Show r REGULATIONS FOR SALE OF L LANDS L nS IN FORMER INDIAN RESERVATION UTAH Department of the Ule Interior s Washington March 22 1917 The Commissioner of the General Genral e y Land Laud Office Sir Sir Th The Act of Congress approved March 3 1905 33 Stat 1069 authorizing authorizing au au- au- au ih the disposal of lands within with in the Uintah Indian Reservation U Utah h among other things provides That all lands opened to settlement settlement settles settle settle- s ment and entry entry under this Act remaining re re- maims of at the expiration rattan ration of five years from the effect of of- f this act shall be sold and disposed ed of for cash under rules and regu reg regulations regulations reg reg- u to be prescribed by the Secretary Sec See of the Interior not more than Ulan six hundred and forty acres to any anyone I one G Pe person on Lauds Lands within said were reservation were opened to entry on August 28 1905 r.- r. under the Presidents President's Presidents President's proclamations l of July 14 and August Augut 2 1905 34 L. 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D 1 S 8 1 It j is ls accordingly dire directed ted that at lauds lands affected by said i provision to v which t there re are no valid existing rights and which are not reserved or OF or withdrawn for any purpose at the date of sale shall haH be offered for sale under the supervision of the Ule Superintendent SuperIntendent Superintendent of opening and sale of Indian reservations re for cash at not less les t. t tha fifty cents per acre at Provo 1 Utah commencing June 18 1917 Provided That lands classified or withdrawn as a coal lands will wilI be sold t I with Ith a reservation of tl the e coal de de- posits 1 sits under the Act of February 2 27 1917 Public No 3 8 and lands cl classified classified as oil shale lands or withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn as phosphate lands will wilI be besold sold sold with a reservation of of the min mineral mineral eral deposits in conformity with th the Act of of Jul July 17 1914 38 Stat Stat The The- lands shall b be listed Jor for tor sale i In tracts tracts embracing the north rth and nd r Fouth half f of ot sections unless parts of F- F such u subdivisions are not subject to tos s s-le s le in hi which event all contiguous x lands l louds subject to disposition to-disposition in such half sections shall be he listed for sale salet t ras n. n separate tracts tracts Offerings may be bem m made ae in smaller par parcels els if deemed 1 advisable in n the jud judgment ment of the S Superintendent i s Bids Bids may may be made in person or by agent agent but but butwill will not be received through the mail Purchasers must be eighteen c e years of age or over but will not be required to show as to citizenship or otherwise or to furnish proof as to the character char char- acter or condition of the lands No person son shall shan be permitted to p purchase more than n acres In his own o right or to purchase an any y amount of lands hereunder which added to tD the area in the reservation heretofore I. I purchased i in his right at public at public salt e 6 4 40 0 acres A form of power of attorney and acre affidavit affidavit to be e executed by pe persons ons intending to purchase hereunder hereunder hereunder here here- under by agent accompanies these regulations This form must be executed ex ox- prior to the Ute sale must be furnished at the time of sale and I may be sworn to before any officer in the United States having a seal and authority to administer oaths A form of ot acre affidavit to be executed executed executed exe exe- I by persons purchasing hereunder hereunder i der del in person person also acc accompanies these regulations Such affidavit must be bc executed before the register or receiver re ra- of the ilie V Vernal Utah land office The of said land office once will willy willbe y be at Provo at the time of of the sale r The purchase price of the land must musi be paid to the said receiver before be fore 4 30 o'clock p. p m. m on oh the next b business sines day following the date of or sale Any purchaser who fails to tomake tomake tomake make such payment will forfeit forfeit- all rights brights to the land and purchased which I will be for sale and the defaulting purchaser will not thereafter thereafter thereafter there there- after be permitted to bid for or purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase any other lands at the sale Th Superintendent of the sale is hereby authorized to prescribe such suchS' suchS S' S rules not in conflict herewith herewith here her with as the exigencies may require 1 K 1 jl and h ll he may inay n at tt any anytime time suspend su or indefinitely postpone th tho sale salo or ad- ad Soul Ioui n it to such or place as he may deem advisable le and and he ho may may- mayre reject re re- any or 01 all bids which in his opts ion on are aie less than the actual cash value at which any of the lands oN or fere shot should be sold All AU pc persons sons are warned against end cn en into any uny agreement combination tion or conspiracy which will present prevent pre- pre vent sent any of of said lands from selling advantageously and all persons so will be prosecuted criminal ly under section 59 of tho the Criminal Code which reads Whoever before or 01 at the time tim of f the tho public sale of an any of the lands of Jf f the United States shall bargain barg in contract or agree or attempt to bargain bargain bargain bar bar- gain contract or agree agree with any other person that the named last-named person peron shall not bid upon or r purchase the land so offered for sale or an any d part thereof or whoever by IY intimidation dation dat oh combination or unfair management management management man man- shall hinder or prevent or attempt to hinder or prevent any person from bidding upun upon or purchasing purchasing pur pur- c chasing any tract of lan laud so so offered for sale saler shall be he fined not more than one thOU thousand I dollars 01 or imprisoned not more than Jhan two years or both Very respectfully respectfUlly- ALEXANDER T. T VOGELSANG First Assistant Secretary Note Not NotA A A A map and schedule stow stow- I in ing all tracts to be offered for sale under the above regulations will ill bo bu printed as soon as possible and copies conies 1 will be sold by the register and nd re re- r receive II at Vernal Vern l Utah for 25 tobe to tobe be remitted in cash or by postoffice money order made mad payable to the receiver rec lver of said land office Lands classified or Gr withdrawn drawn as coal and those those- withdrawn as pl phosphate or classified classified as oil oil shale will be indicated indicated indi indi- I catec on the map Persons desiring I Ia a copy of the map an and schedule may I send remittance to the register and and receiver at once nce and the map mal and i schedule will schedule will be he mailed as soon as as' as copies are available probably before b fore j I IMay May 15 15 f I |