The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-07

public lands In New Mexico are
granted TO the state;
be Il enacted by thy senate and
house of representative Of the Unit
cd states OF America in congress as
scmblcd. that an unros,rNcd and un-
appropriated public lands OF the Unit
ed states within the limits Ut the state
OF Rev Mexico are hereby granted Ca
state, subject Co the provisions
hereinafter set forth. aud an lands
heretofore granted 10 said state shal
be held subject to h provisions ot
the respective grants.
Sec. 2. That an lands herein grant
ed shall be subject to the mineral
laws Of the United states now In
force. prior 10 disposition To private
parties by the state. The United
States reserves the tito to ~ the coal,
oil. phosphate. and minerals OF any
kind upon and within tl lands here
in granted. and the anne shall be
subject Ia disposal hl the United
States under the provisions Of the
coal and mineral laws BOO force al the
time OF disposal OF the lands or auy
pnrt thereof by the state. except as to
surface areas.
Sec. 3. That said lands and the
proceeds thereof shall Dee held. used
and disposed of under the laws OF
Now Mexico. subject 60 all the provi-
sions and penalties set forth in said
act OF June goth. ialo Provided.
hat the proceeds OF lease. sale or
rental of same as recciVcd shnu be
set aside as Follows: Seycnty-nve per
.natfNfNss- LF asst.I u.V.s..H. q. -. am
port and maintenance Of public
schools. 20 per ccntum for the sup
port OF the state educational institu-
tions. for winch specific appropria"
lions were nude In said act of June
goth, 1910, n for the construction
ana maintenance Of public roads In
such respective proportions as the
laws OF New Mexico may provide. and
o per centum paid into the treasury
of the United States to the credit OF
the reclamation fund established by
the act Of June i7th, 1909.
Soc. 4. That such lanus herein
granted may be classified aud the
lands upon which there h no surface
water for irrigation arid not contain
ing subsurfncc waters within for{y
feet OF the surface. IN sufficient Quan-
titles 10 furnish by pumping not less
than hfty gallons per minute. may be
designated as grazing homesteads. %
and disposed OF az a minimum price
oi Sl.2b per acre In quantities OF not
more than six sections OF sac acres
each to any one person or persons,
with "a clause In the deed providing
for forfeiture IL resold To any persons
or cor cation owning at the time OF
sale or thereafter acquiring from tho
state or from any person or corpora
ton, other lands 81 those herein
granted, which with those SO decided
with such forfeiture clause would ag-
grcgate a total OF more than six sec
lions; and of the lands not 50 classl.
fled as grazing homcstcads. NOT NOR,
than 1880 acres shall be sold To any
one person or persons. nor at "a price
or less than 50 per acre. with % clause
IN the deed providing Tor forfeiture
OF title should the purchaser thereof
then or thereafter. acquire moiJ of
such lands than In the total would
aggregate 1850 acres.
Sec. g.. That an lands herein do
mated are subject to grazing home.
stead entry not exceeding Gao acre.
In reasonably compact form. TO be
allowed by the state authority charged
with The administration OF said lands
upon the followinB conditions. name.
iy:
ca That the entryman shall be q
qualified homestead entryman under
the laws of the United states. and
shall be a resident of New Mexico. 90
declare his intention immediately q
become such.
tb) That title shall be ISSUED IN,
entryman FOR such lands By the prop.
or state authority. upon proof ot resi-,
dcnce thereupon tor a continuous
period OF three years. NOT deductinl
absences during each year FOR per.
iods a~ggregating i've months. ane
upon proof that the ontrymnn hai
made permanent improvements upor
said land OF the value OF NOT less than
Sl25 per acre, and payment OF $40
10 be turned over by the state au
thority 20 the United states genera
reclamation fund.
(cl That any homestead entrymar
in New Mexico. of luuda OF the tinted
states OF the character herein de
scribed, who has not submitted nna
proof upon his existing entry. shuI
have the right 10 enter. snbiect 10 "a,
provisions OF this aDf, such an amonu.
of contiguous public lands. designated
under this act. az shan not. together
with the amount embraced Ia his orig
inai entry, exceed $40 acres. and resi-
dence upon and improvements made
on the original outr, shalt be crellte,
on both entries, bot the Improve
ments must equal 81 20 for each arf,