Forfeited unearned railroad lands. Extension time limit homestead tries. for An Act To amend an act entitled "An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes.' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act entitled "An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes," approved September of 29, 1890, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that the en- period within which settlers, purchasers, and others under the provisions of said act may make application to purchase lands forfeited thereby, or to make or move to perfect any homestead entries which are preserved or authorized under said act, when such period begins to run from the passage of the act, shall begin to run from the date of the promulgation by the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the instructions to the officers of the local land offices for their direction in the disposition of said Railroad rights. lands: Provided, That nothing herein shall extend any time or enlarge any rights given by said act to any railroad company. Time limit. Forfeited land grants. to Approved, February 18, 1891 (26 Stat., 764). An Act To amend an act entitled "An act to forfeit certain lands hereto fore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads and for other purposes," approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section three of an act entitled "An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes," approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof, be, and Rights of set- the same is, amended so as to extend the time within extended.urchase which persons entitled to purchase lands forfeited by said act shall be permitted to purchase the same, in the quantities and upon the terms provided in said section, at any time prior to January first, eighteen hundred and ninetyAdverse claims. seven: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to interfere with any adverse claim that may have attached to the lands or any part thereof. Approved, December 12, 1893 (28 Stat., 15). Forfeited land grants. An Act To amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes,' approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes,' approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof," approved December twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: "That section three of an act entitled 'An act to forfeit, Right of settlers to purchase certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding extended. in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes," approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same is, amended so as to extend the time within which persons entitled to purchase lands forfeited by said act shall be permitted to purchase the same, in the quantities and upon the terms provided in said section, at any time prior to January first, eighteen hundred and ninetyseven: Provided, That actual residence upon the lands by persons claiming the right to purchase the same shall not quired. be required where such lands have been fenced, cultivated, or otherwise improved by such claimants, and such persons shall be permitted to purchase two or more tracts of such lands by legal subdivisions, whether contiguous or not, but not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres in the aggregate." Approved, January 23, 1896 (29 Stat., 4). An Act To amend an act entitled "An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, and for other purposes," approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof. Actual residence not re Limit of pur chases. grants. Forfeited land Right of setextended tlers to purchase two Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section three of an act entitled "An act to forfeit certain lands heretofore granted for the purpose of aiding in the years. construction of railroads, and for other purposes," approved September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the several acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same is, amended so as to extend the time within which persons entitled to purchase lands forfeited by said act shall be permitted to purchase the same, in the quantities and upon the terms provided in said section and the amendments thereto, at any time prior to January first, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine: Provided, That noth- Adverse claim. ing herein contained shall be so construed as to interfere with any adverse claim that may have attached to the lands or any part thereof. Approved, February 18, 1897 (29 Stat., 535). An Act To withdraw certain public lands from private entry, and for other purposes. * * * SEC. 4. That the price of all sections and parts of sections of the public lands within the limits of the portions of the several grants of lands to aid in the construction of railroads which have been heretofore and which may hereafter be forfeited, which were by the act making such grants or have since been increased to the double minimum price, and also of all lands within the limits of any such railroad grant, but not embraced in such grant, lying adjacent to and coterminous with the portions of the line of any such railroad which shall not be completed at the date of this act, is hereby fixed at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. RECLAMATION LANDS. For townsites within Government reclamation projects, see Act of February 8,1905 (33 Stat.,706)—Use of stone and timber Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat., 1032,-Proceeds from sales of materials to go to reclamation fund. Act of April 16, 1906 (34 Stat., 116)-Lease of surplus power.. Act of June 27, 1906 (34 Stat., 519)-Minimum area for entry- ments.. Act of June 23, 1910 (36 Stat., 592)-Assignment of completed Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 835)-$20,000,000 appropriated- Page 377 249 253 254 254 254 254 256 256 257 259 259 Act of February 13, 1911 (36 Stat., 902)-Withdrawal and changes of public notices authorized. 260 Act of February 18, 1911 (36 Stat., 917) Lands entered prior 260 261 Act of February 24, 1911 (36 Stat., 930)-Lease of surplus power. 262 263 263 Act of August 9, 1912 (37 Stat., 265)-Patents may issue on certain conditions.. 264 266 Act of August 26, 1912 (37 Stat., 610)-Patents on desert-land entries. Act of August 13, 1914 (38 Stat., 686)—Extension of time within which to pay water-right charges-Penalties for nonpaymentReclamation requirements-When lands subject to entryNew projects-Assignment of excess farm units-Acceptance of act.. 266 Act of October 5, 1914 (38 Stat., 727)-Withdrawal of lands for country parks and community centers.. 271 Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat., 1215)—Entries in lieu of lands not irrigable... 272 An Act Appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain States and Territories to the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands. lamation fund es certain public Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, Irrigation; recof the United States of America in Congress assembled, tablished from That all moneys received from the sale and disposal of land receipts. public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Exception. North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, beginning with the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, including the surplus of fees and commissions in excess. of allowances to registers and receivers, and excepting the five per centum of the proceeds of the sales of public lands in the above States set aside by law for educational and other purposes, shall be, and the same are hereby, reserved, set aside, and appropriated as a special fund in the Treasury to be known as the "reclamation fund," to be used in the examination and survey for and the construction and maintenance of irrigation works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and semiarid lands in the said States and Territories, and for the payment of all other expendiSupport of ag- tures provided for in this act: Provided, That in case the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands other than those realized from the sale and disposal of lands referred to in this section are insufficient to meet the requirements for the support of agricultural colleges in the several States and Territories, under the act of August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,' the deficiency, if any, in the sum necessary for the support of the said colleges shall be provided for from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. ricultural colleges. Deficiency. of Location and SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby construction irrigation works. authorized and directed to make examinations and surveys for, and to locate and construct, as herein provided, irrigation works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters, including artesian wells, and to report to Congress at the beginning of each regular session as to of the results of such examinations and surveys, giving estimates of cost of all contemplated works, the quantity and location of the lands which can be irrigated therefrom, and all facts relative to the practicability of each irrigation project; also the cost of works in process of construction as well as of those which have been completed. Estimates cost. Lands withdrawn from public entry. SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior shall, before giving the public notice provided for in section four of this act, withdraw from public entry the lands required for any irrigation works contemplated under the provisions Entry irri- of this act, and shall restore to public entry any of the Restoration. of gable lands. lands so withdrawn when, in his judgment, such lands are not required for the purposes of this act; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, at or immediately prior to the time of beginning the surveys for any contemplated irrigation works, to withdraw from entry, except under the homestead laws, any public lands |