The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
.AROUT Shore Lands
COMMISSIONER ROSS ISSUES Elk.
PLANATORY LETTER.
,.,v.rs to Many Inquiries From
Prospective Purchasers-Own-
49,. Of Abutting Upland Have
Preference Right for Period of
Twenty Days.

~. nv Land Commissioner Ross is
ie.ondad as an answer to the numerous
"niries now being received relative
The rights of persons seeking to pur-
Obsse Lake Union shore lands:
'H 1.-THE plats and appraisal Of these
.oro lands we're filed on July LIST,
I ,uO7 one copy being filed in the Office
- eth the city engineer of the city of Sc
ottIa and one copy in the office of the
aommissioner of public lands.
1aTbe owners of abutting upland,
nd other persons and corporations
h ha the preference right to pur-
obsse are allowed by law twenty days
allowing the filing of the appraisal
Hitbiu which to apply for the pur-
chase Of the AUDITING or fronting shore
l.nds at their appraised value.
"The application must be fled in
.be office of the commissioner Of pub
liz lands at Olympia within the period
above stated.
"All shore lands for the purchase of
which no application is fled within
tba neriod above stated, will there
liter be open to sale at public auction
mon the application of any person
or corporation entitled to purchase
such lands.
"In either case above outlined, the
purchase price (or appraised value)
must be paid in three equal install
mepts. the first of which must be
made at the time of the issuance of a
contract of sale by the state, and the
two reamining installments, with in-
terest, within one and two years from
the date of such contract.
1.-THE sum of ten dollars ($10) must
accompany each application.
To Avoid inconvenience
"The applicant, in order to avoid
future inconvenience, correspondence
and delay may deposit with his appli-
cation the amount of the first install
ment, together with the statutory fee
Of 50 if contract is desired. If a
deed is desired by an applicant at this
time, the full amount of the purchase
price must be paid together with the
statutory fee of 5. In case the appli-
cant deposits with his application at
least the full amount of his first in
stallment, together with the fee, the
ten dollars deposit is not required.
mo particular form Of application
is required, but the following require
ments must be observed:
First. The applicant must state
that he owus certain uplands abutting
or fronting upon the shore lands he
seeks to purchase, and such uplands
must be described with reasonable
certainty and PARTICULARLY.
Second. The shore lands which
the applicant claims the right to pur-
chase must be described, as nearly as
may be, according to the plats on file
as above set forth.
Third. The applicant must indicate
that he desires to purchase at the ap-
praised value, as the land can OF be
sold at any other price within the
above mentioned preemption period.
Fourth. The application must be
sworn to before an officer authorized
to administer oaths.
application may be made bv duly
authorized agent, or attorney in fact,
IN hich case the application should be
made In the name of the principal,
whose name should be subscribed by
'ne agent or attorney in fact, in the
usual form, and the oath should be ad.
mlhlstered to or taken by the agent,
Or attorney.
Regarding Questions
This office cannot undertake to an.
sSer abstract questions of law touch
lug Inc rights Of prospective appli-
cants in advance of the final consider.
''ion OF the merits of the application.
All such questions will be deter.
uined by the board of state land com.
customers at the expiration Of the
twenty day period Within which pre-
,stence right applications may be re.
.. applications conforming with the
.uegolng general observations will be
~, ,soelsed and filed, and, it is believed,
ths rights of the applicants will be
'usreby be protected.
j., before contract or deed is finally
ssSuso the applicant will be reqired II
w. uisn evidence, either by certificate
A.. ne county auditor or title abstract,
NOV NOV ne is the record owner of the
~ plano upon which he bases his right
ssl purchase shore lands. It Is, how
.boL,, Unnecessary that applicant,
h .;". at this time and within thu
sno el period allowed for filing prefer
ots se right applications, swamp thu
osnt .e OF the county auditor, and appli'
d. ~ are respectfully requested not Il
pnsv as that Office already finds Itself
'ie TO comply with the demands
Forbearance l. Asked
q, !. TITS Office will also ask forbearanc,
h, ue part Of applicants. The regu
no "ork Is sufficient to keep all busy
Of ~ extraordinary work of disposins
sysaN e Lake Union shore lands will b,
Min u'ed as speedily as circumstances
rscs; permit. No action, except thu
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