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*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS tes.aade thsrwundmr for oaaer roll lainual * 8 Ot 3OQ6e BfU 373, elm8 or SWtiOB wal Ast does not amly to suah appl:- to field ar *bra filed in the notwn
Land orfioe QrlOP to iwnwuy 7, 1939, but in oon- aidering for illIn& made dnae aaid teadun date several .qwMons are prsacmttld upon uhiob I would R&q~OiatO the beBefit Of pO.0 OOBStEUOtiOB *2 Hon. Baaocm
of the dth&aral &a’ and year opinion a8 to it8 - erreot upon the operation of thiprs8ent taoraoy * 8tier, law (Chapter 871) u~~der whlah sald tllinw
TUO oomiuenosd, as fol.lows~ j
mether or not aald withdrawal A8t dUPi$ita tha &.ng erreOtiV@ ps~lod, pZ63OiU608 In thin Ds~artaent ior any pwpoae of my’and all
applioatiozw for mrvep and field gteatitoo~ohaae f,j 01 1aa8e 8UpQO8ed taOiUlt tPaOtllr roald be W&ad f 5
OpiniOna this QU68tiOB affiEMtiVe, then. tb l’sPaining q\re8tfoXl8 horeln but if aegatite, nooeamary to bo mBUdUed) g&y *ra, Where applfoatioa for marvry was tiled with the aouqt
fors Tebnluy
"3. ahue the a@tor;tiOB hr 8UZ'Vey -8
flied with oauntJ runeyq b y
8urva.y made &Q&Tebruary 7, dif%d%:~pu~ 1 'with i,. t8fa rsoelved iB tb# Land Oifies after raid date and within th8 1M) dap from original date, should they be riled
ill. in Land
fiiim3 ior any ~UrQO809
4. Ii, under either or the above oonditlons, your oplnioa 8k~uI.d be that f&a l pplioant 'aould hare , fixed a legal right to take the rurther rteps prr '-
tuwlbed in the present r~w~~oy lam regardless of the wg8age of tha withdrawal Aat, and auoh appli- bent*6 original flu with the aowty 8WY@yW
war nade less than 1B da- prior to yabruary 7, 1939, but no filing ma8 mad. by him iB the Land Otfloe dth- la the I.20 daya, muld woh right or tbt appllaant proooed erpizo at the and of ~16 UO-day period or rpuld withdrawal 4t uhloh beoema fioot+ro dux& ing the UO-day period la anywlar oparato to prolong oristenoe Or swh ri@t or to hold 8ame In he the I.80 dap orplrsdTw ~U~Q~BUOU after
ThS AOt misnti0B.d iB FUl' letth, &SO Bu !&, 373, read8 as roiaow
*seotionl. all of the publio free That *3 1105. Rasoaa Gllssl Baroh 30, 1939( y6ge 3
8ohoolland6 hiretofore authorlzsd by any law or thi6 state to bo 8old or leased, are hereby.
wIthdrawn from 8ale or loa tmsr the l ffeatlo o date 0fthh th Oyraai~tiOr utwitil mu ninety (90) day8 trar the adjournnon Regular Ss8810~ of thir Log181aturer j “sea. The rIth&anlooi ad i aEY" tree GEol~andsfrcme8le orlwme
not apply, however, to applloationo to puraha8e tiled dth Cami88io5er
or loam ot the to the e~teotire General Lqul Off100 prior .0x to appllaatlonr lhtolrad date or this lot la lltI.&otioa BOT w.
or law8 In oon- ‘that put or tha ahova mon~lonr~ Mot hereinafter rerurad in to mmtrue 1%. i8 mhloh neaasauy [1939] a8
hat, order to dluwoz the qtmtionr propounded for u8 by you, 18 SeatIon 8 above Qnotod.
