The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

a4oattment looking towards tho sale
of the land, Secretary Cassidy CT ne
school land department has issed ne
following statement
The action of the commissioners
of the land office on April 30, 1909,
directing the department to take Inc
necessary steps looking forward to a
speedy adjustment Of the 1908, ap-
praisement, precludes at this time the
initiating OF any of the work neces'
sary in the sale of the public building
and indemnity lands. Under amend
ed senate bill, No. /, there are four
classes of lands to be sold.
lst The new college land granteN
TO the state under section ] Of the
enabling act and containing 1,O5o,OOO
acres.
End. Public building land.
srd. All indemnity lands.
4th. Townsite lands, being lands
which were at the time the sales bili
went into effect, held under leases
for townsite purposes,
Practically all Of the public build
ing and indemnity lands are now held
by leases. BY virtue Of the terms OF
the enabling act and the bill authoriz-
ing the sale of these lands, he les
sees thereof have the preference right
TO purchase the same at the sale at
the highest bid Before these lands
can be sold ii is necessary tof the
commissioners of the land office 10
officially approve the appraisement
and the board cannot approve the ap.
praisement until all complaints made
against the same by lessees have been
investigated and acted upon by the
board
The department is now receiving
complaints and making department.
al investigation OF the same and In a
very short time adjustors will be sent
into each county for the purpose OF
making personal investigation Of
complaints which cannot be adjusted
by the department. It is evident that
this work will consume some little
time. In fact, it is nearly impossible
to determine just when the work Will
be completed. AS rapidly as the ad-
justments have been made in county
the appralsement Of the school lands
in that county will be presented to the
board for its action and II approved
by the board, steps viii be taken at
once to begin the sale.
A sufficient force will be placed in
the field to perform the adjustment
work as rapidly as possible. The de-
partment is now taking the necessary
steps looking forward to an early sale
of the new college lands. These lands
are situated in the northwestern part
of the state. principally and were
never leased under any laws or leases
which gave to the lessees any pre-
ference right The old territorial
board issued special leases to these
lands which expired between Jan
uary Ist and April 25th, 1908, without
and preference rights to either renew
or purchase in the event Of sale.
The first state legislature by an
act extended the time Of expiration
of these leases under the same terms
new college lands expired and the
lessees had no preference right to
either renew or purchase in case OF
sale at the highest bid; hence at this
time there are no lessees upon this
land and the sale Of the same can be
made without reference 10 any pre-
ference right as are connected with
the public building and indemnity
lands Under the law. the commits
sioners must classify the new college
lands and after such classification th'
same must be advertised in at leas
three agricultural journals OF nationa
circulation aud in not less than one
newspaper Of general circulation with
in the state and also in not less thar
one county paper of general circula
ton within the county within whicl
the lands are situated The adveI
tisement in the agricultural journal
and newspapers must be at least thrs
issues. In addition to the newspape
advertising the commissioners are r.
quired to prepare in pamphlet form %
free distribution a complete list c
the lands to be sold by counties an
townships giving a brief description .
each tract, showing the appraisemen
thereof
The sales department in charge {
John n. Shepler has been organize
and the land titles Of the new co
Iege lands are now being transferre
from the lease to the sales depar
ment. Just as soon as the transfe
OF title has been made the sales d
partment viii take up the work {
advertising in the newspapers an
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