Arizona citizen., 1873-05-03

congress regulating Cne Sale or tnlS class of lands, and as coal has already been found in various portions of Ari- zona, and the prospecting for it has but just commenced, it would be we'll for those interested, to preserve this law for future use:
 An Act 10 provide for the sale of the
 lands Of the United States contain
 ing coal
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asse1n bled. That any person above the &ao o. twenty -ono years, wnU IS d citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become such, or any association of persons severally qualified as above, shall,
 upon application to the register of the
 proper land-offce, have the right to enter, by legal subdivisions, any quantity of vacant coal lands of the
 United States rot otherwise appro- priated or reserved by competent au- thorlty, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres to such individual person, or three hundred and twenty acres to such association, upon pay
 nent 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
 railr oad, and not less than twenty dollars per acre for such lands as shall
 be within fifteen miles of such road.
 of persons severally qualified as above,
 who have opened and improved, or shali
 hereafter open and improve, any coal mine or mines upon the public lands, and shall be in actual possession of the same, shall be entitled to preference right of entry, under the foregoing provisions, of the mines so opened and improved: Provided, That when any association of not less -t f-~-en-s savnralIp analiied as in section a.r ut this act, =a1ti 4are ,A pended not .a-. saau 6sa thaeza-l I-i.aT work ing and improving any sush mine -T uIles, sucH assoc.ati0n may enter not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, including such mining improvements
 See 5. That ai ciJ ms aaicr section two tf this act mast be pres eujcd to the regis ter Of tte proper iHna-Ii-triet within sixty days after the aaLe cI actual Dossessior and the commencement of improvements on the land, by the filing of deelaratory statement therefor: Provided, That when the township plat is not on file at the date of such improvement, filing must be made within sixty days from the receipt of such plat at the district office: And provided further, That where the improvements shall have been made prior to the expira- tion of three months from the passage of this act, sixty days from the expiration of said three months shall be allowed for the filing of a declaratory statement, and no sale under the provisions of this act shall be allowed until the expiration of six months from the date hereof.
 Sec 4. That this act shall be held to au- thorize only one entry by the same person or association of persons under its pro- visions; and no association of persons any member of which shall have taken the benefit of this act ther as an individual or as a member of any other association shall enter or hold any other lands under the provisions of this act; and no member of any association which shall have t-l,--t tfs benefit of -his act shall enter or hOia auT other lands unjer it's provisions; and --l persons claiming under -ectiCn two hereof shall be required GO prove their respective tights and pay for Jhc lands filed upon within enc ye.r from the time prescribed Tor filing their respective claims; and ar0n ailuro to file the proper notice. or Go pay Fer jhe land within the required period, .ne .amo shall be subject to entry by any ,t-1r qualified aP. .aant-
 Sec. 8. Th1t ID case of conflicting cleuas spou lands where the improvements snail ye hereafter commenced, priority of pos ession and improvement followed by proper filing and continued good f-th, hall determine the preference righ. Lc purchase. And also where imp oye1elLs lave already been made at be date of the lassage of this act, division of the land laimed may be made by legal subdivisions, O include, as near as may be, the .aIaaoie of the respective Harties5 nd he Commissioner cf tue fera-a. 'and- )Gice shaG he and is he-lty aa-l rilet Q issue all ueedlaL rules ant fe-4lajs5n for orryiug into effect the provisions or thls let.
 Sec. G. That nothing in this shall be glst-uod t1 destroy sr uuair any rights which may have attached prior ta Its pas age, or t5 authorize the sale ef -lnds wall able for mines of goIis silver or copP--.
 Approved, March 3, 1875.