Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-04
STAND TAKEN THAT TWO-MILE
LIMIT is FIXED BY LAW WHICH
THE BOARD CANNOT ALTER.
Capital News. J

So far as the state land board is con-
cerned no change has been made in the
rules of that body regarding the leasing
of state school lands within the zone
commonly known as the two-mile limit,
over which there has been contro-
Versy between the cattlemen and the
sheepmen. The rules were adopted at a
meeting of the board late yesterday
afternoon. The board takes the stand
that the two-mile limit matter is COW
cred by the law which the board can
not change. No mention is made in the
rules regarding the two-mile limit. The
request of the stockmen that they be
given prior right to lease school
lands within this zone from the state
was not incorporated within the rules.
Rule No. IL is claimed to cover the
complaint and requests of the small
homesteader or rancher who desires
state land on which to run his stock.
This rule is as follows:
Say Rule Gives Protection.
"When an isolated tract of 100 acres
or less belonging to the state is con-
| tiguous to settled community, it is
land to residents who live adjacent to
it, provided they voluntarily organize
themselves into grazing association,
so that all who live in the district may
share and share alike in the benefits
derived therefrom. If it appears that
only one resident lives on or owns a
ranch with such isolated tract con.
tiguous thereto, which is of no benefit
to other settlers in that community
then in that event, he will be permitted
to lease said tract, provided he has
stock to Craze
Rule No. Is provides that the max
imum acreage which may be leased tc
or operated by any one person fol
agricultural purposes is 800 acres.
1t is further provided by the rules
adopted that when an isolated tract OF
100 acres or less is located upon trai
which is the only practical course tt
and from the spring and fall range
stockmen may, in such case trail acros
the land to and from the forests or tn
spring and fall range, or the state ma,
refuse to lease such land and hold SAM
for public use.
other Provisions.
State lands may be leased for agri
,, cultural or grazing purposes for tern
of from one to five years Leases ar
made for full years only, and invariabl
: date from January ] of the year i
, which they are executed. Lands mus
, be used exclusively for the purpose
indicated in the lease. Leases are mad
subject to the sale of the lands at an
time by the board. The lessee shall, i
the event of such sale, be paid the al
praised value, in accordance with Law
r for surface improvements, such
, buildings and fences and such other IN
= provements as the state land con
q missioner or the board shall determin
4 or be permitted to remove the same
q and if he have crop growing upon II
land he shall be permitted to harve'
= the same before purchaser takes po
session.
Grazing leases cannot be assigned
= sub-leased.
= Where there are more Application
= than one field to lease a certain ira
u of land, the same will be put up at pu
: lie auction and leased to the highe
. bidder at the office of the state lar
. commissioner, at Boise, unless othe
wise ordered, in accordance with sc
d a tion 1877 of the revised codes.
: Rental on ali leases must be paid
: nually in advance, on January /,