In all cases, when subsequent to the time provided by law for persons to claim lots on such townsites, and prior to the taking effect of this law, any person may have entered thereon and improved any lots belonging to such town, such person, after the report of such board of appraisers, and prior to the public sale, may purchase any such lots from the said trustees or commissioners at private sale, for cash, at the appraised value of such lots, exclusive of improvements, unless there shall be adverse claimants to any such lots, in which case the respective rights of such claimants shall be determined, as hereinafter provided in this chapter.
History: Laws 1882, ch. 70, § 12; C.L. 1884, § 2786; C.L. 1897, § 3989; Code 1915, § 5530; C.S. 1929, § 144-118; 1941 Comp., § 8-518; 1953 Comp., § 7-5-18.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — The words "this chapter" were inserted by the 1915 Code compilers, and referred to Chapter 108 of that code, which is identical to this article.