The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-12

| the provisions of this act, such am
cunt of contiguous lands designated
for entry under the provisions of this
act as shall not, together with the
amount embraced in the original en-
try, exceed six hundred and forty ac-
res, and residence upon the original
entry shall be credited on both en-
tries, but improvements must be
made on the additional entry equal
to $l.25 for each acre thereof.
Sec. 5. That persons who have sub
mitted final proof upon, or received
patent for, lands of the character
herein described under the home
stead laws, and who own and reside
upon the land so acquired, may. sub
ject to the provisions of this act
make additional entry for and OBJ
tain patent to contiguous lands des-
mated for entry under the proyis-
ions OF this act, which, together with
the area Heretofore acquired under
the homestead law, shall not exceed
six hundred forty acres, on proof of
the expenditure required by this act
on account Of permanent improve
ments upon the additional entry.
Sec. 6. That any person who is
the head Of family, or who has ar
rived at the age of twenty-one years
and Is citizen Of the United States.
who has entered or acquired under
the homestead laws. prior to the pas
sage or this act, lands of the charac-
ter described in this act, the area
or which Is less than six hundred for
ty acres. and who is unable to exer-
else the right of additional entry
herein conferred because no lands
subject to entry under this act adjoin
the tract so entered or acquired or
lie within the twenty-mile limit pro-
vided for in this act may, upon sub
mitting proof that he resides upon
and has not sold the land so entered
or acquired and against which there
are no encumbrances, relinquish or
reconvey to the United States the
land SO occupied, entered, or acquir-
ed and In lieu thereof, within the
| same land Office district, may enter
! and acquire title to six hundred for
ty acres of the land subject to entry
under this act. but must show COM
pliance with all the provisions of this
act respecting the new entry and with
| all the provisions of the existing
homestead laws except as modified
herein.
Sec. Z. That the Communication pro-
visions Of the homestead laws shall
not apply to any entries made un-
der this act
Sec. 8. That any homestead entry
man or patentees who shall be entit-
| led to additional entry under this act
| shall have for ninety days after the
| designation of lands subject to en-
try under the provisions of this act
and contiguous to those entered or
owned and occupied by him the pref
erential right to make additional en-
try as provided in this act; provided.
that where such lands contiguous to
the lands OF two or more entrymen
or patentees entitled to additional
entries under this section are not
sufficient in area to enable such en-
trymen to secure by additional en-
try the maximum amounts to which
they are entitled, the secretary of
the interior is authorized to make
an equitable division of the lands
among the several entrymen or pat
entees, applying to exercise prefer
entail rights, such division to be in
tracts of not less than forty acres,
or other legal subdivision and so
made as to equalize as nearly as pos
sible the area which such entrymen
and patentees will acquire by adding
the tracts embraced in additional
entries to the lands originally held
or owned by them; provided further,
that where but one such tract OF va
cant land may adjoin the lands of
two or more entrymen or patentees
entitled to exercise preferential right
hereunder, the tract in question may
be entered by the person who first
submits to the local Office his appli-
cation to exercise said preferential
right.
Sec. 3. That all entries made and
patents issued under the provisions
of this act shall be subject to and
contain reservation to the United
States of all coal and other minerals
in the lands so entered and patented
together with the right to prospect
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