The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-01-13
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ACRE GRAZING LAW

Much interest has. beon nanifestod
in the $40 acre Homestead Law, which
was signed by the President recently.
The News has been frequently asked
about the different provisions OF the |
law and for the benefit OF those who /
expect to file under the new law. we
publish the act in its entriry:
An act to provide for stock-rAising |
homesteads and for other purposes.
BE 1t enacted by the senate and the
house of representatives of the United
states OF America in congress assem-
lled. that from and after the passage
OF this act it shall be lawful for any
nerson qualified to make entry under
the homestead laws OF the Bnited
states to make stockraising entry
for not. exceeding $40 acres of unsp-
rropriated unreserVed public land in
reasonably compact from; PROVIDED
however. that the land so entered shall
heretofore have been designated by
the secretary OF the interior az stock
raising" lands
Section 2. That the secretary OF the
interior is hereby authorized, on ap-
pIication, or otherwise, to designate as
ock-raising lands subject to entry un-
is. i'm his opinion. chiefly valuable
for grazing and raising forage crops
do not contain merchantable timber
are not susceptible OF irrigation from
ANY known source of water supply,
and are of such character that $40
tcres are reasonably required to sup
mort a family: Provided that where
amy person qualified TO make original
~. additional entry under the proNl-
sious of this act shall make application
ia enter any unappropriated public
land which has not been designated as
subtect to entry, provided said appll-
cation is accompanied and supported
bv properly corroborated adidaNits OF
th, applicant in duplicate, showing the
prima facie that the land applied tof
is for the character contemplated pS
tbFs act such application, together
with the regular fees and commissions
shall be received Uy the register and
receiver of the land district in which
land is located ana suspended until II
shall have been determined by the Sc
cretarv of the interior whether SAID
land is actually of that character. Ihat
during such suspension the land de-
scribed in the application shall not DC
disposed of, and if the said land shalI
de designated under this act, then such
anplication shall be allowed: otherwise
IL shall be rejected, subject to appeal
but no right to occupy such lands shal
be acquired by reason of said appll'
cation until said lands have been de-
signated rs stock-raising lands.
section 3. That any qualified home
stead entryman may make entry uhue'
the homestead laws of lands so deslg
mated by the secretary of the interior
to. M "a
according to legal subdivisions IN area'
not exceeding 640 acres and III com
pct form so far as may be subject
The provisions Of this act, and secur
title thereto by compliance with TN
terms of the homestead laws; PROVIDED
that former homestead entry of lan'
of the character described in sectlo
two hereof shall not be bar to tn
entry of tract within a radius o
twenty miles from such former entr
under the provisions of this act SUB
iect to the requirements, which, TO
gether with the former entry shall nc
exceed Gao acres: Provided further Una
the entryman shall be required 10 en-
ter all contiguous areas OF the ehtr
prior to the entry of any non-contls
uous land: Provided further that III
stead of cultivation as required ny IN
homestead laws the entrymah sha
be required to make permanent -
provements on the land entered betoI
final proof is submitted tending
increase the value of the same Il
stock-raising purposes, of the value
not less than $1.25 per acre and
least one-half of such improvement
shall be placed upon the land wlth
three years after the date OF enti
thereof
Section 4. That any homestead el
tryman of lands OF the character her
in described, who has not submitt'
final proof upon his existing entr
shall have the right to enter subje
to the provisions of this act SUE
amount of contiguous lands designa
ed for entry under the provisions
this act as shall not, together WI
the amount embraced in his origin
entry, exceed $40 acres, and residen
upon the original entry shall be credi
ed on both entries but improvement
must be made on the additional ent
equal to $1.25 for each acre thereof.
Section s. That the persons who ha
submitted final proof upon or reeelV
patent for land of character here
described under the homestead lay
and who own and reside upon the la
so acquired may. subject to the prov
sions of this act make additional G