The Dickinson press., 1913-07-26
Gronna's Bill
Land Leasing
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to warrant such reclassi6cation, and
Of tracts so reclassified no new lease
shall be made for a Longer term than
one year. and homestead entries may
be made on them as on lands originally
classified as agricultural lands. Lands
originally classified as agricultural
lands may similarly be reclassifed as
grazing lands. and or such reclassi6-
cation the provisions of the law appli-
cable to grazing lands shall apply to
the reclassiied tracts. Applications to
enter grazing lands under the homestead
laws may al any time be filed in the
local land Office of the district in which
the lands are situated. but a person
making such application shall in no
case be permitted to settle on the land
until the lease covering it has expired
or has been Cancelled either by the vol
untary surrender of the lease by the
lessee or for failure to pay the rent
due or to comply with the laws and
regulations governing the leasing of
lands.
SCI. 7. That until the lands have
been classified as provided in this Act
they shall be subject to be leased for a
term not exceeding n year and shall
be subject to homestead entry as though
they had been classified as agricultural
lands.
SEC. 8. That leases shall give ex-
elusive pasturaee rights to the lessee
wherever practicable. but when local
conditions make it necessary leases may
be made so as to give several persons
rights in a community pasture. The
area leased shall in each case be in as
compact form as practicable.
SEC. g. That a bona 6de homestead
settler on surveyed or ~unsurveyed land.
or the owner of land under actual culti-
walton, shall have a preference right
to lease any land within five miles of
his homestead, or the land owned by
him, of such an area as shall not, when
taken together with such land as he
may own or occupy, exceed the area of
single range homestead capacity as de-
termined by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. A person applying for a lease of
an area of single range homestead ca
pacity shall be given preference as
against a person applying for the lease
of a greater area. but such. preference
shall extend only to the land applied
for by the latter in excess of the area
of sinele-ranee homestead capacity.
Subject to the preferences above stated
the person actually occupying the land
for grazing purposes prior to the install.
%lation of the leasing system shall have
preference right as against a person not
| so occupying it, and a lessee shall on
the expiration of his lease have a
preference right to a new lease provided
that during his occupancy the land has
been maintained in a condition of pro-
d%uctiveness satisfying official require
ments. A lease shall not be awarded
TO any one but the person holding the
preceding lease for the same area until
the new lessee shall produce satisfac-
tory evidence that he has purchased
such improvements as the former lessee
may have placed on the lands and not
have removed at a price mutually salts
factory in Ease Of a disagreement as
to the value of such Improvements the
price shall be determined by official
appraisement.
SEC. 10. That transfers or assign
ments of leases shall not be permitted
without the approval of the Secretary Of
Agriculture. and proposed assignments
that would result in the consolidation
of holdings shall not be approved. A
lease shall be liable to cancellation II
it be known that it was obtained by
fraud or Misrepresentation or for the
purpose of defeating the objects of this
Act. If it be shown that land classified
and leased as grazing land was known
to the lessee at the time of making the
lease to be susceptible Of successful
irrigation. the lease may be Cancelled
on giving the lessee a notice of mo-
less than one year: Provided, That the
cancellation Of the lease shall be made
only in case an application has beer
filed to enter the land with a view t,
reclaimine it by irrigation. Any lessee
may surrender his lease by giving writ
ten notice of such intention not les
than six months previous to the date Of
which the next payment of rent will b.
due, and he shall not be liable for an!
rent which may fall due after such date
Provided. That this shall not be con
strued to give the lessee any right to
refund Of any rent paid although th
period covered by such payment has no
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