The Meeker herald., 1902-02-08
Leasing Public Land for Gras-
ing Purposes.

ing Purposes.
There has been considerable inquiry
at this ofice concerning the proposed
leasing Law. Following is the full text
Of tho law as presented to Congress
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representative OF
the United States OF America in Con-
eress assembled; That all vacant public
lands west of the one bundredth mer!-
dan west from Greenwich shall be leased
for stock grazing purposes. subject to
the right Of Homestead and Mineral
Eutry under existing laws of the United
States. and when so entered to be can
celed frOm the lease.
SEC. 2. Leases of such lands shall not
be subject to bid. The. uniform rental
shali' be Two Gents per acre per annnm,
payable Annually in advance, and prefer
ence for such leases shall be given to
owners of cultivated agricultural land.
for leasabIe lands abutting upon their
freeholds in proportion of ten acres Of
leasehoid to one acre OF freehold. A
like preference Of ten acres OF leasehold
to one acre Of freehold shall be given to
stock growers who are also freeholders ;
this preference shall apply only to lands
within the counties upon which their
stock habituaily range. II in case Of
either of the preference above provided
there shall not be sufficient leasable
lands in the county to give each person
entitled to the preference the maximum
Of ten acres to one. then said
lands shall be pro-rated between the
persons entitled to such preference.
The further preference to lands not
leased under the foregoing provisions Of
this section shall be given to stock
growers who were In actual nse and
occupancy Of said lands during the year
ending on Jan. 1, 1901. to. be leased to
them in proportion to their respective
interests In and use thereof Where the
states lease state lands the bona Ade
holders Of such state leaseholds shall be
D.
beneficiaries Of the preference given
ABOVE 70 stocx-efo~efs VINO arc aso
freeholdees; provided that such state
leaseholds are not held BY any one per-
son in tracts exceeding six hundred and
forty acres In any one body. Freehold
iignts unaer TINS soctlon snsA noe .pp.y
70 townsate property. nor 70 any iands
deriving tisie from spanish OF Me1ican
grants.
SEC. . All leases 70 run zen year,
WIN tne paisaNRe = IeneMM ~ -.
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haVina mo p'ciesnco .oI sucn socolu
'elm, pfos'oeu no susu n.se .ompnou
VIVA tns Ie9ai.omen's oI .nIs 'sw anu
.te oelIas ~ n's los.e' anu ne. no' a.
ioWeo MS ieaseno'o 70 oeeeI'o.s0'
sAc. l. Ino rovonuo aetlsou IIom Tue
leases here'h sotho1..ou so..' 70 pa'u
ihto .ne treasury OF INC United sta.es'
ana tne het tsvenue, a'eol oeouct'pe 'ae
e4pense OF solnin's.efing .nis sc''
te1tieoIieS "no'eln tuo' sossoooios MIC
situseso' ~ pfov'de = stsse enR'neer anu
otnet proper means ZOE oevot'ns Tue
Same 70 tne INVERSION OF s.oraRe VI
water ana its oisStiDu''On 1oE iriiRal'oh
OF eR11cuiturai ianos' Ohly such reVe-
nue. y Is derived 10 any state or terri-
torr snail Do returned 20 IL ior such
purpose.
SEc.o. Inc secretary OF tne INFERIOR
shall nave the power TO cancel q lease
when Us ho!oer becomes ineitg'ple' ana
shall administer this act. making all
needfut rules and reguiatlons for that
purpose.
SEC. .. Nothing IN this act snail de-
prive the United states OF control OF all
reservations for any purpose now exist
ing or hereafter created.
SEC. =. This act to take enect and be
In force from and after It's passage.
The purpose OF this proposed legisla-
tion Is to prevent the further free use in