Gilpin observer., 1906-01-04
LANDS COMMISSIONS REPORT ON
GRAZING ON THE PUBLIC LANDS

continue 10 DC subject 10 euLTy uuueT
reasonable regulations notwithstand-
ing such permit
Regulation Of Grazing.
Following are the recommendations
OF the commission:
1. Public lands in the arid land
states to be occupied for grazing pur-
poses under government permits only.
2. The government permit system
to be put into effect on any area only
when such area lies within grazing
district established by proclamation of
the President.
3. Prior to the proclamation of a
grazing district the lands proposed to
be included in the district to be classi.
fled, so 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"
4. Lands classified as agricultural
to be occupied for grazing purposes
under annual permits and to be sub
ject to homestead entry.
3. 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 hve years.
G. 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.
Z. An area classified as grazing,
covered by a permit, and OF greater
than single range homestead capacity.
| to be subject to homestead entry. pro-
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so entered as shall, after official eX-
| animation in response to the applica.
| ton of the person declaring intention
to make the entry. be re-classified as
suitable for agriculture.
s. 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.
,. Lands to be subject to re-classi-
| fication 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-
vided that before new permits are is
sued for lands classified as grazing.
| and of greater than range homestead
| capacity, such lands shall be open for
a short period to homestead settle
ment, one settler to each tract of range
homestead capacity.
I II. 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
grazing permit for lands within one
mile of his homestead.
| 13. Subject to the one-mile home
stead preference, the person actually
occupying the land fer grazing pur.
poses prior to the installation of the
| permit system. to have permit prefer
ence over a person not so occupy.
ing it.
Il. When new permits are issued
| for lands covered by an expiring per-
nit. a range homesteader to have O
preference TO such adjacent land as
he is prepared to put 10 mis- own bene-
fetal use for grazing purposes. not to
exceed an area of single range home
stead capacity.
Is. Subject to the changes involved
in Reconsideration. and to the prefer
an expiring permit to have the prefer
ence to a new permit, provided that
during his occupation the land has
been maintained in condition of pro.
ductiyeness satisfying official require
ments.
16. No transfer or assignment OF
permits to he allowed without official
approval. and proposed assignments
that would consolidate permits not to
be approved
II. permit to be liable to cancel
lation whenever in the judgment of the
administrative authority il was OBJ
tanned by fraud or misrepresentation
or is used to defeat the object of the
law.
Is. 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 a
price mutually agreed upon between
the two. or, in case of disagreement,
at n 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 n cent
nor more than cents per acre per an
mum, or, when the permit is granted
on a per capita basis. not less than
cents per head per season for small
stock or 25 cents for large stock.
20. The money received for permits
to constitute a special fund out OF
which shall be paid. after the initia-
tion 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-
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