The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-22
School and Indemnity Land Law
Passed by Last Legislature.

est and best bid. All purchasers shall
Immediately pay TO Commissioners OF
the Land Office ten per cent. Of the
amount Of the purchase price I; the ball
ance shall be paid in ten equal annual
payments, same to bear interest at five
per cent. per annum, payable annually !;
provided the purchaser shall have the
privilege Of paying any or all deferred j
payments, with all accrued interest
thereon any date after two years from
date of purchase. Failure to make
payment for six months after any pay
ment and interest accrued thereon
shall have become due and payable, M
provided in this section shall forfeit
or the institution or the fund to which.
such land may belong, any such lot, to-
gether with all appurtenances there
unto belonging and all payments made
thereon, and said lot so forfeited shall
be resold, together with the improve.
ments thereon at public auction on
such terms as hereinafter provided ;
provided, further, all tracts of land
embraced in sections numbered Thir-
teen U3), Sixteen Q6). and Thirty-six
| (36), and otherwise herein reserved
from sale under the provisions of this
Act, that are plated or laid out for
townste purposes, that occupied, and
that are under lease directly from the
Territory or State Of Oklahoma, shall
also be sold as provided for tracts
aforementioned in this section, so re-
served and sold under the provisions
of this Act.
Section 10. All the lands not leased
described and enumerated in Section
of this Act. shall be opened for sale
Immediately upon the appraisement of
the same as provided in this Act and
by law, and all of said lands offered
for sale under the provisions of this
Act that are leased shall be sold upon
the expiration of each lease contract.
or sooner upon petition of lessee to the
Commissioners of the Land Ollice, ask
ing for sale of any of said lands SO
leased.
Section 10. The Commissioners of
the Land Office shall prescribe forms
of oaths and rules to govern applca-
tions to buy such lands, and any other
rules not inconsistent herewith, to car
ry out the provisions of this Act. Any
applicant to purchase land, or any 9th.
er person who shall knowingly make
any false affidavit touching the sale OF
, said lands or knowingly swear falsely
in relation thereto, shall be guilty OF
false swearing and upon conviction be
l punished by confinement in the peni.
/ Tertiary for not more than three years
r Section II. Any wilful violation o.
this Act by any member of the Com.
missioners of the Land Office or by any
! member of any Board of Appraisers OF
r by any other officer or agent selected
= to perform any of the duties required
under this Act shall constitute fel
{ ony, and upon conviction, shall b,
=, punished by Imprisonment in the peni
r tentiary for not less than three years
c nor more than ten years, and shall b,
n summary removed from office an,
o forever disqualified from holding an!
4 office of honor, trust or profit under tn,
Constitution or laws of this State.
{ Section is .All Acts and parts o
e Acts in conflict herewith are hereb,
!, repealed.
: Passed by the Senate February 2C
h 1909. j. G. GRAHAM,
r President Pro Tempore of Senate
Passed 10y the House of Representa-
r tives February 10, 1909.
i BEN +. WILSON,
d Speaker of House Representatives
II Approved March 2nd, 1909.
c G. n. HASKELL,