The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-07
Text of Fall Bill Granting UnapprOpriated
Lands to the State of New Mexico

turc on account OF permanent i'm
proNcmcnts upon the land 80 owned.
or the additional entry of the required
amount reckOncd on the area of an
lands go acquired and held and upon
proof that ne has maintained resi-
denCe upon either the privately owned
lanG OF the land embraced within the
additional entry for not less than
three years from ana after the duto
OF the additional entry.
60 That any person who be- the
head of q family cor who has arrived
at the & of ~ years. ami b. "a citi-
zen uf the United states. Who has IN
tered or acquired, under the home
stead laws at otherwise, In New Mex
leo. prior Go the passage OF this act
less than $40 acres OF land. and whu
Is unable TO exercise the right OF adj
ditiuuul entry herein conferred be-
cause no vacant lands ndjuin the tract
30 entered OF acquired. may. upon
submitting proof that he resides upon
and has not sole or incumbered the
land entered or acquired. convey TO
the state Of New Mexico the land So
occupied and entered or acquired. and
in lieu thereof enter and acquire title
TO not exceeding ga acres uf hand
designated under this act. but must
show compliance with an the prONi-
zions OF the homestead law aud OF
this act respecting the new entry.
co That amy person who has
made entry under the homestead
laws. whether IN New Mexico or else
where. bat from any cause has lost.
forfeited or abandoned the same.
shall be entitled to the benefits of
this act as though such former entry
has not been made, and any person
Applying for a homestead under this
act shall furnish q description OF his
former entry. Provided, that the pro-
visions OF this section shall not apply
60 any person whose former entry was
Cancelled for fraud.
Ch) That my homestead ontrymen
OF landowners who shall De entitled
to additional entry under this act shall
have for ninety days after the dcsig-
nation under this act Of lands contig-
uous to those entered or owned and
occupied by him, the preferential
right To make additional entry as pro-
vidod In this act. Provided. that
whore vacant lands contiguous - tnu
lands of two or more entrymen or
land entitled to additional en-
tries under his section are not SUI
hcicnt in amount and area to enable
such entrymcn To secure by addition
al entry the maximum a.
which they are entitled. the state au-
thority is authorized to make an
Equitable division of the lands applied
for hereunder anon the several m
trymen or landowners. applying to ex-
%ercise preferential rights. such diVi-
sion Ia be In tracts OF not less thar
forty acres, and SO made as Go equal
lie az nearly as possible the area
which said cntrymcn ana landowners
VIII acquire hy adding the tracts en-
brRced IA additional entries TO the
lands originally held or owned hS
them. Provided further. that wiier,
but n i0-acre tract of vacant LAND
may ad1oin the lands OF two or NOR,
nctrymcu or landowners entitled e
exercise preferential rights hcreun,
der the tract In question may be en-.
tered by the person who first sub.
miis 20 the local land Office his ap.
pllcaiion TO exercise said preferential
right.
CD That an entries made aud pat.
ents issued under the provisions al
ts.,s act shall De subject To and con,
tain a reservation to the United
States of all the coal and other min.
erals In The lands 50 entered and pat.
entcd, together with the right 70 pros.
pect Tor mine, and remove the same
line coal n other mineral dcpositl
~ SUCH a shall De subject to dis
posal by the United States la accord.
ance with the provisions of the con
and mineral land laws la force at IN,
ltitnc Of such disposal ANY persut
qualified Ia locate and enter the Goa
or other mineral deposits, or havini
the right 10 mine and remove an,
Same under the laws OF the Unite,
states. shall have the right AT al
times To enter upon the lands entcrc,
or patented, as provided by this act
Tor the purpose of prospecting fol
coal or other mineral therein, proyid
I'd ne shall not injure. damage or de-.
lHtroy the permanent improvements 81
Ilhe entfyman OF p~atCntec, and shat
De liable 20 n compensate the en-.
Try man or p%atcntee for all dumugci
10 b crops IN such lands by reason
OF such prospecting. Any persons VIII,
has acquired from the United statci
the coal or other mineral deposits 10
anH such land or the right On mln'
ahd remove the same. may re-cutc.
and occupy so much OF tho surfac,
thereof AZ may be required for ul
purposes reasonably incident 10 IA.
mining or omOval OF the coal %
other minerals, first; upon securinI
the written consent or waiver of IA.
homestead entryman or patcntec: sec
ond, upon payment 81 tho damage
TO crops ur other tangible improve
mcnts Co the wnc thereof wherl
agreement may bee had as to IA.
amount thereof, or third. IA lieu CO
either of the foregoing provisions
upon the execution Of a good and sur
ficient bond or undertaking 10 an.
United states Tor the use and benen
OF the entryman or owner uf land, q
secure the payment of such damage
to the crops ur tangible Improvement
OF the entryman ur oWnet. Bs ma.
be determined and fixed iu AN actiol
brought upon the bond ln a court %
competent Jurisdiction, ~against NJ
principal and suretiss thereon. sue.
bond To be IN form ami In %acCurdanc
with rules and regulations prescribe.
hy the secretary Of the interior. an.
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