vations in Flor. SEC. 4. That the provisions of the act of August Military resereighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, relative to ida. military reservations in the State of Florida, and the sixth section of the act of June twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, relative to the sale of military sites be, and same are hereby, repealed. ing mineral de mineral land laws SEC. 5. Whenever any lands containing valuable min-, Lands containeral deposits shall be vacated by the reduction or aban- posits subject to donment of any military reservation under the provi- of the United sions of this act, the same shall be disposed of exclusively States. under the mineral land laws of the United States. War may grant erection of SEC. 6. The Secretary of War shall have authority, in Secretary of his discretion, to permit the extension of State, county, certain privileges; and Territorial roads across military reservations; to per- bridges, extension mit the landing of ferries, the erection of bridges thereon; of roads, etc. and permit cattle, sheep or other stock animals to be driven across such reservation, whenever in his judgment the same can be done without injury to the reservation or inconvenience to the military forces stationed thereon. Approved, July 5, 1884. (23 Stat., 103.) Extract from the sundry civil appropriation act, approved March 3, 1893 (27 Stat., 593). nicipal corpora Provided, That the President is hereby authorized by Grants to mu proclamation to withhold from sale and grant for public tions. use to the municipal corporation in which the same is situated all or any portion of any abandoned military reservation not exceeding twenty acres in one place. An Act To provide for the opening of certain abandoned military reservations, and for other purposes. Lands opened Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, to entry. That all lands not already disposed of included within the limits of any abandoned military reservation heretofore placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposition under the act approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, the disposal of which has not been provided for by a subsequent act of Congress, where the area exceeds five thousand acres, except such legal subdivisions as have Government improvements thereon, and except also such other parts as are now or may be reserved for some public use, are hereby opened to settlement under the public-land laws of the United States and a preference right of entry for a period of six months from the date of this act shall be given all bona fide settlers who are qualified to enter under the homestead law and have made improvements and are now residing upon any agricultural lands in said reservations, and for a period of six months from the date of settlement when that shall occur after the date of Preference homestead tlers. Payment. set to this act: Provided, That persons who enter under the homestead law shall pay for such lands not less than the value heretofore or hereafter determined by appraisement, nor less than the price of the land at the time of the entry, and such payment may, at the option of the purchaser, be made in five equal installments, at times and at rates of interest to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. abandoned mili SEO. 2. That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to suspend or to interfere with the operation of the said act approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as to all lands included in abandoned military reservations hereafter placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior for disposal, and all appraisements required by the first section of this act shall be in accordance with the provisions of said act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Approved, August 23, 1894. (28 Stat., 491.) An Act To amend and extend the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the opening of certain abandoned military reservations, and for other purposes," approved August twenty-third, eighteen hundred and ninety-four. Settlement of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives tary reservations. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the act approved August twentythird, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled "An act to provide for the opening of certain abandoned military reservations, and for other purposes," are hereby extended to all abandoned military reservations which were placed under the control of the Secretary of the Interior under any law in force prior to the act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Preference homestead tlers extended. to set SEC. 2. That the preference right of entry given to actual settlers by the terms of the act to which this is an amendment shall, so far as the lands to which the provisions of said act are extended, take effect and continue for six months from the date of this amendatory act. Approved, February 15, 1895. (28 Stat., 664.) ALASKA. ALLOTMENTS.-Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat., 197)-Allot- COAL LANDS.-Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 658)—Coal-land Act of May 28, 1908 (35 Stat., 424)-Consolidation of claims lo- Act of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat., 741)-Leases of tracts not ex- Act of May 14, 1898 (30 Stat., 415)-Mining rights to citizens of .Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 327, 329)-Instruments to be re- Act of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat., 1243) $100 in annual improvements-Forfeiture Act of June 7, 1910 (36 Stat., 459)-Time for filing adverse claims. Act of August 1, 1912 (37 Stat., 242)—Placer claim not in excess of 40 acres-$100 annually in labor or improvements-Location by attorney restricted.. MISSION SITES.-Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 330)---Re- RAILROADS AND RIGHTS OF WAY.-Act of May 14, 1898 (30 etc.. Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat., 1100)-Use of materials from forest reserves SCHOOL GRANTS.-Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat., 1214)—Sections 16 and 36-Section 33 in Tanana Valley for agricultural college-Lieu selections-Leases-Mineral lands excepted.... SURVEYS.-Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat., 1098)-System of surveys extended to Alaska.. TIMBER.—Act of May 14, 1898 (30 Stat., 414)-Sale and use of timber.. TOWN SITES.-Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., 1099)-Entry by trustee under Sec. 2387, R. S... Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 332)-Jail and courthouse sites.. TRADE AND MANUFACTURING SITES.-Act of May 14, 1898 (30 Stat., 413)-Purchase of not exceeding 80 acres containing improvements-Navigable waters-Use of wharves and roadway-Suitable tracts along water front for use of natives-Procedure for patent-Adverse claim... 9 |