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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government

§ 435. Entries in excess of farm unit

Statutory text

All entries under reclamation projects containing more than one farm unit shall be reduced in area and conformed to a single farm unit within two years after making proof of residence, improvement, and cultivation, or within two years after the issuance of a farm-unit plat for the project, if the same issues subsequent to the making of such proof: Provided, That such proof is made within four years from the date as announced by the Secretary of the Interior that water is available for delivery for the land. Any entryman failing within the period herein provided to dispose of the excess of his entry above one farm unit, in the manner provided by law, and to conform his entry to a single farm unit shall render his entry subject to cancellation as to the excess above one farm unit: Provided, That upon compliance with the provisions of law such entryman shall be entitled to receive a patent for that part of his entry which conforms to one farm unit as established for the project.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 63–247 § 13 · 38 Stat. 686

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 435

    (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 13, 38 Stat. 690.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 13, 38 Stat. 690.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 13. disposition of excess farm units. That all entries under reclamation projects containing more than one farm unit shall be reduced in area and conformed to a single farm unit within two years after making proof of residence, improvement, and cultivation, or within two years after the issuance of a farm-unit plat for the project, if the same issues subsequent to the Provisos. Time for making proof. making of such proof: Provided, That such proof is made within four years from the date as announced by the Secretary of the Interior that Cancellation of excess. water is available for delivery for the land. Any entryman failing within the period herein provided to dispose of the excess of his entry above one farm unit, in the manner provided by law, and to conform his entry to a single farm unit shall render his entry subject to cancellation Issue of patents. as to the excess above one farm unit: Provided, That upon compliance with the provisions of law such entryman shall be entitled to receive a patent for that part of his entry which conforms to one farm Assignments restricted. unit as established for the project: Provided further, That no person shall hold by assignment more than one farm unit prior to final payment of all charges for all the land held by him subject to the reclamation law, except operation and maintenance charges not then due.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 13, 38 Stat. 690.)

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