§ 22-6-406. Disposition of moneys
All moneys paid into the State Treasury for the purchase of swamp and overflowed lands shall be appropriated by the General Assembly for purposes which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the terms of 9 Stat. 519, Ch. 84.
§ 22-6-202. Title and administration of islands and submerged lands
(a) Except as provided in § 22-6-204, islands formed or that may form in the navigable waters of this state are the property of the state and subject to sale and disposition in the manner and form provided in this subchapter. (b) The Commissioner of State Lands may lease, grant, or sell islands or submerged […]
§ 22-6-501. Transfer to state institutions
(a) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands is authorized upon application of the director of any state department or agency, the management or the board of trustees of any state institution, or the chief executive of any county, city, or school district of this state to issue to the applying governmental unit a deed for […]
§ 22-6-203. Disposition
(a) The Commissioner of State Lands shall receive requests for conveyance of title to an island previously formed in the navigable waters of this state and not previously disposed of in the manner provided by law. (b) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall inquire into the terrain and other physical attributes of the island […]
§ 22-6-204. Confirmation of prior sales
(a) All sales made by the Commissioner of State Lands pursuant to this subchapter prior to July 1, 1991, are confirmed, and the title of all purchases under the deeds from the Commissioner of State Lands are quieted, established, and confirmed. (b) The area described in any of the deeds as being conveyed shall extend […]
§ 22-6-205. Objects of antiquity on submerged lands property of state — Exceptions — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “object of antiquity” includes without limitation property lost or abandoned for twenty-five (25) years or more. (b) An object of antiquity found in the submerged lands of the state and not claimed by the federal government or protected under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. […]
§ 22-6-301. Sale by county court on application
(a) It shall be lawful for the county court of any county in which any permanent school lands and lots, as defined in § 22-6-111, are situated to order the lands or lots sold at public auction by the sheriff, in legal subdivisions, upon the application of any person who may desire to purchase the […]
§ 22-6-302. Appraisers
(a) The county court shall appoint three (3) disinterested householders of the county who are familiar with real estate values to view and appraise the lands and lots and cause the timber, if any on the land, to be estimated. (b) Each appraiser shall take an oath, which shall be filed in the court, that […]
§ 22-6-303. Notice of sale — Terms
(a) The sheriff shall give notice by publication in some newspaper published in the county where the land is situated, at least four (4) weeks before the day of sale, that he or she will sell the land or lots at the courthouse door. (b) Upon the day of the sale, the sheriff shall offer […]
§ 22-6-304. Rejection or confirmation — Disposition of purchase money — Deed by Commissioner of State Lands
(a) The sheriff shall report without delay all sales to the county court, which may reject or confirm the sale. (b) If any sale is rejected, the county court may direct the sheriff to again advertise and offer the land or lots for sale. (c) If the sale is confirmed by the court, the sheriff […]