The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-06
Statehood Bill
as Amended by the
Senate Committee
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heretofore selected in lie7 thereof Is
1 hereby reserved ana granted to saie
State for the use ana benefit OF tht
University OF Oklahoma and the riniver.
sity preparatory school. one-thlrd: OF the
normal schools now established or here
after TO be established. one-t third: and of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
iege and the Colered Agricultural Normal
university. one-thrd The said lands OF
! the proceeds thcrcof as above appor-
toned shah be divided between the in
stituuons as the legislature OF said
State may prescribe: Provided. That Che
said lands 20 reserved or the proceeds
OF the sale thereof shan be safely kept
or invested and held by said state. and
the income thereof. interest rentals. or
otherwise, only shall be used exclusive
" FOR the benent OF said educational
Institutions. Such educational instituti-
ons shall remain under the exclusive
control Of said State, and no part OF the
proceeds arising from The sale or dlspos-
al OF any lands herein granted for educa-
tional purposes. or the income or rentals
thereof. shall be used for the support
OF any religious or sectarian school coli
lege. or university.
lands heretofore selected IN lieu thereof
heretofore reserved under said procia-
nation. and Acts for charitable and
penal institutions and public buildings.
shall be apportioped and disposed OF as
the legislature Of said state may pre-
serve.
Sec .. That said sections sixteen
and thirty-six, and lands taken in lieu
thereof herein granted for tho support
Of the common schools. II sold may be
appraised and sold at public sale in one
hundred and sixty acre tracts. or less,
under such rules and regulations as tho
legislature Of the said state may pre-
scribe. preference right to purchase at
the highest bid being given to the lessee
at the time OF such sale, the proceeds 20
constitute a permanent school fund. the
interest OF which only shall be expended
i'm the support OF such schools. But
said lands may. under such regulations
$ the legieiaturc may prescribe. be
leased for periods not 10 exceed ten
years; and such lands shall not be sub
ject to homestead entry or any other
entry under the land laws of the United
States whether surveyed or unsurveyed.
but shall be reserved for school purpo-
sos only.
Sec. l0.-That said sections thirteen
and thirty-ihree. aforesaid, II sold, may
appraised and sold at public sale. IN
one hundred and sixty acre tracts or less
under such rules and regulations as the
legislature OF said state may prescribe,
preference right to purchase at tho
highest bid being given to the lesscss at
In fsng f.f soil 1.ttt
may be leased for periods OF not more
than five years. under such rules and
regulations as the legislature shall pre-
scribe. and until such time as the legis-
lature shall prescribe such rules these
and all other lands granted to the State
Shall be leased under existing rues and
regulations. and shall not be subject to
somestead entry or any other entry un-
der the land laws of the United States,
lhether surveyed or unsurveyed, but
shau be reserved for designated purpo-
ses only and until such time as the legis-
lature shall prescribe as aforesaid such
lands shall be leased under existing
rules: Provided. That before any OF the
said lands shall be sold. as provided In
sections nine and ten OF this Act, the
said lands and the Improvement thereon
shall be appraised by three disinterost-
ed appraisers. who shall be nonresldents
OF the county wherein tho land Is situat-
ed. to be designated as the Legislators
OF said State shall prescribe. and the
said appraisers shall make a true ap-
praisement % said lands at the actual
cash value Whereof. exclusive Of im-
provements. and shall separately ap-
praise all permanent improvements
thereon at their fair and reasonable val
ue. and IN case the lease holder does no
become the purchaser. the purchaser at
said sale shall. under such rules and
regulations as the legislature may pre-
scribe. pay TO or for the leaseholder the
appraised value OF said improvements.
and to the State the amount bio for the
said lands. exclusive OF the appraised
value OF improvements; and at said sala
no bid for any tract at less than tho
appraisement thereof shall be accepted.
, Sec. II. That au amount equal to
FIVE per centum OF the proceeds of ne
sales Of public land lying within said
state shall be paid 10 the said state, to
be used as a permanent fund, the In
tcrest only Of which shall be- expended
for the support of the common schools
within said State.
Sec L. That IN lieu OF the grant Of
land for purposes Of intenul improve
ment made 10 new States By The eighth
section Of the Act Of September fourth
eighteen hundred aad for,y-oae, which
section is hereby repealed MS 20 said
state. and IN lieu OF an' claim or de-
mand OF the State OF Oklahoma under
the Act Of September twenty eighth,
eighteen hundred and nfty. and section
twenty -four hundred and seventy -niuc
of the Revised Statutes. making "a grant
OF swamp ana overhowed lands. which
graz It is hereby declared is not ex-
tended 20 said state Of Oklahoma. the
following grant Of hand Is hereby made
to said State from public lands OF the
United States within said State. FOR tho
purpose Indicated, nafnely: For the benc-
III OF the Oklahoma University. two hun-
dred and nifty thousand acres. for the
benefit - the University preparatory
school one hundred and nifty thousand
acres. for the benefit o fthe Agricultural
and Mechanical COLLEGE two hundred
ana Nifty thousand acres for the benefit
Of the Coiored AgriculiBral and Normal
university. one hundred thousand aoress
for the benefit Of normal schools, now
established or hereafter 70 be establish
ed. thrsr hundred thousand acres The
lands granted by this section shall be
selected "A the board Tor leasing
ocbooi landa Of the Territory Of Okiah0-