The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-08
Land RULES
CHANGED LITTLE
Amended in important Partic-
ulars by the Board.
ONE NEW RULE ADOPTED
All Leases Shall Be Signed Be-
fore Proper Officers.
ONE NEW RULE ADOPTED

Guthrie, o. T, Nov. AT a meeting
of the territorial board for leasing the
public lands of oklahoma a number Of
rules governing these lands were amend
ed in important particulars, and one new
rule adopted. The amended rules. which
have just gone into effect. are as follows:
Rule Is. No person shall be permitted
TO assign or sublet any portion of the
leased premises, except in case of lands
leased for grazing purposes west OF range
49, west provided, however, that all les
sees of school land residing in the terri
tory may receive a permit 10 rent for d
year or crop season such portion of their
land as is deemed advisable for the board
All persons desiring to avail themselves
of this privilege must make application in
writing to the secretary. giving reasons
for desiring so TO rent, and accompanied
by fee OF 500. 10 cover cost of investi-
cation and passing upon the application.
Rule II. Any lessee may, upon payment
of transfer fee and all rental and assess
ments due or 10 become due within four
months. relinquish TO the territory all his
right, title and interest in said lease up
on condition that a new lease be granted
to any responsible person. qualified under
the rules. named by the lessee, but such
REIMBURSEMENT shall not operate to dis
charge the lessee from any obligations
under the lease or relieve him, or any
joint principal or surety. from the pay
ment of any notes given for rental Of The
land until the person named in the relin-
punishment snail have executed lease for
nd
satisfactory notes for all deferred pay
ments; provided. that lessees are forbid
den to relinquish their lease in blank.
either as 10 the name the person TO
whom the same is to be made or the date
Of the same, and are also forbidden TO
assign blank REIMBURSEMENT Of lease as
security in borrowing money or for other
purposes; and the board does not recog-
nize the rights of any persons securing
possession of leases or accomplishments as
such security, and viii cancel leases so
hypothicated.
The new rule requires that all leases
shall be executed ard acknowledged be
fore officers empowered to administer
oaths and take acknowledgements, and is
as follows:
Rule y All leases OF SClOOl land Sna II
he executed and acknowledged before the
secretary OF the board for leasing school
lands. rotary public or other officer en-
powered to administer the oath ana take
acknowledgements Of instruments affect
ing real estate and said acknowledge
ment shall be in form substantially as
follows:
Territory Of Oklahoma,
............ County. ISL
Before me,-............-...--.---- in
and for said county and territory. on this
day of..........-.........-.. $50,
personally appeared. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
anu --.-.---to ne
known to'the identical person. who ex-
ecuted the within and foregoing instru-
ment and acknowledged TO me that.
executed the same as....... free and vel
untary act and deed for the uses and
purposes therein set forth
And all Accomplishments Of leases shall
be acknowledged in the same manner and
form, and lessees who are married men
must be joined by their wives in reIin-
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