The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
FAVOR S PLAN.

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the control and leasing of the public
domain was prepared at the recent
Denver meeting of the American Ma
tional Live Stock association, in
which it is proposed that the maximum
grazing charge shall not exceed four
cents per acre., and the minimum me.
half cent per acre. The method of ad-
ministering the proposed law is de-
scribed in a section which says:
"The users OF the public lands under
the provisions of this act may select
a committee of not more than four
members from the users of any such
grazing district, which committee shall
be proportions ate with ownership of
different kinds of stock, giving at
least one committeeman to each class
OF live stock users of the land, who,
with the officer appointed by the Sec
rotary of agriculture in charge of such
grazing district, shall constitute an
executive board, who shall determine
whether the permits for such grazing
districts shall be issued upon an acre.
age or upon a per capita basis, shall
make such division of the range be-
tween the different kinds of stock as
Is necessary, and shall decide whether
the distribution of the range shall be
by individual Or community allot-
ments. The executive board shall
also determine the total number of
animals to be grazed in each grazing
district, when permits are issued on a
capita basis, and shall decide upon
the adoption of any special rules to
meet local conditions, and shall pre-
scribe special rules to govern the
movement of live stock across the
public lands, in such districts, so as
their rights and the right of persons
having the necessity to drive across
the same. The executive board shall
also determine the preferences in the
allotment of grazing privileges pro
vided for in section | of this act, and
shall determine the value of the i'm.
provements and of the use of the same
whenever that may become necessary
under the provisions of this act in the
administration of the same. Any
differences between a majority of the
executive board and the officer il
charge shall be referred to the secre
tary of agriculture and shall be ad
justed in the II prescribed by
him. Any Interested party shall hav,
the right to appeal from any decision
of the board to secretary of agricul
ture. If the users of the land fail t,
select the committee as here provide,
for, the president Of the United State
shall name such committee from sue
grazing districts, apportioned amoni
the owners Of the different kinds G
live stock, as above provided
The disposition of the funds derive
) from grazing fees is provided for i
the bill to this effect: "All net money
: received from each grazing distri.
; during any fiscal year shall be pal
at the end thereof by the secretary
the treasury to the state or territor
in which said grazing district is sit'
ated, to be expended as the state
territorial legislature may prescrib
for the benefit Of the public schoo
y and the public roads of the county
counties in which the grazing distri
e is situated: Provided, That when al
n grazing district is in more than o.
q state or territory or county, the di
le tributive share Of each from the pr
ceeds Of said grazing district shall
r. proportional to its area therein
Is According to recent advices frc
w ashington, the proposed least
system is not likely to become
OF subject of legislation at this sessi
~ Of congress.
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