The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-27

sYIs.y s.d Reorirsvs u Ussssd States D..
GENTLEMEN: have 20 can sstentso, :, !,
provisions Of the act Of Congress ensis y,
IAN act % grant additional rishts ~ es..rl
stead settlers on public lands within r. s.,lt
limits" approved March Z. ls-s ''i"-i
!. That act provides that from ana an, 4.
passage the even sections within tke nsnI \.
company. or 90 any military road cor',ss ~
or % amy State In aid Of any rnilroae ~ ~
itary road shall be open 20 settlers under ~
san ss,,a isvs % tns extent Of lsl acres =
Of entries with the disfinrtion' $50 Il.
tween ordinary minimum and d,..,s-
minimum 10 lands. or lands held I.
At $3.50 per acre. which had esla,ac h.d
section e.sss Of the Revised statutes w shaef
United States. 20 far rs the double m,ns.. -
:anas may De found In even sections sifaie
the limits Of land grants for raiIrosf.l ll
military roads. Congress has not sesr, ~, 49,, ~
er 70 extend this provision Of the acr ~ wv. "
q 70 embrsce any double minimum ls,es
which may be- found in odd NUMBERED - -.s
lions or IN the limits 70 grnnf< TOR 80, 49, -
description OF public works. II mrsr ~ 49,
20 be imperative In any case where ths -. -
sections are granted and not reserved ~
VIII observe the change In the Law. ~ A..
noted. IN future proccf dinrs rr-ner,s.'-s .a
entries under said section 80 ~ ~. is..s ~
Statutes, observing, however. that TO ,.a.r
missions are IN all cases 70 b. compute
third and twelfth subdivisions Of Sect -
:. The act further provides that ~anv ~.
son who has, under existing lewS 49,
homestead on any even section ri,r,, -
limits OF any railroad or military ro-T 80
grant. and who by existing laws shnii t-.all
oeen restricted 70 ei-hty acres. may enssr
under the homestead laws an ad9litinrsi
eighty acres adjoining the land ernirer..s -
MS original entry. II such additional lart =.
subject 20 entry" without payment ~ 49,
ana commissions. and that .rhe re.ids-ee
and cultivation of such pcrsrn nnon w, :.
the land embraced In his original emf .aam
be considered residence and cs,ltsV.,i,,, -
the same lsngth OF time upon snd % Tie INA
be deducted from the i've years. resss.-e..
required by law" with the provfso. horere-
that ia no Gaze shall patent issue .unsii ~.
p ,s1 ~. actually. and IN conformity With
tne homr-iead laws. occupied. resided rnor
and cultivated tee land" efnhf nceri An ~ 80
uitionai entry ~ least one year"
], ~ pom any party proposing 70 enter an al
require him to make homestead apnlirar,ar
aud AFFIDAVIT, according 20 ANNEXED f,,,-,.
Nos ands. Ton viii then, II You dnd IA.
ORIGINAL entry 20 be intact on your records
whether patented or NOT and in no ohierrso,,
appears In any respect. allow the entry 49,
Piled for. note the same on your records ~
ng y the proper number IN the !. r1ln,
homestead series, and report II with von,
homestead returns frsir.ssssy =,
'nAracter a. an additional entry unsl.r -e16
Icf on the margin OF the uonthlv ab-r~err.
nth a rcference 20 the original entry bv ~
lumber and the description of the lans me
money columns in the abstracts UiiI ~ co,,rss
= LETT blank. since there viii be no fees and
paid
In this class of entries the party. n snn
esident on the original entry tract viii nos
e required 20 remove therrfrnm "a tie afsls
lonai entry tract In order 20 make new
tsiecnce on the latter. ns the two. forming
ny Dolly q land, residence on either will be
szarded as satisfying the legal requirement.
ut IN making final proof on the additional
utry the party must show sursn residence.
ith occupancy and cultivation AZ The trnft
ken a. additional under said act. Tor I'VE
ear from the date thereof. le-~ the tire 10
deducted on account OF residence ana cnl.
walton on the original entry, which shall no
Lceed four years In any case
n Inc act further provides that n the per-
~ 81 elect, he may. instead OF making Ar
inflonal entry. surrender hts exi-ftrg en-.
y 10 the United States for cancellation and
tftupon DC entitled 20 enter lands under
u homestead laws the same A. n the surrpn-
sref entry had not been made with the
me provisions, n regard fees ana commits.
ons not being required, and requiring set
iment and cultivation. occupation AMI
siiencc, n have been already stated Wrffs
Earu ~ additional entries. In case III ann
rty clecting 90 surrender his entry ~.
Y .nis ACT You Viii receive his relinquisf-
cnt, which shall specify for what purl,osr
hne, and be accompanied by the dnpicaf
rtipts issued Tor the rtsinqnf-hed entry. ~
statement under oath. showing n cnnrf
son lor ~ absence. report THE case ina
rciai trtter :" this ONCE and nw ait insfrut-
ms before proceeding further III tie mat
= Existing regulations viii he observed -
the manner ~ executing relinnnf-hment.
respectfully, J. A. WILLIAMSON,
Conn xfon(r