§ 36-3-104 — Control of land - Carey act fund

The selection, management, and
disposal of the land and all such lands as may be granted on or after June 1, 1911, to
the state by the United States shall be vested in the state board of land
commissioners as constituted, and that board is empowered to accept all moneys
upon the part of the state from the purchasers of the land, and to place the same in
a fund to be designated as the Carey act fund, and to disburse the same as
provided in this section. It is empowered to accept from the settlers, filing on lands
under the provisions of the acts within the former Southern Ute and Ute Indian
reservations, as defined in the amendatory acts of congress of March 1, 1907, and
February 24, 1909, the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre for each
acre thereof to be patented and to pay the same into the treasury of the United
States. The board is authorized to accept any future grants of such lands by the
United States to this state and to agree to and accept on behalf of the state any
conditions that may be imposed by the United States in relation thereto.

Legislative History

Source: L. 11: p. 303, � 2. C.L. � 1124. CSA: C. 134, � 22. CRS 53: � 112-2-4. C.R.S. 1963: � 112-2-4. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1222, � 22, effective August 7.