Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-16
[ClRCULAR.J
New Requirement ~ to giving Notice OF IN
tentios to prove Up Homestead and Pre-
emItioa Claims.
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,

DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
Washington, ID. C., April 10, 1879.
Registers and Receivers, L. S. District
Land Offices:
Gentlemen-Your attention il called To
the provisions Of the act Of Congress ehti-
tied AN Act to provide additional regnia-
tions for homestead aud pre-cmptIon en-
tries of public lands approved March j,
l-79, copy herewith
Hereafter no person claiming 10 enter
hubble land under the homestead and pre-
cmption laws will he permitted To make
final proof until notice has been given rs
required 10y said act.
ANY settler desiring TO make final proof
must first file with the register OF the pro-
| Der land Office n written notice OF MS IN
| tentiuu to make final proof Such notice
must describe the land claimed, and the
claimant must give the names aud rest
denccs Of the witnesses by whom the ne
cessary facts as to settlement, residence,
cultivation. etc, are to be established
| (Sce Form No. ~
The filing If such notice must he accom-
panied by deposit of sufficient money to
pay the cost of publishing the notice TO be
given by the register.
| I'pou the filing of the notice by the APP
plicIHr. the register shall publish notice
of such application once each week for n
period Of thirty days, in newspaper
! which he shall designate, 1y an order writ
ten on said application, ~ published near
est the land described in the application
and hr shall also post said notice i'll som,
conspicuous place in his office for the SAME
period A compliance with the law will
require the notice to I've published weekly
five times. because four weekly publca
tions would not cover n period of thirt!
days.
The notice to be given by the rcgiste
must state that application to make lima
proof has been filed; the name of the ap
plicant; the kind of entry, whether home
stead or presumption; IA description of thu
land, and the names aud re >id.nces of tn
witnesses rs stated in the application
See Form No. .
To save expense, the register may EN-
brace two or more cases III one publication
when il can he done consistently with tn
legal requirements Of publication, in
newspaper published nearest the land, a
per attached Form No. s.
When proof is filed that notice has bee
given in the manner and for the time r.
quirrd by said act of Congress, the appli
cant will he entitled To make final proof Il
pfONluru Nv tnt llWs III FORCE NJ tIlc udt
of the approval of said act
, The proof that requisite notice has bee
given will bc the certificate of the registe
that the notice of the application Ga cop
of which should he annexed Ia the ccrti
catc) was posted by him in cnn-picuou
place III his office for a period at thirt
days; and the affidavit of the publisher {
foreman of the newspaper that the motto
| "a copy of which notice must be annrNe
to the affida,iD was published in sai
newspaper unee each week for five succe
-ivc weeks.
The proof of tie publication and pos
= ing uf the notice must I've filed and pr
|, served 10y the register, to be forwarded
this Office with the final papers whr
: ! issued.
I The notices. affidavits. certificates, etc
required under said act shonld, in form.
substantially like the forms hereto a
pended.
h Very respectfully,
j. \. WILLIAMSON,
GpmIni, sinner