The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-31

signature of President Wilson.
The bill, which was passed by the
house in July and later ratified by the
senate, provides that the secretary of
the interior Is authorized to grant to
any citizen Of the United States, or to
any association of such citizens, a
permit which shall give the exclusive
right, for period not exceeding two
years. to drill or otherwise explore for
water beneath the surface of not ex-
ceeding 1850 acres of unreserved un-
appropriated, non-mineral, non-tim-
bered public lands in the state of Ne
vada not known to be susceptible of
successful irrigation at reasonable
cost from any known source of water
supply"
The bill further specifies that ION
establishing at any time within two
years from the date of the permit to
the satisfaction of the secretary of the
interior that underground waters in
sufficient quantities have been devel-
oped permittee shall be entitled to a
patent for one-fourth, or GAO acres, of
the land embraced in the permit"
Full instructions regarding applica-
tions for permits or when the law be-
comes operative have not yet been re-
ceived, but when they arrive they will
be given publicity through the Record.
The Nevada delegation in congress
has worked hard to put this bill
through and If the citizens of Lincoln
county take advantage of the law it
will be only question of time when
the valleys of this distict are settled
with we'll to do farmers and the neces-
ity of importing farm products will
cease. There are virtually millions of
acres in Lincoln county which will be
subject to this law.
The full text Of the new law as
passed by both branches Of congress
and signed by the president follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled: That the secretary of the
interior Is hereby authorized to grant
any citizen of the United States, or to
any association of citizens, a permit,
which shall give the exclusive right,
for period of not exceeding two
years, to drill or otherwise explore for
water beneath the surface of not ex-
ceeding 1850 acres of unreserved un-
appropriated, nonmineral nontimbered
public lands of the United States in
the state of Nevada not known to be
/. susceptible of successful irrigation at
; reasonable cJcs from any known
source OF water supply; provided, how
ever that not more than one such per-
nit shall be issued to the same citizen
or the same association within an area
Of forty miles square; and provided
further, that said land shall not be
fenced or otherwise exclusively used
by the permittee except as herein pro-
vided; and provided further, that sait
land shall heretofore have been des
ignated by the secretary tf the interior
as subject to disposal under the pro
visions of this act
Sec O. That the secretary of th
interior is hereby authorized on ap
plication or otherwise, to designate th
lands subject to disposal under the pro
visions of this act provided, however
that where any person or association
qualified to receive a permit under tn
provisions of this act shall make ap
plication for such permit upon Ian
which has not been designated as sub
ject to disposal under the provision
Of this act (provided said applicatio
is accompanied and supported by prop
plicant, in duplicate, showing prim
facie that the land applied for is G
the character contemplated by thi
act), such application, together wit
the regular fees and commission
shall be received by the register an
receiver of the land district in whic
said land is located and suspende
until 1t shall have been determined b
- ~ t,,AA All x1rh not 4
said land Is actually of that characte
That during such suspension the Ian
described in the application shall M
be disposed Of; and If the land shall
designated under this act. then sue
application shall be allowed; otherwi'
it shall be rejected, subject to appea
Sec. 8. That any qualified appllcal
for permit under section l of this
shall file with the register or receiv
Of the land district in which said laI
is located the application for such pc
NIT and shall make and subscribe
fore the proper officer and file WI
said register or receiver an amda'
that such application Is honestly al
in good faith made for the purpose
reclamation and cultivation and n
for the benefit of any other person
corporation, and that the applicant
not acting as agent for any persc
corporation or syndicate in makll
such application, nor in collusion WI
any person, corporation or syndica
to give them the benefit OF the la
applied for or any part thereof
that the applicant will faithfully a
honestly endeavor to comply with
Of the requirements of this act, a
shall pay to said register and recelN
filing fee of 1 cent per acre FOR ca
acre Of land embraced in said applit
tion, and such applicant shall then
entitled to receive such permit ar
the lands embraced therein are des
mated as provided in section OF t
act.
Sec. 4. That such permit shall
upon condition that the permit
shall begin operations for the dev
opment of underground waters Wit
six months from the date of the p
NIT and continue such operations W
reasonable diligence until water
been discovered in the quantity he
matter described, or until the date