The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-12-29
STOCK RAISING
HOMESTEAD LAW
Is NOW ASSURED
64o.AcRE ACT OF UTMOST IN.
PoRTANcE TO THOSE PREV
IousLY MAKING ENTRY.


lousLY MAKING ENTRY.
The 640-acre stock-raising home
stead BILL passed by the house of rep
resentatives January IT, 1915 just
recently came up 10 the committees
from the two branches of congress
and went through practically as the
senate changed it, so that now II is
up to the president to sign 1t and
make the bill law.
Not only is this bill OF great inter
est TO those wanting to fle upon
homesteads. but II Is OF utmost Inn
portance to those who have hereto
fore made homestead entries.
Some of the provisions OF the bill
are as follows:
/ Homesteaders who have not sub
mltted final entry as we'll as those
who stlll live on and own their orig
inal entry, have right to enter. sub
ject to the provisions of the act, such
amount OF contiguous land as shall
not exceed. altogether with the orig
inal entry $40 acres. This when pass.
ed, will be great boon to the small
stockmen OF the west. and the large
transient range herds will sooner or
later be supplanted by smaller droves
owned by resident tax payers. Stock
raisers and ranchers of this district
would do well TO study the law in de-
tail
Essence Of The BILL
Section | introduces the text OF the
bill providing for entry upon $40
> acres OF unappropratod unreserved
public land which the secretary OF
the interior shall designate as stock
raising land. :
Section authorizes the secretary
!. Of inferior. on application OF other
wise. TO designate such lands These
must be, IN his opinion, chiefly val
: liable for grazing and raising forage
. crops, must not contain merchant
: able timber. and must be of the
! character that 6f9. acres are required
for the support of family.
" Section gives the qualifications
" necessary to. entry. A former home.
- steader Ia not barred to the entry OF a
tract within a radius OF 20 miles from
such former entry. and can take up
not TO exceed total OF $40 acres
However he Is required to enter
r contiguous areas open TO entry prior
L. TO the entry OF non contiguous land
instead OF residents and cultivation
as required by homestead laws. he
=, must make permanent improvements
TO increase It's value as stock raising
land OF a value OF not less than $l.2S
per acre one-half within three year,
he after entry
to Contiguous Land.
tn. Section interests homestead en-
as lrymon who have not submitted fina
im proof
es' Section 8 Ia for those who hav
re. made final proof.
're Section covers qualifications 70
er' entry. Those who have entered land
'st' which are so situated that they car
not augment them TO the $40 acre
ash within the 20 mile limit, who hay
hg' land against which there are no Il
me cumbranees, may relinQuish them
oat the United States and 90 where tbs
'oD- may file upon GAO acre tract
ing Section 7 provides that the comm
the tations provisions OF the homestes
ors laws shall not apply TO any entri'
the made under this act
q g. a -f.was
This TO additional entry under the ae
rye Present homesteaders have 30 da,
ices preference on which to flle contig
any Gus tracts II also makes provisis
rug for conditions where two or mo
ring patentees might want TO file upon u
oca' same tracts.
new section ia for thosa who have
un' and need more.
Section 10 covers reservation
to the United States on coal and min'
ture ais. and the rights Of prospectors
has' lands entered.
ding Section IL provides for the prot
lked ton OF lands with water holes or o.
VIII er bodies Of water needed for use
the public
the Section y authorizes the secreta
ordo OF interior to make the necesss
Ut OF rules and regulations to carry {
& Of the proyistons OF the act.
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and / Bauer and wife are NOV
that from Gibbonsyille TO hirtley dred
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por. In fact. II you want a table for
y. small party in one OF the high eli