Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 39 Part 1.djvu/362

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SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cust 212v·214. 1916. 341, south, range eight west; the north half of lot one, section gnghteen, township thirty-six south, range seven west; the south h of lot three, section twelve, township thirty-six south, range eight west; the west half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section seven, township thirty-six south, ran e seven west; the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of tge southeast quarter, section seven, the west half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter and the northwest quarter of the southwest guarter of the northwest quarter of section seventeen, township thirty-six south, range seven west of Salt Lake meridian, situate in the Sevier National Forest, upon the transfer by the said John L. Sevy to the United States of a valid title to the north half of the nort e_ast quarter of the southwest quarter of section twelve, township thirty-six south, range eight west; the south half of lot one of section thirteen, township thirty-six south, range eight west; the northeast_quarter‘of the northeast quarter of section twenty-five, township thirty-five south, range four west; the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section seventeen, township thirty-six_ south, range three west of Salt Lake meridian, situate in the Sevier and Powell National For- ‘{f'{“’?•j,°,08°v,_,m6 ests: Promkted, That upon the reconveyance of the surrendered lands gravel! Nstkmtl ruthey will become a part of the Sevier and Powell National Forests. ‘ Approved, July 3, 1916. _ 5 — , · · rm me CHAP. 213.-—An Act Providing for patents to homesteads en theceded portion of [g·§ii*·3·l the Wind RlV8I Reservation ih [public, Nq_ ];5_] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 1y' the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person, who, prior vsliillriflwlglglr R"` to the passage of this Act, made homestead entry on the ceded portion ,,§‘g,Q‘;’¤°§'g,,d“,§'_f'*d, of Wind River Reservation, in Wyommg, who has not abandoned the not irris¤=¤<1. sarne whose entry is still existent and of record and who has been unable to secure water for the irrigation of the land covered by his entry, may secure title to the same upon the submission of satisfactory proof that he has established and maintained actual bona Edo resi- R°°"*°"°° '°°"*"“· dence upon his land for a period of not less than eight months, and vo, 83 lm upon payment of all sums remaining due on said land, as provided ‘ 'p' ' for by the Act of March third, nineteen hrmdred and tive. Approved, July 3, 1916. CHAP. 214.-An Act Authorizing leave oi absence to homestead settlers upon J?g§j£§°‘ \1l1SLl!‘V€y€(l lands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Re esentatives the United States of America in O ess assemdled, That any qugfied H§f,°¥,‘}"’·,,,,,,_,, person who has heretofore or shxgliereafter in good faith make settle- '·gg;;;¢;d»,t_gg’{ ¤¤ ¤¤· ment upon and improve unsurve ed unreserve unapproprrated public lands of the United States with intention, upon survey, of entering same under the homestead laws shall be entitled to a leave of absence ID one or two periods not exceeding in the agregate five months m mm each year after establishment of residence: romded, That he shall semis, ne, z•· have plainly marked on the ground the exterior boundaries of the ‘*‘“'°°‘ lands claimed and have filed in the local land office notice of the approximate location of the lands settled uppn and claimed, of the period of intended absence, and that he s all upon the termination of the absence and his return to the land file notice thereof in the local land office. Approved, July 3, 1916.