You rliatS that the appll.ioatiOB8 rbi@h hate bOeB pPe8eatml k, you fOP filing 8iBoe tobruuy 7, 1939, are for d 8OhOOl land under. SMtiOB8 8~pp080d un8uma 6 and 8, F Chapbr 371 of t e *ata or the 4&d Legislaturel 1931, EgdteP nllured to a8 the 1931 Ant (Vernon II ~rtio3.e SootIon 6 and 8 ef the 1931 4t fill herdnaftu be i&&y rerurod t0 a8 SOOtiOn 6 end &OtiOB 8. '2hi8 then, leaver u0 t6 oonslder only the. 0rr0Ot or Emotion B or the 1939 set oa lpplioatlonr fllsdaub4tn amion and 8 of the Aot, whioh 8eotlonr Involve only ummr-
reyed 8ohoolland.
Tho h&a dthdramn f’ropl8alo or loa under Se&ion 1 or the 1939 hot an "publio trs0 8Ohool landr", Sbotion t or that fro!ui dthdraual onl those rat exempts landa OB whloh 6@iMtiO58 to ~UPahs80 OX l&am E TO been filed with the Land Commfulonu prior to tho ffootin date ot the 4tl or to applloatIoa6 InvolYod in UtQation BOW pond&& Tho Mt door not m&e my dl8tinotIoa between Under pre8ent -arveyad and un8urvey.d landa. lam, or the lau8 im exf8teBoe at the tfmo of the pa88a&8 of t&e 1939 4t, thus am no ha$utory rorido~ ror tiling dth tho Laad ,Somi8~8&4mu aa ap Pp ieatloa to pUPahUe or leak &umurvew -hoal-lk.nd8. Aa a matter or pnotloe, *4 Hon. Basoon~ Gilea, Uamh 80, 1939, P@qo 4 r thr, oouaty mu~o r uu&p the applioationa flied dth 6 Bnds Ue tl.lWilly roturnod t0 the En hOtfOB ~~$i$el,notea, but m know of 50 authorICy p&!Fnctg:”
, It i8 83.80 trw, a8 a m&tSr or praoti$o, that tho l pplieaat the Lund Com6iaaIonor requlros for 0 purahaao of unsunsyed lend to rile a fonaal applieatloncC r or the rleld note8 two approved and fho land has boen veluc& und olaadfled. This lo the prooedure provided for under Artl@a 5S;as (now repealed), but tho present 8tatotrs do not reqplra w&i pr~(Wdur~. luoh appliaatiana era the appli- Al80, we de not bollote that oatlons Intended b the 1939 Aat. In oompllanao with Artisle as returned by tha rtlneyor ala, mtuto that 3300, the field 50 f8 udo by thr authority or a oertah the mum murboyor. It i8 8.bo to bo B&trod filed tid
tiled dth tho oounty mrvopr und.ox 8ooUojia r0ato that they UPO for a mrvey ap lloatloas the ltnd’or P u th a view to. puraha4 jmrahaaa 330 fIUng 0r an l ppllaatloa ror a muvoy a mfnorul leaao. t0 bS t8kOB by Ona dO81ring to SonEtftUtSS~ thS tiPSt w -
purohu8e land undu SeetIoB 6 or to 8e4mra a p~profu4moa right to p?is+ha6o a ninaal loaoe undac Sootion 8.
It ocaur8 80 um that tho L~n&i&kRrre, or &t lOa8t the author of tha bill probabl had In raiad that all
applloations of those $esirfBg lo nw3hame or lease a&o01 lands, uheth9z eurvetywd or uneumo~d are filed In the Land Otttee a8 no prwiaioa blil or e!mergeno elm& lathe ahor that it ~66 tho IutatIoa of the I&i&atUW & any dlstlaotlon between aurvo ed and unmtrveyed land, In that r hm Leglalature other m~rda, It appears intended that 1939 Aat ly to UpplIaations nhioh had been logully and dul tho propu autlmrlt~. In ~JOIK- lq of a.pplisat the Land Canal88 onu,
rholp thSy must bi tiled for the pnrohaw cc survopd aohool lai; .$@I@, wo believe that the Logielaturo mdant that the Aot ahciula wt apply to appliaatioae uhioh had been lognlly and prcpcsly rlleb for purahaw or loans of rahovl landa, md It ua6 not lntennded that the dot 8houl.d affeot 8uah pplioatlona.
