The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-06

exceeding one quarter section shall
have the right 10 the value OF all
such improvements placed upon said
land at any time prior to the sale Of
said lands, whether or not such lease
was executed before or after the pess-
age Of this act.
Sec. IL. II the lessee OF any tract
OF land sold by the state shall not be-
come the purchaser Of the land leased
by him, he shall retain possession of
any portion of said land upon which
he shall then have growing crops until
he shall have sufficient time to ma,
ture, harvest, and remove same from
such land. provided no extension of
such time OF possession shall extend
longer than thirty-first day of Decem-
Der thereafter.
Sec. ~. Upon the sale Of such lands
as provided herein, If any lessee hav-
ing preference right" to purchase as
provided herein, and fails or refuses
to pay the highest bona ide public bid
thereon, then the purchaser shall pay
to the commissioners OF the land office
to reimburse the lessee having such
preference right, the appraised value
of all such Improvements (as defined
in section ten) and ell purchasers of
lands sold under this act shall pay to
the said commissioners the ,.,,,.raised
value Of all inn rovements on said land
to reimburse the lessee having such
preference right to said values; and
lessee, the commissioners of the land
upon possession being given by the
office shall Immediately pay to him
the value of all such improvements
paid to them by such purchaser.
Sec. 13. In addition to the value OF
the improvements five per cent of the
purchase price of the land shall be
paid at the time of the sale, except
where the land sells for less than one
thousand dollars, in which case the
initial payment shall be fifty dollars
on any quarter section. The remain
der OF the purchase price shall be
paid In forty equal annual payments
with 'nterest at the rate of five per
cent per annum; Provided. that at the
expiration of five years, the purchaser
may pay all deferred payments. both
principal and accrued interest: Pro-
vided, the purchaser shall not be per-
mitted to sell the land so purchased
until the end of five years from the
date Of purchase to any person or per-
sons owning more than one section ac-
cording to the United States survey
and such purchaser shall take such
land subject to such restrictions and
.coDdiAons. Violations of this provi-
sion shall work a forfeiture OF said
land, together with all appurtenances
thereunto belonging, and the same
shall escheat to the state upon proof
of a violation of the conditions herein
provided
Sec. a. Any purchaser OF land un-
der the provisions of this act, shall
have the right to make transfer or
assignment of all his right, title and
interest in and to such lands, and such
assignments shall be in form, and ex-
ecuted and acknowledged as required
under the laws governing conveyances
Provided, before delivery of patent,
such assignment, to be valid, shall be
duly recorded in a proper book kept
for that purpose by the commissioners
OF the land office, Provided, further
that where the purchaser OF such
land has husband or wife. such hus-
band or wife shall join in the assign
ment OF any such contract.
Sec. Is. Preference right" as used
In this act or the laws of this state
shall mean and include the right of
the lessee, to the value of all improve
ments on said land, and the right to
buy one quarter section of land. sub
ject TO the condition that such lessee
holding such preference right shall
pay an amount equal to the highest
public bid upon such land so held by
such lessee. The enhanced value Of
all of the public lands of this state
shall belong to the state school fund,
or institution or fund to which the
land belongs.
Sec. 16. All purchasers, lessees. or
holders Of any of the public lands of
this state shall take the same. sub
ject TO the conditions of this act, and
all certificates, contracts, or written
evidence issued TO any purchaser shall
recite that the same is taken and &C.
cepted subject to all of the conditions
of this act of any act amendatory
hereof.
Sec. II. All lands shall be sold at
public auction at the door OF the coun-
ty court house, wherein county court
IS held of the county wherein such
land Is situate Except reservations
for lots, acreage tracts, and public
parks, which shall be sold on the
same) and shall be sold under such
rules and regulations as the commits
sioners OF the land office shall pre-
scribe not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act. All Bidders shall
deposit with the commissioners OF the
land office cash, or its equivalent, be-
fore making his bid 10 the value of the
3lessees's improvements and the lessee
shall then ana there either IN person
or by agent, and before the next tract
is offered, exercise his election OF TAX
ing said land at the highest bid and
complying with the requirements OF
the purchase thereof or receiving the
cash deposit by the highest bidder;
Provided, II no bid shall be made, the
lessee may take said land at the ap-
praised value. Such sale shall
not be made in more than one coun.
ty on the same day.
Sec. Is. The person applying 70
purchase any part or parcel Of the
public land of this state, shall make
affidavit OF the same and that the