The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
School and Indemnity Land Law
Passed by Last Legislature.


United States to the State OF Oklahoma
under the provisions OF the Enabling
Act, and of any and a. other Acts OF
Congress, and by the Constitution. for
the uses and purposes, and upon the
conditions and under the limitations
for which the same was granted, and
the money resulting from such sale
shall be handled. disposed OF and used
by the State IN like manner as the 9th
or moneys belonging to the several
funds under the laws Of this State.
Section 3. (a) No person shall be
permitted to purchase more than one
quarter section OF land under the pro-
visions Of this Act, except as provided
by the Enabling Act; provided, how
ever, that the land granted to the
State, under and by virtue of Section
| ~, Of an Act Of Congress, approved
June /, 1908. commonly known as the
Enabling Act, commonly called New
College Lands" shall be classified by
the G jmmissioners of the Land Office
from the appraisement heretofore
made as agricultural and grazing
lands. All OF said lands which has Of
it's surface twelve and one-half per
cent, or more and less than thirty -sev-
en- and one-half that is tillable, pro-
ductive and suitable for farming pur-
poses, shall be classified as Glass A. and
said class of grazing lands shall be sold
in tracts not to exceed one section;
anG all lands having less than twelve
that is tillable productive, suitable for
farming purposes that Is rough,
mountainous or barren, shall be classi-
fed as Glass b. and sold in tracts not
10 exceed two sections. IL in the opin-
ion Of the Commissioners of the Land
Office it is deemed best and proper.
(b) Any lessee holding lease on
any OF the lands described in Section l.,
If this Act, except New College Lands,
shall have the preference right to pur.
chase one hundred and sixty ll80)
acres so leased at the highest bid at
the time OF the sale of the same, as
hereinafter provided in this bill; pro-
vided further, that none of the lands
enumerated in Section | of this Act,
except the lands that bear no prefer
ence right, which were secured under
md by virtue of Section IL. of the En-
abling Act, which is under lease to any
person or persons holding lease on
more than one hundred and sixty acres
on which he may claim a preference
right of purchase. shall be sold until
such lessee shall file written waiver
Of his preference right to purchase any
Of such land SO leased, except one
hundred and sixty acres, with the
Commissioners of the Land Office, and
the same from sale until such waiver
is so filed, and the purchaser shall ac-
ccpt said land with the condition OF
such waiver; Provided, further, until
che lessee of any land so leased on
which he may claim preference right
of purchase, does waive his preference
on all lands in excess of one hundred
and sixty acres, he shall pay TO the
State as rental or lease not less than
six percentum OF the value as fixed
from time tn time by the appraisers
appointed 10y the Commissioners of the
Land Ofiico.
? (c) The Commissioner of the Land
E Office shall. as soon as possible, after
the sale of lands transmit to the Clerk
II each County in which any lands
mentioned in this Article have been
| sold, detailed description of each
parcel of the land so sold and the name
z of the purchaser, and the Clerk shall
a extend the same upon the tay rolls foI
B the purpose of taxation and the same
: shall become subject TO taxation che
D same AS other lands and the taxes AS
Z sessed thereon collected and enforced
2 in like manner as against other lands
provided, however, that the pui chase
1 at a tax sale of any such lands sold foi
: delinquent taxes shall only acquire, by
a virtue of such purchase such rights and
interest as belong To the holder and
J ,wner Of the certificate of sale issued
! 10y the Commissioners of the Land or.
} ice under the provisions OF this Act
: and the right to be substituted in the
! place of such holder and owner of such
4 certificate Of sale as the assignee there.
r of, and upon production To the prop
t er officer of tax certificate given up
. on such tax sale, in case such lands
have been redeemed. such tax pur-
e chaser shall have the right TO make
, any payment OF principal or interest
then in desault upon such certificate
! of sale as the assigdee thereof