Gunnison news-champion., 1914-02-13

nsmiser of animals to he gFazed IN each
grazing district and shall decide upon
the adoption Of any special rules 10
meet local conditions and shall establish
Bnes or driveways and shall prescribe
rules to govern tine moVemen; Of hve
stock across the pablie lands IN such
districts a. 10 protect the users Of the
land IN their rights and the right Of per
sons having the necessity TO drive across
the same. The executive board. after
thirty days notice by pablication. shall
also determine the preference in the
allotment of grazing privileges provid-
ed for in section one of this Act. and
shall. under rules Of the Secretary of
Agriculture determine the value Of the
improvements and the use of the same
whenever that may become necessary
under the provision Of this Act in the
administration of the same. Fences,
wells. and other improvements may be
constructed with the permission of the
government officer in charge. who shall
record the ownership and location of
such improvements. ANY difference be-
tween a majority of the executive
board and the officer in charge shall
be referred to the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and shall be adjusted in the man
ner prescribed by him. An Interested
party shall have the right to appeal
from any decision of the board to the
Secretary of Agriculture. II the users
of the land fail to select the committee
rs herein provided the President of the
United States shall name such commit
tee from such grazing districts, repre-
senting the owners of the different kinds
of stock rs above provided.
Sec. s: That the Secretary o. Agri-
culture shall fix date which shall not
be less than one year from the estab-
lishment of any grazing district, and
after such date the pasturing of any
class of live stock on public land in said
grazing districts without a permit, or in
violation of the regulations of the Sec
retary of Agriculture, as herein provid-
ed, shall constitute misdemeanor and
shall be punishable by fine of not less
than $40 nor more than 81 900, or by
Imprisonment for not less than ten days
nor more than one year, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment in the dis
erection of the court.
Sec. Z: That twenty five per centum
Of all moneys received from each graz
ing district during any fiscal year shall
he paid at the end thereof by the Sec
retary of the Treasury to the State or
Territory in which said district is situat-
ed, to be expended as the State or Ter
ritorial legislature may prescribe for
the benefit of the public schools and
public roads of the county or counties
in which the grazing district is situated:
Provided, That when any grazing dis
trict Is in any more than one State or
Territory. or county, the distributive
share to each from the proceeds of said
district shall be proportional to its area
therein. The sum of $500, 900 is hereby
appropriated, to be available until ex-
pended, for the payment of expenses
necessary to execute the provisions of
this Act
Sec. s: That the President is hereby
authorized to modify any proclamation
establishing any grazing district, but
not oftner than once in five years, to
take effect in not less than one year
thereafter, and by such modification
may reduce the area CO change the
boundary lines of each grazing district.
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