The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-23
SCHOOL FUND SWELLED.
Over Three Million Acres Of Land Becomes
Of Once Available.
PROVISIONS MADE FOX SETTLEMENT
Bona Eide Homcstenders or rnEo.
cent Purchasers Are 20 ne Proc
tectcd In Their Rights.

Austin. Texas. May e2.--The act OF tine
special session of the Twenty Sixth lcgis-
lature transferring all the vacant lands
In the State to the permanent school
fund goes into effect tomorrow Included
in the transfer are 3,e75,62s acres re-
naming unsurveyed and unappropriated
| in the Texas and Pacific reservation and
l.l6S,o67 acres of ussurycyed and unap-
propriated public domain which will at
once become a part Of the permanent
school fund aud which when surveyed.
sectionized classified and valued Will be
subject to sale in the manner provided
! for the sale Of surveyed school lands.
That Is on forty years time. one fortieth
OF the principal to be pate down with In
terest at the rate OF per cent on deferred
payments.
Judging from the number OF inquiries
received concerning these lands there will
be a rush for them and the land office
| VIII be overwhelmed With applications for
same beginning with tomorrow. The land
commissioner has prepared instructions.
together with blank applications. for sur
vey and purchase for the use OF persons
desiring 10 obtain these lands, sets OF
which will be furnished from his office
upon receipt OF n request FOR them.
4 six months preference right TO pur-
chase ut not less than 81 per acre Is given
under the act 20 the following.
First, to all applicants for l60 acres
or less. who were actual settlers upon said
lands on January l. 1900 who settled
upon and had homestead donations sur
veyed prior 20 May 20. 1895, and who from
any cause can not procure patent thereto
under the provisions of this act. Second,
To all actual settlers on four sections or
less amounts of such lands. who were
such actual settlers on January /, 1900.
holding the same under lease, from this
State OF Texas. Third. TO all actual setc
Tiers upon four sections or less. who were
such actual settlers on january /, 1900.
Fourth, 20 all actual settlers who reside
upon and are owners OF less than four
sections Of school lands within a radius of
five miles Of such uusuryeyed lands for
such amount thereof as Will complete
such settlers complement OF four Sec
( lions, where such purchaser had such
land surveyed prior to January /, 1900,
and attempted to purchase or lease such
lands. Fifth, to all leaseholders OF un-
surveyed lands to the amount ot four sec
lions or less, who were lessees OF such
lands from the State of TeXas on jan
uary /, 1909 either directly or assignee
case there Is conflict In leases Issued
! by the State, and each lessee and HIS
assignee applies to purchase the same
land within the time provided herein,
r then, aud In that event. the preference
right shall be given TO The lessee or his
assignee. TO purchase that portion OF SAID
land In his actual possession on january
! /, 1900; provided, 'enat such purchasers
under any OF those preference right
clauses must make an application and set
, Element. and reside on said lands in ac-
1 ccrdance with the Law now relating to tho
4 sales OF surveyed school lands, when such
4 applicant Seeks the benefit of such pref
orence right. except In the purchase Of
detached lands MS herein defined. when
actual settlement shall not DO required
provided further that IN the event such
land rs q part OF a tract OF more than
$3.50 acres such preference rights shall
exist TO purchase for a period OF ninety
days after the land IS surveyed and class
fled by the commissioner OF the general
: land office.
In addition the commissioner OF the gem
eral land office is directed to issue patents
I 20 all homestead claimants pre- emptors
, and other persona who settled upon said
lands or purchased the same and had tho
field notes thereto returned TO aud ac-
tuHlly filed In the land office prior to May
%. 1895 when the law under which said
settlement presumption or purchase was
made IS complied with and patent could
legally issue thereto had 1t not been for
, The decision OF the supreme court In the
Hague case; provided. proof Of occupancy
: shall be filed In the land office and pay
. ment OF patent fees made and patent APP
piled for on or before January J., 1902.
' II Is also provided that where any per-
/ son not corporation bought lands from
6 the person. firm or corporation who orig
inally located them and paid full value