The purchaser of public land unsold in any district at the date of filing of the by-laws of the district takes the land subject to the provisions of the by-laws, and the charges assessed in pursuance thereof.
General ProvisionsPublic Lands
Section § 50120
If you buy public land in a district after the district's by-laws are filed, you have to follow those rules and pay any charges that are decided as a result of them.
purchaser of public land district by-laws subject to provisions
Section § 50121
If you buy public land in a district, you're entitled to the same rights and privileges as those who originally signed the district's rules, as long as you pay off all the reclamation costs and any interest owed on those charges.
A purchaser of public lands within a district has all the rights and privileges enjoyed by the original signers of the by-laws of the district upon payment of all charges assessed against the land for the cost and expense of reclamation, with interest from the date such charges became due.
public lands purchaser rights and privileges original signers
Section § 50123
This law section explains the process for certifying that reclamation work on certain swamp or overflowed lands is completed. When a board or landowners in districts without a board verifies under oath that these works are done, or that at least two dollars per acre was spent on such projects for lands purchased before September 19, 1939, they must inform the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors then confirms this information and reports it to the State Lands Commission.
When the board, or landowners in districts having no board, certify under oath to the board of supervisors and show to its satisfaction that the reclamation works are completed, or that two dollars ($2) per acre has been expended for reclamation works on swamp or overflowed lands purchased pursuant to an application filed with the State Lands Commission prior to September 19, 1939, the board of supervisors shall certify such facts to the State Lands Commission.
reclamation works swamp lands overflowed lands
Section § 50124
This section outlines a procedure where the State Lands Commission must send a statement to the treasurer of each county within a district. This statement will detail the amounts paid by purchasers, including any interest.
The State Lands Commission, upon receipt of the certification from the board of supervisors, shall forward to the treasurer of each county in which any part of the district is situated a statement showing the amount paid by each purchaser, including interest.
State Lands Commission county treasurer district
Section § 50126
When the county treasurer receives a report from the State Lands Commission about payments made by buyers of swamp and overflowed lands, they must first subtract any money that was taken from the county's swamp-land fund. The remaining balance is then divided and paid back to the original land buyers or their legal successors.
The county treasurer, upon receipt of the statement from the State Lands Commission showing the amounts paid by each purchaser of swamp and overflowed lands in the district, shall, after deducting all amounts chargeable against the lands in the district by reason of moneys drawn from the “swamp-land fund” of the county, pay the balance thereof pro rata to the original purchasers of land in the district, or their heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns.
county treasurer State Lands Commission swamp and overflowed lands
Section § 50127
This law states that the 'swamp-land fund' cannot be distributed if the district still owes money, specifically if there are warrants issued by the Controller drawn on the State Treasury.
No distribution of the “swamp-land fund” shall be made pursuant to Section 50126 while the district has an outstanding indebtedness represented by Controller’s warrants drawn on the State Treasury.
swamp-land fund outstanding indebtedness Controller’s warrants
Section § 50128
If someone has fully paid for swamp and overflowed lands, they can get a $1 per acre credit towards any unpaid or future costs for land reclamation in that district.
When the purchasers of swamp and overflowed lands have paid for such lands in full, the board may allow a credit of one dollar ($1) per acre on any unpaid or future assessment levied for reclamation purposes on all other lands in the district.
swamp lands overflowed lands land payment
Section § 50129
This law states that a landowner cannot receive or agree to receive a credit until they have fully paid all assessments on their land, including interest at 7% per year from when they became overdue, and any related judgments, minus the credit amount.
No credit shall be given, or agreed to be given, until the landowner has paid all assessments levied on the lands, with interest thereon at the rate of 7 percent per year from date of delinguency, and all judgments therefor in full, less the amount of such credit.
landowner payment interest on overdue assessments land assessment payments
Section § 50130
In simple terms, this law states that if a landowner has already received a certain type of credit before, they can't get the same credit again.
No credit shall be given, or agreed to be given to any landowner who has previously received such credit.
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