The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-01
Two Thousand Public Land Leases to
BE Forfeited,
THE LAWS EXTREMELY CONFLICTING.
Programme for Examination Of Arpii-
eapNs for Permanent CcrtIdcates.
Land once Receipts.

FIXTURES viii b. reported to the clerks OF
the counties where the lands affected
are situated and sait lands will again be
paced on tho market at the earliest
| pos s.ble moment.
The State treasurer IS now preparing
! LIST OF delinquent purchases made under
the act OF lSS5 since February 10, lSSa,
NJ which there are about go. also list
Of delinquent purchases under the act OF
( iyS1, prior 10 February H. iS5, OF when
there are about 10. all OF which will he
reported 10 the commissioner OF the gem
cral Land office f1r forfeiture When these
I lists are completed he VIII tackle the DEL
I inpucnt purchases under the seven sec
| tiea e. % iS7s-Sl. of which there are about
ta1i aud report them also judicial for
! ielture IS heii TO be necessary under the
act 81 iSs9-N 80 well as In case OF salcs
made under the act Of lSs3. since Feb
ruary ~. iSS5, bat the land commissioner
I IS understood 10 Ne vested with power TO
I forfeit uron receipt OF notice Of deiiD-
quency from the state treasurer IN case
4 of sales Under the act Of l>s3. prior 10 Feb
ruary n. iSs5.
TIE act Of February 10. iSs5. reads that
/ ire failure OF holder OF pupiic free
I school, university or asylum lands under
eo'niract Of purchase from tine state. TO
make the annual payments OF principal
I or interest thereon, prior TO ,hs first dsv
4 of August after the same becomes due.
shsA not cause forfeiture OF the rights
I Of such holder in such land The above
/ Nerriaee would seem 10 Indicate that
since the passage Of tho act in question
/ there has been no authority to forfeit
| FOR ron-paymeat Of interest, vet
/ the aforesaid act was disroearricd
unii some -lrna In iSs1 wircn Commission
! or McEaurhv rcques ted the attorney gen
{ eral to construo IL, question having
3 arisen as 90 whether sales made under
tlge act Of $50 Of Land ulr,hasci under
. A. of '.s0 a
/ she act Of ISIS. we're valid The attorney
generals reply WIS that an such sales
] were iuvalii II forfeiture had been taken
since February 70. 1855. and he declared
that IN his opinion all forfeiures Of sales
ufslsr the act Of 1888 made since February
I l9 ISL. must be fldicialIy made IN con
! sequence cf which tho rule Of permitting
( dei!uQuonta. whose purchases had been
! forfeited since February H. iSS5. to como
So and relnstato themselves by paying
{ ta-ir oVcr-iuo interest was adopted
/ This left a number ~ purchasers OF land
I forfeited since The l4et mentioned gnfa
under the act Of 1887 out in the cola.
Some have had their money returned TO
fhem and some have not. as the appro-
Z rriaiiona made since e. reimburse them
I have no, always been sufficient TO cover
! their clairus
Should the present attorney general con.
cluae. as It mas been inti,nated mat ne
might DO that judicial forfeiture is not
M. ~ IN case 81 sales made under the
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restr that a general validating nct and .
new aoal rs the only possible remedy
IN the matter ~ the lists Of delinGucnts
which the STAT" treasurer Is preparing Il
Us understood that the State revenue agent
VIE obtain COPIES Of same and proceed
against the parties named therein with
the Intention ~ forcing the collection of
their delinquency from them through ihe
courie.