The Glenwood post., 1915-03-13
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Jusa before the adjosF.&eHt sf eea-
gress, Mr.. Taylor from this district
succeeded in passing through TIE
hease 4 bill to provide for a. extss-
sisn in time II proof of sntrynea -
desert lands, where such exte.siSu
seems necessary.
fhe bill res passed in the lass hsnss
Of the sessiea and Presideat wilsss
sig.sd it just before sAjssrn0sst-
Cosersss.aa' fayis< nsAss<ly aye
"ss.ator ahafsosA, Csasrsaanan ael-
denridse aad l Pasaed this hill a.A il
vss sis.sd BY President Wiise. jsst
before sdjsaf..sst.
This 10 H. form in which tie bill
was passeA:
4 In fse ~ 1sasf = Dsssss-lanA
Be it enacted by the Senate aad
House Of Representatives Of Ansries
in Congress assembled, That ths Sec
retary Of the interior may, in his dis
eretion, extend the time within which
6nal proof is required to be submitted
upon any lawful pending desert -lasd
e,try nade prisr to July irst, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, such extension
not to exceed three years from the
date Of allowance thereof: provided,
that the entryman or his duly quail
fled assignee has, in good faith, COM
piled with the requirements of law rs
to yearly expenditures and proof there
of, and shall show, under rules aad reg
ulations to be prescribed by the sec
'retary Of the interior, that there is
reasonable prospect that, if the exten-
sion is granted, he will be able to
make the final proof Of reclamation,
irrigation, and cultivation required by
law; Provided further, that the fore
going shall apply only to cases where
in al extension or further extension
Of time may not properly be allowed
under existing law.
Sec. 2. That where it shall be made
to appear to the satisfaetion Of the
secretary Of the interior, under rules
and regulations to be prescribed by
him, with rsferebce to aay lawful
pending dssert-land entry made prior
to July lfst, nineteen hundred aad
fourteen, undsr which the entrynaa
or his duly qualified assignee under
IN assignment made prisr to the date
Of this act, has, in good faith, expes-
ded the sun Of - per acre in the At
ts.pt to eject reclamation ef the land
that there is no reasonable prospect
that, il ~ exts.sis. sllswsd ~ tA's
act or any existing NV were granted,
he would be able to secure water suf-
Aciest to effect rsclanaties- Of the IT.
rieabls hnA in his eatry o. cay legal
subdivision thereof, the secretary Of
the interior may, in his discretion,
allow such entryman or assignee, hTe
years from hotfe within which to
perfect the entry in the nanner ~
quired of 4 homestead entryman-
Sec. 8. That any desert-lsnd entry
man or his assignee entitled to the
benefit Of section two of this act, may,
if he shall so elect within sixty days
from the notice therein provided, pay
to the receiver of the local land Office
the sum of so cents per acre for each
acre embraced in the entry, and there
after perfect such entry upon proof
that he has upon the tract permanent
conducive to the ag!i-
cultural development thereof of the
value of not less than 41.25 per acre,
and that he has, in good faith, used
the land for agricultural purposes for
three years and the payment to the
receiver, At the time Of final proof, Of
the sum of IS cents per acre; provided
that in such case Anal proof may he
submitted at any time within Eve
years from the date Of the entryman .
election to proceed - provided in this
section, and in the event Of failure to
perfect the entry Is herein provided,
all moneys Heretofore paid shall b.
forfeited and the entry ea.eeled.