The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-23
No. 107.-AN ACT 10 provide for the sale Of
lands Of the United states containing coal.

No. 10T.-AN ACT 10 provide for the sale Of
lands Of the United States containing coal
BE i enacted By tte SENATE AMI House NJ R,prc-
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United States or who has declared his intention
TO become stlch, or amy association Of persons
seVerally qualified as above, shall, upon appll-
cation to the register OF the proper land-OiliCe,
have the right to enter by legal subdivisions,
any quantity of vacant coal lands Of the United
States not otherwise appropriated or reserved
by competent authority not exceeding one hun
dred and sixty acres to such individual person,
or three hundred and twenty acres to such as
ISOLATION, upon payment TO the receiver OF not
less than ten dollars per acre for such lands,
where the same shall be situated more than
fifteen miles from any completed railroad, ana
not less than twenty dollars per acre for such
lands as shall be within fifteen miles OF such
road.
SEC O. That any person or association Of per-
sons seVerally qualified as above, VINO have
opened and improved, or shall hereafter open
and improve. any coal mine or mines upon the
public lands, and shall he in actual possession
OF the same, shall be entitled 10 a preference
right Of entry, under the foregoing provisions
of the mines so opened and improved: Prorlded.
That when any association OF not less than four
persons. sevcrally qualified as In section one OF
ms act, slali nave expended MOI less lhah nNe
thousand dollars IN working ana improving any
such mine or mines such association may enter
not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, In
GLIDING such mining Improvements.
SEC 3. That all claims .under section two
Of this act must be presented to the register OF
the proper land-dlstrict within sixty days after
ment OF improvements on the land by filing OF
a declaratOrv statement therefor: PrOridcd,
That when tho township plat is not on file at
the date OF such improvement, filing must be
made within sixty days from the receipt OF such
Mat at the district Office: And prOpided further,
That where the improvements shall have bee n
made prior TO thr expiration OF three months
from the passage OF this act, sixty days from
the expiration OF said three months shall be
allowed for the filing or a declaratory state
ment, and no sale under the provisions OF this
act shall be allowed until the expiration OF six
months from the date thereof.
SEC. 1. That this act shall be held TO author
! lie only one entry by the same person or asso-
| citation OF persons under its provisions; and no
ASSOCIATION OF persons any member of which
shall have taken the benefit OF this act either
as an individual or as member OF any other
association, shall enter or hold any other lands
unuer the PROVISIONS OF thlS act; anu no lnelhoer
OF any association which shall have taken the
benefit of this act shall enter or hold any other
lands under It's provisions; and all persons
claiming under section two thereof shall be re-
quired TO prove their respective rights and pay
for the lands filed upon within one year from
the time prescribed for filing their respective
claims; ana upon failure to file the proper no
tlce, or to pay for the land within the required
PERIOD the same shall be subject to entry by
any other qualified applicant.
SEC. 3. That I'm case OF conflicting claims up
on land where the Improvements shall be here
after commenced, priority OF possession and i'm
proyement, followed by proper filing and con-
tinued good faith, shall determine the prefer
ence right TO purchase. And also where I'M
prOvements have already been made at the date
OF the passage Of this act, division OF the land
claimed may be made by legal subdivisions, to
include, as near as may be, the valuable I'M
proyements OF the respective parties; and the
Commissioner OF the General Land-Onlce shall
be, and Is hereby, authorized TO issue all need
ful rules and regulations for carrying INTO eI-
feet the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 6, That nothing in this and shall be con-
strued to destroy or impair any rights which
may have attached prior to its passage, or to
authorize the sale OF lands valuable for mines
OF gold, silver, or copper.
Approved, March 3, 1873.