If n 8hould m8ko thla wnstruotlon of. the 1939 the well knoun prinolpla .4t, TO will marely ba f&p QonutruQtloli, rtrtUtO8 8hould, ii pomiblo, or state0 (u to uphold their SDB8tftUtiOndlitj, be mll8tTtlS ‘x At the tlma of the onaotaent or the 1939 AN, and t?- oularly &&Ion 3 thafoof, tin Lsgl8laturo oriden y knew for tho purohaso or that applloatlona migbc be oa ii10 loaao of ta5dr lhiah Q0ul4 ~aot be aHSated ‘by any Sat It pa88, and It uaa Intondea to &OVI $hat it was not might purporro of the Legi&.ature, deprire My porron of my Pfgbt *5 111) are &bta!cez~ in n6 abow eon-
J.f, howrcr, of the 1939 Aot uud Seation 8 or. Scne i& to be 8tzuation Oonstrrisd RS not q~pl@.!it~ t0 County 3urwgor for OP lbuing
6 and 8, nnloss mid lor ta Tobnmry t 19SQs tho &ra9tlro LRnd -10ur aRta or the Aot, & t tbs Quoation 8&u a0 to d&&u raid 88atioa a of Ut is willd 88 wltbdrm&~ tar ulo or lean lands on rhiah applioationa ham been riled with Ml. 40ult.y WrYa r under ?ootfons 6 alla 8 bbroro enaotal8nt ot.thb 31" 9s A8t but alob RppuaRtun8 &Rd not boon ftl*b with the Lad draia~ kfaw tl+t 4at.b
It 18 tell rrettlad that if nt the tlm of the 8~68 8nd elctsotirr data Or tkr 1939 Act. sty plieuxt.
r ad uoursd a vostoc xl@ to purohRs8~or lmso 'f: nd8 under It 18 d80 WOli 8Otthd thst if liar8 Of '%TkM the ba~0 ma8 M Off82 t0 Ebu Or ib41~3 hk~bP t0 RIIy poTEOn, whlah offer ha.6 been aaaeptcd by SCIWI psraon, the wlthdxmml oi thy Offer to ti or 18lU40 bfter thr aeWDtUN0 a' the RohaAeo_s, ii9 Tti. SOB, s&&z; orfer 18 ot no riteoh SO se we (ad), 998. .
%li8, than, 1awW ub daoide (1) mhstkmr a w8tOd ri$ht t0 ptmh~0 Or ~hk~43 hIa8 UI&W motion8 6 or 8 vu waured,.or the statd8 orrfu to 80ll og lea80 ws aooepted, upon fil& ai the applioation with the COUUtJ 3UrYbpr 98 RrOYiaea in said tU0 8QOtiOnS, Or (8) rl@ttopuroh8Eau lea8e,orthoorfer .ahathorthe.Ywtaa to 8aor loim hadbwaambptad, Oti~VhXlth~a~~ibs- t&On UUI -04 Uitb the hd or louo mao aeaured, or th e l aoygrm; Ii thb V136ted ‘&BlRiEOiOA8~.
