Show INDIAN LEASES NO LONGER TO TOBE TOBE TOBE BE RECORDED We VC have been advised that Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Leases will no longer be recorded recorded re rei corded In Duchesne and Uintah counties In accordance with Instructions Issued from lh the Indian Office at al Washington D. D C. C Mr C. C CWright C c. Wright Superintendent of the Uintah and Ouray Agency h has s been authorized to discontinue the practice of having leasse 3 of restricted restricted restricted re re- lands record leases and permits requiring his approval The following Is an an excerpt from the Indian Office letter to Superintendent Wright tJ A A Judgment was rendered under under under un un- der date of September 26 1923 inthe Inthe in inthe the United States District Court for Montana in the case of United States vs vs Davidson et al wherein where where- in it was stated In effect that leas leases of restricted Indian land are matters of public records of or orthe the United States and that all persons are aN charged with notice wand and knowledge of the terms ot of tenancy The Court held that the lien Hen on the crops grown by the lessee under the lease which was not filed In the office of the county county county coun coun- ty clerk but with the agency office office ottice of ot- fice tice took prece ence enee over a sub subsequent subsequent sequent mortgage which was filed filed fil fil- fil- fil ed It will be seen n that the lien on the crops grown by the lessee under under under un un- der the lease takes precedence over any subsequent mortgage or mortgages made by the lessee Superintendent Wright advises that the recording fee on such leases will no longer be collected but that the tho regular lease fee will vill willbo bo ho required as In the past l He e also advises adviS 8 that all leases will be filed in the Uintah and Ouray Ag Agency ncy Office and that his office will be pleased at all times to give tha public any information to which it is entitled |