§ 22-6-305. Certification of purchase money — Penalty
(a) Each county clerk shall, immediately after each sale of any part of school lands and lots under this subchapter, certify to the Auditor of State the amount of moneys received by the sheriff on account of the sale, and the Auditor of State shall charge this amount to the sheriff. (b) Any neglect, failure, […]
§ 22-6-306. Sale where no inhabitants in township
(a) Whenever there may be in the State of Arkansas any school lands or lots situated in any county in this state, and in a congressional township, or fraction thereof, where no inhabitants reside, any adult inhabitant of the county, by written petition properly verified by the affidavit of the petitioner together with the affidavits […]
§ 22-6-401. Authority to sell
The Commissioner of State Lands shall have full power and authority to sell lands granted by the United States Congress to this state under the designation, “swamp and overflowed lands”, and, in making the sales, he or she shall be governed by the provisions of this subchapter which may be in force at the time […]
§ 22-6-402. Application — Determination — Bond — Appraisers
(a) Upon the application made to the Commissioner of State Lands by any person, firm, or corporation seeking to purchase from the State of Arkansas any of the lands granted by the United States Congress to this state under the designation of “swamp and overflowed lands”, on which patents or entry certificates have not been […]
§ 22-6-403. Conveyance
(a) When the report of the appraisers has been filed with the Commissioner of State Lands, he or she shall notify the applicant of the value of the land as fixed by the appraisers and, upon the applicant’s paying into the State Treasury the value of the lands as determined by the report of the […]
§ 22-6-119. Custody of records
(a) Books, accounts, records, papers, maps, and documents relating to the functions and powers of the Commissioner of State Lands, including the records and documents used by the historical predecessors of the Commissioner of State Lands, are the property of the state and shall remain in the custody of the Commissioner of State Lands. (b) […]
§ 22-6-404. Preemption rights
(a) Any person who, either in person or by and through his or her tenants, resides on or cultivates any of the swamp and overflowed lands which may have been confirmed to the state shall have a preemption right to the lands to be proved as provided in this section. (b) Should the person, firm, […]
§ 22-6-120. Adopt a Document Program
(a) The Adopt a Document Program is established to be administered by the Commissioner of State Lands. (b) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands may: (A) Obtain funding from private donations and charities to protect documents in his or her custody; and (B) Sell duplicates or copies of maps, plats, and other documents in his […]
§ 22-6-405. Conflicting claims
(a) When there are conflicting claims to swamp and overflowed lands, the Commissioner of State Lands may administer oaths and shall decide, upon proper notice to the parties and upon hearing testimony and statements under oath, to whom the patent certificate shall be issued in accordance with the law on the subject and shall issue […]
§ 22-6-104. Execution of deed on original or patent certificate
(a) The owner of any original or patent certificate for any seminary, saline, internal improvements, swamp and overflowed, real estate bank, or state bank lands, or the assignee or the parties in whom the legal title to the land exists, may present the certificate to the Commissioner of State Lands, who, if he or she […]