JW’&UW or laaae.=a8 Oada, at that ii- of the plhation wit& the Count ~desthea iat ~ithdaxwing t & -A8 prari8ioll8 Of a US9 8alo or lU8a 18 larifeetlto a8 to w iatiOXl8 fllrd with tha Cmnt7 3urvbyvr beiorb tha *ifeet date of the Aot
i
Eon. Baaoom Gllee, laxoh 20, 1939, P-6 6
ragardlea8 oi the OOllStN6tiOll plaoed Upon Seation B of said. AOt. _ Seotlon 6 oi the 1951 A6t (Vernon’s Artlols~64Zlol
proviaee, in pert, 61 rollor8r ..I
*An nb desiring to buy any of the une&epd 'landkina E dad In this Aot not 8itUtitaa uithln five miles of a prodming oil or @as well 8hak.l file with in ahloh the land tb aount 8urveyor or the eouaty t 8i uated, an QQllOatiOn SOr SnWep &erorfb- may be the land In rnaoh manner a8 ulll &able lq the mm- (180) by8 ma riling or the ared *a twnty applleatlon uith the MIXV~~X~ Ii the uea ia round <by the aomml8sioner to beun8uwe CUta 8UbjMt t0 Fa sah, he 8hal.l value the land an gitenotioa oi the valuation to the applloant rho may purohaae the i6na on the8cUUe twaa and eondltlon8 aa premrlbed by the law and the regulation8 ror the ule oi 6ur- Toyed landj &wovlded, ii tb area ahouid be la tha enaloarre of another puson olalmlng it in good faith, or oaeupled a8 a home by another, ruoh holder or oooupant ahall have a preferon right for a of eitctlon wlod of sixty (60) day-8 after ser~too % ham the land surveyed on hle own appllratlon to the 8nrvsyor aud on )he rdurn of SUII adrrmasd by the fir& applloaat for eltatlon, and therbupon fix hi8 right tQ puroha80 herein ~OVid@d."
Seotion 8 of the 8ame Aot oontaina the SoUowiq protlsloas
.a *by arfson uho disooorrr8 an u7isur~eyed area 0r
8ahool lan t whloh ha8 not bwn listed on the raoordlr of the Land Oifioi a8'8ehOOl land, md 18 not LB aotual ooaillot on the ground with land prwlotmly *7 Eon. Basmn Giles, %aroh 20, lQS9, 0-e 7 oa tha - propilate and rhloh appeur sold or orfloirl Yan a OiflOO map U unsuweyed lands
may 8pply In witIn& to the omaty muwpr..ind ham th8 oaab OUney~d, and &ftM the fiq to the Land Otflde
Rote8 &+a ken retumeb and QprOYed 6n4 fllod d th the Land Wmd88iOE@xr, 8hur bavo l p r b r o r onoe right ior 8iay'(wl aay8 Uwr8attor to gnu&a80 mlnm8.l lrme4 thore- oa at the ninlaua prior flxad by the Land
Caaaluionor In addition to theother oamld- oration pro&led &mr~in,~
w8 qpln uu ~ttozltl8n t8 the fad that um48r th0. hNQ 8htUtU, ~j&lWAtiOk8 t0 &W&W Or ti US- mmpd sohe land8 are flled with the &maty Surwyor an6 not dth the Land UormMaloaor.
%ee, 8. Wat any peraon, fla or corporation dblz’l~ to patoh Stiy Of the UU8Q~l’QQPidO& 14?d8 herein slrt 8pert md reserved for 88l0, any da 08 b onusing the tract or tsaots lhloh wah persont r LP ‘or oorporatlon desire to purohaae to Be muvoy- ed by the authorlaed publlo surveyor of the wunty or distrlot in vhiah said land 1s situated.
