The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
Opinion Of the Attorney General on
the New Land Law.
THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR LAND
Before the Filing Of the Governors APP
prevail OF the New Bill Should Be Ac-
cepted by the Commissioner.

became a law:
dion Charles Rogan. Commissioner Gener-
al Land Office, Austin, Texas.
Dear Sir: This department is In receipt /
OF yours of the 25th ultimo, which is as
follows:
''rhe general land bill was approved |
April 10. 1901. BEGINNING with that date. /
aud every day since that time, numerous
applications 10 purchase lands have been (
sent and received In this Office direct from 7
the applicants themselves, all OF which I
have been duly filed and registered; some 1
few have been received through the hands /
OF the county clerks Of the county In which 4
the land is situated. The new bill pro
vides that the commissioner OF the general Z
land Office shall furnish the county clerks
Win II complete list OF an scnnol lands
situated Ia their respective counties, and /
Tor the purpose Of carrying out the proNl /
slous OF SAID act the commissioner WAS au' Z
tnorized to employ four men for SIX months
Ia order to complete the work. although
such lists are being sent OUT just is early
as they can he nadc. but il viii, never
tneess require some time before the ma
Chinety under the new law can be put in
inict WI thank you TO ADVISE me upon
4 In view Oh tue fact that a number
Of the clerks have nF received the lists
required q" We made "ut Joy law, ana as
nuny pcopi" are not acquainted with the
fact That all applications must hp blcd with
rAe county clerks. can lrEa. sale Doe mauc
o. application dltd by she applicants iu
this onice and which hnyc not passed
through the hands of The county clerks ut
She county u which the lands are stu
sad' 80 )" n'". r M'ts, Is INV INV. ,rla
.6e mana. 90 '+lr ,..ruty ,.i.rL 1,.,rilat,Ia,
or mcrriv IIre,.ior,.
SOME few applications which have
been received 10 this office through tn"
which were used prior to ia. passage Of
9 5 ss 1eg soqr 9.pe on, CAY p. Ead
nnSltaG ra m'I ,s tSen '' oa "l .n.b "s ""'
IN 4 .r,1t r,nu,hr. az .rnli,.frIer,- wore
fiod in H., is,I mo. l, Tx, i9ti ir.t,,f
.ho al, ON which iH, nov, land ilii MA ap
proved lia- the commissioner fhc author
uiicatinr~t"
The nct of thc Twenty seventh lpci~a.
ture. entitled IAN grr relating f.. thc sale
and lca.e 81 public free school .ud H-yiun,
lands and 10 repeal all iaw, and parts OF
Jaws in conflict herewith. WITS approved
April - 1901 This tot has tue "cmvrgcu-
as clause" and appears to- have been
passed by the necessary two thirds muior.
lrv ana took effect from mud after It's pas
sage that u.s. from and after its approval
10y the governor.
Til. act provides section - that all an
and asymm lands shalt zoe addressed TO HE
commissioner IF the general land officc, and
snall hc hied IN me onlGe or inc county
part thereof Is situated. or ~ the county
70 which the land is attached Tor judicial
pndps%seii. aha t9ut tne hrs, naSmchl 3 %,
be nrposten MIN Sucn county clerk.
ne aeI iurLner, prGylars mn upon TT
..GGip' q, ~" Hppncati"n NM nts' wv ithg,49,
~ 'a' , NH Hnai hiu',I"r ~ l.,A u
,;;Wrn SUI 'nplgS5''"on 'nE uIN INV i,'ug W.
nel} ho ANA rcop bn nm u , Ky w. ~
r,,Tn w"''n an, ~. u, ~ is ny n'Ir ius Im"
~ rnsoid .,.bn oi i,n5 ne us,,n n ~ ~ 1
ritrn,f AMI tbr dnfo Tho "Wntireti0r
eied and ne soon as the 9npii.'ti"n H. g..
rordcd Tho book onI ns-e yvbcr, r.,,'r,l "a
Tho ronntv clerk shoil record Tho 1nniirG
lion and oblleatIon without dol3v rGror,i
Ing ali nnpliratlons I'm Inc order I'm wb,l
rhry nrc filed and shnn forth,vith transmit
thcm. whom recorded 10 the roiunusslonr
of tho general Land ofrjcc Iud the iirsi nav
mcnt ~ The state trrasnrcr An apnlrr
lions shall tnkc effect from The time fhp'
are hied in the office of the county rlerl
of the proper county"
These provisions are n direct departure
from the provisions ~ HI lurmcr law.
with regard "a he manner of mnklug ap
plicnton Tor tho purchase NJ school Hu'
asylum lands and I'm matters not of foru
merely. hut Of substance They ran mo-
he said to he directory merely, The MAJ
who FIRST files his application with th
county clerk Of n" proper county am
othnrWisr complies win IN" law, Is cntitle,
to inc iAnd sought 10 be- purchased.
70 hoId thnt these provisions about hln
me Application WIN the county clerk mr.