Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-06-27
Land office Instructions.

GENTLEMEN - nave 10 eau your
attention TO the provis DOS of the act o.
Congress entitled IAN act TO grant ad
ditional rights t, homestead settlers on
pnbhc lands within railroad limits, ap
p-ove1 March 3. 1879.
lst. That act provides lha. from and
.after it's passage 'the erea sections
within the iini's of any gran OF public
lands TO any railroad company, or TO
any military road company, or to any
State IN aid Of any railroad or military
road. shall BE- open to settlers under tn"
homestead laws 10 the extent OF one
hundred and sixty acres to each set
tier" thus doing away in This class OF
entries with the distraction between
ordinary minimum and double ninium
lands. OF lauis held at 81 % per acre
and land- held at So 80 per acre, which
had existed under section 22s9 of the
Revised Statutes &c the United States
so Gar as the double minimum lands may
be found in eren Sc ,tidns within the
limits Of land grants far railroads or
military roads. But Congress has MT
seen pfper 10 extend til provision OF
The yaA ~ Ear a. 10 embrace any double
minimum hnds which may be touod in
odd numbered section or ID the limit
of grants Ior any other descr p'ion of
public works. II must be held to he
Imperative in any case where the rren
sections are granted and not reserved
You will observ The change IN t e
law, "a above noted in future proceed
ngs resprc'ing. entries under said sec
ti5n+22sg II tha Revised Statutes; oh
serving however, that the commission,
are in all cases to be computed on tho
rash urice Of the land under the thirc
aud tvolt h subdivisions of section
223s.
cd The act further provides tina
s,auy person who has under cx's'ins
Laws taken homestead IN any ever
section within the limits of an rail
road or military road land grant, am
WIN by existing laws shall have beer
restricted to eighty acres, NAV cntel
under the homestead laws an addiriona
eighty acres adjoin M the land en-
braced IN his original entry, il such nd
ditional land be subject to entry. ;
without payment of fees and commis
sians. ard that 'the residence and cul
tivation If such person upon and OF thu
land embraced in his original eDtr,
shall be considered residence and cul
tivation for tho same length of tim
upan and If the land cphraced in hi
additional entry, and shall be deducte'
from the Eve years residence require
by law" with the provis,. however
that IN. no case shall patent issne "nnti
the person has actually. and in conform
4 ity with the homestead laws, occupied
resided upon and cultivated the md
embraced in his ad Ii ionnl entry ga
least nnc year.
Unon any parry proposing to cnte
IN addti nal tract under thrs, prov
SONS ynu will require him to max
homestead application and affidavit az
cortiing toannexed forms. Nns. and
You will then-if you find his origin
! entry /, be intact on your record'
whether patented or not. and If no 81
lection appears in any respect. nlln
tic entry applied for. note the same q
yonr records, giving il the proper nun
Ter 10 the regular homestead series nm
rport il with your monthly home stea
Returns. indicating it's character as n
additional entry under said vet On II
margin Of your montl ~ abstracts. wi,
q reference to the original entry ny i
number aud the description Of tho Ian,
The money columns in the ahstrac
will OF course be left blank since thel
II Q no fees ana commissions paid.
/, his class OF entries the party,
.sall resident on the original entry trac
will not be req ired to remove Their
from to the additional entry act
order 10 make new residence on Il
Il latter, as the two forming one bedy
land residence on either will he r
garled rs satisf,in the legal reuni.
ment; bur 10 making final propi on Il
additional entry the party mnst shs
such residence. with occupancy a,
cultivation Of the tract taken rs ad,
tionaI under said act, for FIVE yea
from the date Of entry thereof, less /
time 60 he deducted on account Of res
dence and cultivation on the origin
eotry, which shall not exceed 70
Years 10 any case.
81. The act further provides III
should the person SO elect he may, i
ffead OF making an additional ent,
surrender his existing entry to 4
United States for cancellation. al
,hereupen be entitled to enter Ian
under the homestead la s the same
il the surrendered entry had not be,
made with the saue provisions,
regards fees and commissions not bel,
required and sfquiring se,tl ment Al
enlt,sathn, occupation aud res,dens
as hAfs been already stated with rega
10 additional entries In case If a,
i.