The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-07-26
G'ronna's |'l|ll'o ! n! 5 Bill
|. l..an'd J ! | I Leasing
Plan for Leasing Grazing Lands.
Gives Farmers and Ranehsrs
Equal Chance. o. Special
Interest Here.

Interest Here.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of REPRESENTATIVES Of the United
States Of America in Congress assem-
bled. That the president shall by pro-
clamation establish grazing districts
in states where any considerable area
of public land is such as to be suitable
for Grazing and not for agricultural pur-
poses. After the expiration of one
year from the date of such proclama-
tion or proclamations grazing on public
lands within such districts shall not be
permitted except under the. provisions
of this Act: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be held to
prevent grazing on public lands outside
of such district nor grazing in the
national forests or on Indian reserva-
tions under such regulations as the
Secretary Of Agriculture and the Secre-
tary Of the Interior may respectively
prescribe. The president may at any
time change the boundaries Of dis
trict, consolidate or abolish districts,
OF establish new districts. II
SEC. 2. That the Secretary Of Aeri-
culture shall divide each grazing dis
trict into such divisions as may be
necessary In order effectively to carry
out the provisions Of this Act.
Having regard to the productivity of
the land. the distance from market,
the accessibility to water supplies.
and other conditions determining the
value Of the land for grazing purposes,
he shall prescribe the maximum area
which may be leased by any one per-
son under this Act, and shall also
prescribe the amount of, land to be con-
sidered the area of single range home
stead capacity. which shall be such an
area cf grazing land as is deemed
equivalent, in it's capacity to- support
q family, TO q one hundred and sixty
Sa1fs
land. Such prescribed areas may vary
as between different districts and also
as between different parts of the same
district. Nothing in this Ac, shall
be held to prevent any person from
leasing lands in two or more districts
if such lands constitute single hold
ing, but no person shall be permitted
to acquire such leases in such way
as to defeat the provision as to maxi
mum holdings.
SEC. 3. That each grazing district
shall be in charge of a superintendent,
who shall be appointed under civil
service rules and regulations, shall
be resident of the state in which
the grazing district is in whole or in
part located, shall have practical
knowledge of the range-stock business.
and shall have such other qualifications
as the Secretary of Agriculture may
prescribe. Such superintendent shall
receive q salary of 81. OG0 per annum
The Secretary Of Agriculture is also
authorized to appoint. under civil
service regulations, such clerks, in
spectorss and other employees as may
be necessary to carry out the provis-
ions Of this Act. j.i.i
SEC. 4. That as soon as practicable
after the passage and approval Of this
Act the Secretary of Agriculture shall
cause all public lands in the states
within which grazing districts have
been, or may be, established to be
classified SO as to distinguish lands
suitable for agricultural purposes from
those chiefly valuable for grazing and
not suitable for agriculture the former
lands shall for the purposes Of this
Act. be known as agricultural lands,
and the latter as grazing lands.
SEC. 5. That lands classified as
agricultural lands may be leased for
grazing purposes under annual leases.
They shall be subject to entry under
the various homestead laws applicable
to the public lands in the state in
which such lands are situated. and
applications to enter them may be filed
at any time. but the person making
such application shall not be permitted
to settle on the land until the lease Of
the lessee has expired Or has been cam
scelIed for any Of the causes hereinafter
Atated. No such land shall bc leased.
nor q lease Of it extended or renewed.
1T is covered by . valid y homestead
entry. 81 If q bona fde application to
3 enter III has been dled. n
SEX. Is That lands which have been
classified % grazing lands may Be
eassd tof perennial periods Of not ~.