- Event type: CREATE
Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah
Committee on Public Lands
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Article on Public Lands [Article No. 11.1]
ARTICLE.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Section 1. All lands of the State that have been, or that may hereafter be granted to the State by Congress, and all lands acquired by gift or grant or devise, from any person or corporation or that may otherwise be acquired, are hereby received and shall be the public lands of the State, and shall be held in trust for the people, to be disposed of as hereafter provided for the respective purposes for which they have been or may be granted, donated, devised or otherwise acquired; and none of much lands nor any estate or interest therein shall ever be disposed of except in pursuance of general laws providing for much disposition nor less the full market value on the estate or interest disposed of, to be ascertained in much manner as may be provided by law, be paid or safely occurred to the State; nor shall any lands that the State holds by grant from the United States (in any case in which the manner of disposal and minimum price are so prescribed) be disposed of, except in the manner or for at least the price prescribec in the grant thereof, without the consent of the United States. Said lands shall be classified by the Board of Land Commissioners as follows:
First, Lands which are valuable only for grazing purposes.
Second, Those which are principally valuable for the timber that is on them or the stone and coal which is in them.
Third, Agricultural lands.
Fourth, Lands within the limits of any town or city, provided that any much lands may be classified whenever, by reason of increased facilities for irrigation or otherwise, they shall be subject to different classification.
Section 2. Lands of the first of classes may be sold or leased, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law. The lands of the second class may be sold, or the timber thereon for stone and coal therein may be sold, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law.
The agricultural lands may be either sold or leased, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law.
The lands of the fourth class shall be sold, in lots of not more than five acres each.
Section 3. All other public lands may be disposed of in such manner as may be prescribed by law.
Section 4. The public lands of the State shall be under the supervision and control of three Land Commissioners, elected by the people; and said land Commissioners shall locate and dispose of the public lands under such rules and regulations as the Legislature may prescribe.
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- Article on Public Lands [Article No. 11.1] (introduced on 1895-03-27 00:00:00 - CREATE - e697520) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1895-03-27 00:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e697522) [view current proposal at this moment]