The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-19
64O-STOCKRAIsING
HOMESTEAD BILL

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mand and below we reprint the
law In full.
An Act 10 Provide for Stock
Raising HOmesteads and 9TH
er Purposes.
BE IL enacted by the senate
and the house of representatives
of the United States of America
in Congress assembled. that
from and after the passage of
this act il shall be lawful for any
person qualified TO make entry
under the homestead laws for
not exceeding $40 acres OF un-
appropriated unreserved public
land IN reasonably compact form
provided however that the land
so entered shall Heretofore have
been designated by the secretary
of the interior as "stock-raising
lands"
Section 2. That the secretary
of the interior is hereby author
lied. on application or otherwise,
10 designate as stock-raising
lands subject 10 entry under this
act lands the surface of which is,
in his opinion, chiefly valuable
for grazing and raising forage
crops, do not contain mercantile
timber, are not susceptible Of
irrigation from any known
somc" Of water supply. and are
Of such character that $40 acres
are reasonably required for the
support Of a family: provided,
that where any person qualified
TO make original or additional
entry under the provisions of
this act shall make application 30
enter any unappropriatcd public
land which has not been desig-
mated as subject TO entry (provi-
ded said application. is accom-
panied and supported by proper
1 ~ corrobOrat,d affidavit of the
applicant in dIpl cat, you,,m-
plated by this acD, such appli-
cation. together with the regu-
lar fees and commissions, shall
be received by the register and
receiver of the land district in
which said land is located and
suspended until il shall have been
determined by the secretary of
The interior whether said land
s actually Of that character
That during such suspension the
land described in the application
shall not be disposed Of; and il
the said land shall be designated
under this act, then such appli.
cation shall be allowed; other,
wise II shall be rejected, subject
TO appeal. but no right TO occupy
such lands shall be acquired by
reason of said application unit
said lands have been designated
as stock-raising lands.
Section 3. That any qualified
homestead entryman may max,
entry under the homestead law,
of lands so designated by IN,
secretary of the interior, accor
ding to legal subdivisions, il
areas not exceeding $40 acres
and in compact form so far a
may be subject TO the provision,
of this act, and secure title there
to by compliance with the terms
of the homestead laws: provided
that a former entry of land o
the character described in sec
tion two hereof shall not be
bar TO the entry Of a tract within
a radius Of twenty miles fron
such former entary under tn
provisions Of this act, subject {,
the requirements of law as L
residence and Improvements
which, together with the forme
entry. shall not exceed $40 acres
provided further, that the entry
man shall be required TO ente
all contiguous areas of the char
acter herein described open con
tinguous land: provided further
that instead of cultivation a
required by the homestead law
the entryman shall be require.
TO make permanent improve
ments upon the land entered be
fore final proof is submitted ter
ding TO increase the value of tn
same for stock-raising purposes
of the value of not less than 81.
per acre, and at least one-half c
such improvements shall /
placed upon the land within thrC
years after the date of entr
thereof.
Section 4. That any hom