Chapter 738. for the relief of certain settlers upon the school lands of Washington Territory
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CHAP. 738.— An Act for the relief of certain settlers upon the school lands of Washington Territory.August 6, 1888. Whereas sections sixteen and thirty-six of each township of land inPreamble. Washington Territory was reserved unto that Territory for school purposes: and Whereas on December second, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, the legislative assembly of that Territory, by an act duly passed. authorized the county commissioners of the several counties in that Territory to lease said lands for a term of years not exceeding six years, the money received therefor being placed in the school fund; and Whereas the lands so leased are greatly enhanced in value by the cultivation thereof, and the lessees thereof have made valuable improvements thereon and incurred large expense in reducing such land to a state of cultivation, and will incur much loss if they are caused to abandon their said improvements and cultivation: and Whereas the validity of the said leases is questioned:
Therefore, 359 *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*Washington Territory.Leases of certain school lands continued., That the action of the county commissioners of the several counties of Washington Territory under the authority supposed to reside in the act of the legislative assembly of said Territory of December second, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, entitled “An act to provide for the leasing of school lands in Washington Territory,” when had in conformity to said act, be, and the same hereby is, confirmed, and that said act be, and the same is hereby, validated and confirmed.
Approved, August 6, 1888.