The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-11-15
PITTMAN RECLAMATION ACT

Senator Pittman Of a copy Of the
Pittman Reclamation Act. APP
proved October %, 1919, which fol-
lows in full:
An Act to encourage the reclamation
of the arid lands in the State of
Nevada, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in con-
gress assembled. That the Secretary
of the Interior is hereby authorized
to grant to any citizen OF the Unit
ed States, or to any association of
such citizens, a permit. which shall
give the exclusive right, for a
period not exceeding two years, to
drill or otherwise explore for water
beneath the surface Of not exceed
ing two thousand five hundred and
sixty acres Of u~nreserved, unap-
propriated. nontimbered public
lands of the United States in the
State of Nevada not known to be
susceptible of successful irrigation
at a reasonable cost from any
known source of water supply;
Provided, however, That not more
than one such permit shall be is
sued to the same citizen Or the
same association of citizens within
an area of 40 miles square; And
provided further, That said land
shall not be fenced or otherwise
exclusively used by the permittee
except as herein provided; And
provided further, That said land
shall therefore have been desig-
mated by the secretary of the in
terror as subject to disposal under
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. That the secretary of the
interior is hereby authorized On
application or otherwise, to desig-
nate the lands subject to disposal
under the provisions of this act;
Provided, however. That where any
person or association qualified to
receive to permit under the pro-
visions of this act shall make ap-
plication for such permit upon land
subject to disposal under the pro-
visions of this act (prOvided said
application is accompanied and
supported by properly corroborated
affidavit of the applicant, in dupli-
cate, showing prima facie that the
land applied for is of the charac-
ter contemplated by this act), such
application, together with the reg
ular fees and commissions, shall be
received by the register and re-
ceiver of the land district in which
said land is located and suspended
until it shall have been determined
by the secretary of the interior
whether said land Is actually of that
character. That during such sus-
pension the land described in the
application shall not be disposed
of; and if the land shall be desig-
mated under this act, then such APP
plication shall be allowed: other
wise it shall be rejected, subject to
appeal.
Sec. 3. That any qualified appli-
cant for a permit under section 1
of this Act shall file with the regis
ter 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 file with
said register or receiver an affida-
Wit that such application Is hon
estly and in good faith made for
the purpose of reclamation ard
cultivation and not for the bencfit
or any other person or corporation,
and that the applicant is not acting
as agent for any person, corpora
ton, or syndicate in making such
application, o in collision with
any person. corporation, or syndi-
cate to give them the benefit OF
the land applied for or any part
thereof. and that the applicant will
faithfully and honestly endeavor
to comply with all of the require
ments of this Act, and shall pay 70
said register and receiver a filing
fee of / cen per acre for each acre
of land embraced in said appl.ca-
ton. and such applicant shall then
be entitled t. receive such permit
after the lands embraced therein
are designated as provided in sec
tion 2 of this Act.
Sec. 4. That sucn a permit shall he
upon condition that the permittee
shall begin operations for the de-
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