The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-18
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GRAZING BILL As
APPROVED DEC. 2s

Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled.
That from and after the passage of
this Act it shall be lawful for any per.
son qualified to make entry under the
homestead laws of the United States
to make a stock-raising homestead en-
try for not exceeding six hundred and
forty acres Of unappropriated unre-
served public land in reasonably COM
pact form: PROVIDED, however,
That the land so entered shall there
tofore have been designated by the
Secretary of the Interior as stock
raising lands"
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the
Interior is hereby authorized, on ap-
plication or otherwise, to designate as
stock-raising lands subject to entry
under this Act lands the surface Of
which is, in his opinion, chiefly valu-
able for grazing and raising forage
crops. do not contain merchantable
timber. are not susceptible of irriga-
ton 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 family: PROVIDED, That where
any person qualified to make original
OF additional entry under the provi-
sions of this Act shall make applica-
ton to enter any unappropriated pub
lie land which has not been designated
as subject to entry (provided said ap-
plication is accompanied and support
ed by properly corroborated affidavit
OF the applicant, in duplicate, showing
prima facie that the land applied for
is of the character contemplated by
this Act), such application, together
with the regular fees and commissions
shall be received by the register and
receiver Of the land district in which
said land is located and suspended un-
til II 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 il the said land
shall be designated under this Act.
then such application shall he allowed:
otherwise it shall be rejected, subject
TO appeal; but no right to occupy such
lands shall be acquired by reason of
said application until said lands have
been designated as stockraising lands
Section 3. That any qualified home
stead entryman may make entry under
the homestead laws of lands so desie-
mated by the Secretary of the Interior.
according 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; PROVIDED, That a
former homestead entry of land of
the character described in section two
hereof shall not be bar TO the entry
Of tract within radius of twenty
miles from such former entry under
the provisions of this Act, subject to
the requirements of law as to resi-
dence and improvements, which, to-
gether with the former entry, shall
not exceed six hundred and forty acres
PROVIDED FURTHER, That the en-
tryman shall be required to enter all
areas of the character here
in described open TO entry prior to the
entry of any noncontiguous land: Pro-
sided further, That instead of culti-
vation as required by the homestead
laws the entryman shall be required
TO make permanent improvements up-
on the land entered before final proof
is submitted tending to increase the
value of the same for stockraisinp
purposes, OF the value of not less than
sl.25 per acre, and at least one-half
of such Improvements shall be placed
upon the land within three years af-
ter the date of entry thereof.
Section 4. That any homestead en-
tryman of lands of the character here
in described, who has not submitted
inal proof upon his existing entry,
shall have the right to enter, subject
10 the provisions of this Act, such
AMOUNT of contiguous lands designated
Tor entry under the provisions of this
Act as shall not, together with the
AMOUNT embraced in his original entry
exceed six hundred and forty acres.
md residence upon the original entry
'hall be credited on both entries, but
improvements must be made on the
additional entry equal to Sl.25 for
ZACH acre thereof.
Section 8. That persons who have
submitted final proof upon, or re-
'eived patent for, lands of the charac-
er herein described under the home
'tead laws, and who own and reside
ipon the land so acquired, may, sub
ect TO the provisions of this Act, make
additional entry for and obtain pat
mt 10 contiguous lands designated for
'ntry under the provisions of this Act,
which, together with the area there
.ofore acquired under the homestead
aw, shall not exceed six hundred and
'orty acres, on proof Of the expendi-