Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-05-11
A LAND LAW THAT HAS Been
OF GREAT BENEFIT TO THE WEST
Some Interesting Points About the Carey Act That Our Farm
Should Stow Away in Their Think Boxes

comply with the Government require
ments. The object of the temporary
withdrawal is to protect the applicant
| from interference by persons attempt
| ing to acquire lands within the pro
/ ject, other than through the proceed
IRE established for Carey Act projects.
/ The applicant. either previously to,
or simultaneously with his applica-
ton to the commission for temper
airy withdrawal must file with the
State Engineer an application for a
water right commensurate to the
acreage. and its approval by the State
Engineer IS a necessary condition OF
the granting of the application. The
effect OF the temporary withdrawal is
simply to withdraw the lands for one
year from entry under any OF the pub
lie land laws
Within the year the applicant must
complete the surveys, maps plats, de
examinations and specifications OF his
proposed system OF reclamation. and
which are then filed with the com
mission. and the whole project passed
upon, If approved. the State Register
of Lands under the Carey Act Is di-
rected to file a request on the part OF
the State, in the L. s Land Office. for
a segregation OF the lands embraced
in such approved application. Certain
fees and expenses are required to be
paid by the applicant during the
course of such proceedings.
In due time tie Secretary OF the
Interior will approve or reject the ap
plication for the segregation. II APP
proved. the commission is notified by
the Department of the Interior. and
in turn the applicant is notified. and
within three months thereafter he
must appear before the commission
and execute a contract covering the
construction OF the proposed recla-
nation works. and including i'll the
contract the terms and price at which
water rights will be sold to settlers
Such works must be completed with
III three years afscr the date OF the
contract, unless there are substantial
reasons for the granting of addi-
toni time. The contracting appli-
cant orr his assigns must furnish a
bond in an amout equal to five per
cent of the estimated cost OF the
works, conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance of the contract. Work must
be commenced on the irrigation sys-
tenn within three months from the
date OF the contract and prosecuted
with reasonable diligence until com
pletion. At least one-tenth of the
construction work must be complet-
ed within the first year. Forfeiture
is provided for by law.
When the irrigation system is pre-
pared to deliver water to settlers. the
lands are thrown open for entry in
allotmcnts OF not To exceed 100 acres
to each cntryman. Entrymen must
be citizens OF the United States, over
the age OF tweuty-one years (includ-
ing married and unmarried women,
who have not previously exhausted
their rights under the provisions OF
the act The entryman pays the
State by installmentS for the land
and pays the reclamation company
likewise Tor the water right On com
plotting payment to the State. patent
is issued for the land, and on com
pleting payments for the water right
the settler acquires full title to the
same. Once the project is initiated.
the cost of the water right attaches
as lien upon tie land and the hen
is not lifted until the final payment
for the water right.
The lien of the cost of the water
right upon the land serves to com
plctc the security of the contractor
Tor the construction of the irriga-
ton works and the profits expected
from the enterprise When the lands
are finally sold and the payments
for the water rights completed, the
contracting company is eliminated
from the enterprise and the settler is
in possession.