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The State Board of Land Commissioners grants rig-ht of way on State 

 lands on such terms as may be agreed upon for any ditch, resen'oir. rail- 

 road, private road, telegraph or telephone line or other public use ; such land 

 reverting to the State or its successor in interest when it is no longer used 

 for such purposes. 



In addition to the sale of State lands the State Land Board also leases 

 tracts of land to persons and corporations. The rental for grazing purposes 



Haying in Helena Valley. 



usually ranges from $40.00 to $100.00 per section per annum. Rental for 

 agricultural use is higher than for grazing. A part of a section 

 State may be leased for grazing and a part for agriculture in one 



Lands lease, or a lease for grazing only may, on application and pay- 



May Be ing additional rental be changed. 



Leased. Leases run up to a maximum of five years on surveyed and 



appraised land. On unsurveyed and unappraised land leases 

 are issued on special form for a period of one year, these leases being called 

 permits. By paying the yearly rental in advance such permits may be re- 

 newed four times, unless in the meantime the land is sur\'eyed, approved 

 and appraised, after which it may be leased for the five year period. 



—Montana is the sportsman's paradise. 



