Congressional Serial Set, Issue 4461U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... March 3 , 1807 , vol . 2 , p . 445 , United States Statutes . ) In the absence of specific legislation by Congress providing for the organization of land districts within the " Russian purchase " and the extension of our system of ...
... March 3 , 1807 , vol . 2 , p . 445 , United States Statutes . ) In the absence of specific legislation by Congress providing for the organization of land districts within the " Russian purchase " and the extension of our system of ...
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... March 3 , 1869 , the islands of St. Paul and St. George were , by act of Congress , made a special reservation for Government purposes , and no one is allowed to land on these islands unless he has permis- sion from the Secretary of the ...
... March 3 , 1869 , the islands of St. Paul and St. George were , by act of Congress , made a special reservation for Government purposes , and no one is allowed to land on these islands unless he has permis- sion from the Secretary of the ...
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... March 3 , 1899 , extended the system of public surveys to the district of Alaska , and included Alaska among the States and Territories which were to share in the sum of $ 325,000 voted for public surveys . The same amount was voted in ...
... March 3 , 1899 , extended the system of public surveys to the district of Alaska , and included Alaska among the States and Territories which were to share in the sum of $ 325,000 voted for public surveys . The same amount was voted in ...
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... March 2 , 1853 , Washington was cut off from Oregon and constituted a Terri tory , and by a section of a law enacted July 17 , 1854 , all the provisions of the donation law were extended to the new Territory . The law expired for both ...
... March 2 , 1853 , Washington was cut off from Oregon and constituted a Terri tory , and by a section of a law enacted July 17 , 1854 , all the provisions of the donation law were extended to the new Territory . The law expired for both ...
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... March 4 , 1903 , to March 4 , 1908 , and that an ample sum be allowed to start the surveys at once . It would be fair to give those who have been on the ground as squat- ters and who have shown by their faith and works the possibilities ...
... March 4 , 1903 , to March 4 , 1908 , and that an ample sum be allowed to start the surveys at once . It would be fair to give those who have been on the ground as squat- ters and who have shown by their faith and works the possibilities ...
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Page 223 - That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into full force and effect.
Page 76 - An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two,' approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 222 - Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder, and the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall proceed in conformity with such laws...
Page 221 - 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 2, 1862...
Page 222 - No right to the use of water for land in private ownership shall be sold for a tract exceeding one hundred and sixty acres to any one landowner, and no such sale shall be made to any landowner unless he be an actual bona fide resident on such land, or occupant thereof residing in the neighborhood of said land, and no such right shall permanently attach until all payments therefor are made.
Page 221 - ... of waters, including artesian wells, and to report to Congress at the beginning of each regular session as to 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.
Page 79 - ... by citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become citizens, which homesteads have been made, improved, and used for agricultural...
Page 90 - In witness whereof, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Page 222 - That it is hereby declared to be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, so far as the same may be practicable and subject to the existence of feasible irrigation projects, to expend the major portion of the funds arising from the sale of public lands within each State and Territory hereinbefore named for the benefit of arid and semi-arid lands within the limits of such State or Territory...
Page 222 - Secretary, may be reasonably required for the support of a family upon the lands in question; also of the charges which shall be made per acre upon the said entries, and upon lands in private ownership which may be irrigated by the waters of the said irrigation project...