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only to lands withdrawn under reclamation act of June 17, 1902, section 3, as susceptible of irrigation under a proposed project, and not to lands withdrawn under the latter act, as required for the construction of irrigation works. (Idem.)

Sec. 6. [Former provision for expenditures repealed.]-That section nine of said act of Congress, approved June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An act appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain States and Territories to the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands," is hereby repealed. (36 Stat. 836.)

WITHDRAWAL OF PUBLIC LANDS BY THE PRESIDENT

An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases. (Act June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847)

[Sec. 1. Temporary withdrawals of public lands by the President for irrigation or other public purposes.]—That the President may, at any time in his discretion, temporarily withdraw from settlement, location, sale, or entry any of the public lands of the United States, including the District of Alaska, and reserve the same for waterpower sites, irrigation, classification of lands, or other public purposes to be specified in the orders of withdrawals, and such withdrawals or reservations shall remain in force until revoked by him or by an act of Congress.

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Cross references.-See notes under section 3, act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388).

The act of January 26, 1921 (41 Stat. 1089), provides for the sale, when no longer needed, of lands withdrawn pursuant to the above act.

Power site withdrawals.—A withdrawal of public lands for power-site purposes under the provisions of the act of June 25, 1910, is a reservation within the meaning of the act of February 28, 1891, amending sections 2275 and 2276, Revised Statutes. (Departmental instructions, April 9, 1920. 47 L. D. 361.)

RESERVATION OF LANDS IN INDIAN RESERVATIONS FOR POWER AND IRRIGATION PURPOSES

[Extracts from] An act to provide for determining the heirs of deceased Indians, for the disposition and sale of allotments of deceased Indians, for the leasing of all allotments, and for other purposes. (Act June 25, 1910, ch. 431, 36 Stat. 855)

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Sec. 13. [Indian reservations-Power, etc., sites may be reservedWhere no project authorized.]-That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to reserve from location, entry, sale, allotment, or other appropriation any lands within any Indian reservation valuable for power or reservoir sites, or which may be necessary for use in connection with any irrigation project heretofore or hereafter to be authorized by Congress: Provided, That if no irrigation project shall be authorized prior to the opening of any Indian reservation containing such power or reservoir sites the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, reserve such sites pending future legislation by Congress for their disposition, and he shall report to Congress all reservations made in conformity with this act. (36 Stat. 858.)

Sec. 14. [Trust allotments-Canceling patents in power sites, etc.Reimbursing Indians-Lieu allotments.]-That the Secretary of the Interior, after notice and hearing, is hereby authorized to cancel trust patents issued to Indian allottees for allotments within any power or reservoir site and for allotments or such portions of allotments as are located upon or include lands set aside, reserved, or required within any Indian reservation for irrigation purposes under authority of Congress: Provided, That any Indian allottee whose allotment shall be so canceled shall be reimbursed for all improvements on his canceled allotment, out of any moneys availabale for the construction of the irrigation project for which the said power or reservoir site may be set aside: Provided further, That any Indian allottee whose allotment, or part thereof, is so canceled shall be allotted land of equal value within the area subject to irrigation by any such project. (36 Stat. 859.)

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LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO HOMESTEADERS

An act granting leaves of absence to homesteaders on lands to be irrigated under the provisions of the act of June 17, 1902. (Act June 25, 1910, ch. 432, 36 Stat. 864)

[Sec. 1. Certain homesteaders allowed leave until water is turned onRequired residence not lessened.]-That all qualified entrymen who have heretofore made bona fide entry upon lands proposed to be irrigated under the provisions of the act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, known as the national irrigation act, may, upon application and a showing that they have made substantial improvements, and that water is not available for the irrigation of their said lands, within the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, obtain leave of absence from their entries until water for irrigation is turned into the main irrigation canals from which the land is to be irrigated: Provided, That the period of actual absence under this act shall not be deducted from the full time of residence required by law. (36 Stat. 864.)

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Residence. While this act was intended to relieve entrymen who had made entry for lands within a reclamation project prior to the passage of said act, and prior to the applying of water by the project, from the necessity of maintaining residence upon the land "until water for irrigation is turned into the main irrigation canal from which the land is to be irrigated," it condones the prior failure of the entryman to maintain residence where water has not been available for irrigation of the land, and suspends the running of the seven-year limitation of the life of the entry by allowing the period of residence to commence from the time when the water is made available. (Roberts v. Spencer, 40 L. D. 306.)

By virtue of the acts of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 864), and April 30, 1912 (37 Stat. 105), one who made entry of lands within a reclamation project prior to the act of June 25, 1910, and in good faith established residence, is not subject to contest for failure to maintain residence prior to the time water is available for irrigation of the land, provided residence is established and application for water right filed within 90 days after the issuance of public notice fixing the date when water will be available; and where an entrywoman marries after establishing residence, and removes to the unperfected homestead entry of her husband, she does not thereby forefeit the protection accorded by these acts, where after final proof upon her husband's claim she returns and reestablishes residence upon her own claim within the time fixed therefor. (Jensen v. Kenoyer, 42 L. D. 528.)

This act applies to all bona fide qualified entrymen who made entry prior to the act and have made substantial improvements, regardless of whether they have established and maintaned residence. (John William Roatcap, 42 L. D. 422.)

Seven-year period suspended. By virtue of the provisions of this act, a homestead entry within a reclamation project is not limited to the seven-year period fixed for consummation of ordinary homestead entries elsewhere on the public domain, but may be completed within the time fixed in the public notice for compliance with the requirements of the reclamation act, unless the project be abandoned, notice of which abandonment will terminate the suspension of the seven-year period, and thereafter the entry will fall within the general class of homestead entries and be governed by the general home

stead laws.

(John H. Haynes, 40 L. D. 291.)

Application for leave.-Applications for leave of absence should be in the form of an affidavit, duly corroborated by two witnesses, contain a specific description of the land, show the good faith of the applicant, and set forth in detail the character, extent, and approximate value of the improvements placed on the lands, which must be such as to satisfy the requirement of the law that the entryman has made substantial improvements, and must show, as a matter of fact, that water is not available for the irrigation thereof. (General Land Office instructions, September 13, 1910, 39 L. D. 202.)

Length of absence.-Leave of absence will be granted until such time as water for irrigation is turned into the main irrigation canals from which the land is to be irrigated, or, in the event that the project is abandoned by the Government, until the date of notice of such abandonment and the restoration to the public domain of the lands embraced in the entry. (Idem.)

Effect of granting leave of absence.-Attention is directed to the provision that "the period of actual absence shall not be deducted from the full time of residence required by law." The effect of the granting of leave of absence under this act is to protect the entry from contest for abandonment and, by the necessary implication of the act, the period of seven years within which the entryman is required to submit final five-year proof will be extended and the entry will not be subject to cancellation for failure to submit proof until seven years from the date of entry, exclusive of the period for which leave of absence may be granted. (Idem.)

See sections 31 34, inclusive, general reclamation circular, approved May 18, 1916, 45 L. D. 385.

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