Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-04-05

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bill No. 36l provides for III
Of the states lands and c}<
OF state land commissioners,
the commissioner Of public
shall be chairman, and two1
bers, to be appointed By tha
and confirmed by. the asnate,
Office for two Wars This
granted full supervision ili
OF all public lands granted
and provision is made for The
survey, management, lease az
ton of the state lands. Tho
sioners are to receive $1,000 81
and the board is authorized
not more than 5000 per annur|
clerical work. This board is msds
successor in all respects of the cd
of land commissioners, and also suc,
to all the duties of the tide-janJ
praisers under the old law.
Under this new act all state land.
cept coal lands and such lands a
be in whole or in part within Tia A
of any incorporated city, and ann
at not more than 500 per acre, q,
in two miles of such limits, shall h
on the following terms:
One-tenth to be paid on the Il,
sale, one-tenth annually thereails,
March /; all deferred payments to
6 per cent.
Coal lands not within the Limit
corporated cities and towns Or Nj
two miles thereof shall be sold in N
of not less than sixteen acres on MI
lowing terms: One-tenth cash and
balance within five days there
Tracts of common school or pnI
lands, in whole or in part in incorE
ated towns, shall be sold on the Id
ing terms: One-tenth cash, onet'
on the first day of March following I
and one-tenth annually on the 6nt
of March; deferred payments to al
per cent. Coal, timber, stone and h
erals, if sold separately from the n
shall be for cash to the highest bid
in lots not exceeding 100 acres for /
Der and ten acres for stone or minersI
The time for making the paynI
provided for in this act, except in n
where this act prescribes cash paymel
may be extended for three years Or
bv the board on satisfactory show
but no extension shall be granted
the payment of principal, unless ths
terest on the whole sum due and un1
be first paid, and not more than one
tension on the same contract.
The board shall have power 10 d
school lands for term not to e1s
five years and all applications for
lease must be accompanied by cert
check equal in amount to the first "a
rental. Lease must be made for Il
commencing on the first days Of j
airy, April, July and October. App
tions for lease must be filed with
board at least thirty days prior TO
several dates mentioned.
Improvements made upon gzl
lands by lessees from the state, in I
in which the lessee yields his leas
the state prior to any applicants
purchase the land, such as are CAP
of removal without injury to the
may be removed by the original Il
or at his option may remain, subf
, payment, in accordance with Law
any subpayment purchaser with
term of three years.
. Whenever there shall be in the
, school fund, applicable to investn
. the sum of Sc, 900 or more, the land
mission may invest the same in ma
| al, state, county, municipal or Z
= district bonds at rate no less I'd
3 per cent, or in warrants drawn upo
) state.
3 All appraisements of granted
I heretofore made under existing
3 where sales have not been made, az
Y nulled. 1t is the duty of the boa
: survey, plat and appraise tide Ian
: the first class not already appr'
9 except in cases where local boards
9 already entered upon the work
Q which case they shall complete
b labors forthwith. In surveying
o lands of the first class the board
Y lay out streets and alleys and DEL
: the same to the public, subject
t control of cities, with due regard
: convenience of commerce.
t All such thoroughfares heretolo
r Gated are validated. When the
y shall have prepared plats showlI
: shore and tide lands surveyed an
i praised they shall deposit copy
o record and plat with the countg q
Il and one copy shall be kept in the
= of the commissioners of public
y Due notice by advertising shall be
OF the filing OF the plats, and an
l son claiming a preference right z
e chase and feeling aggrieved at u
:. praisement of any certain lot
: within sixty days after the fll
plats, appeal from such appraiser
the superior court of the county IN
the lands are situated. Abutting
ers upon tide lands of the first elias
sixty-day right to apply for puI
> When an abutting owner has ate
= to convey to bona fide purchase
= portion of the tide lands in front.t
4 uplands the right of purchase SD
construed to belong to such pur'
; In case persons heretofore mentlo
y not make application to purchase
. the time allowed the tide lands TO
y they have prior right, the SAINT
. be open to public sale. After not
: advertising of such sale each subd1
u shall be sold separately to the !
and best bidder, and each pul
shall deposit with his bid sum
in amount to the first payment.
: shall be accepted unless it equals
d ceeds the appraised value of the
= If, sixty days after any person
have filed his application to pul
IL there are no conflicting claims, q
q plicant shall be deemed to ha'
Il right to purchase. In case OF
: due investigation shall be made
!, board. Any person having "
: improvements on tide lands, and
n tide lands were appraised prior .
1904 NV tho local hoard NAV