The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-04-15
new DESER
LAND LAW

TIE following act Of congress will be
county who have at one time had desert
claims, The law passed is as follows:
Amy person, who prior to the pas
sage OF this act has made entry under
desert land laws, but from any cause has
lost, forfeited or abandoned same, Shall
be entitled to the benefits of the desert
land law as though such former entry
plying for a second desert land entry
under this act shall furnish the descrip-
tions and date OF his former entry. Pro
vided, that the provisions of this act
shall not apply to any person whose for
mer entry was assigned in whole or in
part or cancelled for fraud, or who re-
lincuishes the former entry for valua-
Die consideration.
The circular letter Of instructions frol
the general land office to the local land
office at Great Falls will help to bet
ter understanding OF the above law.
An act limiting and restricting the
right of entry and assignment under the
desert land law and authorizing an ex-
tention OF time within which to make
final proof.
Bo 1t enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives Of the United States
Of America in congress assembled that
from and after the passage Of this act
the right to make entry Of desert lands
under the provisions Of the act approved
March ). 1877, entitled An act 10 pro-
vide for the sale Of desert lands III Ger.
tain states ard territories, as amended
by the act approved March 3, 1851, en-
titled An act to repeal timber culture
laws. and for other purposes shall be
restricted to surveyed public lands Of
the character contemplated by said acts,
and no such entries OF unsurveyed lands
shall be allowed or made Of record; !;
Provided, however, tAat any individual
qualified to make entry Of desert lands
under said acts who has. prior to sur
vey, taken possession of tract OF un-
surveyed land not exceeding in area 800
acres i'll compact form, and has reclain13
ed or has in good faith commenced the
work of reclainng@the same, shall have
the preference right to make entry on
such tract under said acts In conformity
with the public land surveys, within
ninety days after the filing Of the ap-
proved plat of survey in the district
land office.
Section 2. That after the date of pas
sage of this act no assignment of an
entry made under the said act shall be
allowed or recognized, except it be to
an individual who is shown to be
qualified 10 make entry under said acts
of tho land covered by the assigned en-
try, and such assignments may include
all or part of the entry; but no as
signnent to or for the benefit of any
corporation or association shall be au-
thorized or recognized. \
Sec. 3. That any entryn1an under the
above acts who shall show to the salts
faction of tho commissioner OF the gen
eral land office that he has in good
faith complied with the terms, require
uents and eprovisions OF said acts. bur
that because Of some unavoidable delay
in the construction of the irrigating
works, intended to carry water to the
said land, he is, without fault on his
part unable to make proof of the recla-
NATION and cultivation of said lands, as
required by said acts, shall, upon I'LL
ing his corroborated affidavit with the
land office in which said land is located
settingfo rth said facts, be allowed an
additional period of not to exceed tArse
years, within he discretion Of the com
missioner of the general land office
within which to furnish proof as requir-
ed by said acts OF the completion of said
work,
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