Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-18
An ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
SALE OF THE LANDS or THE
UNITED STATES CONTAINING
COAL.


UNITED STATES CONTAINING
COAL.
We herewith publish, at the request o.
certain parties. a copy of the Ian OF Con
gress concerning the sale Of coal lands
belonging to the Government:
SECTION /. That any person above the
age of twenty-one years, who Is 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-office, have
the right to enter, by legal subdivisions,
any quantity Of vacant coal lands of the
United States not otherwise apprOpri-
ated or reserved by competent authority,
not exceeding one hundred and sixty
acres to such individual person, or three
hundred and twenty acres TO such asso-
citation, upon payment 10 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 COM
pleted railroad, and not less than twenty
dollars per acre for such lands as shall be
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SEC. =. That any person or assoeia-
ton of persons severally qualified AS
above, VINO have opened ana improved,
or shall 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 a preference
right OF entry, under the foregoing pro-
visions, of the mines so opened and i'm
proved: Provided, That when any asso-
citation of not less than four persons,
severally qualified as in section one of
this Act, shall have expended not less
than five thousand dollars in working
and improving any such mine or mines,
such association may enter not exceed
ing six hundred and forty acres, includ-
ing such mining improvements.
SEC. 3. That all claims under section
two of this Act must be presented to the
register of the proper land district within
sixty days after the date of actual posses
sion and the commencement of improve
ments on the land, by the filing of de-
claratory statement therefor: Provided
That when the township plat is not on
file at the date of such improvement, fl
ing 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
alUi ~ ~ ',e ga l,ti1'tou me no Ia
from the expiration Of said three months
shall be allowed for the filing of declara-
tory statement, and no sale under the
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