The Bessemer indicator., 1894-09-08
cE0,No ARID LANDS.
The Text OF the Carey Act. Passed by Toe
Gresa-

| GresA.
Following is the full text OF Senator
Carey's bill which was adopted as a
part of the sundry civil appropriate
bill:
THAT to aid the public land states In
the reclamation of the desert lands
therein, md the settlement, cultivation
| nnd sale thereof in small tracts to act
ual settlers, the secretary of the inter
ior. with the approval of the Presi-
dent, be. and hereby is authorized and
empowered, upon proper application of
| the state 10 contract and agree, from
| time to tins, with each of the states
In which there may be situated desert
lands rs defined by the act entitled.
| An act 10 provide for the sale OF deS-
ert land ia certain states and terrific
! ries,' approved March 3. 1851. aud the
act amendntory thereof, approved
| March 3, 1891. binding the United
| States To donate, grant and patent TO
the state free OF cost for survey or
price such desert lands, not exceeding
one million acres in each state. as the
state may cause TO bA irrigated, re
| claimed, occupied, and not less than
2p acres of each 16o acre tract cult
vated by actual settlers, within ten
wears next after the passage OF this
act as thoroughly as is required of cit
lzens who may enter under the said
desert land law
Before the application Of any state
is allowed or any contract or agree
mcut Is executed or any segregation Of
any of the land from the public do
main is ordered by the secretary of the
Interior, the state shall Tile map OF
the said land proposed to be irrigated.
which shall exhibit plan showing the
mode of the contemplated Irrigation
and which plan shall be sufficient 10
thoroughly irrlgate and reclaim said
land and prepare II 10 raise ordinary
agricultural crops and shall also show
the source of the water to be used for
irrigation ana reclamation, and the
secretary of the interior may mako
necessary regulations for tho rrselva-
tlon of the lands applied for 10y the
states TO date from the date of the
tilins of tho map and plan of irriEa-
ton, but such reservation shall ho or
no force whatever Il snch map and
plan OF irrigation shall not br ap-
proved Tint any state contracting
under This section is hereby authorized
TO make all necessary contracts To
cause the said lands 10 bc reclaimed.
and To induce their settlement ana cul-
tivntion in accordance with and sub
iect To the provisions Of this section.
but the state shall not Dc authorized
to lease any OF said lands or 10 use or
dispose of the same in any way Whit
ever, except TO secure their rcClama-
ton, cultivation and settlement
As fast NJ any state may furnish
satisfactory proof according 10 such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribcd by the secretary Of the inter
ior, that any cf said lands arr irri
gated. reclaimed and occupied by act-
u0l settlers, patents shall he ISSUED 10
the state or its assigns FOR said lands
so reclaimed OF settled: Provided,
that said states shall not sell or dis
pose of more than 100 acres of said
lands 10 any one person. aud any sur
plus of money derived by any state
from the sale of said lands in excess
OF the costs Of their reclamation shall
be held as trust fund for and be
applied TO the reclamation OF other
desert lands in such state. That ~
enable the secretary of the interior to
examine any Of the lands that may be
selected under the provisions OF thi'
section, there is hereby appropriated
out of any moneys in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, $1,000 "