Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-02-06

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fore,
Be it enacted by the senate and houst
OF representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assembled. Tha
where such persons in good faith and fo
valuable considerations purchased from
the grant claimants prior to May
twenty-third, eighteen hundred ane
ninety eight, portions of the land cover
ed by the said grant, and have occupied
and improved the same, such persons
may, within six months from and after
the passage OF this act, or within three
months after the said lands shall bt
restored to entry, purchase the same
at the price OF one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre, upon making proof
of the facts required by this act under
regulations to be provided by the com
missioner of the General Land Office
and approved by the secretary of the
interior, joint entries being admissible
| where two or three persons have pur.
chased lands on the same forty-acre
tracts: Provided, that not one person
and no purchase shall be allowed for q
less quantity than that contained in the
smallest legal subdivision.
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qualified TO make entry under the
cupied any OF said lands with the inten.
ton OF entering the same under the
| homestead or desert-land laws, such
persons snail be allowed three months
from and after the passage OF this act,
or after the said lands shall be restored
to entry, within which to make their
entries, and the fact that such persons
have improved or reclaimed siich desert
lands shall be no bar to their making
such entries.
The lands affected by this act we're or
iginally withdrawn from entry on Jam
uary 9, 1875. to satisfy the Paso de los
Algodones grant, which was finally re.
| jected by the courts on November q,
1893.
In his decision OF August 8, 1900, 80
l.. D., 226}, in the case Of Katharine
Davis, the secretary Of the interior held
that upon the final adjudication and re-
lection of the grant by the courts, the
lands became at once open TO settle
ment and entry ht,t the attention OF
the department having been invited TO
the fact bill was pending before con-
gress for the disposition Of the lands, the
secretary of the interior on August rs,
1900. directed this Office TO withhold all
the lands from settlement and entry un-
til further orders, and you were aceor-
dinghy advised by letter &c" of Septem-
Der ], 1900.
The bill for the disposition of these
lands having become . Law, as stated
above, it is now proper 10 take the ac-
ton necessary 10 carry into effect the
provisions Of the iaw, and to restore to
entry the lands that have 30 long been
reserved.
Under the tirst section Of the act, per-
sons who, priar TO Mav 2s. 1888, (the
day on which the Sapreme Court of the
United States first held that the grant
was invai,dl, purchased, in good faith
and for valuable considerations, from
the grant claimants, portions OF the
land reserved for the grant, and have
occupied aud improved the same, nay
within six months after the passage OF
the act, or within .hree months after
the lands shall be restored toentry, pnT.
chase such land from the United stateF,
At the price Of one dollar ami twenty.
Eve cents per acre, upon making proof
OF the required facts under regulations
to be provided by this Office and approx
ed by the department. II is provide d.
however. that no one person shall pur.
chase more than forty acres, and no
purchase shall be allowed for a iess
quantity than that contained In the
smallest legal subdivision; and psoyi-
sion is also made Tor joint entries, " here
two or more persons have purchased
portions OF the same forty-acre tract.
Persons who apply to avail themselves
of the privileges OF this provisi. n of the
law will be required to furnish the orig.
inai deeds OF conveyance or certified
copies of the record, or other contem-
poraneons written evidence of convey
ance or OF an agreement 10 convey; and
they must also furnish their affidavits,
which must be executed before some Of
icer authorized to act in homestead
cases, showing that they purchased the
lands applied for in good faith and for
valuable considerations. and that they
have occupied and improved the same.
As the preamble TO the act recites that
the purchases were made by citizens,
applicants will be required TO show, in
accordance with the regular rules, that
they are either native born or natural
lied citizens OF the United States. Par
chasers will be required to publish no.
tices of intention to purchase in like
manner as notice is published in home
stead cases.
Upon the submission OF satisfactory
proof and proper payment, you will is
sue cash certificates and receipts, max
ing proper reference to the act of con-
gress, and you will give the series new
set Of numbers, beginning with No. /.
Where two or more persons apply for
portions of the same forty-acre tract,
joint proof may be submitted and
joint certificate will be issued.
You will report entries made under
the first section of the act on the regular
couh abstract mak inu tho uacassary