The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

used for public purposes or occupied
by public buildings, which lands shall
be sold or leased.
One or more persons shall be ap-
pointed to perfect the selection and 10
cation of all lands granted the state by
the United States; also to select lands
granted heretofore, or which may be
granted. or which are occupied by
bona fide settlers; said persons to re-
ceive IS per day and expenses.
Proper abstracts are required on all
lands, which shall include description
of character of ground and value.
After lands have been appraised, the
board shall, when conducive to the in
terests of the state, sell at auction in
the county where such lands are stu
ated, all or any, provided the price
shall not be less than the appraised
value. Not more than 100 acres shall
be sold to one individual company or
corporation. The timber on any I'm
sold or Unbiased lands may be sold to
the highest bidder, provided not more
than 800 acres be disposed Of to any
person, ETC. The right of ownership to
timber shall cease twenty years after
purchase.
Payments for timber shall be cash
in hand; for lands not chiefly valuable
for timber, one-half cash in hand; for
any lands, not less than one-tenth
cash in hand. Deferred payments are
due in ten years, the rate of interest
being 6 per cent, but the purchaser
may make full payment at any time,
the treasurer of the county receiving
the same.
II any improvements are made on
lands the purchaser must pay for same
at appraised value, and the sum so
paid must be paid to the party making
SAID improvements. unless he desires
TO remove the same, which must be
done in ninety days from date of sale.
Lands may be leased for 10 per
cent of their appraised value per an
num- Agricultural lands may be
leased in tracts of not more than 16O
acres TO any person, corporation or
company for not more than five years.
Grazing lands in tracts of GAO acres.
subject to the same restrictions,
IL TWO or more persons desire to lease
the same tract of land subject to lease
uHuef thlS act, the county treasurer
snail auction off the privilege. which
shaH go to the person paying the high
est premium over and above 10 per
cent on the appraised value.
Inc Dill provides for the issuance of
duplicate receipts for rent payments
one OF them goes to the state board.
ana on its receipt the lease shall be
made out and forwarded to the applf-
cant. When the land leased has i'm
proVementS the person other than the
owner of the improvements who is the
highest bidder shall deposit with the
county treasurer the appraised value
OF the improvements in addition to the
rental; or the owner may reserve the
improvements
The leases shall contain an agree
ment that the lessee viii promptly pay
the rental annually in advance. The
lease shall not run for more than five
years Failure to pay rent within a
month after it is due works a forfeit
ure of the lease.
Defaulting tenants shall be notified
by the state board at the end of a
month after rental becomes due and
remains unpaid If within month
after the service of such notice the
rental still remains unpaid, his lease
shall be declared forfeited Notice
must be given by registered letter OF
publication when postoffice address is
unknown. The delinquent may redeem
the land before it is again sold OF
leased by paying all arrears, 10 pei
cent penalty thereon. and the cost OF
publication, if service was had in that
way.
The county treasurer must remit tic
the state treasurer at the end of each
month all moneys received from sales
or leases, together with statements OF
the lands disposed of, showing the
character of land purchaser or leaSer
ana amount paid. Any county treasurer
withholding such moneys for five days
beyond the time set for transmittaI
shall be liable on mis- official bond for
double the amount. Sums recovered fol-
the violation of this provision go into
the school fund.
Persons appointed to appraise lands
other than the regularly appointed Sc
lecting agents. shall be allowed So a
day and 10 cents mile for each mile
necessarily Travelled. Publishers are
to get the fees fixed for publishing le-
gal notices. Members of the board or
their agent shall be reimbursed for
travelling expenses in making sales of
land and timber.
The board of land commissioners
shall meet on the second Wednesday of
each month. The governor shan be
the chairman.
The proceeds of sales and leases of
lands shall be invested in state or
county bonds or both, under the direc-
ton Of the board, or on first mort
cages on improved farm property, no
loan on the latter to exceed one-third
of the market value of the land eXclu-
sive of improvements, and in no case
shall exceed one-half of the assessed
value. Whenever an investment is
ordered the board shall notify the
state auditor who shall draw a war
rant for the amount. The interest on
all loans must be Z per cent.
Lands near cities or towns may be
subdivided and sold in lots if pEofita-
BILE. The state board is given authority
to employ the necessary surveyors to
make such subdivisions. Tracts so
subdivided shall not be subject to
lease.
The state auditor shall charge each
county treasurer with the amounts re-
ceived, and upon presentation Of the
state treasurer's receipt shall credit
them with the amount of the same
Lands sold under the provisions of
this act shall not be taxed until the
right to deed shall have become alb
solute, except for the value of the in
terest therein of the purchaser thereof
The state board shall set apart and
reserve from sale such tracts of tim
, Der lands and the timber thereon as
, may be required to preserve the for
ests.
Persons willfully and without author
: lty cutting timber from state lands
or who destroy of injure the same OF
: carry away timber are guilty of misde.
meanor
Any person who wilfully enters upon
= any public land and cuts down OF
destroys any timber for the purpose
of shipping or transporting the same
1 out of the state shall be guilty OF
l felony.
l The encouragement shall represent
the state in all suits arising under the
provisions of this act and shall appoint
an experienced land attorney at Wash.
ington, d. c., to represent the state ir
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