Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-01
YUMA MESA LAND LAW
 ASSIGNED BYPRESIDENT

BE IT ENACTED, ETC. That the secretary of the in- teror is hereby authorized to apart any lands in the state of Arizona heretofore hereafter withdrawn under the reclamation law in connection with the Yuma recama tion project auxiliary reclamation project unit and sell, in tracts of such size he may de- termine of not than 160 to any purchaser the lands apart and believed to be Cepbe of irrigation public sale under suitable egula onS for not less than the reasonable value per of the land plus the estimated per of reclamation works to be constructed for the reclamation of said lands so apart plus the propoonate cost per of the works pre- VOuSy constructed and available therefor That appurte rights for lands private ownership may be sold for not to exceed 160 to any person. price equal to the estimated cost per of the works to be constructed plus the propoonate per ot the works previously constructed and available for the lands if any there be- payment be made under the terms as for public land under the provisions of section g." Final water right certificate shall not be issued to such private land until pay men has been made full No works shall be construct ed water delivered through any of the works of the Y ma project for the irrigation of any such private lands less application has been made purchase water right for such land under the and provisions of this tion. The secretary of the interior prior the time o sale shall fix and determine (a the reasonable value of the land per acre. b the estimated per of the works be consucted and Co the proporonate per of the works previously constructed and available for the lands offered for sale
 Sec That all bidders such public sale shall be requr ed to make deposit of 10 per of the bid for the tract proposed to be purchased and upon from the secretary of the interior that such bid has been accepted shall be required to pay Is per cent additional within 60 days after such notice. In of failure do the de- poSt shall be forfeited and the corresponding lands shall be available for further sale In the bids for the lands shall not aggregate sufficient within six months from the time fixed for the filing of bids the prob able cost announced all deposits shall be returned The remaining 75 per of the purchase price shall be paid three annual instalmen with interest per per mum deferred payments until paid running from the date of notice pay the additional H per but advanc ed payments may be received any time Upon full pay men of the purchase price patent shall for the lands and no qualification limitation shall be required of any purchaser patentee except that he be citizen of the Uni ted States Such patent shall also contain grant of right appurtenant to the land.
 Provided That any person who has made entry which valid and subsistng who has preference right make entry for any rrigabe land embraced within the m its of the auxiliary project may purchase said land the price of $50 per and shall be subject the pay menS for the irrigation works required of persons holding private lands under the provisions of section here of Provided further that the purchasers of the land to be irrigated under said auxiliary reclamation project shall also agree pay the United States the total actual cost of the works of said auxiliary reclamation project in the that the actual of said works shall exceed the estimated cost thereof"
 Sec B. That the moneys received under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the treasury of the United States and be covered into separate fund known the
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