Chapter 329. Granting desert-land entrymen an extension of time for making final proof
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CHAP. 329.— An Act Granting desert-land entrymen an extension of time for making final proof. February 25, 1925.[[H. R. 10411](/us/bill/68/hr/10411).][[Public, No. 477](/us/pl/68/477).] *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 by desert-land entrymen.Vol. 38, p. 1161; Vol. 40, p. 458. That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, in addition to the extensions authorized by existing law, grant to any entryman under the desert-land laws of the United States a further extension of time of not to exceed three years within which to make final proof: *Provided*,*Provisos*.Cause of delay to be proven.
That such entryman shall, by his corroborated affidavit, filed in the land office of the district where such land is located, show to the satisfaction of the Secretary that because of unavoidable delay in the construction of the irrigation works intended to convey water to the land embraced in his entry, he is, without fault on his part, unable to make proof of the reclamation and cultivation983 of said lands as required by law within the time limited therefor: *And provided further*, That the entryman. his heirs, or his dulyCompliance with law required. qualified assignee, has in good faith complied with the requirements of law as to yearly expenditures and proof thereof, and shall show, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, that there is a reasonable prospect that if the extension is granted he will be able to make the final proof of reclamation, irrigation, and cultivation required by law.
Approved, February 25, 1925.