Show A ATTORNEY GENERAL BREEDEN GIVES OPINION REGARDING STATE LANDS attorney general breeden has issued I 1 an opinion at the request of oft V C Cali callister lster secretary of the state land board in which ha he interprets the law relating to default in payment for state lands with especial reference to the powers of the board it appears that a good god many entry men who secured land at a low lew figure defaulted in payment but now that the tir c dry farming far minar methods have been applied these lands have become valuable and naturally there are some who would like to tulie advantage of any relief the state might stend the attorney generas gen erds opinion calla calls attention to sec 20 30 chap sexton laws 1907 any person ali se lease on contract of sale has haa b byn n Vr forfeited felted may ho holever hoA rever vever be relieved d from such for VA fellure at any time before the land im a been appraised or reappraised or has again been sold or leased by this amended act the board is further farther limited in its power to relieve a person from his default and for feltus e 0 bays says the attorney general I 1 and can now only relieve a person from a forfeiture when the land has not not been appraised reappraised sold or leased subsequent to the forfeiture and prior to application for relief but if either one of these conditions exist the board is deprived of its jurisdiction to grant any relief from the forfeiture and ha han now power to 1 the original lea lessee we or purchaser to his former rights and if the land is not sold it reverts back to the state and ia is to bo be treated as other state lands |