The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-16
SCHOOL LANDS FOR LEASE.
RENEWALS AND VACANT LANDS
school Lands IA Logan, Payne. Oklahoma,
Canadian. Cleveland, Kinghsher Pot
tawatomie, Lincoln, Blaine, ID, q, Day,
Washlta, Roger Mnia shd Bsavet
Counties for Lease


rie, Aug. IL, 1896
Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received on OF before the llth day
of Septembe Der, 1896, for leasing all
vacant school lands in Oklahoma terri
tory or lands upon which leases expire
Oct 4, 1896, Jan. /, 1897, or Feb /,
1897, situated in Logan, Payne, OKLA
homa, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingiisher
Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Blaine, ID, G.,
Washita, Day, Roger Mills and Beaver
counties, subject TO the following con-
ditions and regulations:
J. All bids must be for a term Of
lease TO extend for three (3) years
from Oct. lst., 1895.
2. All bids by parties not lessees
must be accompanied by S25 90 in
draft or postoifice NJ. O., to guarantee
the fulfillment of the term3 Of their
application in the event the same is
accepted. In case their is a tenant on
the land with improvements valued
az more than S95O.O0 then the bid must
be accompanied by draft equal to
ten (1O) per cent OF the appraised
value OF the improvements. No de-
posit will be required for lessees ap-
plying 10 renew.
3. No bid by any person for less
than the appraised rental value of the
land will be received prior TO Sept, IL,
1896.
4. Lessees desiring leases upo n
lands now leased by them ana claim.
ing preference rights, will be required
to make application therefor at not
less than the appraised rental value
on or before Sep. IL, 1896.
.. All tracts upon which existing
leases expire as above mentioned and
for which no application for lease is
made in accordance with the above
regulations prior to Sep. II, 1896, will
be leased TO the highest bidder with
out reserve, bids to be received on or
before Oct IL, 1896. No bids on lands
east of range Ia west for less than
$500 or two-thirds of the appraised
value will be accepted. List of lands
covered by this regulation may be had
on application TO the School Land
once.
6 All lessees in good standing who
make application prior to Sep. IL, 1896,
for the lands now leased by them will
in the matter OF the renewal of their
leases.
II any bid is made by any person
other than the lessee for any tract
and the said applicant offers TO pay a
rental in excess of the appraised rem
tai value and offers to pay TO the
Board for the benefit of the tenant
the appraised value of the improve
ments on the tract in cash, then in
that case the tenant will be required
to elect within twenty (2O) days either
TO take the land at the price offered
by the said applicant or accept the
appraised value OF the improvements
and give possession, or remove his inn
provements at once and give posses
sion.
II no other person makes application
for the tract at a price In excess of the
appraised rental value, then the trac t
win be awarded TO the present ten
ant, provided he shall have made ap-
plication therefor at the appraised
rental value on or before Sep, II, 1896.
Prior TO Sep. IL, 1896, all applicants
other than lessees of the tract upon
which bid is made must offer in
their applications TO pay not less than
the appraised rental value OF the land
and must offer TO pay TO the Board for
the benefit OF the lessee the appraised
value Of the improvements In cash.
All delinquent lessees are hereby
notified that they must make prompt
settlement of all arrearages and no
improvements or growing crops can be
removed until all arrearages are set
settled
Western Counties
No appraisement having been made
In Blame, ID, &, Washita, Day. Roger
Mills and Beaver counties, the present
rental vaiue now paid by lessees will
be taken TO be the appraised value Of
the land and the returns made by les
sees to be the value of the improve
ments unless the justness and accuracy
of sa' d returns be contested by a suffi-
cent number Of persons desiring TO
bid on tracts in the aforesaid counties
TO Justify the board in making an ap-
praisement of said tracts
Vacant Lands.
Bids will be received on any lands
in the territory now vacant until
Sept il, 1896, and awards will be made
TO the highest responsible bidder
Twenty-Five (S25) dollars must accom-.
pany each application of lands east OF
range IA west and sixteen (Sl6) dollars
for lands west Of said range. Term Of
lease, three (3l years from October /,
1896.
Upon the expiration of the lease any
lessee who has fulfilled tue terms Of
his lease in good faith, may remove
any and all Improvements which he
has placed upon the land.
Lists of lands affected by this notice
will be furnished on application to the
secretary OF the Board
BY order of the Board for leasing
school lands.
WILLIAM c. RENFRow,
THOMAS J. LOWE, Governor.
Secretary.
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