The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15
STATE LAND FORFEITURES.
Important Notice Issued BY Com.
missioner Baker.
DEllN0uENTS HAVE TILL NOVEMBER
Time in which TO Pay Their Interest.
Opinion Rendered by Attorney Gen
erAi Crane on the Subject.

Austin. Texas. March 1.-THE follow
ms. which Is CT great Importance TO par-
chAsers Of land from the state. WAS issued
trosn The land oface :his evening:
All persons Interested In the matter Of
the forfeiture OF their school land sales.
or In the question 9. retaining the lands
sold to them or 4 credit are requested to
note carefully the opinion Of the attorney
general, published IN fun below;
The coTnnissscser az the general land
| Office In pursuance OF that opinion wall
| proceed OF November next 10 forfeit all
school land sales, which may be dclin-
! qnen; IN the interest payments a; that
time. Th,s notice IS intended to apply,
more particularly. to all sales which were
made under tire acts e 1874, is7s. ;Ssl ana
! ;he act Of lS0 after the passage OF the
4 act of February i ISIS. Thcso last sales
J are mentioned especially. because it has
heretofore been the settled opinion that
I the commissioner 6la not have the au-
I thoris 10 icfle; sales inaie under SAID
Se;s wthoa, jua,eisl ssoer,ainu,crt and
I Dc hSs therefore decided under this op.n-
I ion - forfe!: them
IT, w tAc meantime. aay ieiinanents de-
sire 20 Tc'ingu.sh ,rei. interest IN these
s,~-ts f27 iae purpcse e. Tebuying or leas-
Z t7t taer1 AZ ~ .aTltr safe. a deed OF To-
+ hn}lish;neHi- ACCOMPANIED by <uy inter-
netiaia transfers. i there be suv. VIII
f ''- ciea ARA the sale forfeited and the
{ lard 81, On ;ne snsrke; as the law d.
f rects II will however. he borne in mint
that al sleh dee3s Of reunquishme mt
must contaia the following provision. Il,
/ As expressly agreed thAt the State. by the
4 Il l Ha~ 80
ilor reivs4sss any .rn; she now has to
, hereafter sac fa- ani recover the pr.n-
4 eiIsI AMI inicrest which may he due tne
+ state under tie contract ~ purchase"
t'i" above notice is given out and for
. FIXTURES are postponed to November !, OK
4 cept .a special CASES which may be sent
cut from tlis office because & is rrdcr-
stood. tnat "a many cases the purchasers
Or TIE lands especially referred 10 hayo
( 10; ra.i TIE interest because they prefer.
/ ri 20 USE the.r funds nu notified Of
sui; and because 81 IS believed that many
%9l'4 nay aad save their homes. II time
Nt5 sven 90 raise The money out of no
Incoming crops Of THIS year
D" ls course NogiI not ne warranted
4 Aa1eF oI4.nary circumstances nor docs
i.ir .@W cor runiatF any further cNtrn-
| si1n. an4 iais notice therefore must NOT
! i'e i7heH as a precedent for the future.
4.'sIeeia'iy submitted
COMMISSIONS Of General Land Once.
The following Is the opinion Of the at
ternsy general upon which the above is
( based;
10 Hen A. J Baker. Commissioner Gen
Dear Sir. Replying TO your several let
! ;ers In reference 10 sales Of laud made
D .'s-r
81; as 10 the methods oc forfe!tiug the
SANE beg 20 say that AZ far my eN-
at iou sots the whole subject seems TO
+ t e'apr,- ended in ene ar,'cir OF the STAT.
/ ule. it being article tglSL af the Revised
! statute ~ lsf5. That portion Of the same
! 0fnneri 10 the question at hand reads
'Arslcle iz!sl.-n upon the first day OF
/ N9euhrr o. any one year tho interest
/ ave "a aa$ obligation remains unpaid. tie
/ 'ynm.~ orer ~ me general land ofhee
! ..a. "ilefsf on >-ol obligation LAND
! ;.rfriili,' ard FlaN Cause au entry to
] fHtf eject iu fa made on tie account kent
W.tn the purchaser pul inercunou shll
/ -uti sH7I b' tortN.iti % the state wllG-
/ ptt fne Necessity OF rt-enlry or judicial
! ae rFlasumett aud shall revert To- tho par
/ W. ga: i1nt % y moh i originally belonged
! fls clHrfer or ans future Las. provided.
! u hH. purchaser shan dc. h!q heirs or
I .esul representatives. shall have one year
I ip "iinl 20 naa' payment after tho FIRST
: sag 90 November ll ~ after such death,
: ae4 sHll re hDspiHri sud exempt from
! $3.50 c-4Hr' mont - settlement aud resi-
I IFa thereon, and e any purchaser shall
{ gan 70 ff.'Nr ui~'h anu improve IN good
Z falth tbe land purchased hy him. DC shall
+ fartt said land aui all payments made
/ faerfYn 80 fhe state Ia the sam' manner
n- for non -iiaYm"ni or interest. ana such
'anA shall De- again for sale ma II no such
saio ana forfeiture had occurred pro-
{ tiifd. mat an necessary ana temporary
tln rre rom thrn l.ril on sirn rui chaSrr
f1r ihn Nui" 90 not moro iapA fix months
tn ans on" year Tor nc purThr" ~ earn-
ifrr money with which 20 pay for the
'aa1 ar for tao Uufr0se ~ schooling his
ais me pfoflle1 inJiNtr, MAJ nothlaS
90 iUhirit me state from iusii'nt'ug such