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check, draft or postal order, payable to the order of the Com- 

 missioner of Public Lands, for all moneys so paid to him on 

 leases at the time of their sale. The Commissioner shall issue 

 two receipts, one to the auditor for the total amount of money 

 so received, and a receipt to each lessee, which shall be in dupli- 

 cate, the original receipt to be sent to the lessee and -the dupli- 

 cate thereof kept in the office of the Commissioner. The Commis- 

 sioner shall pay the money over to the State Treasurer and take 

 his receipt therefor: Provided, That lands held under lease 

 shall not be offered for sale, or sold, during the life of the lease, 

 except upon application of the lessee. (Laws '15, p. 412, Sec. 

 5: Amending Sec. 6685, Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 135. NOTICE or FORFEITURE EXTENSION OF TIME. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands shall keep a full and 

 complete record of all leases so issued and payments made 

 thereon, and not more than forty nor less than thirty days be- 

 fore the time such rental becomes due the Commissioner of Pub- 

 lic Lands shall cause to be mailed to each lessee whose rental 

 will become due and payable during said period of forty days 

 a notice stating the date upon which the rental falls due and 

 the amount thereof ; and if such rental be not paid on or before 

 the date the same becomes due, according to the terms of the 

 lease, the Commissioner of Public Lands shall declare a for- 

 feiture, cancel the lease and eject the lessee from the land: Pro- 

 vided, That the Commissioner of Public Lands may extend the 

 time for payment of annual rental not to exceed one year when, 

 in his judgment, the interests of the state will not be prejudiced 

 thereby. (Laws '15, p. 413, Sec. 6: Amending Sec. 6687, 

 Rem.-Bal.) 



SEC. 138. LESSEE'S PRIOR RIGHT TO RE-LEASE. 



If, at the expiration of any lease, or any renewal thereof, 

 the lessee desires to re-lease the lands covered thereby, he may 

 make application to the Commissioner of Public Lands for a 

 re-lease. Such application shall be made within thirty days 

 after the expiration of the lease and shall be in writing and un- 



