The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-04-08
WOULDREcLAlM WASTE LAND
Reclamation Bill is introduced in STATE
Senate BY Monary and James

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Senate BY Monarp and James
A bin has Just been introduced in the
state senate by Senators James and
Moriarty providing for reclamation
board, prescribing the duties OF such
board, and making an appropriation
thereof 1t follows;
Section /. The governor is hereby
authorized. empowered and instructed
to appoint a reclamation board OF three
memhers 10 serve without payment
for service. whose duty ii shall be to
select from swamp. stump or cut over
lands belonging 10 the state OF Michi-
gan ten separate forty acre government
subdivisions thereof to be appraised,
i'm proved and sold as hereinafter pro.
vided
Section 2 Such selection when made
by such board shall be certified to the
auditor general who sbsll thereupon
proceed. to.cause the said selections OF
state lands to be appraised in the man
ner..provjded by law After such APP
praisal the said board shall cause one
half Of each tract 20 selected to be
cleared OF trees, brush or stumps OF
otherwise improved and prepared for
cultivation shall be- deemed advis-
able by such board and for such ppr-
pose the said hoard is authorised and
empowered 10 enter into such contract
or agreements as are necessary Cor car
rying into effect the provisions OF THE
act.
Section 3 Immediately after the
clearing and preparation Of each such
tract the said board shall make de-
tailed report thereof and OF the cost OF
clearing and improving the same,
showing the nature and extent OF such
Improvement, and shall tile such report
in the Office of the auditor general. IL
shall thereupon be the duty OF the audi
tor general as early as may be. to make
special public sale OF such tract or
tracts 50 reported upon, IN the man
ner and upon like notice as M required
by law, and like certificate or certi
scaees shall be issued and delivered az
in other cases OF sale OF state lands OF
like character.
Section 4. Nc, such tract of land
shaIl be sold Tor less than la appraised
value. aecertaine,i As herein, provided.
plus the cost OF the Improvements OF
such tract as cestihed by such board
The term OF such sale rate OF interest
on the purchase price. and other details
OF such sale or the disposition OF the
proceeds shall be az is provided by law
in case OF sale of other state land OF
Like character. and the proceeds or such
sale. and the interest thereon NJ the
same is paid, shall go TO and be credited
respectively to the fund or funds to
which the purchase price of said land
or to which tbs interest thereon would
be credited under existing law IL such
sale were made without such improve
ment.
Section 8. Payment for the clearing
or improving of the said lands and Of
all other cost and expenses incurred II
carrying this act into effect shall b
made upon certificate of the said recla
nation beard hled with the audito
general. Actual travelling and othe
expenses shall be allowed TO the mem
! bers OF said board in the Performance
OF their duties hereunder.
Section q. The sum OF ten thousan'
} dollars or 40 much thereof M may b
, necessary il hereby appropriated TO
: the purpose OF this act out OF an
/ moneys in the state treasury not other
: wise appropriated.