Show i MAY DEMAND SECURITY State tn Maj Ja Not Exact E. aN More uc Than J. J Legal I IHlI Deposit it on oh Land According to an opinion rendered I Iye ye terca by Att General Attorney orney- orney r-Generl r General Br Bree- Bree cc- cc I clon the state state- board or of lan land com commissioners commis I hn has JI jio no rl right ht to demand deman a largO larger lar lar- lar- lar I gO ger SI deposit 01 foi lands than that re required required re- re lulled h by 13 law but hut It has haR the rl right ht In case the board hoard is satisfied alsted that an nn applicant 12 is acting In had faith to toma tomay tomay ma may to make the selection or Ol it it- It mal require the lle applicant to give se security so- so e- e to the state stale to faithfully carry carryout carryout cary out his cont contract ct In ill ca case c the thc s Is made maile unon his hils his The toh full text mare of oC the tho io opinion follows John Julia ey DeGi-ey Dixon Secretary l' l State Stale Board Land Lant Commissioners Dear Commissioners Dear Sir f r Leg bee to acknowledge lpt of or the following follow follow- In jug ing communication respecting which you OU seek sek the advice of oC this office I hI respectfully call your our attention to felon i 16 of oC the state slate land law and am ur directed by ly the state board of oC commissioners commis to n asic U l that you OU will wi your opinion OI on th the matter mater a as to whether tin tin- Iw state state hn has hag the right to lu demand as a u depo deposit de- de po posit po-lt lt upon lant lands to be selected the sum of r J per her leI acre nere or 01 r the full Cul v value luc thereof there there- of or if It th board hoard deems tIle the states state's ate Inter Inter- tH Jeopardized l by the selection of af said sald 13 lands In replying to the fore Core foregoing oln you ou arc are arci i n advised that the tue law fixes ab absolutely the amount the board shull shul require the lie applicant cant for the selection election 1 by the state lle of ot un uny act ta-act of land In sa satisfaction t of an any grant rant to thc the state stale as 39 a l deposit lo lt which Is to be bo applied n as nhe he first payment on ahl land and also JM tor for tile the te purpose c of ot guaranteeing gOol faith b by the tho applicant The TIl sum Bum thus fixed Is twenty five l cents per acre and the board SS 11 possesses no 10 Il legal lesal al rl right ht to toro ro larger a deposit You are aie further advised t that In case cage the tu lit state board of oC land Jand comm should become after aUel Investigation alon that an any lar applicant for rot the lie selection of oC state lands was as lc acting In ha had faith and that the Interest s of oC the state might become Jeopardized by making such selection the bo rd l hn has the tho authority to refuge e to make such euch or It I ma may require the an- an j to Rive give he security to the state to lo faithfully cairy ry enn out Olt his contract the tho selection election I I- I I Imade made Ilde upon his tion ton I am sin very VC ill ti-ill truly it M. A. A l Attorney General Generl |