The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-07
Notice Of Sale Of State Lands in GaIatn County, Montana

option pay a larger portion of the purchase
price. He shall also pay the sum of $500 as
a fee for each certificate of purchase to be
issued to him. The entire balance of the
purchase price shall draw interest at the rate
of $50 per annum and will be payable on
the amortization plan in 33 annual Install
ments in the case of agricultural and graz
ing lands and in 20 annual installments in
the case of town and city lots. Under the
33-year plan each annual instaIlment includ-
ing interest amounts to practically 6A9 20 on
such balance; under the 20-year plan each an
nual installment amounts to little over
SO.
All sales are made subject to the approval
and confirmation of the State Board of Land
Commissioners. No sale shall be deemed COM
pleted until after such approval and confirma-
tion and the issue of the certificate of pur-
chase.
The state expressly reserves to itself all
coal, oil, oil shale, gas, phosphate, sodium and
other mineral deposits, except sand gravel,
building stone and brick clay, in the lands
herein described, and the purchaser shall
acquire right, title or interest in or to
any of such deposits. The state also reserves
for itself and its lessees the right to enter
upon such lands to prospect for, develop,
mine and remove such deposits and to occupy
and use so much of the surface of the said
lands as may be required for all purposes
reasonably extending to the exploring for
mining and removal of such deposits there
from, but the lessee shall make Just payment
to the purchaser for all damage done by
reason of such entry upon the land and the
use and occupancy of the surface thereof
The State shall have lien prior and
superior to all other liens except liens of
threshermen and seed liens upon all the
buildings, structures, fences and all other inn
| provements upon the lands so sold and also
upon all crops growing upon any of these
lands and also upon such crops after they
have been separated from the lands for ali
due and delinquent installments of principaI
/ and interest and penalty interest under the
certificate of purchase and also for All in
stallments becoming due during the calendar
year IN which the crop is harvested.
The lands viii be sold subject to rieht-of-
/ way easements granted for railroads. pubic
/ highways and other purposes. and no deduc-
uon VIII be made from the acreage of the
iands over or through which such right OF
ways have been granted except for railroad
| rEht of ways.
Lands located within the boundaries n,
1eoeral irrigation projects will be sold in
conformity with the classification Of fayw
UNITS as made by the United States, and al
such lands will be liable for their propel
share Of the reclamation charges
Lands located within the limits Of an,
sown or city, or within three miles Of suci
nmlss which have not been laid off int,
blocks and lots. viii be sold in alternate lot,
Of not more than 5 acres each.
A lessee Of any State land need not nak,
higher bid than others but shaII r. bi55;,s
an equal amount be given the preference 4
another person than the lessee becomes th
purchaser, ne must pay to such lessee th
reasonable value of the improvements on sh
iand determined as provided BY the statutes
In the case of lands under lease the pur
cnassr shall be given possession BY the stat
on March lst next succeeding the date q
sale and not before unless the lesse ern;rs
prior 70 that date, except through specis
agreement between the purchaser and fh
lessee The state VIII refund to the lesse
5ay 5aso rentals paid by him beyond March
L NJ. BRANDJoRD.
Commissioner Of State Lands and rnves,
ments Of the State Of Montana
First publication October 4. 1921
y Last publication October %. 1871