Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-01-08
legtslatlen for arI1ona.

SS&fes&ttcu tos AFt&otf0.
 The following is among the bills
 introduced in Congress, al the request
 of Governor wolHey, for the benefit of
 this territory:
 Iz the senate of the UnitsS States, December Is, 1889, ar. Teller intro apeed the following bill, which was read twice and referred to the commit tee OF public lands:
 A bill to authorize the leasing of the
 school and university lands in the
 Territory of Arizeaar and fer other purposes:
 Be 4 enacted by the House of Rep rcseats.ivss ef the Uaiiss States of America in Congress assembled, that ths county supervisors of each of the counties organized or hereafter organ i2sd in the Territory of Arisen&. are hereby authorized 10 lease the lands devoid of timber and known mineral deposits heretofore reserved, or that may hereafter bs reserved for schesl purposes in thair respective csaRties. in such manner ss nsy be provided by laws of the said Territory.
 CSC. 2 That all moneys derived from leasing si ths lands as provided fer iE the first section of this act, shall become part of the school funds of the cssaty where such lands are situated, and sbsll be ssed for the bailding Of seheSl house. and the support of pub- lie schools h such county, and fer no other purpose.
 sKc. 5. That the governor, superin- se..-sai of public instruction and treas rTsr of tho Territory of Arizona, are hereby constituted board, with su- thority to i0ase the lsnds here toiere selected, or that may be hereafter se- lsctsd fer university purposes, and the provisions of the aut of congress entitled "An act to gram lands to Da- kots, Montana, ArizoT a, Idaho and Wyoming for university purposes, approved February, lSh, 1881, in the ssiS Territory of Arizeas, in such man Gs may be provided by the laws of the Territory oE Arizona: Provided, That antil tho lsgisls;a ef said Territory ahGl provide hy lsw for the lea sing ef said university Ind school iaajs the said governor. superintendent of put sic instruction, and treasurer, are au- thosiEes, with the approval of the Secretary o. tho Interior, to make the Ae0sssary rnlessnd regulations to carry Sst the provisions oi this section.
 SEC. 1. That sil moneys derived rss the leasing of the said university lasds, ss provided by the third section ef this act, shall become part of the EniTersity fund ot said Territory. and shall se used Tor lhe support of the uni sersity oF A-izans, and 10. no other purpose.
 sPa, ,. Ina. nc lease under tAe ..rpyissons n{ tk,s act shsu be made fer s igfni exceeding five years, and all .ssses shall expire within six months after shA Tsrri,ecy ia admitted as gs ate into the Union: Provided. that ihe Secretary of the Interior may st szsy llalo ia his discretion snpul any ssass under this act.
 SEC. :. That where land in the six. .t suih and .hirty-si1th section, in the sasgiseIy si Arizona, are found upon surrey ;o 6e in the occupancy. aud cgyersd by the Improvements of an ac- tesi presumption CT horAestead settler, er Nhsre either of them are fractional ls qI&ulsty, iii whole CT ir part, or venting because the townships sre CT h4ye been or shall here s.iisEr sse reserved fer public purposes, CT .S1na to. De. minera, in character, other Iatsds may be selected by an agent sp- z .t ID %tI l- lf1t SSftAb%- 'A NAN 'NAaa- ilFy. ia figo thereof, irom the surveyed seslie lands of the Territory not other ss ..le feralit claimed or appropriated st iise et the selection, in accordance l vs.th principles of adjustment pre- .sribes5 ty seation twenty-five hundred | .aa thjrsysEix of the Revised Statutes 2. .hR United States. and upon deter ] .,i nation by he Interior Department -sat T portinn oI the sma!lss; legal sub . sf ssion' in : section numbered sixteen .hiEiy-s;x, in Arizona, is mineral ssi. .suo3 smallest legal subdivision Asll be excepted from the re- ervaiion F schools. and indemnity allowed Tor ? T it's zHtise.y. and such subdivisions, ; she raE.;or ot them remaining after ! s-.rayss.oa c! the mineral lands or 5i:1fss. sisal, be treated as other public ale q the United States.