opportunity in State Lands 



Millions of Acres Held in Trust by the State of Montana to be 



Sold to Homeseekers, With Payments Extending 



Over a Period of Twenty Years. 



OR THOSE who do not desire to reside upon 

 land while acquiring title or who do not wish 

 to become subject to the requirements of the 

 homestead laws or who desire to avoid some 

 of the hardships of pioneering, the state lands 

 of Montana offer an unusual opportunity. The 

 lands granted to the State of Montana by the 

 Congress of the United States for the use of 

 public schools and for other public purposes 

 remaining unsold at the present time aggregate 

 4,113,053 acres, classified as grazing, agricul- 

 tural, timber and coal lands. Sections 16 and 

 36 in each township within the state, lying 

 outside of Indian reservations and national 

 forests are state lands, unless sold, and in 

 addition to Sections 16 and 36 the state has 

 selected and owns thousands of acres of land, 

 all of which is for sale except coal and some 

 timber lands. A minimum price of $10.00 per 

 acre is charged for state lands, and sales are made upon the basis of 15 per cent cash 

 and the remainder extended over a period of twenty years with interest at 5 per cent. 



The State Board of Land Commissioners is custodian of all state lands, and the 

 fixing of sale dates is discretionary with this board. The law requires a sale to 

 be held in each county in the state at least once every two years. Sales may be held 

 oftener if deemed necessary. 



Those who desire to buy state land should make formal application to the 

 Register of State Lands, Helena, Montana, upon the receipt of which, together with 

 a fee of 50c, the land will be offered for sale at public auction at the next sale held 

 in the county where the land is situated. Advance notice of such sale will be mail- 

 ed to the applicant. 



Sales of state land can be made only to citizens of the United States or those 

 who have declared their intention to become such, or to corporations organized un- 

 der the laws of this state. 



Not more than 160 acres classified as agricultural land and susceptible of irri- 

 gation; nor more than 320 acres classified as agricultural land not susceptible of irri- 

 gation; nor more than 640 acres classified as grazing land can be sold to one pur- 

 chaser. State lands not sold may be leased for a period not exceeding five years, and 

 the purchaser of state lands on which a lessee has improvements must pay such les- 

 see a reasonable value therefor. If the lessee and purchaser cannot agree on the 

 value of the improvements, the State Land Agent fixes the price the purchaser must 

 pay for same; provided, such improvements as are capable of removal without 

 damage to the land may be removed by the lessee. Lessees of state lands are re- 