Woo, 3. It shell be the duty of thr mar- royor, to am applioatlon mad* by rea.imnab1.o partier 8UXYOy the land6 a08*hta in Mid applleadlon within three months fzom the date
thuxior nnd ulthln 8Ixt 6ap’aftbr Mid 8urWyc to eua'tk'y to, EeaOrd~an ma&~ the field-note8 i or said 8urve~r) and he 82iall. also, dthln the said 8-y da , raturn to and file the 8ano in th oifl,oa, aa required by lau in other
gsnbx!U cti 011e8e
'sb0.4. 6urYoyors 8hallbaaat1uad ton- ieants ror the pumlmw of u.ud8 .- Of thI8 not all let@. 8UrVO7+= %z ~a%Ity or*8 fW+8 ror ark 4ane by #ma
'880, 5. githh 8lXtytiyr8ftW ?OtWB to ml& tilinq In ganrrel ha& omoe 0r fh* OWW~~F'~ OartlflOiLte, map and fkld BO~M Of laad de8irsd to bo prtrohaWd, it Shall be thS *8 Eon. Basoaa Gllae, lbxoh 20, 1939, Pa&e 8
rl@lt of the person, iina or aol!poratlon The &a had the 88m 8UV8y8d to Pay Or C8U68 to b8 pat14 Into the trsqsurf of thsstate the pwahass _ aonsy the-for at the rate of SiSty oentr per ' awe and upon the preeentation tho oom
ti~&~iO~r Of the QJU~X~ bid Offi Of th8 f& reoelpt or the stata treasurer fox suoh ptihase Boney* mid oa5lr6iondr shall 16sue to maid
po.r601$ $h!ta or corporation a patent fox’the
tXAOt CiC "txaOt6 Of bid 80 SurV8~ ad paid ~OP~~ the had, and fuxthex prorides that pnxti0t.P to auvey the fled notao 6hal.l be rtafiummd to the Imd Offloe dthiia day8 after the marvey. *9 . .
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"Ii08 sbay the ~~li@Ant beCome A purohassr? 6~~8~8 the question *lie may do 10 by The &auto eeuiaing the traot or traots shioh suah psrson,~'
ii= Or OO~ZV4tiOll &SS%r88 t0 &UOhSSS t0 bj$' arrayed*. Xhen this is &me as tho aot 00 rem- then, and not b4for8, the skto 00 traeta,
plates bt upon tie purohasm'# somplyin&~ dth the thor ro-
~qtirSm!itS of the aQt, that 10 will son y to hir r& the land surnyed, Xihon thir, gotat uai raaehrd
thsro eXiti an l xeoutory 6Mtr4bt which &We ahO purshassr a vested right, upon sump&ying with his part oft5 oantraot to bY8 the land purohmed, of whloh subsequent ieglaletlon o-t deprlte
“On tho faith of the stat@*8 prmim, plloent,
8 elmid mave Th~rightuat Wm sur~8yofciuyoi bythisao)
the publio +mainmhhorlm6
it&alLaotklasfslior~yprrsoa to file or ioeateqpon tholsndr, -ysd,aud
sushfllsorloeaOloa shsllbs ptterlynull au4 mid. * Tima it furthat- wldenoed that idsntlon
et the le&l&urs that no ryht shoul.4 be decwml to test in 623 applirant prior to a survey; prior to uhioh time It i&l&b* bs approprietsd b au;% wl Lo -
tor,‘oa! by any responslbk psrson, ng eny tested right of a ioaea applicant. fr -L for the appsllsssrdthln
*The awv8yueemed8 U&lms pnmribsd.by lar, and thus was mated hi6 the germal
The Zleld notes wkrs returned land k'i'iss rlthin the time nqvlred bylaw, as was the full prioe ror the ltmd paid to the treasuawr Oi the 8tate.
