The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-21

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the board Of county commissioners,
and shall be let to the highest bidder;
provided further, that all rents shall
be paid annually in advance, payments
TO be made on the first Monday in Jan
Uary Of each year; provided further,
the drst payment shall be made at the
time Of entering into contract for leas-
ing said land. All rents shall be paid
60 county treasurer Of the county in
which said land is located, and he shall
remit the same to the state treasurer
as a part Of the state permanent school
fund. Should any renter, lessee or any
person occupying OF using such school
land neglect or refuse to pay the rental
when due, having had 80 days notice
by county treasurer, he shall forfeit all
rights under the contract herein pro-
vided for. When ten hOuse-hOlders of
any organized township In which the
land IS leased under the provisions Of
this act is situated shall petition the
superintendent of public schools of
such county to expose to sale any Dor
ton or portions Of said land, describ-
ing the same, he shall notify the board
OF county commissioners of such peti-
ton having been received. and they
shall cause notice Of such petition TO
be published for three consecutive
after one year from the date of such
publication the land described in such
petition shall be subject to appraise-
ment and sale as hereinbefOre provided
for, and all such sales shall be subject
to existing leases: and be it provided
further, that any county clerk who
shall neglect OF refuse to serve any no
tice herein provided for. or the notice
provided in section ?, chapter l61, Ses-
sion Laws of 1879. on any defaulting
purchaser, within 90 days after such
default in payment of either the annual
interest or the balance of the purchase
money shall be subject to a fine of not
less than $50 nor more than 500 for
each Offense. Any person locating up
on school land for homestead purposes,
as herein provided, shall file with the
county clerk of the county in which
such school land Is situated, within
ten days after such locating and set
Element, an affidavit Of such settlement,
and the county clerk shall Immediate
" file such affidavit, and keep a record
Of all such settlements, and issue to
the person making settlement a certi-
dcate containing the date Of settlement
as shown by the affidavit and the name
Of the person making the settlement
and also the date Of fling such affidavit.
See. >. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, company or corporation to
include any school land In any inclOs-
ure, or occupy the same for grazing or
for other purposes, without first having
regularly leased, or located upon the
same for the purpose of a homestead
under the provisions Of this act. Any
person, company or corporation, so in
closing or occupying, said school lands
without having entered the same for
the purpose of q homestead, or leased
the same under the provisions Of this
act, shall be deemed guilty Of q mis-
demeanOr, and upon conviction shall
be subject to q fine Of not less than so
and not exceeding 500, and shall also
be liable for the amount Of the mini
mum yearly rental value Of the land so
enclosed, or occupied and the costs Of
collecting the same; and to secure the
payment Of the minimum rental value
Of such land, q first lien is hereby de-
clsred and created upon and against
any stock permitted TO Craze on any
school lands in violation Of the proTi-
sions Of this act, and shall be enforced
By the sheriff Of the county as herein
after provided
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the
county clerks Of the several counties Of
this state 20 furnish the sheriffs OF
their respective counties with q con-
plete list Of all school land, not located
for settlement OF leased as provided in
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