Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-05-23

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in cash for land, no bond is re-
quired.
Purchasers accept all leased
lands subject to the leases upon
them.
Unbiased Land-The proceed
ings for the purchase of the I'M
leased lands are exactly thesame
as those for the purchase of leas-
ed lands, except that petition of
twenty householders is required
and delay of one year for sale is
avoided, and the purchaser OBJ
tains immediate possession.
In cases where school lands Of
fered for sale by the county
treasurer, after compliance with
the provisions of the law recited
in the foregoing, are not sold,
the law authorizes the treasurer
to dispose of such lands at private
sale to actual settlers only, in
tracts not to exceed 100 acres to
each purchaser.
In cases where such lands fail
to sell at public sale, the law pro-
vides that the land must be again
reappraised and sold at public
sale. After second appraisement
any person, at public auction, can
buy any or all such lands offered
for sale. This prevents lands
being closed to purchasers or
prospective settlers for period
longer than one year, except
where it is leased.
Any person locating upon
school land for homestead pur-
poses shall file with the county
clerk, within ten days, an affidav-
it of such settlement.
The county clerk shall issue to
the settler a certificate showing
the date of such settlement.
Lands so occupied cannot be
brought into market until six
months following such settle
ment.
After person has resided on
a piece of school land for six
months, twenty householders
may petition to expose to sale
such land, and the settler may
within sixty days after its ap-
praisement file in the probate
court his petition to prove his set
Element.
After a residence of six months
if the land is not appraised, the
settler can reside on the land un-
til the land is exposed to sale by
petition of twenty householders
ana by appralSement.
In making proof of settlement,
the probate judge is the officer
who hears the evidence. From
his decision, if aggrieved, either
the purchaser or the state may
appeal to the district court with
in fifteen days subsequent to the
decision.
Purchasers of school lands
should bear in mind that possess
session of leased lands is govern
ed by the lease thereon. Pur-
chasers of Unbiased lands may
obtain immediate possession.
When lands fail to sell at pri-
vate sale, the county treasurer is
authorized to offer all such I'M
sold lands at public auction, after
giving four weeks notice of such
intention in newspaper publish
ed in the county where the land
is situated.
Under the old law, the mini
mum appraisement per acre was
fixed at three dollars. The last
legislature amended this law fix
ing the minimum appraisement
at one dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre.
1t is unlawful for any company
or corporation to occupy or in
clude school land in pasture, or
for other purposes, without first
having leased or located upon the
same for the puspose of a home
stead under the provisions of the
state laws.
Persons guilty of violating this
provision of the laws shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be sub
ject to a fine not less than ten
dollars or more than one hundred
dollars, and shall also be liable
for the sum of the yearly rental
of the land for the time it is so
occupied.
The law specifically declares
lien upon any property so grazed
upon the land to secure the
amount of the rental.
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trict editors who went down into