Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:General_Land_Office
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
arid lands in the Western United States
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:19_Stat._377
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1877
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Public Law 45
|
| gptkbp:provides |
allowed individuals to acquire up to 640 acres of arid public land if they irrigated it within three years
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to encourage and promote the economic development of arid and semi-arid public lands in the Western United States
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Homestead_Act_of_1862
gptkb:Timber_Culture_Act_of_1873 |
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Desert_Land_Act
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
March 3, 1877 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bracero_Program
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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