The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-05

8. PrlOr TO tne pfOci1"StlOn VI
grazing district the lands proposed to
be included in the district to b. classi-
fled. 30 as to distinguish those suitable
for agricultural purposes from those
chiefly valuable for grazing purposes
and not suitable for agriculture. the
latter to be called grazing lands"
Note.-Irrigable lands would in gen.
eral be classified as agricultural. but
an area of arid land which the gov
ernment proposed to irrigate only at
the expiration of q period OF years
would meanwhile be classified as graz
ing land.
4. Lands classified as agricultural
to be occupied for grazing purposes
under annual permits and to be sub
ject to homestead entry.
). Lands classified as grazing to be
occupied for grazing purposes under
limited perennial permits. the period
of the initial permit for any area not
to exceed five years.
6. An area classified as grazing COW
cred by a permit. and of only single
range homestead capacity not to be
subject to homestead entry during the
period of the permit
7. An area classified as grazing.
covered by permit, and OF greater
than single range homestead capacity.
to be subject to homestead entry, pro-
vided that only such portion may be
so entered as shall. after official ex-
animation in response to the applica-
tion of the person declaring intention
to make the entry, be re-classified as
suitable for agriculture.
8. The permits to be issued with
exclusive pasturage rights to individ-
uals whenever practicable. but when
local range conditions make it neces-
sary with rights for several individu-
ais in a community pasture
9. Lands to be subject to re-classt-
iication at the termination of the per-
nit period especially in response to
applications for the reclassification OF
particular tracts originally classified as
grazing, but believed by the applicants
to be suitable for agriculture.
10. After reclassification new per
mits to be issued as before on the
basis of the new classification, pro-
yided that before new permits are is
ued for lands classified as grazing.
md of greater than range homestead
l capacity. such lands shall be open for
short period to homestead settle
l
homestead capacity.
II. On lands first classified as graz
| ng and subsequently opened for home
| ;tead settlement either by reason OF
'eclassification as agricultural land or
~ reason of the expiration of a per-
nit, no person to make homestead en-
! ry until he has received an official
certificate that the land he proposes
I to enter is legally subject to entry. tho
issue of such certificate to be based on
declaration of intention to make en-
try, such declarations to be receivable
either before or after the land is open
for settlement, and to have precedence
in the order in which they are re-
ceived.
Note.-The procedure outlined in
this paragraph is intended to prevent
confusion and to restrict the entries
as far as possible to real settlers. Each
certificate should be valid for a limited
PERIOD say thirty days. after which, II
the holder has not made entry. new
certificate would be issued to the next
applicant.
10. A bona fide homestead settler
on either surveyed or unsurveyed land.
or the owner of a homestead under act
ual culture, to have the preference to
a grazing permit for lands within one
mile of his homestead.
| 49, Subject to the one-milC home
stead preference, the person actually
occupying the land for grazing pur-
poses prior to the installation of the
permit system, to have permit prefer
ence over person not so occupy
ing it.
IA. When new permits are issued
for lands covered by an expiring per
nit, a range homesteader to have a
preference to such adjacent land az
he is prepared to put 10 his own hene-
fetal use for grazing purposes, not to
exceed an area of single range home
stead capacity.
| Is Subject to the changes involved
in reclassification, and to the prefer
ences OF homesteaders, the holder Of
an expiring permit to have the prefer
ence to new permit, provided that
during his occupation the land has
been maintained in condition of pro-
ductiveness satisfying official require
ments.
16 No transfer or assignment OF
permits to be allowed without official
approval, and proposed assignments
that would consolidate permits not to
be approved.
H. A permit to be liable to cancel
lation whenever in the judgment of the
! administrative authority it was OBJ
/, tanned by fraud or misrepresentation
or is used to defeat the object of the
law.
49, A permit for any area not to be
granted to another than the person
holding the preceding permit for the
same area unless the new permittee
shall produce satisfactory evidence
that he has purchased the improve
ments of the preceding permittee at
price mutually agreed upon between
the two, or, in case of disagreement.
at price determined by official ap-
praisal
10. Payment for permits to be
made annually, in advance. the amount
TO be determined by an official ap.
praisal and named in the permit, but
the payment to be not less than " cent
nor more than 5 cents per acre per an
mum, or, when the permit is granted
on a per capita basis, not less than 5
cents per head per season for small
stock or 25 cents for large stock.
20. The money received for permits
to constitute special fund out of
which shall be paid, after the initia-
ton of the system by direct appropri-
alton, the cost of administration of the
system, including the costs OF classi-
fication and appraisal. the balance
of the receipts in excess OF the
| cost of administration to be ap-