The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-02-15

amount of contiguous lands designated
for 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,
and residence upon the original entry
shall be credited on both entries, but
improvements must be made on the
additional entry equal to $l.25 for
each acre thereof.
Section 5. That persons who have
submitted final proof upon, or re-
ceived patent for, lands of the charac-
ter 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 obtain pat
ent to contiguous lands designated for
entry under the provisions of this Act,
which, together with the area there
tofore acquired under the homestead
law, shall not exceed six hundred and
forty acres, on proof of the eXpendi-
ture required by this Act on account
of permanent improvements upon the
additional entry.
Section 6. That any person who is
the head of family or who has ar
rived at the age of twenty-one years
and is a citizen of the United States,
who has entered or acquired under
the homestead laws, prior to the pass
age of this act, lands of the character
described in this Act, the area of which
is less than six hundred and forty
acres, and who is unable to exercise
the right of additional entry herein
conferred because no lands subject to
under this Act adjoin the tract so en-
tered or acquired or lie within the 20
mile limit provided for in this Act,
may. upon submitting proof that he
resides upon and has not sold the land
so entered or acquired and against
which land there are no encumbrances
relinquish or reconvey to the United
States the land so occupied, entered or
acquired. and in lieu thereof. within
the same land-o office district, may enter
and acquire title to six hundred and
forty acres of the land subject to en-
try under this Act, but must show .
compliance with all the provisions of
this Act respecting the new entry and
with all the provisions of existing
homestead laws except as modified
herein.
Section 7. That the communication
provisions of the homestead laws shall
not apply to any entries made under
this Act.
Section 8. That any homestead en-
! trymen or patentees who shall be en-
titled to additional entry under this
Act shall have, for ninety days after
the designation of lands subject to
entry under the provisions of this Act
and contiguous to those entered or own
ed and occupied by him, the preferen-
tial right to make additional entry as
/ provided in this Act: PROVIDED
That where such lands contiguous to
/ the lands of two or more entrymen en-.
titled to additional entries under this
section are not sufficient in area to
enable such entryman to secure by
additional entry the maximum amount
to which they are entitled, the Secre.
tary of the Interior is authorized to
make an equitable division of the lands
among the several entrymen or paten.
tees, applying to exercise preferential
rights, such division to he in tracts
Of not less than forty acres, or Other
legal subdivision, and so made as &c
equalize as nearly as possible the area
which such entrymen and patentee,
will acquire by adding the tracts EN-,
braced in additional entries to tn,
l.. al kal1 1. al.
PROVIDED, further, That where but
one such tract of vacant land may ad
join the lands of two or more entry
men or pantentees entitled to exer
else preferential right hereunder, tn,
tract in question may be entered b,
the person who first submits to the 10
cal land Office his application to exer
else said preferential right.
Section Q. That all entries mad
and patents issued under the provi
sions of this act shall be subject T.
and contain a reservation to the Y. S
of all the coal and other minerals il
the lands so entered and patented, to
gether with the right to prospect fol
mine, and remove the same. The Goa
and other mineral deposits in sue
lands shall be subject to disposal b
the United States in accordance wit
the provisions of the coal and miner;
land laws in force at the time of sue
disposal Any person qualified to lC
cate and enter the coal or other mir
eral deposits, or having the right I
mine and remove the same under III
laws Of the United States, shall hay
the right at all times to enter upo
the lands entered or patented, as pr,
vided by this Act, for the purpose
prospecting for coal or other mneri
therein, provided he shall not iniur
damage, or destroy the permanent in
provements of the entryman or pa
entee, and shall be liable TO and sha
compensate the entryman or patentC
for all damages to the crops on sue
lands by reason of such prospectinl
Any person who has acquired from Il
United States the coal or other mil
eral deposits in any such land, or u
right to mine and remove the sam
may reenter and occupy so much
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