12 Supplement to Public Land Laws 



bank, a postoffice or express money order, or may be paid in 

 cash. In case the lands so applied for shall be leased at the 

 time they are offered for lease, then such deposit shall be re- 

 turned to such applicant by the Commissioner of Public Lands ; 

 but if the land shall not be leased when so publicly offered for 

 lease, then such deposit shall be declared forfeited to the state, 

 and the Commissioner of Public Lands shall pay the said de- 

 posit over to the State Treasurer, who shall place the same to 

 the credit of the general fund of the state. (Laws '15, p. 411, 

 Sec. 4: Amending Sec. 6681, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 128-a. LIMIT OF VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS ox LEASED 



LANDS TO BE FIXED. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands, at the time of fixing the 

 rental value of any lands of the state, which are to be offered 

 for lease, shall fix the limit of the value of improvements that 

 may be placed upon said lands by any lessee of the state, and 

 upon the expiration of any such lease the Board of State Land 

 Commissioners shall not appraise said improvements in an 

 amount exceeding the limit so fixed by the Commissioner of Pub- 

 lic Lands: Provided, That at any time during the life of said 

 lease the Commissioner may extend the limit of the value of im- 

 provements which may be placed on the lands covered by said 

 lease, if he deems it advisable and for the best interests of the 

 state. Such extension shall be made by written order, which 

 shall be filed with the lease in the office of the Commissioner, and 

 unless so made and filed shall not be effective. (Laws '15, 

 p. 420, Sec. 18.) 



SEC. 132. REPORT OF LEASING RETURNS OF COUNTY AUDITOR. 

 When any of such lands shall have been so leased by the 

 county auditor, the said auditor shall at once proceed to cer- 

 tify a list of such lands to the Commissioner of Public Lands, 

 giving the name of the lessee, the postoffice address, term of 

 lease, lease price per annum, amount paid on lease, and any 

 other information required by the Commissioner of Public Lands ; 

 the auditor shall also forward to the Commissioner one certified 



