Show HOW TO ACQUIRE TITLE the timber cutting act is repealed A timber culture who has baa complied with the law during four years of his bis entry may title by the payment of per acre an applicant fox for an entry under the desert land act must tile file a map of the land showing the mode of contemplates juriga tion and Is ia required thereafter to expend not less leas than 1 per acre each far year for three years in n n improvements looking to such euch irrigation pr proof f of these expenditures must be mat made at the end of each year and at the end of the third year a map showing the plan of the improvements must also be filed four years are allowed within which to complete the proof and make final entry proof made at an earlier date must show an aggregate expenditure of at least per acre the final proof must also show cultivation of at least one eight of the land an under this act must be an actual resident of the state or territory where the land lies ilea and an entry must not exceed acres the preemption pre emption law is repealed but all claims initiated by settlement prior to march 3 1891 may be filed and perfected in the same manner and under the same conditions as if the law had bad not been repealed the homestead law is amended by restricting entries to persons who are not the owners of more than acres of land and requiring fourteen months of actual residence with cultivation be fore claimant can commute by paying for the land at the government price all claims under the homestead preemption pre emption desert land or timber culture laws to which no adverse claims had bad attached at date of final entry and which had bad been sold or encumbered prior to march 1 1888 shall be confirmed anda tented pro vided aided no fraud on the part of the purchaser has been found also after a lapse of two years from the date of the final re receipt ce apt in such entries patent shall be issued to the provided no contests or protests against the validity of the entry are pending suits to vacate patents issued prior to march 3 1891 can only be brought within five years from that date and in ease of patents thereafter issued only within six years from the date of patent the foregoing provisions are from the acts of congress approved march 3 8 1891 and constitute the most important changes made by that act in the laws governing the disposal of public lands the same act also provides for the cutting of timber on government lands and for the securing by individuals or corporation rights of way for canals ditched dit chea chem eto etc for irrigating purposes is in good only for building purposes does not render the land containing it subject to entry under the mining laws or except it from homestead entry secretary s decision of january 2 1 91 the laud land department has no power of disposal over land reserved for school pu set lers thereon after survey cannot be authorized to remain thereon until such lands are subject to disposal by the state blate secretary le decision of february 11 1891 compiled by 0 F davis land attorney 7 |