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SIXTY-SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 109, 110. 1922. 467 CHAP. 109.-An Act Toappropriate 1,500,000f rth Mwhm lm supplied to farmers in the C1’0I];·pl8»1}ll1I'G arleas of the l>l’nit;cl’ li; expended under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. [Publ"' N°' ml Be it enacted by the Senate and House (pf Representatives of the United Sm States of America in Congress assemble , 'I`hat the Secretary of Agri- aumagi? M mpi culture is hereby authorized, for the oro of 1922, to make advances ,0;`·,‘},§',°;,°,,‘;i‘,,‘,‘},"j*,F,j'}•§{’ or loans to farmers, where he shall find) that special need for such at? f¤r¤¤¤<1i¤s· ' assistance exists, for the urchase of wheat, oats, barley, and flax- °°°’p°m° seed for seed purposes, and? when necessary, to procure such seed and T sell same to suc farmers. Such advances, loans, or sales shall be aengm md °°”°u` made uggn such terms and conditions and subject to such regulations as the cretaiiy of Agriculture shall prescribe, includinguin agreement by each armer to use the seed thus obtained by for the production of grain or ilaxseed. A first lien on the crop to be pro- °,,L,‘}‘;§, {,‘{,,,lg°,,§§£ “°“ uced from see obtained through a loan, advance, or sale made under this section shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be deemed sufficient security therefor. The total amount of such ad- L*““·°‘°* vances, loans, or sales to any one farmer shall not exceed the sum of $300. All such advances or loans shall be made througgri such agencies as the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate. or carrying ‘*”"°P"°“°“· out the purposes of this section there is hereby appropriated, out o any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise aippropriated, the sum of $1,500,000, to be immediately available, an not more than $20,000 may be used in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, by the Secretary of Agriculture in the administration of this Act. s . Sec. 2. That any person who shall knowirggy make any false P“”*’h?,'g§ m§,_‘ representation for the purpose of obtaining an vance loan, or sale méuwio ¤¤¤ii¤1¤•¤¤» under this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a line ° of riot $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or ot . Approved, March 20, 1922. CHAP. 110.-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the survey Iailsizziijiiin and sale of certain lands in Coconino County, Arizona, to the occupants thereof, ’ iP¤bli¤.N¤- 17%-l approved July 28, 1914 (Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 558). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rrfgresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, at section 3 of the act §",,§’,@f"§,‘}*,,,,,,,,,,_ entitle "An Act authorizing the survey and sale of certain lands in f¤r,<}_°°¤¤i¤¤ °°¤¤*¥· Coconino County, Arizona, to the occupants thereof/' approved July v¤¤.as,p.m,sm.¤s. 28,&914f('l`1hirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 558), is amended to °d‘ rea as o ows: · NSec. 3. That any person, or his successors in interest, who prior ‘$§'r§‘§.°L°°"¥`., “Y°.$i to January 1, 1914, were in the actual occupancy of and improving P°;*,‘;u¤m_,_ one or more of said tracts for agricultural purposes, not exceeding in all eighty acres, and have mamtained the same in good faith for said purposes, u on the fil` of an a plication to enter the same within six montlis from thbniling of tliie plat of said survey in the local land office, shall be entitled to a patent for such tract or tracts Sal of upon paying the sum of $1.25 per acre therefor. All such tracts not em; ““°”’°°°°°' covered by valid applications at the expiration of said six months shall thereafter be subject to cash entry upon payment of $1.25 per acre." Approved, March 20, 1922.