The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-30
RULES GOVERNING ENTRY
UNDER PITTMAN LAND ACT

ana omceo NJ 6Iko ana C0f000 CuIy
ave received instructions - to the
Procedure to be followed In case of
pplications for land to be prospsetsd
or sources OF underground water sup
'lies. In accordance with LEGISLATION
'nacted by congress = few months ago.
in the absence Of sueA In
he applications and suspended them
pending receipt Of orders from wash
ngton.
land ofncers will pass upon the appli-
cations M to their proper form and
when satisned that they comply with
all such requirements viii forward
them to Washington. where onlcers Of
the general land once Will take such
action a. the issuing Of the prescribed
permits II satisfied that they should he
allowed. This IL . departure fr0m the
usual practice Of allowing the registers
and receivers Of land ofices to rule
upon the suficiency or insunaciency OF
land entries.
An important clause In the rules as
laid down by the land department II
that which compels . land-seeker to
hle on the full four sections In order
to be entitled to receive patent to one
section. ~ some have thought II would
be necessary to nle ON the one section.
The full rules and regulations ~ Is
sued by Commissioners Tallman Of the
general land once are ~ follows:
DENnFIClARIEs UNDER THn ACT
4. The act. ~ the title indicates. II
limited in its operation to lands In the
state Of Nevada and u designed to en~
courage the development and utilixa-
tion Of subterranean waters for irri.
cation purposes. It confero upon the
secretary Of the interior authority to
grant permits to citizens Of the Unit
cd States. or associations Of such eiti-
sens. giving the exclusive right to OF.
plore not to exceed $3.50 acres Of lana
selected by them.
The only qualifications provided In
1.-The act for persons receiving the benz
lents thereof are that the applicant. or
each member Of An association Of ap.
Iplicants. shall be citisen Of the Unit
ed States; that he shall not b. = bene-
Inciary under any other application or
|permit under the act. for land situated
within an area Of forty miles square.
and that he has not been . permitteo
under any other permit under this act
which has been cancelled for failure to
Icomply with tts terms.
Married women. II their interest II
actual and bona nds. have the same
Iprivlleess ~ unmarried psrsons. =
! Icorporation ID not considered ~ N
association OF persons within the
meaning and purpose Of the act.
A permit under the act 10 not as
signable, but the interest OF . de-
ceased permittee will pass to his legal
representative.
The forty-mile square limitation ID
construed to mean an area Of that ex-
} tent in which the lands covered by .
: permit heretofore granted are in the
approximate center; to avoid possible
violation Of this provision Of the act
applicants for more than ono permit
are advised not to include in their APP
Iplications for additional permits any
lands within less than twenty miles
of any boundary Of the lands included
in any other application or permit II
: which the applicant is interested.
3 LANDS SUBJECT TO THE ACT
;. 2. Lands to be designated and mad
= subject to disposition under this &C
!. are those public lands which are unre
= served. unappropriated. nonmineral
!. nontimbered and not known to be sus
T. ceptible of successful irrigation fror
- any known source Of water supply .
!, q reasonable cost. Lists will be fur
= nished the registers and receivers o
=. the different local land ofiices fror
time to time and they will be advise
of the dates when the designations be
Y. come effective.
~ APPLICATION
OF 8. Any qualified applicant desirin
se to explore for water under the tern
ss of this act should fle with the regi.
ter and receiver Of the land once
On the district in mhich the land Is 81
us uated an application for permit. t
no gether NTH a corroborated afiidavit I
is. to the character of the land. and pa
re the fling fee of one cent an acre Il
ls' each acre Of land involved.
'n' No blank forms will be furnishs
n but the application and afidavit ms
!. be combined substantially as in for
.n' "A" printed at the end of these reg,
\. lations The same should be filed
'n' duplicate and cover the followir
3. points:
On. (a) Name and postofice address
- tHe applicant OF Oh edCn memUoE OI .
n. association Of applicants.
'es (b) Citizenship. II the applicant
er' each member of the association Of d
Dy plicants is a native- born citizen Of Il
rs United States, the application and =
To hdavit must so state. II . naturalix
rs citizen, the application should sta
ON the fact and be accompanied by . ce
,ck titled copy Especial form for lal
cases) of certificate OF naturali3atio
It should be noted that, unlike mo
public land laws, no rights may be l
D10 itiated under this act by an alien W
:. has filed q declaration Of intention
80 become citizen.
10 (c) Special requirements. In accor
ance with the specific reQuiremer
found In sections I. : and Of the =
@ the application should include An avs
- - ment that neither the applicant n
- any member Of an association Of Z
- - plicants has fled m application unS
'"e this act for lands within m ares
forty miles square embracing the Ian
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