STATE LAND LAWS 

 SECS. 136-137 LEASE ESCHEATED LANDS. 



SEC. 136. ESCHEATED URBAN PROPERTY RENT AND REPAIR. 

 The Commissioner of Public Lands is authorized to employ 

 an agent or agents to rent any improved escheated urban prop- 

 erty for such rental and time and in such manner as the com- 

 missioner may direct: Provided, That no lease thereof for a 

 term longer than one year shall be made except to the highest 

 bidder at public auction in the manner provided by law for the 

 leasing of public lands, and, except in such case, no lessee shall 

 be entitled to compensation for any improvements which he may 

 make .thereon. Such agent or agents shall cause such repairs 

 to be made to such property as the commissioner may direct, and 

 shall deduct the cost thereof, together with such compensation 

 and commission as the commissioner may authorize, from the 

 rentals for such property, and the remainder which shall have 

 been collected shall be transmitted monthly to the Commissioner 

 of Public Lands. (Laws '13, p. 247, sec. 1 ; 3 Rem.-Bal., sec. 

 6635-4.) 



General provision for lease and management of escheated lands: 

 sec. 58, supra. 



SEC. 137. IMPROVER'S PREFERENCE RIGHT TO LEASE. 



The owner of improvements placed on lands held under con- 

 tracts from the state, where such contracts are forfeited to the 

 state, shall have a preference right to lease any of such lands 

 for a period of ninety days from the cancellation of such con- 

 tracts by the state in the following manner : 



The owner of such improvements shall make application in 

 writing, certifying under oath as to the character and value of 

 such improvements, for the lease of such lands, setting forth the 

 amount bid for the lease of same, which bid shall be considered 

 by said commissioner, and if deemed sufficient and to the best 

 interest of the state to accept said bid, the said commissioner 

 shall proceed to issue a lease to such bidder as provided in section 

 132* upon receipt of the first year's rent in accordance with 

 such bid : Provided, That if such lands are not leased as above 

 provided in this section the same may be leased or sold as pro- 



