The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-02-13
COMPROMISE OF AL
LEGGED LAND FRAUDS.
From Fl. Worth Record.

From FIT. Worth Record.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 11.-Goy.
Curry N delegation appeared yester
day before the committee on terrific.
ries which reported favorably the act
to validate bonds for certain terrific
rial institutions.
The full text OF the compromise
bill agreed upon by Gov. Curry and
the New Mexico delegation and the
interior department relative to tho
settlement of the land fraud cases in
that territory, is as follows:
B it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives OF the Unit
ed States of America in as
timber growing upon any of the
lands granted to the territory of New
Mexico under the provisions of an
act entitled An act to make certain
grants of land to the territory of New
Mexico, and for other purposes ap
proved June 21st, 1908, may be sold
by the territory, for the use and purs
poses for which the lands were grant
ed, under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the commits
SiOner of public lands of the terrific
ry with the approval of the governor;
but no sale or contract for the sale
of the timber upon any of said land
shall be valid until approved by the
secretary of the INTERIOR: Provided.
That all contracts heretofore made
by the territory of New Mexico for
the cutting of timber from lands
granted to the territory by said act
shall be approved and confirmed by
the secretary of the interior upon the
i execution of a satisfactory agreement
| by the holders thereof, in a form pre-
scribed by him, to pay for such tim
Der to the territory the sum of three
| dollars in all for each acre embraced
in their respective contracts, includ
ing land heretofore cut over under
; said contracts.
Sec. 2. That upon the delivery OF
properly executed and duly recorded
deeds to the commissioner of public
lands of the territory of New Mexico
by the holders of the record title con
veying to the territory of New Mexi
co all claim or title possessed by
them il or TO any lands heretofore
selected by the territory of New Mex
leo under the provisions of said act
of June 21, 1898, to which a colora
Bile record title has been acquired by
apparent purchase from the territory
of New Mexico, the commissioner O
public lands of the territory shall
grant to said holders of the record ii
tie, without further consideration, the
right to cut and remove the mature6
and large growth timber upon the
lands respectively conveyed by then
to the territory of New Mexico to
gether with all necessary rights OF
way for harvesting the same.
Sec. 3. That the lands re-conveye6
to the territory OF New Mexico under
the provisions Of the preceding sec
ton, shall be held by the territory il
trust for the several uses and pur
poses, and subject to the same con
ditions and limitations under which
the lands We're selected by the terri
tory: Provided, That if any of the
lands embraced in any contract here
tofore made with the territory o.
New Mexico or so re-conveyed to the
territory are within any established
national forest, the territory of New
Mexico shall be authorized and per
an equal number of acres from the
surveyed, unappropriated non-timber
ed, and n~on-mineral public lands Of
the United States in said territory