14 Supplement to Public Land Laws 



der oath, setting forth the character and value of all improve- 

 ments existing on the land, the name and postoffice address of 

 the owner thereof, the purpose for which he desires to re-lease 

 the land, the amount considered by such lessee as the reasonable 

 annual rental value thereof and such other information as the 

 Commissioner of Public Lands may require, and shall be accom- 

 panied with a deposit of ten dollars, which deposit, if the land 

 be not leased, through the failure or refusal of the applicant to 

 accept a lease at the rate fixed by the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands, shall be forfeited to the state and by the Commissioner 

 paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the .general fund 

 of the state. The Commissioner of Public Lands may, upon the 

 filing of such application, cause the lands to be inspected by a 

 state land inspector ; and if he deems it for the best interests 

 of the state to re-lease said lands, he shall fix the rental value 

 thereof and, upon receipt of the first year's rental, together 

 with the fees required by law, the Commissioner of Public Lands 

 shall issue to the applicant a renewal lease for any period not 

 exceeding five years. The Commissioner of Public Lands shall 

 notify the applicant by mail, of the rental value fixed, and if, 

 within thirty days after the date of such notice, the applicant 

 fails or refuses to pay to the Commissioner of Public Lands the 

 first year's rental together with the statutory fee for issuing a 

 lease, the Commissioner of Public Lands may cause the improve- 

 ments existing upon the land to be appraised, in the same man- 

 ner as in the case of the sale of land, offer the land for lease 

 at public auction to the highest bidder, as provided for original 

 leases, and if the successful bidder be not the owner of the im- 

 provements, he shall deposit with the officer making the sale the 

 appraised value of the improvements. The amount so depos- 

 ited as the appraised value of improvements, together with the 

 first year's rental and the fees required by law, shall be trans- 

 mitted to the Commissioner of Public Lands and, upon con- 

 firmation of the lease by the Commissioner of Public Lands, the 

 amount so deposited in payment for the improvements shall be 

 disposed of by the Commissioner of Public Lands in the same 



