prior right
after this act goes into effect Or ar
ter the land IN again placed upon thu
market to purchase Bald land withput
the condition Of aetilement and ueuu-
pnnoy. In case II has been occupied for
three consecutive years, ua required by
law, but II not. he shnli reside thereon
until the occupancy under the first and
last purchase shall together amount 10
nAid term of three years; Provided,
that when any forfeiture has been
made the commissioner OF the general
land Office Hhnll add TO the appraised
value of such land the amount Of In
terest due thereon al time OF forfeiture,
which shall be paid In cash. with tho
iirst payment Of uno-fortieth vi the APP
praised value OF the land when pur-
chased under the preference right 10
purchase given herein.
FirEt-in order 10 be Ont sd to the
preference 10 buy lands 10 the exclu-
sion OF other applicants for q period or
30 days, the fOrfuiting purchaser must
have oGcupifsh the lands before Forfeit
uro for three consecutive years. or TIC
must BY adding tho part Of that time
| already nFuFlUlnn % enough time 10 hf-
occupied from the date pf his new APP
plicatiun % make three years, other
wise he han no preference over any
other applicant
2. No application to purchase under
tho provision quoted VIII be finally dis
posed Of 10 any person during the pref
erencc period, unless 10 one who pays
within ninety days. all the back Inter-
est on hlH forfeited purchase up ~ the
/ date OF such forfeiture.
2. II the original forfeltlng prefer
enec purchaser shall fail TO pay the raid
back Interest within ninety days, his
| application will be rejected ana he VIII
not have after that date any preferencd
| over any Other applicant under tina
| law.
4. No dcfaultlng purchaser OF lands
| heretofore made VIII have any pref
| erence 20 buy within ninety days un.
less he payA all back interest on Ms
| old purchase, whether he proposes 10
| buy as an actual settler de noyp OF TO
| buy az an original occupant.
4, II is believed by the commissioners
| that to give any preference whatever
| 10 any person who may hereafter for
| felt his purchase made under q former
| law By which under the present AGA
| he may buy at "A lower price or at "a
| lower rate OF Interest would he violntivs
| OF the constitution, and the commits
| aioner would therefore warn all per-
| sons whose accounts are IN good
standing n they desire TO retain their
| lands that they take no chances in
| forfeitlng their sales IN order 70 30
| buy at a lower price lest he VIII BIO
| forced TO sell the land 10 nnbther. The
words, ninety days after the lands
are again placed on the market" above
| quntnd from the statue have induced
| many persons n believe that u would
be better to allow their lands TO forfeit
next November IN order 10 buy at a
| lower rate ard this suggestion OF tho
probable loss Of their lands 10 mnda
10 the public for their consideration.
These Views are believed 20 DC cor.
dect by Attorney General Crane md
are tho conclusion reached by us after
ANDREW J. BAKER.
comn'lsslonsr.