The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-23

complete a three years continuous owner
ship and occupancy OF and residence upon
his said lands as above stated and herein
REQUIRED of actual settlers.
Article i2lSh. All agricultural lands be-
longing TO the public free school and the
several asyums funds shall be sold at not
less than 81 80 per acre; and all grazing
lands shall he sold at not less than 81 per
acre: and all timber lands shall be sold at
not less than 50 per acre BY timber lands
is meant lands valuable chiefly for the
timber thereon Provided that the owner
of land that is in fact agricultural, pur-
chased under former laws, which land is
not subject TO forfeiture at the time this
law gees into effect, shall not be permitted,
In case said land is forfeited, to purchase
said forfeited land from the State for
less price per acre than the contract price
under the former sale.
Article 421Ss. Amy person desiring to
lease any portion of the lands belonging to
any Of the funds mentioned in this chap
ter chall make application in writing to
the commissioner OF the general land Of
fee specifying and describing the particu-
lar lands he desires to lease. and thereupon
the commissioner, If satisfied that the
lands applied for are not in immediate
demand for purposes of actual settlement,
shall notify the applicant in writing that
his proposition to lease is accepted, and
thereupop he shall execute 10 the lessee,
State of Texas. a lease Of said land for such
time as may be agreed upon, and when
satisfied that the lessee has paid to the
treasurer of the State the rent for one year
in advance. shall deliver said lease to the
clerk Of the county court of the county i'll
which The land is situated or of the coun-
" to which the said county is attached
for judicial purposes, and IL shall be the
duty of the county clerk to record in Il
well-hound book to be kept in his of
fee, open TO public inspection, memoir
andum Or abstract OF said lease. showing
fhc number of the survey or surveys
leased. the name of the original grantee,
th. amount leased the name of the lessee,
tho date of the lease and the number of
Years II has to run. and for entering said
memorandum the clerk shall be entitled
to a fee - cents t'pon the payment of
said fee the clerk shall deliver the lease
to the lessee. and no other record Of leases,
hereafter made. shall be required except
said memorandum. All lease contracts
heretofore made and not recorded, shall be
filed for record with the clerk of the
proper county within three months after
this act takes effect. and if any lessee
shall fail 70 have his unreccrded lease so
filed for record within said time. the com
missioner OF the general land office shall
disregard said lease. and award the land
10 any other applicant accompanying his
application with the certificate of the clerk
iiid' nv lt,iS' VI Hilt ldllu is on TttoIu III
his office When any cf such leases are
filed for record. The clerk shall make the
memorandum or abstract above provided
for. All lands which may be leased shall
be subject 10 sale at any time except where
Otherwise provided herein This provision
in regard TO the sale of leased lands. shall
anply to leases heretofore made, as we'll
as TO those hereafter 10 he made. Any sec
tion or part Of section which may be
leased. shall not be sold nor shall the lec-
sce be disturbed in his possession thereof,
during the term OF his lease, in the fol-
loving cases:
l. When the lessee has actually settled
upon such section. or part of section,
and erected thereon his residence and sub
stantill improvements for permanent set
Element
? When he has placed on such section
or part OF a section improvements OF lie
value Of 5000.
,. When the aggregate of the land owned
| nv settler and leased by him does not
exceed one section.
ANY land which may be leased south and
west OF tho line herein designated shall
not be sold during The term of the Lease
| uriil otherwise provided by law. Said line
beaus ~ the northwest corner Of Yoakum
! tnence cast to The northeast corner of
! kent county thence south TO the north
me OF Fisher county, thence west TO the
northeast corner Of ecnrry county thence
! south to The north line of Coke county.
thence east to the northwest corner Of
tunnels county thence south 10 tho south.
west corner of Runnols conntv. thence o,s,
20 the northwest corner Of Concho county.
thence south To the southwest corner OF
| toncho county, thence south TO the south
west corner Of MeCulooh comfy ,bonne
east to the southeast corner Of NcCulIocb
county. thence south in the sontbwes t', no,l
ner Of San Saba county thenre enst TO
'he northwest corner Of Llauo county.