Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-31
TERMS Of CAREY ACT
NOW IN FORCE IN
NEW MEXICO
Numerous Irrigation Projects
Being Considered Under
Terms of Act Extended by
Last Congress.

Although the carey act has beer
effective in New Mexico for less than
three weeks there are already some
nine important irrigation projects un-
der consideration under the terms OF
tho act. The carey act probably
means more in the way of Investment
in private irrigation enterprises thar
any other act of ongrc applicable
20 this territory not excepting even
the reclamation act. Tho terms of
the Carey act follow.
That to aid the public land states
in the reclamation of the desert
lands therein, and the settlement, cul-
tivation and sale thereof in small
tracts to actual settlers, the secre-
tary Of the interior with the approv-
nj OF the president, he and heneby is
authorized and empowered. upon
proner applieatlQQg az the state to
contract and agree, from time to
time, with each OF the states In
which there may be situated lands as
defined by the act entitled An act to
provide for the sale of desert land in
certain states and territories APP
rS}roVed Mlreh >s.tA 5. L-~~. .sn1 lt.lsS al.si.
anncndatorN thereof, approved March
:. 1891. binding the United states to
donate, grant and patent to the state
free Of cost for survey or price such
H&~@rt iamtis. no EXCEEDING 900, 900
acres IN each state, as the state
may cause to be irrigated. reclaim
ed. occupied, ana not less than 20
acres Di zach 1865 aGfG 1iflT.% s.rItfiVa@-
ted by actual settlers. within ten
Ncars next after the passage OF this
act, as thoroughly as Is required OF
eitiHcns who may enter undcr the
said desert landt.4AN ~.
before the application Of any
state is allowed or any contract or
agreement is executed or any segre-
cation of any of the land from the
public domain IS ordered by the sec
rotary of The interior, the state shall
file q map of the said land proposed
TO he irrigated and shall exhibit a
plan showing the mode of contempla-
ted irrigation. and which plan shall
be sufficient 10 thoroughly irrigate
ana reclaim said land and prepare it
ITO ralse ordinary agricultural crops
shall also show the sourcc Of the
water to be used for the irrigation and
reclamation, and the secretary of the
interior may make necessary regula-
tions for the reservation Of the lands
applied for by the states to date from
the date of filing of the map ana
plan of irrigation. but such r%eserVa-
tion shnll be Of no force whatever il
such map and plan of irrigation shall
not be approved. That any state
contracting under This section is
hereby authorized to make all noces-
slrN contracts to cause the said
lands to be reclaimed, ana to induce
their settlement and cultivation in
accordance with and subject to the
provisions OF this section; but the
state shall not be authorized to lease
any of said lands or to use or dispose
of the same IN any way whatever, eX-
ccpt TO sccurc their reclamation. Gull
tvation and settlement.
AS fast as any state may furnish
satisfactory proof according to such
rules ana regulations as may be pre-
sclihcd by the secretary of the inter
Tor. than any of said lands are irriga-
tea. reclaimed and occupied by ac-
tual settlers, patents shan be issued
to the state or its assigns for said
lands so reclaimed and settled. Pro
Nidcd. that said states shall not sell
or dispose of more than 100 acres OF
said lands 10 any one person. and
any surplus OF money derived by any
state nom the sale of said lands In
fNc'ss of the cost of their rcclama-
lion, shall be held as a trust fund
Tor n be applied to the reclamation
ot other desert lands in said state.
lhat 60 enable the secretary of the
Interior to examine and of the lands
ma may be- selected under the pro-
visions OF this section, there is here
ny appropriated AZ Of any moneys
n the treasury, not otherwise appro-
priatcd. 81. 600.
The act WAS amended and APPROX
81 February is, 1909. as follows:
"Bc il enacted by the senate and
house of representatives OF the Uni
led states at America in congress as
semhled. that all the provisions OF
section 4 of tho act of congress ap-
lroNed August Is 1884, being chap
or 3ol to supplement TO Revised
statutes of the United States. entitled
I'm act making appropriations for
sundrN civil expenses of the govern
nent for The fiscal year ending June
30, 1885. and for other purposes and
thc amendments thereto be. and the
same are hereby extended TO the ter
ritorics % New Mexico and Arizona.
ana that said territories upon com
plying with the provisions of said act
han be- entitled To have and receive
an OF tho benefits therein conferred
apon the states.
sec. .. That this act shall be in
full force and effect from and after
its passage
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