St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-08-23
HOMESTEAD AND PRE-EMP-
TION LANDS.

stead and presumption entries Of
public lands, is of much import
ance to settlers, and we give below
the full text of the law, together
with q letter of instructions from
the Commissioner, for the informa-
ton Of those interested in public
lands:
Be it enacted, by the Senate and
House Of Representatives., an Con-
gress assembled, That before final
proof shall be submitted by any
person claiming to enter agricul-
tural lands under the law provided
for presumption and homestead en-
tries, such person shall file with the
Register of the proper Land Office
y notice of his or her intention to
make such proof, stating therein
the description of lands to be en-
tered, and the names of witnesses
by whom the necessary facts will be
established.
Upon the filing of such notice,
the Register shall publish the no.
tice that such an application has
been made, once week for the
period of thirty days, i'll a newspa-
per to be by him designated as pub
lished nearest to said land, and he
shall also post such notice in some
conspicuous place in his office for
the same period. Such notice shall
contain the names of the witnesses,
as stated in the application. At the
expiration of said period of thirty
days the claimant shall be entitled
to make proof in the manner here
tofore provided by law.
The Secretary of the Interior
shall make all necessary rules for
giving effect to the foregoing pro-
visions.
Approved March 8, 1879.
In accordance with the above
act, J. A. Williamson, Commission
er, has issued the following letter
of instruction to the Registers and
Receivers of the United States
District Land Offices, in relation to
the proper carrying out Of the pro-
yisiOna of the act.
Department of the Interior, |
Washington, D. c., April Is, 70.
Gentlemen - Your attention is
called to the provisions of the act
of Congress entitled can Act to
provide additional regulations for
homestead and presumption entries
of pubic lands, approved March 5,
1879, copy herewith.
Hereafter no person claiming to
enter land under the homestead
and presumption laws will be per-
mitted to make final proof until no.
tice 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 a written notice of his inten-
ton to make iual proof. Such no
tice must give the names and resi-
dences of the witnesses by whom
the necessary facts as to settlement,
residence, cultivation, etc, are es-
tablished.
The filing of such notice must be
accompanied by deposit of suf-
hclent money to pay the cost of
publishing the notice to be given
by the Register.
Upon the filing of the notice of
the application, the Register shall
publish q notice of such application
once each week for a period of
thirty days, in q newspaper which
he shall designate, by an order
written on said application, as pub
hshed nearest the land described
in the application, and he shall also
post SAID notice IN some conspicu-
GUS place in his office for the same
period. A compliance with the law
will require the notice to be- pub
lished weekly five times, because
four weekly publications would not
cover u period Of thirty days.