204 STATE LAND LAWS 



SECS. 298-299 PLATTING UPLANDS REPLAT. 



filed in the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands and one 

 copy in the office of the county auditor of the county in which 

 the lands are situated ; and said auditor is hereby directed to 

 receive and file such plats without compensation or fees and to 

 make record thereof in the same manner as required by law for 

 the filing of other plats in his office. (Laws '97, p. 235, sec. 11 ; 

 amended, Laws '03, p. 103, sec. 1 ; amended, Laws '07, p. 751, 

 sec. 5 ; amended, Laws '09, p. 758, sec. 2 ; sec. 6661 Rem.-Bal. ; 

 477 sec. 41 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '89-'90, pp. 439-442, sees. 5-11; Laws '93, p. 

 390, sec. 8; Laws '95, p. 532, sec. 15. 



See sec. 299, infra, a similar provision. 



Granted Lands required to be platted, when: Const., Art. XVI, 

 sec. 4, supra. 



Blocks not to exceed five acres in area: idem. 



SEC. 298. BOARD MAY VACATE OR AMEND PLATS. 



The Board of State Land Commissioners is hereby authorized 

 to vacate and annul any street, alley or public place in any plat 

 of any public lands of the state situated outside of the limits 

 of any incorporated city or town when deemed for the best in- 

 terests of the state and to correct any defect or omission in any 

 plat, or any defect or omission in the procedure with reference 

 to the making or filing thereof in any plat heretofore or which 

 may hereafter be made or filed. (Laws '09, p. 758, sec. 2 ; sec. 

 6661 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 41 Pierce.) 



Vacation of tide land plats in cities: sec. 308, post. 



SEC. 299. SAME RE-PLAT. 



When in the judgment of the State Board of Land Commis- 

 sioners the best interest of the state will be thereby promoted, 

 the said board is hereby authorized and empowered to vacate 

 any plat or plats covering school and granted lands and vacate 

 any streets, alleys and other public places therein situated. Any 

 such lands within the limits of any incorporated city or town or 

 within two miles of the boundary of any incorporated city where 

 the valuation of such land shall be found by appraisement to 

 exceed $100.00 per acre shall be replatted by said board into 

 lots and blocks of not more than five acres in a block and dis- 



