The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 9 Page: 57
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Laws of the State of Texas.
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valuation of the land applied for; which certificate shall authorize the
county surveyor to survey the land embraced in the original application,
and to enter the same on his books as sold, and he shall not entertain
another application to purchase said lands until notified of their forfeiture
as hereinafter specified; provided, that should the applicant fail
to make his first payment of one-tenth of the appraised value of the land
embraced in his application to the treasurer, and present the certificate
of the commissioner of the general land office to the surveyor or his
deputy within ninety days from the date of the record of his application,
then and in that case the said land shall be again for sale and the
surveyor shall be authorized to receive application for the same.
Sec. S. That so soon as the application above named has been received
hy the surveyor, the applicant shall execute his obligation or promissory
note for the balance of the appraised value of the land he desires to purchase,
agreeing and stipulating to pay to the governor of the State of
Texas and his successors in office, on the first day of January of each
year, one-tenth of the amonnt of his obligation or promissory note, with
ten per cent. interest on such amount of the principal as may be due at
the date of each payment, giving in said obligation such description of the
land purchased as is contained in his application; provided, that the purchaser
may have the privilege of paying the entire amount of the appraised
value of such land at the date of purchase, or such amount of
principal and interest as may be due at any time subsequent to the execution
of his obligation or promissory note; provided, that any payment of
principal may be deferred for one or more years, except the first onetenth
or one-fourth, but all payments of both principal and interest must
be paid inside of ten years, and all interest must be paid annually on or
before the first day of March of each year. Where any land sold under
the provisions of this act shall be timbered land, no person shall have the
right to cut and remove any of the timber therefrom for the purpose of
selling the same until the purchase money for said land has been paid in
full.
Sec. 9. That the note or obligation so executed by the purchaser, shall
be forwarded to the commissioner of the general land office, and he shall
have the same registered in a well bound book kept for that purpose,
setting forth the name of the purchaser, the amount and date of the
obligation or note, the tract. or tracts for which it is given, and the
county in which situated; and shall then endorse the same "Registered,"
with the date of such registry, sign his name thereto, and deliver the
same to the treasurer of the state who shall carefully file the same in his
office.
Sec. 10. That upon presentation of the certificate of the commissioner
of the general land office provided for in section seven of this
act, to the surveyor or his deputy, the said surveyor shall immediately
proceed to survey the land embraced in the original application of the
purchaser; he shall record the field notes of such survey or surveys in his
office and forward the same, duly certified, to the commissioner of the
general land office, who shall file the same with the application and
treasurer's receipt of said purchaser. For the surveying and recording
herein provided for, the surveyor shall be entitled to the legal fees provided
by law. to be paid by the purchaser; provided, that when the field
notes are on file in the general land office, the applicant shall not be required
to have the same surveyed.
Sec. 11. That the commissioner of the general land office shall.pro(
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 9, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6729/m1/59/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .