The leases mentioned in the preceding section shall be executed only after notice by publication for two (2) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is situated and a public sale thereof to the highest and best bidder: Provided, that all leases heretofore executed by the board of county commissioners, board of town trustees, directors of school districts or boards of education covering lands under their control are hereby validated.
Added by Laws 1943, p. 160, § 2, emerg. eff. April 1, 1943. Renumbered from § 406 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 134, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.