, 1899-01-13

The new state land board held its
first meeting last Saturday, says the
The following rules of prac-
tice We're adopted governing the pro-
cedure before the board on questions
Of the contest and protest legally COM
ing before it:
RULE l.
Contests and protests may be initiat-
ed by an adverse party or other person
for the purpose of cancelling a lease
or to prevent the granting of a lease or
the sale of land to contestee for any
sufficient cause affecting the equitable
or legal rights of the contestant relat-
ing to the leasing and sale of lands I'M
der the control of the board.
RULE II.
Anyone desiring to enter a contest or
protest under the provision of Rule l,
shall:
list. File with the secretary of the
board a duly verified complaint or petit
uIOu, SeIJInS lOILH IHe ldCLS SouoIIIut-
ing his cause of complaint, together
with a demand for the relief sought.
End. Within ten days after filing the
complaint the contestant shall cause
to be served upon the contestee, or his
authorized agent, a full, true and GER
titled copy thereof. Such service and
return thereof TO the board may be
made by the sheriff, constable or other
person, and shall be made in the man
ner provided by the statutes of Wyo-
ming for the service and return of
summons in a civil action.
Rule W.
The contestee shah, within Is days
after service upon him of the COM
plaint, as provided in Rule ii, file with
the secretary Of the board, his answer
to the complaint.
Said answer shall he duly verified
and shall generally or specifically deny
each material allegation or the COM
plant c~ontroverted by the c~ontestee,
and new matter constituting a defense.
When the answer contains new matter
the contestant may apply to such new
matter inconsistent with the complaint.
The reply shall be filed within ten
days after expiration of time Within
which the matter is required to be filed.
RULE w.
Upon the thirty-ifth day after the
day of the filing of the complaint the
cause shall be considered at issue and
shall be docketed and set for hearing at
the next regular melting Of the board:
provided, always, that II the parties to
the controversy stipulare to have the
cause heard at a special meeting OF
the board the same may be heard.
RULE v.
The parties may introduce their evil
denee either orally before the board,
by disposition, or by affidavit. In the
case OF dispositions the taking and
submission OF the same shall be gov
erned by rules apply to dispositions
in the civil Procedure OF this state.
RULE vi.
All pleadings may be amended in the
furtherence of justice, as provided in
section 2501, R. s., Wyoming; and at
any time before trial upon notice to the
adverse party of the nature of the
amendment.
RULE VII.
Hearings may be adjourned from
time to time, upon good cause shown
in the discretion of the board. But the
same party shall lot obtain more than
one adjournment on account Of absent
witnesses or the failure to have OBJ
tanned dispositions or affidavits.
RULE VIII.
After a hearing in any cause is had,
the secretary of the board will notify
in writing. the parties interested of
the decision OF the board and the los
ing party shall have ten days within
which to file a motion for a %rehearing,
which motion shall be heard at the
next regular meeting of the board, or
at a special meeting held at the time
agreed upon by the PARTIES. The ad-
verse party will be notified Of such mo-
ton by the secretary Of the board.
RULE TX.
All papers and records in connection
with cases arising under these rules
shall be filed and kept in the Office OF
the secretary of the board.
RULE X.
Each party in the controversy shall
pay all the costs in connection with
the prosecution of his side Of the con
troversy.
RULE XII.
So far as the same may be applicable
and subesrvient to the ends Of JUS
tice, the statutes Of Wyoming govern
ing civil procedure, shall apply to all
cases arising under Rule l and not
otherwise provided for by these rules.
On motion. the secretary Of the
board was directed to notify all per-
sons who have heretofore filed or at
tempted to institute contests or pro-
tests. and all persons who may here
after desire to do SO. Of the require