The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
PROPOSED sHohk's RESERVOIR
NOT THE FIRST.
TWO FILINGS MADE HERE
Text of Law Under Which Land May
BE Reserved for THAT
Purpose.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The announcement that the Shon-
kin Cattle association, which has de-
cided upon the construction OF a res
ervoir for the purpose of affording
water for it's stock, is the first in the
state to undertake such an enterprise
is an error. No fewer than two APP
plications for such reservoir sites
have been filed with the clerk of the
district court of this county, and 1t
is believed that like filings have been
made elsewhere.
The law under which land for that
purpose is reserved was passed Jan
uary ID; 1897, and is an act for the
special benefit of those who may wish
to locate. land for the express purpose
of building, reservoirs for the water
ing Of livestock. In order that the
intending fler may take advantage
of the provisions of the act he must
make oath setting forth that the pro-
posed reservoir is for the purpose Of
watering livestock and for no other.
He must also give his ~postofice ad-
dress, the county in which the reser-
voir is to be located; a description Of
the land, by the smallest legal sub
division, 40-acre tracts or lotds the
land under no condition to. exceed 100
acres. He must also make affidavit
that the lana is not occupied or other
wise claimed, and that to the best Of
his knowledge and belief it is not
mineral or otherwise reserved. In
addition to all this he must give the,
business in which he is engaged, in
Guiding a full and minute statement
of the extent to which he is engaged
in breeding, grazing, driving or trans
porting livestock, giving the number
and kinds o. such stock, the place
where they are being bred or grazed,
and whether within an enclosure or
upon unenclosed lands, etc.
Such reservoirs may o be enclos-
ed by fences or. in any other manner
shut off, but must be kept open at all
times and free for the use of any!
body desiring to water animals of any
kind.
No reservation will be made for a
reservoir containing less than 1000
gallons, and for a reservoir contain
ing less than 100000 gallons not more
than 40 acres can be reserved. For a
reservoir of 100000 capacity and less
than 1000, 900 gallons not more than
so acres can be reserved. For a res
eryoir of 100000 gallons and less
than l.5O0,0 900 gallons capacity not
more than 100 acres can be reserved.
er a reservoir of more than 1,5OO,-
mp gallons capacity 100 acres may
mt reserved. Not more than 100 acres
i this purpose shall be reserved in
'cl4T one section. and not more than
bill acres shall be reserved for the
toile purpose in n group Of tracts
+ eornering upon each other.
ligto reservation shall be made with
2 Aone-half mile of the boundaries
9 III group of 100 acres of adjoining
t~hfcornering tracts already reserved
cder this act.
thpon the matter of fencing such res
'Woirs the law says:
oLands SC reserved shall not be
81 led, but shall be kept open to the
esq use of any person desiring to
"FSer animals Of any kind. If the
lthils SO reserved are at any time
weed or otherwise enclosed, or if
enfy are not kept open to the free
Use of any person as aforesaid de-
string to water animals of any kind,
If the reservoir applicant attempts
o use them for any other purpose, or
f the reservation is not obtained for
he bone fide and exclusive purpose
# constructing and maintaining a res
'rvoir thereon according to law, the
.leclaratory statement, upon any such
natter being made to duly appear,
will be cancelled and all rights there
lnder be declared at an end.
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