l The &n at tho time the rl&t YWJIWd, derlard V&et it shed be the rlgh$ of the parson rim, OP corporation, ahohashadthe ssme survsys~ U
or reuse to k paid into the twe6ury or the w 8 a , at the nt8 d purehasa money b8forr flity per eero, ana pgan the pmsaatatlor to th* 6ults oEAlwlonsr of gansrel lkmd oftie. of the re- .a or the state tme8urrr for ml&i purehne oolpt mouey aald eorml~nor shell issue te nl(L m-
hrm or oorpontlon l patent iir th8 treat or of land ae serveye and paid forem t%ta
Wio ninth met&m dssJ.ams thet if appli- rails, refutes or negleots to pay for land oeut *10 Hone &t&O001 Gile8, MArch 20, 19S917Pags 10
withln the’timo prumribed, 'ho shmll forfeit ell
right thhrrHo.@ 81, right ba forfiite6 before it u&sis, aenmt
henoe us have tha ala8.r dooluetlon In the s?etuto that it i# not thw eymont of the purahnss m&e whloh tests the ri ei t to heve the lend but the T
the right tetts in ths psrson rho hea&eGti~u.rmy
maA8 whioh;.howsv~r,meybe lost
OOl& dth the othsr tsas Iyqu)Ze Of whir. The right of the 6ppUless wwr the fnots mnst 8tsnd ea thou@& tha eon d Jantmry Z8, &MS, hed not bssu . l--b” lnlon that the qusltlon of ro8poxxslblfflty, within ii
t e ~eniag or the cot or lW9, ~RII roa: ths surveyor
hold thr respondbl~ partlos, this watld be sufflc~ent to the sxplntion of the time elloued hold the lend unt Oh. pur6heser in dlloh ta meka pApauL” Ua MO from thr ebovm thet the saprem Court of that when the p liceiit takes
T-6 ole&rly hold8 to purohesr lend hia rf gQ$ beooaes nstsd. t of l879, the fakeI step@e6 not teken until triash%* 6urmy wa8 mule, and the raat that the field notes hell not bsss flied in the General Land Off100 did aot effsot the rested xi&t soared by the initial step or hevln6 6 surT8y med6.
Under Ssstions 6 enU 8 of Aot, tha initiel step i6 the rllrsg or the epp~lsetion dth county rumeyor end the eppllomt then rclcroiter the right telm uoh stio- eesal~o step in purahasl1~3 or loesiag the land Under seotion that thef1sldaot.s bsiuttuaed to th.Lazad 6 it 1s~quir.d lJn&ar 800tlod 8 $&so is no tima orfloe within la0 ior $ roturn of the field notos, but from d^f llnlt mntloned you umao the% SeMian 8, as wall es Swtion 6 yoWlotter authori& *turn of field aotes wlthia UO days3 therdy followlag the o inion oi this IWwtrtasnt ssmrsl ysars ago notes,era roturnod wlthln 120 day8 under thet if the tie & Ssstion 8, thsy sro roturnod dthla sufflolent but tlm,
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which opialon.dla not *aa upon the qyutlon tiether ths flsld notes my bs mturnod the qete of titer la0 daya iran the sppllsation.
the fb& ~~~~~d~~':~;~~,~~~~r~~~~ aeourw A rsstsd right to pamhem, but morsl7 hsld that the step in ~surlng A mated rlghtW umheu mea by InltlU having sums7rade. Inother rarb, t Oourt in that the oase held thAt the InitiJ. to 8emm step We8,OUfiiObXIt r*t to paruhaae an6 it is Uear that lnltfel *tap tdes&atio~6 ar68lrths~fUiagof ths rgpllaationrdth eotaty mx"?oyW.
79 ¶'a. 8, 14 8. 1. %3Y time pmWribo4 by ;lar, whlah frcu the data of ths survey, Ths Qouro stetes that rsbabl7itmll7bs that the t-t Quantity of lsnd soul4 ham bsm surveyed into seations of (17,280 asnrl aeru the lanb ed 6urmyor 8urW8 thet the end l86S, egmemnt la treat6 of da two dthin that tlm end [19] end 80, was wnoyed on Jmmry P it felt the oqllolt follow bound to ths pplissnt, i aaru eeoh. In dt8aussi.ngtb rightsor 8ourt Myal
‘Ia so- f&r as mare property rights sre oonoerned n 8ua zw dlllemnn~s betTeen the aontraot oi a %ato *12 Eon. Beooqr Glles, wall SO* lOSO, Peg0 1% It oannot k treated a8 a mu0
thr oontnot.
