New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-26
STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD LAW
PUBLIC No. 200-64TH CONGRESS.)
Oh. r. 407.)

PUBLIC No. 200-64TH CONGRESS)
III. r. 4O7)
An Act To provide for stock raising homesteads,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent
tatives of the United States of america in Congress
assembled, That from and after the passage of this act
it shall be lawful for any person qualified to make
entry under the homestead laws Of the United States
to make a stock-raising homestead entry for not ex-
ceeding six hundred and forty acres of inappropriate
ed unreserved public land in reasonably compact form
Pro0lded, ho7peVey, That the land SO entered shall
heretofore have been designated by the Secretary Of
the Interior as "stock-raising lands"
SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is here
by authorized, on application or otherwise, to deslg-
nate as stock raising lands subject to entry under this
act lands the surface of which is, in his opinion,
chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops,
do not contain merchantable timber, are not suscepti-
bic of irrigation from any known source OF water
supply, and are of such character that six hundred and
forty acres are reasonably required for the support
Of a family: Provided, That where any person quail
fled to make original or additional entry under the
provisions of this act shall make application to enter
any unappropriated public land which has not been
designated as subject to entry (provided said applica-
ton is accompanied and supported by properly cor
roborated affidavit of the applicant, in duplicate,
showing prima facie that the land applied for is of
the character contemplated by this act), such appli-
cation, together with the regular fees and commits
sions, shall be received by the register and receiver of
the land district in which said land is located and sus-
pended until it shall have been determined by the
Secretary of the Interior whether said land is actually
of that character. That during such suspension the
land described in the application shall not be disposed
Of: and if the said land shall be designated under this
act, then such application shall be allowed; otherwise
it shall be rejected, subject to appeal, but no right
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said application until said lands have been designated
as stock-raising lands.
Sec. 3. That any qualified homestead entrynan
may make entry under the homestead laws of lands
so designated by the Secretary of the Interior, accord
ing to legal subdivisions, in areas not exceeding six
hundred and forty acres, and in compact form so far
as may be subject to the provisions of this act, and
secure title thereto by compliance with the terms of
the homestead laws: Pro0ided, That a former home
stead entry Of land of the character described in sec
ton two hereof shall not be a bar to the entry of a
tract within a radius Of twenty miles from such
former entry under the provisions of this act, sub
Ject to the requirements of law as to residence and
improvements, which, together with the former entry,
shall not exceed six hundred and forty acres: Provid-
ed further, That the entryman shall be required to
enter all contiguous areas of the character herein des-
cribed open to entry prior to the entry of any nom
contiguous land: Provided further, That instead of
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shall be required to make permanent i'm
provements upon the land entered before final proof
is submitted tending to increase the value of the same
for stock-raising purposes, of the value of not less
than SIPS per acre, and at least one-half of such inn
provements shall be placed upon the land within three
years after the date of entry thereof.
Sec. q. That any homestead entryman of lands of
the character herein described, who has not submit
final proof upon his existing entry, shall have the
right to enter, subject to the provisions of this act,
amount of contiguous lands designated for
entry under the provisions of this act as shall not. to-
3ether with the amount embraced in his original entry,
exceed six hundred and forty acres, and residence up
On the original entry shall be credited on both entries,
,ut Improvements must be made on the additional
Entry equal to $I.25 for each acre thereof.
SEC. s. That persons who have submitted final
,roof upon, or received patent for lands of the
,haracter herein described under the homestead laws,
md who own and reside upon the land so acquired,
subject to the provisions of this act, make addi-
ional entry for and obtain patent to contiguous lands
for entry under the provisions of this act,
which, together with the area heretofore acquired
lnder the homestead law, shall not exceed six hundred
nd forty acres, on proof of the expenditure required
this act on account of permanent Improvements
lpon the additional entry. |