Executive Order 5576—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Land for Resurvey, New Mexico

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 4997, dated November 19, 1928, which withdrew, in addition to other land, the public land in T. 15 S., R. 17 E., Ts. 14 and 15 S., R. 18 E., and sec. 6, T. 15 S., R. 19 E., New Mexico principal meridian, New Mexico, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked, as to the abovementioned townships and section.

And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, approved June 12, 1930 (46 Stat. 580), that, subject to valid rights, the unreserved public lands in said townships and section, if otherwise subject to disposition, shall be opened under the terms and conditions of such resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, to entry under the homestead or desert land laws only, by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by the resolution, for a period of 91 days beginning with the date of the official filing of the plats of resurvey of said townships and section, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any public land law applicable thereto.

Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no right may be acquired to the released lands by ? settlement in advance of entry or otherwise, except strictly in accordance herewith.

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
March 13, 1931.