The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-21
SCHOOL LAND BILL.
Measure Of Interest 70 People Of Western
Kansas.


House bill 663, providing for the
leasing Of unoccupied school lands, will
become a law upon its publication in
the statute book. As there is a great
demand from the people of this section
for information regarding this bill, The
REPUBLIC prints it in full, as follows:
Section 1. That paragraph 5769 of the
general statutes of 1889 be amended to
read as follows: Paragraph 5T69. Any
person who has settled upon any pOr-
ton of school land and has actually
resided thereon continuously for a
period Of six months and has made It
his only home for said period, and has
improved said land to the amount of
of 500, including a permanent dwell
ing prior to the aDpraisement, may.
within so days after its apprsisement,
file IN the probate court of his county
a verified petition stating therein that
he has settled upon said land and resi-
ded thereon continuously for a period
of not less than six months immediate
" prior to said appraiSement: that he
has permanently improved said land
to the amount of 800; that said i'm
prOvements consist of permanent
dwelling, and such other improvements
as show an intention to make a per
manent home thereon. that said land
has been appraised. and the amount
thereof; that said improvements have
been appraised, and the amount there
of; that he has not heretofore taken
school land to the amOInt of one q1ar-
ter section under the provisions of this
act, or Of the act OF which this Is amen
datOry; that he has given ten days pub
lie notice through a newspaper of gen
eral circulation in the county where
said land IS situated, setting forth IN
such notice a description Of the land,
the names and residences of two wit
nesses by whom be expects to prove
said settlement and improvements; the
time when lthe time TO be fixed by the
probate judge said petition will be
heard by the probate court, and asking
that he be allowed to purchase said
land; provided, that any person who
has purchased school land to the am
cunt of one quarter section, under the
provisions of the act of which this act
Is amendatOTy, or who may hereafter
purchase school land to the amount of
one quarter section under the prOvisi-
Ons Of this act. shall not again be per
mitted to purchase school land under
the provisions Of this act; provided fur
Their, that the heirs Of deceased persons
who have made improvements upon
school land shall be entitled to all
the rights sccruing to actual residence
thereon: provided further, that school
land that has q settler actually resid-
ing upon and improving said land, In
accordance with the provisions Of this
act, shall not be brought into market
until six months after the commence
ment Of such settlement and improve
ment; provided further, that any per
son who has resided on school land for
q period Of one year, and who has neg
leCted or refused TO purchase the same
within said time, as herein provided,
shall forfeit all rights, title and inter
est to the same. The board Of county
commissioners, county treasurer and
county superintendent Of public in
struotiOn Of the various counties in the
state Of Kansas are hereby empowered
to enter into contracts and lease for
any purpose all school lands In their
respective counties which are subject
TO lease under the provisions Of this
act; provided, that only lands now in
cultivation may be leased for agricul-
tural purposes; provided further, that
said contracts OF leases shall not be for
q period less than three nor more than
i've years, and for not less than 50 per
yssr per section, OF a proportional
amount for any subdivision thereof;
provided further, that all contracts