Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-02
SCHOOL LAND TITLE.
Occupants Should Apply Immediately
10 The STATE Land Board
ron TRACTS wnicn Iuly OCCUPY
Oih,rns' Their "Pr,f rsuc' RICH q"
VIII BE forfeited aud they Must
bid In Open Market.

Inquiry nj the office Of TIE Hate
beard Of land commissioners develops
the fac, that applications Tor school
lands In this state, under whst IL
ermed tho "preisfenoc right" ATE not
being dlod a. rapidly ~ they should
when the magnitude OF the holdings Il
considered.
This IL doubtless due to the lack oil
familiarity with tue provisions Of the
law on the part q the Ietsons who
possess this yalusble right. Tho En-.
Abllng act desig htsd ~ school iands
sections 2, 10. 80 AMI 30. In every
TOW nship Ia the State, und tho last
Legislature, recognizing tho Injustice
which would result In net protecting
actual aud bonafije settlers on these
sections who had settled upon, ooeu.
pied OF cultivated small ttacs, ignof-
ant Of the fact that they were school
lands, and they could not obtain title
thereto until they became the property
OF the state, passed law which will
DO found In the laws OF Utah, 1900, aud
designated as chapter ~. Section 10
OF this act grants what has been termed
q "pfefefonce fighp 10 settlers or
occupants, VINO have Improved BtatH
lauds and we're on Jauuaty /, 1894.
actual settlun or occupants there n
whereby these settlers could apply for
their exact holdings aud thus DO ena.
bled to publish them from the Slate NJ
the appraised price at private sale
without being compelled 10 compete
with any other psfs0ne who might de-
sire 10 obtain thess improve lands.
The actual soltler on school land, prior
10 January 1, 1894, hiss only 10 apply
t1 the State b0afu OF land commission.
ore OF this city for the particular tract.
describing the same, aud he Will be
granted tho opportunity Of purchasing
u at the hppfaiseI price and ON ten
yesTs time, with Interest on deferred
payments nj . PCT cent per annum.
This 10 q very simple matter, And o..
prolally 20 a. every county tfeaiufer
throughout tho State has on hand,
ready iog diaTibution, q large number
OF printed blanks desigeed for the sole
use Of these "pfeiotones right" appli.
cantH anu which they can readily Oh
tain by writing tor or applying In
person.
The provision OF the law not gen.
orally Understood IL the limit Of time
fixed In the act for the filing Of these
applications. Six months time from
the date OF the Ming Of school land
plats, with tho various county treas.
uTeTs was allowed wherein all "pfei.
efence Tighp claimsnta were 10 Me
their applications ami IA these plAts
were filed with the county tfcAsufers
on or about June 10Th VI this year, the
time In all this counties will expire
about Decsmbef 25, 1895. The serious
part OF the matter 10 that II aD appli.
cart does not apply for bis land, with
the state board OF land comm sslonots,
on or before Christmas dsy, he will
lose his right 10 purchase his home at
private esle aud be compelled 10 enter
tho market at tue public sails and
lid on tho came al rutlio Aue-
ton. This will prove u hardship, A.
mo price Of Ills land lmsy DO
run up over the appraised price and
anu In no event can lands be sold
either nj public or private sails for LEES
than the appraised price per acre. 30
II will readily be seen that failure to
filo his application IN time msy cost
much more money TO retain his home
than II be used the right granted him
by the Legislature and placed n written
claim At the proper oiilee intidv the
limo limit.
This statement Of facts Ia deslgned
10 warn the occupants u school land
throughout the : ate OF tho great dAn.
ger u them OF delaying this matter and
In tho hope thai Il may result Ia thu
saving OF money 10 those who possess
biz right but who sre not EGGPLANT
OF the resirictions anu limits coupled
with u.