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 952 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 268, 272. 1925. person or persons who have improved the ro rty and who have attempgecll uhenteg séame  ccémtéliance with th: laws and regula- . tions 0 the United States an 0 ce. ·*·PP*¤*S¤l °"**¤ds· That upon the bling of an application to` purchase any lands subject to the operation of this Act, together with the required proof, the Secretary of the Interior shall cause the lands described in said Value 0, improv? application to be aippraised, said appra1sal_to be on the basis of the $33% by applimnt as- value (pf saplch lan usitat th; datetlof appraisal, eiclusive of any mg · crease v ue res ing rom e eve opmen or 1m rovemen thereof for agricultural purposes by the applicant or his pliedecessor in intergsg bult inclusive of thi stumppge value of any timber cut or _ remove y the app °cant or is pre ecessor in interest. ,,,,E’,§'§{°“”°”°`““° °{ That an applicant who applies to purchase lands imder the provisions of this Act, in order to be entitled to receive a patent, must within six months from receipt of notice of appraisal by the Secretary of the Interior pay to the receiver of the United States land office of the district in which the lands are situated, the appraised price of the lands, and thereupon a patent shall issue to said ap- 1,  plicant for such lands as the Secretary of the Interior shall determine that such applicant is_ entitled to purchase under this Act. The prcéceedggleréged by tl&6_GOVB Dt fioén the side of the laéids hialigi nm er s covere mto the United States reasur an a ` ag prgyiidizd gg law for the disposal of the proceeds yfrom tliiopsale 0 u c an. p,§,§Q§f‘°“’ *" b° Clihat the Secretary of the Interior is hereb authorized to prescribe all necessary rules and regnlations for adimmstering the provisgons of this Act and determining conflicting claims arising hereun er. “§*§;,§g’§“°“ °‘““"' Sec. 2. That all purchases made and patents issued under the pro- VlS10I1S of this Act shall be subiect to and contain a reservation to the United States of all the coa, oil, gas, and other minerals in the lands so purchased and patented, toget er with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same. Approved. February 19, 1925. February 20,1925. . . . [H. R. 103.] CHAP. 272.-An Act For the inclusion of certain lands in the Plumas National "T1H Forest, California, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of §Q§{’,'§g° ‘j’,§°’§‘,,,d,, the United States of America in Congress assembled, That within yy, Egg; ,g¤;¤<;r; the following-described areas any lands not in Government uasgmm. ownership which are found by the Secretary of Agriculture to .   chilefly valuaible {lor national fopesth puxrposep lniay be offered m exc an e un er the provisions o the ct 0 arch 20 1922 V°’·"~F’·‘*”· (Public, 1%3, F orty-second United States Statutes at Large; pa 465), upon notice as therein provided and upon acceptance of tig: shall become parts of the Plumas National Forest, the Eldorado lgational Fgrelslt, t%1`ehStar§s1aus `biatiional Forest, the Shasta National orest, an the a oe ationa orest, respective, and an of such described areas in Government ownership, chietlyy valuable? for national forest purposes and not now parts of any national forest may be added to said national forests, as herein provided by procla- _ mation of the President, subject to all valid claims and rovisions of F§Q$,,§°"°““ existing withdrawals: (1) To the Plumas National Forest, Cali- 1><=¤*ip¢i¤¤- fornia Tcégnshiph 22 north, range 4 east, sections 1, 12, and 13; towns ip nort, range 4 east; townshi 20 north ran 6 east east half of township; township 26 north, gauge 6 east; togiiship 27 north, range 6 east; township 20 north, range 7 east; township 21 north, range 7 east; township 26 north, range 7 east; township 27