Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-30

,eiver of each land district shall. with.
IN his district, collect and transmit
monthly to the Secretary OF the Treas
lry, pursuant to his instructions, all
rents and profits arising under any ex
listing lease or legal occupation OF
such public property, buildings and
ground used for public purposes ex'
cepted, and shall transmit duplicate
accounts thereof to the Commissioner
of the General land Office.
No person shall be permitted to set
tie upon, occupy. or enter any of said
lands of the first class until further
action shall be taken by Congress In
which the manner of disposition there.
of shall be defined.
seeond.cIass Lands.
Sec. Z. That lands OF the second
class, whether under lease or other,
wise occupied, shall be surveyed ac-
cording to the township system. when.
ever the same is practicable, and two
rods In width along each side OF all
section and quartersection lines In
lands of the second class, upon ap.
prevail OF such survey by the Commits
sioner Of the General Land ONCE,
shall become public roads.
Whenever survey ACCORDING to the
township system Is not practicable,
such lands may be surveyed into lots
containing as nearly forty acres as
may be. which shall be properly num-
bered and described, with convenient
roads not exceeding four rods wide
nor less than two rods wide and upon
grade not exceeding IL per cent, and
In such manner that each lot snail
Ia, 10 ta-
road. Upon approval OF such survey
by the Commissioner OF the General
Land once, all such roads, together
with all roads heretofore established.
shall become the public property OF
the Territory Of Hawaii without fur
Their action. for use as public high
ways only, and subject to the laws
OF the Territory of Hawaii relating to
public highways. The location and
establishing Of such roads. however,
shall not estop the Territory OF Hawaii
or any municipal corporation thereof
from locating and establishing other
public highways by due process OF
law and on payment to any entryman
or owner Of any lands acquired under
the provisions OF this Act as provided
by law
FuDilC hnut Oi tne beCOnu CLASS
shall not be subject to settlement or
entry except In the manner hereinaft'
or prescribed In this section. When.
ever twenty thousand acres or more
OF the second-class lands shall have
been surveyed and such survey ap
proved as provided by law. Il shall be
disposed OF In the following manner
pisposing Of Lands.
The President shall issue q procla
nation, giving at least three months
notice Of such opening and specifical
ly describing by township, section, lot
block. or tract, as the case may be. al
lands SO opened by such proclamation
and to avoid the contests and conflict
ing claims which have heretofore re
suited from opening similar public
lands to settlement and entry the
Presidents proclamation shall pre-
scribe the manner in which thes,
lands may be settled upon, occupied
and entered by persons entitled there
to who possess the qualifications pro
vided in this Act
Prior to the date OF opening. as Sc
in the Presidents proclamation, an,
person intending to apply for any o
: the lands OF the second class to be 81
opened shall appear personally at tn,
local land Office In the district II
! which he intends to enter and submit
proof OF his qualifications to ente
such lands. He shall not have anothe
, application pending In any other Ian,
, district; his application shall be in hi
, tue name and the rights thereunde
! shall not be transferable. ~
No person shall be permitted to set
, tie upon, occupy, or enter any Of sal,
, lands OF the second class except o.
prescribed In said proclamation unit
, after the expiration OF sixty days iron
: the time when ...e same are opened I,
, settlement and entry. and then onl'
upon such lands OF the second elias
, as shall have been described and In
: cluded In such proclamation. An,
: person qualified who shall be unsut
/. cessful In obtaining homestead a
such opening, may again make appl
cation when other lands are dul
opened to settlement and entry
The President shall thereafter fror
= time to time, in his discretion and Il
! the same manner. open to settlement
: and entry such other lands of the sec
: ond class as shall have Ueen surveyor
and prepared for such disposal.
The Filing Fee.
For all lands of the second class tn
; filing fee to be required of and pai
, by the entryman shall be ut the rat
OF one dollar per acre or any fractio
0 OF an acre. Upon making final proc
+ there shall be paid by the entrymaI
2 In addition to said filing fee. the f,ll
= ther sum OF Ave dollars per acre.
No person shall be permitted to or
! ter more than forty acres Of land @
q the second class, which shall be 1
r contiguous form, conforming tc tn
!. lines OF survey: Provided, however
c That II any lot or subdivision sha
y contain more than forty and less tina
? fifty acres the applicant shall be pei
/. mitted to enter the whole of such lc
!. or subdivision, or II, two or more lyin
v In contiguous form and in one bod
/. shall altogether contain less than fit
h acres, then all such lots may he en-
l. braced In one entry upon the entryma
!. paying at the time OF entry one dol!a
!. per acre or fraction of an acre an
II at the time of making final proof II
n further sum of five dollars per az I
d for such excess.
!. Any entry made for forty acrr
more or less. of lands ,oi the secol
/. class shall exhaust the lomestea
8 right OF the applicant. who shall ther,
y after be prohibited from making an
/. entry for lands OF the second or thlr
s class.
e Third-class Lands.
y Sec. s. That all lands of the thir