Wyoming § 36-7-401 - Notice lands open for settlement.
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§ 36-7-401. Notice lands open for settlement.
Upon receipt of notice by the contracting company that water for beneficial irrigation can be furnished for all or any part of the lands in any segregation list at stated time, it being shown to the satisfaction of the board that the contracting company will be able to deliver water at the said time, it shall be the duty of the board, by publication, at the expense of the contracting company, in one (1) newspaper in the county in which said lands are situated and such other newspaper or newspapers as may be designated by the contracting company, to give notice that certain lands, generally described, are open for settlement; that the land will be sold at fifty cents ($.50) per acre by the state and that proportionate interests in the irrigation system for a perpetual water supply can be purchased at the price named and water for beneficial irrigation can be furnished on the date named, and such other information as the board shall deem advisable.
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Section 36-7-401 ("Notice lands open for settlement.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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