oi the %teto*= 96 Tue 476, 93 Se W* 49, under thr M of 1679 Mod this . 'I+ BriMOo, 101 TeX* 490, 109 8. V. Sll,
ti m thr Oourt had m&or eonml&atlon the question of ri&hta aaqulro8 under She Eomstsad lkmetlon Aat and hold slnae thet
“It I6 not oorreot to sa that a huBbud and h8ve se?t&d upon pu lo landa PaaOr the law d rife
&ting them tho rl@t to oowy an4 irgrove it and rrentually to obteln tltlr by suoh ooaupauay u&d a c$xeI’& right prior to the Ytannku impw8Mnt, l It is txw #at the7 lie Of th8 pY860 3J olc Qu%tabls re a mmplote title, lq#l . nata l y hem snsw6 Pox 8uah tlma it La SF until but follow thet ?i 8 do not aspubs a &ht in not lend 8hlah eft& margas la ani boturin*s the ohareotsr of title* 7Yom the tlM or tha inl-
tlel steps, tho nttlement, the7 havs the ri&ht to ho~d~ru~~~~uo~~s~t~~oWM %teto at ions? so lorq
luend1tY6Mln6\m, *13 . .
Eon. Baxeam culiw; Huoh 30, 1939, Pa& ls
489, lls 8+ P. Ius, the uorrtt r tE0 rouon aat it
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Bon. Baeeor Gilee, Maroh 80, 1939, Pa&l4 In this-oaiaeotion, we oaU *ttontioa to Seotion
b of the Aet uhloh doe8 not or th0 appliaation with thr eouuty eur~ryx?r, mbjeot ill- onl7 to ?m @ut off trOn the fight at a l U&eOqwnkt atego for ralluro to oolppf7 rith the UT.
105 ,Tu. SW, I.87 Sr T4 806 theco&iq: r rut 0r UL l iration rid a8 io wet undu thr abov@mmticmedAate~td Et
“XS mlatOr*e fiol6 natee had bm~ ewroat righttopurQlmu the hauatlldhewaoqulrda land end the Go.maieelonar ooul~nothewolamfully the land and do refuad to p&860 a raluation P neaoeeuy to r the tqplioant bna thoeetitilAA 8.4 Thie une Be l ea thatthoowrtintho above oau aoaetnud the 4t or 1906, uhloh OoatpiDe e(U1 p r ovir F on* l e Sootloo b of the. 19sl ‘lot, rtth niuenae the ilUng a&ma, ud atom27 holda that ppli- aadtree~~fatFUP fuwus rl&t te gurubee b fil$a$ hie 3" tit a0 onaitioo. of t&e ha- appltaatlon mb b7 tie Statta* 10 ma a60
. - eoeutlon 0r itr aa prOwriM a0 ufruum art 0r 1908 en4 the 4t 0r losl b&nut In alie reepeot* Aet b&Me wetea
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Ron, Bneoom &a, Itad 80, 1939, pago 1s
InlJo&et.Klrb l84 Sa Tia l56, 0: Error (Writ ,tlW 3.3. llO1, or ikror (writ leed an aot of 1901 mUoh aought to lapen and mane ujoq~‘ther;ight adutleml In p00k8h~ .or purehaeue.uader
the Gouxt myat
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ohaecd nromttm etatr Raw tho riz *beuluts *16 lmaea ii ho mhould be tin Wut right to HQUM tha biddw. In Ueo- tbm quutlon lnwlwd, tha * -ml or a qhtf'te “Ii a eontwat 0r pareha md ear 10~ on cay tn.et or
urahuut~ L Tr m inw~6 UU~U th6 ~UJU 0r 468 eta 00ntrut or tlut t6, that t 0r Pealwe aula k protaot.4 by .a. 8tatuto ri ul tP br th6 Oonetltutlonr of tha UniteA stnt.8 and or T&k*
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Hon. Re.eeaa Glloe, Alaroh 80, 1939, Peg6 17
purehw,br lnthoaltomrtln, loaeo thelandfor the oil end gupuxp@euc l7ile eve hlmminkrutin land in ooatrowrey @or the term or-trde law,* 6UprW o0td OIL O~~~g\raano mtw7 89 1@~~),~0n0 Of DhO mhtbw Trier; @IO waetho qu6tl6ae bo~oonthoUouxtra8 of en ellogd vaoezhoyN lut uhe &iB not oryinal Ummoror ftlo~ap plleatfoa to10880 untflaftuothu l ppliaatlona ifha, &ad a right oror prior l pclloeate s-mn to eeouro a orfginal oplnlcmbytba 10 use olwu Xntthr court, that be wurt latuQdsd to bold that the riret on. teun# the
ta 6t8tute to brag the sattu to ran6
butsmmputiu 4totherl#lttolun
took the on to mutt that tho’flrrt pexwn to file dth au had the d&at tha Land. to loua, The uttoi mu a~&~~aleu ad doflnfto b tha mart in it8 oplnlon ol!
