Supplement to Public Land Lazes 9 



SEC. 90. ABUTTER'S PREFERENCE RIGHT TO PURCHASE. 



The owner or owners of lands abutting or fronting upon 

 tide or shore lands of the first class shall have the right for 

 sixty days following the filing of the final appraisal of the tide 

 and shore lands with the Commissioner of Public Lands to apply 

 for the purchase of all or any part of the tide or shore lands in 

 front of the land so owned. (Laws '15, p. 414, Sec. 8 : Amend- 

 ing Sec. 6750, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 92. PREFERENCE RIGHT OF OWNER TO APPLY. 



If valuable improvements, and in actual use prior to March 

 twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety, for commerce, trade, 

 residence or business have been made upon said tide or shore 

 lands by any person, association, or corporation, the owner or 

 owners of such improvements shall have the exclusive right to 

 apply for the purchase of the land so improved for the period 

 aforesaid. (Laws '15, p. 414, Sec. 8: Amending Sec. 6750, 

 Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 93. CONFLICTING APPLICATIONS HEARINGS. 



If at the expiration of sixty days from and after the filing 

 of final appraisal with the Commissioner of Public Lands there 

 being no conflicting applications filed the applicant shall be 

 deemed to have the right of purchase. If at the expiration of 

 said sixty days two or more applications shall have been filed 

 for any tract, conflicting with each other, the Board of State 

 Land Commissioners shall forthwith require each applicant, 

 within a time stated, to submit under oath a full statement of 

 the facts whereby he claims a preference right of purchase. In 

 case any applicant shall fail within the time limited to file such 

 statement he shall, unless good excuse be shown therefor, be 

 deemed to have waived his claim to a right of purchase of the 

 tract under his application. After such statements have been 

 filed, if it be deemed advisable or necessary by the Board of 

 State Land Commissioners, in order to determine the rights of 

 the parties applying for said tract, said board may order a 

 hearing for such purpose. The board shall determine who has 



