The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-21

Providing for the Location and Purchase
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Of Public Lands Tor Reservoir sites
Considerable local interest Is mani
p fest Ia relation to the RESERVOIR att Of
obtaining control Of vacant public
lands In order that those interested
may be fully apprised Of the woi kings
Of the act, it IS given below together
with explanatory comment 1.-The gov
eminent land commissioner
The act approved January i, 1897,
% stat 49,. entitled IAN act prOvid-
ing for the location and purchase Of
public Ian Is for reservoir sites" IS as
follows
BE IL enacted By the senate and house Of rep
reseuratiTes Of the United States of America IN
congress Assem- bleC-
That any person, livestock company, or tran
spOrtatlOn corporation engaged IN breeding
grazing. driving or Transporting live stock may
construct reSerToIrs upon uuoccuple4 puu-lE
lands Of the United states. not mineral OF other
wise reserved, for the purpose OF furnishing
water to such live stOvk, and shall have control
OF such reservoir, under reeul tlons prescEln el
By the secretary Of the interior and the lands
upon which the same Is constructed not exceed
ing leo acres, 50 long such reservoir = main
ses. Provided. That such reservoir shall not be
fenced and shall be open 20 the free use 81 any
person desiring TO water animals OF any kind
sec 2 That any person 4lFe-stock CON pdhF.
or CORPORA ton desiring 70 avail themselves OF
statement IN the U IIleu states lallu once N tle
district where the land Is situated, winch state
meut shall describe the land where such reser-
FuIr D TO Be OF has bezu constructed shall state
what business such corporation Il engaged IN :
specify the capacity Of the reservoir In gallons,
and whether such company. person, or cOrpora-
tIOu has fled upon other reservoir sites within
the same county; and If 50, how many
Sec B That at any time after the completion
completed at the date of the passage OF this act
shall be constructed and completed within two
years after filing such declaratOry statement,
sElcn person company OF corpor al4oq sLa4l nave
the same accurately surveyed. s hereinafter
ProEided' ana shal NE IN ne Onlled states
land Office IN the district IN which such reservoir
IS located a map OF plat showing the location
Of such reservoir which map or plat shall be
Transmitted Dy me register and receiver OF said
United States land Office to the secretary Of the
interior and approved By him, and thereafter
such land shall be reserved from sale By the
zecrefarv Of the interior 80 long such reservoir
Is kept IN repair and water kept therein
Sec J. That congress may at any time amend,
alter, or repeal this act
Although the title indicates that
lands are to be sold for reservoir sites,
the act does not provide for the sale of
any lands, and therefore no lands can
be sold under its provisions This act,
however, directs the secretary of the
interior to reserve the lands from sale
after the approval Of the map showing
the location of the reservoir
Any person, livestock company, or
transportation corporation engaged in
breeding, grazing, driving, or trans
the benefits Of the act must file a dec
iaratOry statement IN the United States
land Office in the district where the
land Is located.
When the applicant Is a corporation
it should file also a copy Of its articles
Of incorporation and proofs Of its or
ganizatiOn, as required in paragraph ,,
subdivisions I, ,, 3, 4, ., 6, and IL.
The deClaratOTy statement must be
under oath. and should be drawn IN
accordance with form 9 (see page IS,
and must contain the following state
ments:
FIrst-Ihe county I'm which the res
ervOir Is to be or has been constructed;
the description, 10y the smallest legal
subdivisions, 40 acre tracts or lots, of
the land to be reserved for the reSer-
vOir. including also the land necessary
for the use thereof; that to the best Of
the applicants knowledge and belief
the land Is not mineral or otherwise
reserved; and the business Of the ap-
PliCant. The total of land to be used
must not exceed 160 acres.
SecOnd-The location of the reser-
vOir. described by the smallest legal
subdivisions, 40 acre tracts or lots; its
area in acres; its capacity in gallons:
and the height Of the dam
Third-The number, location, and
area Of all other reservoir sites filed
upon by the applicant, designating
those located in the same county.
Upon the filing of such declaratOry
statement there viii be noted thereon
the date Of filing over the signature of
the officer receiving ii, and the state
ments will be numbered in regular
order, beginning with No. l. The reg
lister will make the usual nOtatiOns on
= d =.
nation Of Reservoir DeclaratOry State
ment, No -" adding the date of the
act The local officers will be authori-
zed to charge the usual fees (sec- OBS,
Z. 5. Rev. Stat.l- The deClaratOry state
ment viii be forwarded with the regu-
lar monthly returns, with abstracts. in
the usual manner
The reservoir, If not completed at
the date Of the act. shall be completed
and constructed within two years after
the filing Of the declaratOry statement,
otherwise the deClaratOTy statement
will be subject to cancellation.
After the construction and compile
ton of the reservoir the applicant shall
have the same, including the lands
necessary for the proper use and enjoy
ment thereof, not exceeding 16O acres.
accurately surveyed and mapped, in
accordance with the instructions of
paragraphs to -. inclusive, so far as
they are applicable. The map and field
notes must be prepared in duplicate
and must be filed in the proper local
Office. The map must bear forms ; and
8 page Id modified as required by the
circumstances, and the field notes must
be swCrRtO by the surveyor.
When the map, field notes, and other