Mtfolt rgr rek66raag at pa@ T 08 u tolleu6t .,
m&8cmo uleuo ourlti~~~tlon fllo&b~8ttmmya -6llratr in other poadbg meoe obJootba wpxaaentfag &a n6e 90 portion or. our or&tnal &a rod- t 'ThoQimororyaJ.ludo6tointho~Sl~two "iQ 9l.mxl7mw~1~thodlomwos7b7'uly ,%lc
:L land l Qpleeluner brmew 0r aa.appl 5" OalEi i-z lea86 unbr f&la 193a iat**
Xt 18 &ate6 that thfe laagolyr fe befng eon- l truad a8 holdit@ that the party who flret fllu hi8 appliut;oa ror purohaeo in lrnd orfloe ie entitle6 to rierlt7 ovor oao do had mudo ea l rlfu l ppli- eat on. far 8umo $umI not illo& hi8 l ppllmtion lp topurehuouat J . The quoted leag4~0 888 not 80~~4 th0 al8tw~ 0r rct+a~ w miurl t0 68 of the4 6890 of hi8 applieatioa Tha thoPght abo4i.I. in St?: *18 mn. Baeom Qilea, Mu%h #,.lQSi?,- Pa& 30
ruaha4th0 oo~~odt~tthoproriaioaoi~tion~
0r the lOso Aet exaptlng m+m WltMranl lM4E on whloh 18 tha rmti atop oa the put or the appllaant and b taking thle ln$tlaX atop, ho l ouuroeavoetod L rlgbt&ont 00 rob atOp aaprotidd b the l tatute to purpohpes 02 %a~eetho&b lMo~w4 lslA8 r d;t l 8 tmbr all of tha authoxitloe abov0 qwto4,le l n8tad r*t 0r rhioh a0 l mJ.iouat oum0t k doprivad by tha .laghlatuso and, tbu!ofuro, the lQJ9 Ut does notaff~atthlavwted*@it.
ur reset quee- q haw ri0u not08 tanbred tinloea u for riling aora than ii0 day8 frcm the date of the apg P leatlon raod under uotien 8 0r th4 19s1 bat, it Aa apln uanoooeeary ‘a qao6tlon a8 tp uhethw for thle Dopirtaukt to pace notoe wttw ra appl ration rSle4 udor Motion 8 or T ml6 1931 ret mat bo ii104 dthim x%0 tip rraP, tho aate 0r l p pllretlo o r Thie qsaetlon will luCrl7 be ~ooldod b the au0 0r GrS.ghtea Y* state, x0. B78@, now 0nU.w in thr Sr& xov, 30, 000 or aldl Appoale, (Sutmlttod on 0 amI ugmmt Th8 etatuto 18 alou, honror, that the field not08 tior*on plledlon ,M ptwheeo w&u SOotlon b muet bo rr turmd to?h. Land Otfloo dthln daye and the 1939 Mt, 0r ~Uovbg rida ma4 not hue the l 0ot not08 thud0~ iroDl the data or under idion 6 to be filed f’tu I.80 w
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Zba, Moan klre, Zkroh 80, 19i59, mgo 19~ applloationL we l xproee-no o~inioa 10 to whothsr Hold
wter wdu Swtlon 6 may be returned rikr la0 daya, a8 we deeire to wait the doaielon in the above mueo ?a that queetioa.