STATE LAND LAWS 

 SEC. 405 IRRIGATION TRUST FUND. 



reclamation, cultivation and settlement in accordance with the 

 act of Congress and the laws of this state relating thereto, and 

 the .applicant has never received the benefit of the provisions of 

 this chapter, to an amount greater than one hundred and sixty 

 acres, including the number of acres specified in the application 

 under consideration. Such application must be accompanied by 

 a certified copy of a contract for a perpetual water right, made 

 and entered into by the party making application with the per- 

 son, company or association of persons, or incorporated com- 

 pany who have been authorized by the Commissioner of Public 

 Lands to furnish water for the reclamation of said land ; and if 

 said applicant has at any previous time entered land under the 

 provisions of this chapter, he shall so state in his application, 

 together with the description, date of entry and location of said 

 lands. The Commissioner of Public Lands shall thereupon file in 

 his office the application and papers relating thereto, and, if al- 

 lowed, issue a certificate of location to the applicant. All appli- 

 cations for entry shall be accompanied by a payment of one 

 dollar per acre, which shall be paid as a partial payment on the 

 land if the application is allowed, and all certificates when 

 issued shall be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. 

 If the application is not allowed, or the contractor fails to com- 

 plete the work according to contract the one dollar per acre 

 accompanying the application shall be returned to the applicant. 

 The Commissioner of Public Lands shall dispose of all lands ac- 

 cepted by the state under the provisions of this chapter at a uni- 

 form price of not less than ten dollars per acre, one-tenth to be 

 paid at the time of entry and the remainder in nine equal annual 

 installments, with interest at six per cent, per annum payable 

 annually, provided a settler may make payment in full at any 

 time upon or after making final proof. (Laws '03, p. 303, sec. 

 12; sec. 6717 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 325 Pierce.) 

 Former Laws: See note to sec. 393, ante. 



SEC. 405. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. 



All moneys received by the Commissioner of Public Lands 

 from the sale of lands selected under the provisions of this 



