This text of North Dakota § 15-08-09 (Contracts may be surrendered and two or more contracts issued in lieu thereof) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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When the holder of a contract of purchase surrenders the same to the commissioner of
university and school lands with a written request to have it divided into two or more contracts,
the commissioner, when the application has been approved by the board of university and
school lands, may issue new contracts accordingly, but no new contracts may be issued:
1.When any interest, principal, or taxes on the contract or the land described therein are
due and unpaid; or
2.When the commissioner is of the opinion, after an examination of the land, if such
examination is necessary, that the security would be impaired or endangered by the
proposed division.
When any application proposes the division of the land into irregular tracts or tracts other than
the regular government subdivisions,
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thereof.
When the holder of a contract of purchase surrenders the same to the commissioner of
university and school lands with a written request to have it divided into two or more contracts,
the commissioner, when the application has been approved by the board of university and
school lands, may issue new contracts accordingly, but no new contracts may be issued:
1. When any interest, principal, or taxes on the contract or the land described therein are
due and unpaid; or
2. When the commissioner is of the opinion, after an examination of the land, if such
examination is necessary, that the security would be impaired or endangered by the
proposed division.
When any application proposes the division of the land into irregular tracts or tracts other than
the regular government subdivisions, the applicant shall file with the commissioner a plat of the
land showing the boundaries and area in acres [hectares] of each subdivision. The
commissioner shall collect a fee of five dollars for each new contract issued under the
provisions of this section.