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

Hahsiitnte to House Bill No. 457,
offered by Murray.
An Act picyidlng for the sale OF
school and other public lands of Oh
lahonla, subject 10 certain exceptions
and conditions. and providing rules
therefor and penalties for violation
thereof.
De III ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE or OISLAHOMAs
Section ! The Commissioners OF
the Land office shall dispose OF, sell.
and convey (eubject to such eXceD-
lions, cpnditions rules and rostric.
tiohs az provided iii this act or any
act amendatnrr hereDD ali public
lapde owned BY this State including
the lands embraced IN sections six
teen and thirty-six 10 each towsshp
and range in the State OF Oklahoma.
where the same IS reserved TO the
State for school purposes ard shall
also dispose Of se.l and convey all
sections of Indemnity land hereto.
fore selected by tho United States
Department OF interior. the Territory
of 0kluhona on any officer or agent
Of The Territory OF Oklahoma, Depart.
mcnt Of Interior or of the bnited
States IA liou OF sections sixteen and
fhirl3-six Except where the same Is
embraced ia any reservation specific
ally reserved from sale in this Act. OF
any Act Of the Congress of the United
States or Of the State specifically re,
serving any part thereof Tor any spoc.
ial purpose: also all he public lands
embraced la section numbered thlr.
teen and thirty-thrce in each township
and range ip the State Of Oklahoma,
whoro Tho saue Is reserved TO the
State tor public buildings, public hi.
vlifuii0ns Of education or other State
property; also AL sections OF lin
dcmnily land heretofore selected by
the United States. the Territory OF
oklahoma or the Department OF the
Interior. or Of any officer or agent Oi
the Territory OF oklahoma the De
parfment OF the Interior. or of the
United States IA lieu OF said sections
thirteen and thirty-three, except
where the same IS respefed from sale
In this Act or IN any Act OF Congress
Of illp the United States specifically
resersing the same for any special
purpose also all OF The lands with
drawn from the public domain and
reserved under section twelve OF the
Aot of Congress approved June rs
1906. known as the "Enabling Act
81 the State OF oklahoma, the same
beinp for The University of the State
2S0.Oo0 acres; for The Preparatory
School $50 000 acres; for the Agricul
tufai and Mechanical College 250O0f
acres. for the C0lored Normal Uni
Versiiy 100000 acres and for the
Normal Schools established 10000,
acres. shail each part and portlon if
the same manner as received aut
owned by the State or entered b,
any officer for the use Of the State o.
any oi the several institutions hereii
mentioned. Provided Where ana
part Of the lends graated 10 the State
~ oklahoma are valuable for min
erals. inciadiug gas and oil, sucl
lands shall not be sold prior 10 Jan
uary 1915 Provided. further tha
royalty 10 on such minerals shall h'
reserved in the transfer on sale h'
the State ia OF under an other lands
SOLD undcf this Aef and that whei
such minerals are discovered and ihI
mines operated The owner Of sal,
innds shall paw into the state treas
urf for The use of the Permauou
School Find a royalty upon the out
pul 81 such oil and gas not less thar
three per cenium and moi exceeding
TEN per centnm of the value thereof
Section 2. AN ot the foregoinl
lands known as Indemnity Lands
and 40 lands reserved ior pubiil
buildings shall be- open Ton sale iu
medlnieiy rnon The passage Of tili
Act and ail ihe remaining land
enrmernftd IA section one and ai
other public lands shall be- OpCn io