The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-11-22
PIFPNAH RECLAMATION Ay
A. Act To Encourage the Reclamation of Certain Arid
: r M. + de State Of Nevada, and for Other Purposes

Re Il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the UNI
ted States of America In Congress as
That the Secretary OF the
rntar;or IA hereby authorized to grant
to any citizen Of the United States
to any association Of such citizens,
a hermit. which shall give the exciu-
s,ye right, for a period not ex-
ceeding two years. to drill or other
wise explore for water beneath the
surface of not exceeding two thous-
and five hundred and sixty acres OF
u-nreserved. unsppropriated. nonmin-
eral. nontimbered public lands Of the
United States in the State OF Nevada
not known to be susceptible OF sue
cessful irrigation at a reasonable cost
from any known source of water sup
ply: Provided, however, That not
more than n such permit shall be
issued to the same citizen or the same
association of citizens within an area
of forty miles square; And provid-
ed further, That said land shall not
be fenced or otherwise exclusively
used by the permittee except as here
In provided: And provided further.
That said land shall heretofore have
been designated by the Secretary Of
the Interior as subject to disposal un-
der the provisions Of this act
Sec. 2. That the Secretary OF the
Interior Is hereby authorized. on APP
plication or otherwise. to designate
the lands subject to disposal under
the provisions Of this act: Provided.
however, That where any person OF
association qualified to receive q per-
NIT under the provisions of this act
shall make application for such per-
NIT upon land which has not been
designated ~ subject to disposal un-
der the provisions Of this act (pro-
vided said application lie accompan-
led and supported by properly cor
roborated afidavit Of the applicant,
in duplicate, showing prima facie that
the land applied for is Of the charac-
ter contemplated by this act), such
application, together with the regular
fees and commissions, shall be re-
ceiyed by the register and receiver OF
the land district in which said land
is located and suspended until itshall
have been determined by the Secre-
tary of the Interior whether said land
is actually of that character. That
during such suspension the land de-
scribed In the application shall not
be disposed of; and IL the land shall
be designated under this act, then
such application shall be allowed ;
otherwise it shall be rejected, sub
ject to appeal.
Sec. 8. That any qualified appli-
cant for a permit under section / OF
this Act shall file with the register or
receiver Of the land district in which
said land is located the application
for such permit and shall make and
subscribe before the proper officer
and fle with said register or receiver
an afidavit that such application is
honestly and in good faith made for
the purpose of reclamation and cul-
tivation and not for the benefit Of any
other person or corporation, and that
the applicant is not acting as agent
for any person, corporation, or syn
dictate in making such application,
nor in collnsion with any person, cor
poration. or syndicate sc give them
the benefit of the land applied for or
any part thereof, and that the appli-
will faithfully and honestly en-
deavor to comply with all of the re-
quirements of this Act, and shall pay
to- said register and receiver a Ming
Zee of / cent per acre for each acre
Of land embraced in said application,
and such applicant shall then be en-
titled to receive such permit after
the lands embraced therein are des-
Isnated a. provided in section 2 Of
this Act.
Sec. 4. That such . permit shall
be upon condition that the permittee
shall begin operations for the devel-
Dpment of underground waters with
In sir months from the date Of the
and continue such operations
With reasonable diligence until water
has been discovered in the quantity
described, or until the
late OF the expiration of the permit.
Upon the presentation at any time of
proof satisfactory to the Secretary OF
he Interior that any psrmittee 10 not
such operations in good