The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21

Il Nv NV Lsnd LAYS West luto
Effect Yesterday.


Twink c0fnmunicnJtOn, Wa Fcceiseu - wy
Eisats treasury department this evening.
\ on W. u. wortham, Treasurer. Austin,
4 Dssr Sir. This Il 70 notify you that ths
4 les MAIDS under the acts Of 1881 and issS
IA which interest has not been paid 70
1! snnary !. 1885. az reported by you Sro
.5,is day forfeited except In suca cases
7! here interest rcccipts have since been
ed or where you have money on deposit
II cover the arrears In interest ana you
tsill plcass be governed accordingly. Very
i epcotfully. Andrew J.. Eaker,
Land Commissioner.
N'rhe above notice Is given under the pro-
!; sions Of chapter 81 Of the general laws
4 ssed at the regular session OF tho Twen-
\ NTH legislature. which went into ef-
ssct today.
<. Said chapter authorizes the commissioner
II the general land office 10 forfeit. With
judicial ascertainmeut, for failure TO
SIv interest thereon. all lands heretofore
M Id by the State under any OF the ytri-
!, acts Of the legislature. bat nites the
n rchaser Of such lands the right at any
q no within six months after forfnitare 10
Z, ntest such forfeiture IN the district coLrt
\ Travis county. Lists OF forfeltures ex-
i utcd today under the above Will be for
fs4rticd within the next few days 10 the
ti.rks OF the counties whore the lands arc
Z uatcd and none OF those lands VIII DO
SIhicctcd 10 purchase until the county
4 l,rks receive said lists and no dpplica-
fans made prior to their receipt VIII be
I tertained. In addition to chapter 81. the
/. validating Office forfeiturcK heretofore
fipic; the act validating certain Illegal
7 les OF school, university and asylum
p,ids made undor the so-called DETACHED
+ ,tion act Of 1887. which are not cancelled
forfeited for non payment OF interest;
M act duleting title TO lands .nc1ted and
,irvcyed by virtue OF certificates grained
Z; Confcderates under the act OF April 0,
81. aud the act amending The general
ID act OF 1895 went into effect today. The
q ter provides for the correction OF erro-
(, iotis Qualifications. increases tho irIni-
i'm size OF permissible sale to eighty
4 'es. permits actual settlers 70 purchase
SIR sections. two OF which may I've ciRscd
II agricultural land let's purchas9rs OF
,y kind OF land purchase additional
ids. fixes the minimum price OF Dgricui-
i.al land at 81 SO per acre. grazing land
Isl and tiinbered land at S. modiles tie
on right clause so aa to prcvelt tLrfeit-
purchasers from repurchnslng alri-
tural lands at lower Lrice ;han that
icr which sold at the former .rie. sub
is to sale all lands leased North and
y 10 OF line beginning at the northwest
]. nor Of Yoakum county and sndirg at
~ mouth OF the Nueces r!Scr except
y ero the lessee has actually Settlcd on Il
!, sed section or placed improvements
, nth 5000 thereon or does rot own by
f'chase or by lease moro than 9ne See
ia altogether, protects actual lense-
ders from disturbance by prospective
:, isehoders except whore kaid actual
lseholders hold more than ton sections,
4 EN- applicntiDns for leasing the excess
be entertained under certain condi-
ri as. excinpts from sale during he CT
ESQ all landH under lease west OF the
tg designated above. Nnder this new net,
lcnso contracts VIII hereafter bs sent
3 I tho county clerks instead Of To the
y . ices and the former viii mNkc.a mem
isndum or abstract OF the lantls leased In
,ook 10 be kent for that purpose
I he number OF sNles forfeited under
y nter 81 Will be about aaO0, most OF them
A.iilg In the northwest. Since tho passage
ii tho office forfeiture act number a.
IKE pasture owneiB have paid up, ma
y ally reducing the number OF dclIlquen-
IN. w. Hill and T. X Wilson, prominent
(, ,,,zens OF San Angelo county. are register
Il AT the Hotel Saigc. They ure here for
4 purpose OF making applications OF for
rd lands 10 be placed on the iuarket
i or August 20 under the nc, Of the Even
\ fifth legislature authorizing the land
\ imifsioner to forfeit without judicial
y frtainment.