{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15-08-10","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 15-08-10","heading":"Surrender of contract and issuance of new contract and deed for railroad right of way","body":"The board of university and school lands may cause a new contract to be issued to the holder of any contract for the purchase of land subject to its control and a conveyance to be made to a railroad company for railroad right of way when the holder of the contract shall:\n1.Surrender the original contract to the board;\n2.Present satisfactory evidence that a railroad has been located and established across the land included in the contract after the issuance thereof;\n3.File a plat of the land showing the exact location, width, and area in acres [hectares] of the land required for the right of way;\n4.Pay to the commissioner the balance of the purchase price under the contract and all interest and taxes thereon to date for the acreage [hectarage] required for the right of way; and\n5.Make application in writing for the cancellation of the contract and the issuance to the applicant of a new contract for the land, less the acreage [hectarage] required for the right of way. The commissioner of university and school lands shall collect a fee of five dollars for each new contract and for each conveyance made under the provisions of this section.","path":["Title 15 Education","Chapter 15-08 Provisions Relating To Original Grant And To Nongrant Lands"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t15c08.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"4baf046226f81aecc1a9b9a90bff844de630f62d82afa3c341a37025765f84eb","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15-08-09","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15-08-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}