Barbour County index., 1901-05-15
AUDITOR COLES STATEMENT.

W cl0rkS OF Kansas, Lnore are 67O,lS
acres of unclaimed school land in thi.
state subject to sale under the provis
ions of the state Jaws.
| "Of this land 32l 1897 acres are now
leased; the remaining 348,l90 are not
leased.
Approximately there are 3S ,OOC
acres OF this land-29, 900 acres in Cove
| and 5000 acres in Sheridan county
adapted to farming, especially the
growing of wheat. The balance of the
land is reported to be best adapted to
grazing.
The leased land, amounting to 32I,.
993 acres. is open to sale, subject to the
leases now in existence. These leases
run from three to five years, according
to law, and unless such lease is forfeit
ed by payment of rent. The un-
leased land. 34S, 100 acres, is also SUBJ
ject to sale.
1T is estimated that there is in addi-
tion to the lands reported to this de.
partment, about l ,OO0, 900 acres in the
state which have not been patented.
PROCEDURE IS OUTLINED.
LEASED lands May be purchased by
observance of the following require.
ments OF the law:
'First-On petition of ten household
ers of any organized township, in
which the land is located, to the county
superintendent, asking that such land
be sold.
'Second-The county superintendent
shall then notify the board of county
commissioners of such petition and the
commissioners shall cause notice of such
petition to be published three consecu
tive weeks In the official county paper
One year after the date of the first pub
lication the land becomes subject to
appraisment.
"Third-The appraisers are selected
by the commissioners. The land must
be appraised at not less than SI25 per
acre.
"Fourth-Following the apprsisment
the county treasurer sells the land at
public sale to the highest bidder, the
purchaser paying to the treasurer one
tenth of the purchase price, obtaining
therefor receipt from the treasurer,
which prOcures from the county clerk
certificate of purchase. The pur-
chaser thereupon files with the county
clerk bond double the sum named as
purchase price, conditioned that he,
the purchaser, will commit no waste or
damage upon the land. Where pur-
chasers pay the total in cash for lands
no bond is required.
purchasers accept all leased lands
subject to the leases upon them.
TO PURCHASE UNBIASED LAND.
"Unleased land-The proceedings for
the purchase of the Unbiased lands are
exactly the same as those for the pur-
chase of leased lands, except that pe.
tition of twenty bouseholders is requir-
ed and the delay Of one year for sale Is
avoided and the purchaser obtains i'm
mediate possession.
I'm cases where school lands offered
for sale by the county treasurer, after
the compliance with the provisions of
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 of not
to exceed l60 acres to each purchaser.
I'm cases where such lands fail to
sell at public sale the law provides 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 of such
land offered for sale. This prevents
lands being closed to purchasers or
prospective settlers for period longer
than one ear, except where it is leased
HOMESTEAD SETTLEMENT PROVIDED.
Amy person locating upon school
land for homestead purposes shall file
with the county clerk within ten days
an affidavit of such settlement.
The county clerk shall issue to the
settlers certificate showing the date
of such settlement,
Lands so occupied can not be
brought into market until six months
following such settlements.
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 NAV
within sixty days after his appraise-
ment, file in the probate court his petit
tiOn to prove his settlement.
After a residence of six months. If
the land is not appraised, the settler
can reside en- the land until the land is
exposed to sale by petition of twenty
householders or by being appraised.
I'm 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
within fifteen days subsequent to the
decision.
| purchasers of school lands should
bear in mind that possession of leased
lands is governed by the lease thereon.
Purchasers of Unbiased lands may OBJ.
| tain imm ediate possession.
COUNTY TREASURER NAY SELL.
| when lands fail to sell at private
sale the county treasurer is authorized
to offer all such unsold lands at public