The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-06
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the contrary nOtWithstanQlnB, ana
any lessee holding lands IN excess Of
six hundred and forty acret from and
after the passage of this act who
transfers. directly or Indirectly. or at
tempts to make transfer Of his lease
hold interest to any amount in excess
Of six hundred and forty acres afore-
said in violation Of this section, upon
conviction shall be guilty OF a felony,
and be punisned by confinement in
the penitentlary not more than three
years; and any purchaser thereof at
any time prior to final payment, shall
forfeit said land together with all ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging, to-
gether with all principal and interest:
Provided, the commissioner of the
land office is hereby authorized to per-
nit at any time the transfer Of the
unexplred time OF any lessee's con
tract.
cd Any bona fide resident of this
state having lasting and valuable inn
provements thereon shall have the
preference right to purchase one
quarter section and any member OF
his family OF lawful age (including
married sons and daughters, with the
lessee's consent) may purchase any
other Of such lands 80 improved, and
leased by him, not to exceed one quar-.
ter section each.
(e) All other public lands as enum-
trated In section one, not heretofore
leased, and all lands leased and which
have no such improvements thereon,
other than fencing, shall as a condi-
ton of the right to purchase, be re-
.F l. ke
move to and make bona fide residence
upon said land for a period OF two
years. and during at least six months
of each year, and shall construct last
ling valuable improvements, includ-
ing tlllage; and any person taking
such lands with view to purchase
the same shall take the same subject
to such condition Of residence and I'M
Drovementc.
() All lands, together with the inn
provements thereon. sold under the
provisions OF this act shall be subject
to taxation upon the acceptance of
said land by the purchaser. whether
the title Of said lands remain in the
state or not, and said purchaser shall
accept said lands subject to such con-
dition OF taxation.
Sec 4. That from and after the first
day Of January nineteen hundred and
fifteen, the land commissioners may
iLcrease the amount of land which
may be sold TO one purchaser and
settler TO three hundred and twenty
acres with all the conditions Of pur-
chase, as IN this act imposed, during
the period of FIVE years from January
first nineteen hundred and twenty, and
thereafter from said last named date
the commissioners OF the land office
may sell during the period of the fol.
lowing three years after January first
nineteen hundred and twenty, any of
the remaining lands unsold as enum-
Grated I'm this act, in an amount not
TO exceed six hundred and forty acres
to one purchaser, and at the end OF
said three year period, or after Jan
uary irstnineteen hundred and twenty
three, all of the residue of the unsold
lands of this state may be sold in an
amount In acreage of any size to suit
the purchaser and the commissioners
of the land office, either to any of the
former purchase under the provisions
Of this act, or to any other purchaser:
/ Provided That from and after the
passage Of this act none of the lands
herein authorized to be sold Except
lands reserved for sale az town lots
acreage tracts or public parks) shall
be deased for a longer period than one
year at a time, which lands may be
leased annually to any lessee having
/ o preference right, or any purchaser
Of any Of the land provided for in this
act, or to any other bona fide resident
! OF this state on such terms of rental
as to the commissioners of the land
office may seem Just and equitable
and that any citizen of this state desir
ling to purchase public lands of this
state subject to the conditions Of this
act shall be permitted for the purpose
/ of investigation only to go upon said
/ leased lands with a view of making ap
lplication 10 the commissioners of the
\ land office, and to begin occupancy
and improvements of quarter section
I of said lands with the view Of such
purchase at the end of any annual
/ lease period That said annual lease
/ of such lands when so leased shall
run from January first to December
/ Ithirty-first of each and every year
/ so leased: Provided, That where
! lease contracts expire after January
1 of any year they may be leased again
/ from that date 20 the second Decem
/ ber thirty-first thereafter.
Sec. 8. The commissioners Of the
! land office shall reserve from sale, as
in the foregoing sections provided, any
/ lands lying near or within the limits OF
any city or town which may have a
greater value than for farming pur
poses, by being plated and sold as
town lots. acreage tracts. or public
parks and said commissioners shall
cause said lands TO be surveyed, plat
ted, appraised and sold az public auc
/ ton for such purposes and the les
see shall have the preference right
TO buy at the highest and best bid
All purchasers shall imediately pay
to the commissioners Of the land Of
/ flee ten per centum OF the amount OF
the purchase price; the balance shall
be paii IN four equal annual payments
same to bear interest at six cents
per annum, payable annually Failure
% make payment for six months after
same shall be due and payable, az
/ provided IN this section, shall forfeit
10 the state school fund or the institu
ton or fund 10 which such land NAV