STATE LAND LAWS 117 



LESSEE'S IMPROVEMENTS. SECS. 140-141 



issue a new lease for the unexpired term thereof. (Laws '03, 

 p. 116, sec. 8 ; sec. 6692 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 103 Pierce.) 



Lessee's privilege to cut timber: sec. 262, post. 

 Character of lease determined: sec. 129, ante. 



SEC. 140. WATER RIGHTS AS IMPROVEMENTS. 



At any time during the existence of a lease the lessee may, 

 with the consent of the Board of State Land Commisisoners, first 

 obtained, by written application, showing the cost and benefits 

 to be derived thereby, purchase or acquire a water right in order 

 to irrigate the land leased by him, and if. such water right shall 

 become a valuable and permanent improvement, then, in case of 

 the sale or lease of such lands to other parties, the old lessee shall 

 be entitled to receive the value thereof as in case of other im- 

 provements which he may place upon said land. (Laws '03, p. 



116, sec. 7; sec. 6691 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 101 Pierce.) 



Appraisement of improvements: sec. 77, ante. 



SEC. 141. SURRENDER OF LEASE IMPROVEMENTS. 



Improvements made upon school, granted and other lands by 

 lessees from the state in cases in which the lessee yields his lease 

 to the state prior to any application to purchase the land so 

 leased, such as are capable of removal without damage to the 

 land, may be removed by the original lessee, or at his option may 

 remain subject to purchase, by any purchaser who shall apply to 

 purchase the land within a period of three years from the ex- 

 piration of said lease. (Laws '97, p. 245, sec. 31 ; amended, 

 Laws '03, p. 116, sec. 7; sec. 6691 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 101 

 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '95, p. 546, sec. 41. 

 Improvements assessed at personalty: sec. 328, post. 

 Appraisement of improvements in case of sale: sec. 77, ante; in 

 case of re-lease: sec. 138, ante. 



