Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-22
Full Text Of Important BIZ
Now Pending For Pas.
sage by Congress.
REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED
law VIII Be Discussed al Sheep
and Wool Growers COnven-
ton In This City.

al Che sheep aud wool eroWors con.
Fenton o. be- held here during fair
week. The Evenne Citizen herewith
publlshoa che nlil Introduced AZ the
last session of the congress providing
FOX the control OF grazing on The pub
llC lands of the Go-caiiod arid states
and territories. The BAL is nov pend.
ina before ihc committee on public
lands. q ~ aa follows.
A boa providing f0r the control oil
grnzing upon the public lands in the
nrid states and territories of the Uni
ted States.
ue Do enacted 10y the senate and
house of representatives Of tho United
States ~ America in congress Assem-
hlod. that the president of the United
States with the consent OF the govern.
0r g The state or territory affected, D.
hereby authorized 90 establish BY pro
clamation, grazing districts upon the
public lands OF the United States
Ihoreunon che secretary OF agrscul-
iuro shall have charge Of auch grazing
uiatriCif. appoint aii officers necps-
aary lur their administration and pro
lection, ald al local officers shall be
appointed from the quallnsd electors
OF the states and territories in which
such districts are respectively stu.
atod, regulate their use for grazing
vaiuo and issue permits % Craze live
stock thereon under rules ana regula'
lions prescribed By him. classify all
public lands in said grnzing districts
az agricultural or grazing and publish
lists thereof, anpraiao me grazing val,
no GO the land ga each locality and
charge und collect reasonable fors for
grazlng permits. and prescribe regula.
tons for tine administration and I'm.
proycmcnis OF each grazing district.
Sec. g. That lands 60 classified as
agricultural ahan be- occupied for
grazing purposes under annual or sea.
son permits only aud shall be contln.
ually subject 90 disposition under the
public land laws. Lands 30 classified
as grnEing shall be occupied under
/ permits for periods Of not more than
ten years, aud upon application aEri.
cultural settlement shall h. allowed
whenever an inspection ny tho score
tary Of agriculture OF tho lands APP
piled for shall show such land 90 be-
agricultural In character, but NJ other
settlement or entry therein shsll be
allowed except under the mlnlng or
townsito laws. Provided. That an land
shall be subject tO Rehabilitation az
the termination of any permit period.
And provided. that public grazing land
adjacent To land reclaimed or 90 DO
I reclaimed by government irrigation
projects shall 30 proclaimed AZ sop
arato grazing districts and set
/ tiers upon auch reclaimed land
| ahal have a preference right 20
I the use thereof for Grazlng pur-
poses under tho terms III thlH act.
/ And proylder futher. that az mineral
lands which have been or which may
/ be- shown 90 be- such and subject 20
entry under existing ming laws Of
/ the United States end the rules and
regulations applying thereto shall con
tlhae 20 be subject TO such LOCATION
and entry.
Sec 3. That the Jurisdiction. both
civil and criminal, over persons with
IN such grazing districts shall not bo
affected or changed BY reason Of the
existence thereof, except 30 FAR as the
/ punishment OF oienges against the
/ unitcd states therein 81 concerned, and
that nothing therein shall be con.
struod as pr hibiting settlers pros
l pgctora. and others from entering upon
such grazing districts Tor al proper
and lawful purposes, including the u9a
and enjoyment Of their rights and
/ nr perry, and prospecting, locating
and developing the mineral resources
az such districts; and such wagon
roads or Improvements may be con
lsirucied thereon IN accordance with the
laws of the respective states oF terri
tories or under regulations OF the sec
Rotary OF agriculture as may bee nccea
sary for such purposes.
soc. 4. That settlers residing With
Ia che exterior boundaries Of nuci
grazing districts or Ia the vicinity
thereof may occupy, under permit from
the secretary OF agriculture. any par
~ tao said grazing districts necessary
for gcho0lhOuac churches and Hiaii
Tor county buildings, and after auci
permit has been granted the land ahfi
be listed ln tho local land oiicD auf
lHhall not ho subject to appropriation
under the public land laws during sucl
use AN waters ON such grnsing dis
tricta may be- used for domestic. min
ling. milling. or Irrigation purposes un
der the laws of tho state on tQrfltoD
wherein such grazing districts are OF
unied 0r uHdcr fhf laws 81 fhe Unltei
States and the rules ami regulations
established hereunder
Sec That the secretary of agri
culture shall nA a date. which shat
nor be- hess than one year from thi
establishment uf each grazing diairlc
and after such. date 81 shall Do un
lawful to pasture nhy class Ol i've
stock thereon without a grazing poq
init. aud violation nf the provision
OF this section shall b. deemed p mis-
% meanor. punishable hY a ine of mo-
less than ten dollars nor moro thaf
one thousand dollars. or By impfigon
mont for NOT less than ten days uoi
more than one year. or both such hn'
and imprisonment in the discretion q
che court
See q That SO much of the npocla
forest reserve fund provided for if
section Eve Of the aci oi February nrs
nineteen hundred end nve lthirty
third aiaiuica az large, PAGE 6if hun
dred and twoniy'olghtl, as the aecro'
tary of aFriculinre may from Time q
time. nll0t. d. hereby appropriated. q
ne available until expended for th'
payment of classification and ali uthe
expenses necessary t0 execute thi
[. provisions of tbia aci. and am m2nei
collected Tor grazing fees under thl
nrt shall bo deposited in enc tlcaHufi
AZ a special gfaHlnf fund. which q
hfrehF appropriated ln ha expended
~ follows. Rive per ccRinm oi inl
rr0m receipts irW each sfatlns ui.
tflrf shall ho paid IN DE end Ql olcl
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