Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-24
LAND LEASES
 MAKE BUSINESS
Commission Now Active in Caring for Applicants of Those Who Desire State Lands.

PHoENIX, July s3.-The business of the state land commission is fn- ereasing every day at this time of the year owing to the leasing Of school lands. releasing Of such land as has heretofore been under lease, and ths, leasing of state land under the re- cent enactments of the state legisla- ture. This all makes business very heavy as there are many applications for lease continually being filed fin the ctfiee.
 A great deal of care must be exer- cised in handling these leases be- case of the conditions that are laid down under the state enactments. This. however, does not mitigate by any sort of means against the lessees of the school land. neither does itI ieopardize them in the possession Of such land as may have been leased to them. The object of it is to pro tect such as have been holders of land under lease The care must be exercised by the commission in the work
 In order that every land lessee and prospective land lessee may be fully advised as to their rights under tkeI law, the commission has caused to be- prepared a pamphlet copy of the lana laws as passed by the last legislature, and every lessee has been sent copy of these laws. together with let ters explanatory of such sections of the laws as may seem to conflict with what has heretofore been believed to he the rights of the lessees.
 When an applicant for lease of school. university or state land. that has not heretofore been occupied, writes or sends to the land commis- sion an expressed desire for such lease the following explanatory let ter is sent forward with an appli- cation blank:
 Dear Sir-1n accordance with your request of recent date. we herewith hand you a blank application for the lease of school or university lands. and direct your attention to the pro vision of the law under which the state land commission is authorized to act:
 Section 1 Subdivision Ll. Act of First State Legislature, Third Special Session. approved May IT, 1913:
 The State Land Commission shall have charge of. and authority to. and shall upon application. lease for term not exceeding five years, any state land not heretofore leased. or the administration Of which has not been otherwise provided by law at an annual compensation to the state for ,,razing lands of not less than three cents per acre, and for agri- cultural lands not less than fifty cents per acre. The said commission shall also prescribe such other terms and conditions in such leases as may be necessary to protect the interests of the state in and to such lands; proyjded, that the State Land Com mission shall so provide in said leases that no improvements shall be placed upon said lands that will accrue any rights to any lessee for improve ments placed thereon.
 You will therefore carefully fill out i the enclosed blank and return the same to this office, with $1, as appli- cation fee, which will be refunded in the event that your application Is not approved. Upon notice from this of fee that your application has been approved, you will be authorized to occupy the land applied for. The
 .a.ol.,t of rental wili not be exeo luntii after an examination of the land, but will accrue as of the date of approval of the application. You will be allowed thirty days after the notification of the fixing of the amount of rental in which to pay the same. If not paid within that time your lease will be cancelled and the land offered for lease to other parties.
 The commission reserves the right 10 reject any application which t does not deem to be for the best in- terests of the state. All leases will terminate on March Is. 1S15-
 Yours yerly truly,
 STATE LAND COMMISSION.