The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-25


der subsisting legal contract with
the State or Territory OF Oklahoma Or
any officer OF the Federal Govern.
ment; Provided further. any lessee
holding not exceeding 1860 acres shah
have the preference right to tho value
lf AL such improvements placed upon
ssd land az any time prior to the
sale of said lPuds WhCthcr On not such
Lease was execmed before or after
the passage Of this Act
Section g. Every purchaser under
The terms OF this Act shall pay an an
'uual interest upon The amount due
he State for such lands SO purchased
.of four per ccntum payable annualiy
Two years 81 non-payment Of interest
when due shall forfeit his right !o
purchase said land together with al
improvements and appurtonances
thereunto belonging From and after
the tcnth year after such purchase
he shall pay annually az least five per
ccntum of tho principal due on such
amount. together with the annual az
crued interest due thereon, so that at
the end Of thirty yeafs after such puie
chase The whole Of said purchase
price. principal and interest shall
have been paid provided that at any
time after the tenth year OF purchase
the purchaser may pay ont The whole
of said principal and interest at his
option on any annual interest pay
duy Provided. further that uniil
final payment is made as herein pro
gidcd and the purchaser receives pa
spf from The State, he shall not be
permitted TO sell he lands so pDr.
chased TO any company. corporation
or association OF persons. nor 20 any
individual citizen owning more than
60 acres OF land; and said purchaser
shall take such land subject 10 such
restrictions and conditions Violation
)f this provision she'll work a eor-
,eiture Of said land together with an
hppurtcuances ihereunto bcloneinE.
and the same shall csCheat TO the
Stste upon proof Of q violation of the
conditions herein provided.
Section T. That from and after the
lst day of january 1920, the Land
commissioners may increase tie
amount OF land which may he sold 10
one purchaser aud settler 20 $50 acres
with the same condition OF residence,
and an the other conditions of pur.
chase during the period of five years
from January 1, 1920 10 January
1926; and thereafter from said last
named date. the Commissioners Of the
Land office may sell during the pc.
riod OF the following five years after
January I 1925 any of the remainina
lands unsOld as enumerated IN section
ono Of this Act in blocks not TO eX
eeed $40 acres to one purchaser, and
at the end ef said five year period. cl
after January \, 1880, all of the resi-
due of the unsold public lands of this
state may be sold ia blocks of any
size to suit the purchaser and the
commissioners OF The LanG office
ieithor 90 amy of the former purchas
ers under the provisions Of this Act
| or 10 other purchasers having bont
lGde residence In this State; Provld
/ ed That from and after the passage
! of this Act none OF the "indemni1
lands aud the lands for public build
ling purposes shall 30 leased for 2
! longer period than one year at "a time
/ land thai from and after July J. 1917
no other public lands shall be leased
FOR period longer than one year
which lands may be leased annually
iNNnNN
right, or any purchaser OF any OF too
land provided for in this Act or !,
\ any other bona fido resident Oi thi.
state ON such terms ot rental as e
lho Commissioners of The Land Oflic'
/ may seem just and equitable and tha
lany citizen of this state desiring z
purchase public lanas of this STATE
subject 20 the conditions OF this Ac
shan be permitted, for ihe purpos'
Of investigation only to $50 upon sai'
leased lands With a Wow of making
application 10 The Commissioners an,
TO begin occupancy and imptovemou
LOT a quarter section Of said lands witl
lthe view al such purchase ai me enc
el any annual lease period flWl SAT-
annual lease Of such lands when y
lleosed shall run from jnnoary ISL g
/ lDecomber 3lsi Of each and every yea
SO leased
Section s. Upol ihe sale of sucl
lande as pi0yidoc hVrein y any lcssC
lhaylng "prelcrence riehf to purCAas
as provided herein and fails on g
fus6s 10 pay tie appraised value O
1.-The highest bonn iide public Sid ihef,
Ion. as the case may hc hon ihe pui
lehasar shall pay 40 me CnmmlFaiol
ers 0f the Land office tO rcimbws
the lessee haVins such nfelercnc
fright ne appraised Valne of an sue
improvements cas- DEFINED in sectic
lfiytl. and an purchaser ol lands sol
under this Act shall pay io said Cor
lmlsHoners the appraised value % a
improvements on said 'and % reiu
lburse fhc lessee having such nioic
fence rlehl "a said yaipeF
section p. lhs gommli sioners d
ilho Lana office shan reNffe iroi
sale. as In me inres1ing sections pI,
IfldeA amy lands lying near or Wlil