Chapter 28. To exempt from cancellation certain desert-land entries in Riverside County, California
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CHAP. 28.— An Act To exempt from cancellation certain desert-land entries in Riverside County, California. June 24, 1921.[[H. R. 5223](/us/bill/67/hr/5223).][[Public, No. 33](/us/pl/67/33).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Public lands.Time extended for final proof, etc., of desert land entries in Riverside County, Calif.Territory included. That no desert-land entry heretofore made in good faith under the public-land laws for lands in townships four and five south, range fifteen east; townships four and five south, range sixteen east; townships four, five, and six south, range seventeen east; townships five, six, and seven south, range eighteen east; townships six and seven south, range nineteen east; townships six and seven south, range twenty east; townships four, five, six, seven, and eight south, range twenty-one east; townships five, six, and sections three, four, five, six, seven, eight, eighteen, and nineteen, in township seven south, range twenty-two east; township five south, range twenty-three east, San Bernardino meridian, in Riverside County, State of California, shall be canceled prior to May 1, 1923, because of failure on the part of the entrymen to make any annual or final proof falling due upon any such entry Assessments operative from May 1, 1923.prior to said date.
The requirements of law as to annual assessments and final proof shall become operative from said date as Further extension if water not available.though no suspension had been made. If the said entrymen are unable to procure water to irrigate the said lands above described through no fault of theirs, after using due diligence, or the legal questions as to their right to divert or impound water for the irrigation of said lands are still pending and undetermined by said May 1, 1923, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to grant a further extension for an additional period of not exceeding two years.
Approved, June 24, 1921.