The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
A. STONER,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
New Homestead Act.

AN ACT to Provide Additional Regulations for
Homestead and Pre- -emption of Public Lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That be-
fore final proof shall be submitted by any
person claiming to enter agricultural lands
under the laws providing for redemption
or homestead entries, such person shall
file with the register of the proper land
office q notice of his or her intention to
make such proof, stating therein the de-
ScriptiOn of lands to be entered, and the
names OF the witnesses by whom the nee
essary facts will he established.
Upon the filing of such notice, the regis
ter shall publish notice, that such appli-
cation has been made once week for the
period of thirty days, in newspaper to be
Dy him designated as published nearest to
such land, and he : hall also post such no.
tice In some conspicuous place in his office
for the same period. Such notice shall
contain The names of the witnesses as
stated III the application. AT the expira-
ton OF said period of thirty days, the
claimant shall be entitled to make proof
in the manner heretofore provided by law.
The Secretary of the Interior shall make
all necessary rules for giving effect to the
foregoing provisions.
Approved March 3, 1879.
The following are the Instructions
issued by J. A. Williamson, United
States Land Commissioner
Hereafter no person claiming to
enter public land under the home
stead and pre.emptlon laws will be
permitted to make final proof until
notice has been given as required by
said act.
Any settler desiring to make final
proof must first file with the register
of the proper land Office written no.
tice OF his intention to make final
proof Such notice must describe the
land claimed, and the claimant must
give the names and residences of the
witnesses by whom the necessary
facts as to settlement, residence, cul-
tivation, ETC., are to be established.
The filing of such notice must be
accompanied by deposit of sufficient
money to pay the cost Of publishing
the Lotice to be given by the regis
ter.
Upon the fling of the notice by
the applicant, the register shall pub
lish a notice Of such application once
a week for period OF thirty days, in
newspaper which he shall designate,
by an order written on said applica-
ton, as published nearest the land
described in the application, and he
shall also post said notice in some
conspicuous place in his office for the
same period. A compliance with the
law will require the notice 20 be pub
lished weekly five times, because four
weekly publications would not cover
period Of thirty days.
The notice to oe given to the reg
ister must state that application to
make final proof has been filed; the
name of the applicant; the kind of
entry, whether homestead or pre-.
description OF the land,
and the names and residences of the |
witnesses as stated in the applica-
ton.
To save expense, the register may |
embrace two or more cases in one |
publication, when it can be done
consistently with the legal require
ments of publication, in a newspaper
published nearest the land.
When proof is filed that notice has
oeen given in the manner and for the |
,ime required by said act of Congress,
he applicant win be entitled to make
inal proof as provided by the laws |