Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 1 Page: 32
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b. Statement that applicant is over twenty-one
years of age;
c. Record of free school and asylum lands purchased
from state by applicant prior to April 19, 1901, showing
section number, township, block number, certificate
number, name of grantee, number of acres, and address of
applicant when each purchase made;
d. Sworn statement that applicant plans to purchase
property as a home, that applicant is a bona fide settler
thereon, and that the purchase is not being made ".
in collusion with others for the purpose of buying land
for any other person or corporation and that no other
person or corporation is interested in the purchase
showing signature of applicant, date sworn and subscribed,
and notarization;
e. Obligation to pay for land purchase, showing amount
owed, type of land, applicant's statement of obligation
to pay, description of land purchase, statement of interest
due on unpaid balance, date witnessed, and signature of
applicant.
Also includes recording certificate, showing file number,
date filed, date recorded, amount remitted to state treasurer
as first payment, and signature of county clerk.
Arranged chronologically by date recorded. SPF-handwritten.
Indexed in file.
48. RECORD OF APPLICATION FOR ADD'L LANDS. 1901-1905. 1 vol.,
16 1/4" x 11" x 1".
Recorded copies of applications and affidavits for the
purchase of free school and asylum lands, under provisions
of Title LXXXVII, Chapter 12A Revised Civil Statutes of
1895 and amendments by Acts of May 19, 1897, showing name
of county, date of application, name of land commissioner,
name of county in which land located, section number,
block number, certificate number, name of original grantee,
number of acres, price per acre, classification of land,
statement that purchaser is over twenty-one years of age,
record of purchase made of free school or asylum lands
prior to April 1901, oath of applicant that he is willing
to settle, oath of applicant that purchase is not being
made ". . . in collusion with others for the purpose of
buying land for any other person or corporation, and that
no other person or corporation is interested in the purchase
. . .," signature of applicant, date sworn and subscribed,
and signature of county clerk. Also includes
obligation to pay for land purchase, showing amount owed,
type of land, applicant's statement of obligation to pay,
section and certificate number of land purchased, to whom
certificate issued, statement of interest on unpaid balance,
date witnessed, signature of county clerk, and date and
time of filing. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
SPF-handwritten. Indexed in file.
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Adams, Kate; Fortin, Maurice G.; Riney, James E. & Dunn, Brother William. Inventory of county records, Travis County courthouse, Austin, Texas, Volume 1, book, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25176/m1/47/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.