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  4. Session: 1895-04-30 09:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)

Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah

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Session 7395: 1895-04-30 09:00:00

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Article on Public Lands [Article No. 11.3]

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ARTICLE.

PUBLIC LANDS

Section 1. All lands of the State that have been, or that may hereafter be granted to the State by Congress, and all lands required by gift or grant or devise, from any person or corporation or that my otherwise be acquired, are hereby accepted and shall be the public lands of the State, and shall be held in trust for the people, to be disposed of as [+e695848]hereafter provided for the respective purposes for which they have been or may be granted, donated, devised or otherwise acquired; and none of much lands nor any estate or interest therein shall ever be disposed of except in pursuance of general laws providing for much disposition nor less the full market value as of the date of settlement thereon on the estate or interest disposed of, to be ascertained in much manner as [+e695848 -e795523]may be provided by law[+e695848], be[+e695848 -e795523] [+e695848]paid or sa[+e695848 -e795523]f[+e695848]ely [+e695848 -e795523]o[+e695848]ccur[+e695848 -e795523]r[+e695848]ed to[+e695848 -e795523] the [+e695848]State; no[+e695848 -e795523]r[+e695848] shall any lands that th[+e695848 -e795523]e[+e695848] State holds by grant from the United States (in any case in which the manner of di[+e695848 -e795523]sp[+e695848]osal and minimum pric[+e695848 -e795523]e[+e695848] are so pres[+e695848 -e795523]c[+e695848]ribed) be disposed of, excep[+e695848 -e795523]t[+e695848] [+e695848 -e795523]i[+e695848]n the manner or for at least the price prescribec in the grant thereof, without the consent of the United States. Said lands shall be classified by the Board of Land Commissioners as follows: [+e695848 -e795523]

First, Lands which are [+e695848 -e795523]v[+e695848]aluabl[+e695848 -e795523]e [+e695848]only for grazing [+e695848 -e795523]purposes[+e695848]. [+e695848 -e795523]

Second, Agricultural lands. [+e695848 -e795523]

Third, Those which are principally valuable[+e695848 -e795523] for [+e695848]the timber that is on them or the stone and coal [+e695848 -e795523]which [+e695848]is in [+e695848 -e795523]the[+e695848]m. [+e695848 -e795523]

Fourth, Lands within the limits of an[+e695848 -e795523]y [+e695848]town or city, provided t[+e695848 -e795523]ha[+e695848]t any much lands may be classified whene[+e695848 -e795523]ve[+e695848]r,[+e695848 -e795523] b[+e695848]y r[+e695848 -e795523]e[+e695848]ason of incr[+e695848 -e795523]e[+e695848]ased facilities for irrigatio[+e695848 -e795523]n or [+e695848]otherwise, they shall be subject to different classification.[+e695848 -e795523] [-e795523]

Section 2.[-e795523] Lands of the first and second of classes [+e695862 -e795523]may be [+e695862]sold or leased, under such rules and re[+e695862 -e795523]g[+e695862]ulations as may be p[+e695862 -e795523]r[+e695862]escribed by law. The l[+e695862 -e795523]an[+e695862]ds of [+e695862 -e795523]t[+e695862]h[+e695862 -e795523]e[+e695862] thir[+e695862 -e795523]d[+e695862] class[+e695862 -e795523], [+e695862]d[+e795523]or the timber there[+e695862 -e795523]on[+e695862] for stone and co[+e695862 -e795523]a[+e695862]l [+e695862 -e795523]t[+e695862]h[+e695862 -e795523]e[+e695862]rein may be sol[+e695862 -e795523]d, [+e695862]un[+e695862 -e795523]de[+e695862]r such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law. [+e695862 -e795523]

The lands of the fourth class shall be sold, in lots of not more than fi[+e695862 -e795523]v[+e695862]e acres each.[+e695862 -e795523] [-e795523]

Sect[-e795523]ion 3.[-e795523] The land[+e695862 -e795523]s[+e695862] select[+e695862 -e795523]ed [+e695862]t[+e695862 -e795523]o[+e695862] satisfy the g[+e695862 -e795523]r[+e695862]ants[+e695862 -e795523] [+e695862]which have been heret[+e695862 -e795523]o[+e695862]fore or may hereafter be made to [+e695862 -e795523]the[+e695862] State, shall be allotted to each of the seve[+e695862 -e795523]r[+e695862]al uses for [+e695862 -e795523]w[+e695862]h[+e695862 -e795523]i[+e695862]ch the [+e695862 -e795523]s[+e695862]am[+e695862 -e795523]e [+e695862]were granted, so that e[+e695862 -e795523]ac[+e695862]h may receive its fair proportion thereof, both as to [+e695862 -e795523]qu[+e695862]al[+e695862 -e795523]i[+e695862]ty and value.[+e695862 -e795523] [-e795523]

Section 4.[-e795523] The public lands of the State shall be unde[+e695867 -e795523]r[+e695867] th[+e695867 -e795523]e[+e695867] supervision an[+e695867 -e795523]d[+e695867] control of three Land Commissioners, elected by the people; and said land Commissioners shall locate and dispose of the public lands under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may prescribe.[+e695867 -e795523] [-e795523]

Section 5.[-e795523] The selling[+e695877 -e795523] In the investment of proceeds derived from the sale of public lands, preference shall be given to the securities of the State of Utah[+e695883 -e795523].[+e695883] price of the public school lands shall not be increased by reason of any improvements made thereon by actual settlers, but such settlers or their grantees shall be given priority in the purchase of such lands.[+e695877 -e695878]

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