Show i ATTORNEY GENERAL CLUFF MAKES STATE LAND L. RULING I The state l land nd office cannot legally legal legal- ly pa pay property t taxes assessments or 01 on water wilter stock when farmers t to whom state loans have have- been m made made de are unable to meet the taxes it was waa held by Harvey H. H Cluff state ney general in an opinion written in response response to quos questions ns a asked ked by J J. J T. T state land commissioner Mr Ir Cluff points points' out that it woula would be unlaWful ful to make malte any payments in connection with a loan which would bri bring g the the total invested to more than 50 per c cent nt of the valuation valuation valuation tion o of the unimproved ed 1 lands or more than 20 per pel cent of of oft t the e evalu value r r 1 f of th the buildings buildings' If the mortgagor does does doesn not n t keep up up p paY payments lents for ta taxes tae's es e's water assessments assess a assess assessments ments and so forth on the property held b bj by the state as sec security rIty then teen foreclosure proceedings should be undertaken the a attorney t general adds Only Only in exceptional l anti ami im important cases the tho land might be e justified temporarily in 11 ad advancing no- no I- I sufficient funds to pay pay the time taxes taxes' and assessments in order to protect the time security until he hs could realize from a sale of the property according to Mr 11 duffs duff's lett letter r. r In response to another question the time attorney general takes tales the position position position tion that the state J sand Jand n office c woula not be justified in advancing attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's ney's fees in foreclosure proceedings but that attorneys should be required required required re re- to wait wail for their fees until tho the money is forthcoming from disposition disposition dis dis- position of the property Although the federal mineral land leasing act provides that the states state's share of money received from royalties royalties royalties royal royal- ties rentals and bonuses be used usell for roads and schools the money must be used only for the support of or the common schools and go into the time principal of the state school fund through provision made mado by th state leg legislature slature another a opinion to MIr Mr explains 1 n |