Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-05-28
Land Office Regulations.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
General Land Office,

Washington, d. c., Mar 10, 1880.
To Registers and Receivers:
GENTLEMEN: You are hereby in
structed to deliver to each applicant
for land under the homestead, pre-emp-
ton, or timber-culture acts, and before
an entry or filing is permitted, a copy
Of this circular especially calling his or
her attention to the requirements of
the law under which the application is
made, and to that portion of the circu-
lar relating to second entries After
an entry has once been made, if the
same was legal and the land was sub
ject to entry at the time, the party
has exhausted his right under that law
and cannot abandon or relinquish the
same and makea second entry. There
fore, if it has heretofore been your
practice, after an entry or declaratory
statement has been permitted, to allow
the party making the same torelinquish
the tract and substitute other lands,
therefor, at any time prior to the expi-
ration of the month during ~hich the
entry or fling was made, you are in
formed that such practice must not be
continued, except in case Of clear ille-
gality or mistake. A party should
not he allowed to hold tract, even
for limited number of days, by con
ditional or partly perfected entry. Al'
applicants must stand upon equal foot
ing, with equal rights and privileges
to enter the public lands.
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
Tie maximum entry under this law
is l60 acres. The land office fees
and commissions are as follows, except
,, in certain states and territories men
toned below, viz:
$500 for lG0 acres Of double mini
, nun. land.
900 for 40 acres of double mini
mum land.
100 for 40 acres Of double mini
mum land.
l4.Go for 100 acres of minimum
land.
100 for so acres Of minimum land
5 600 for 40 acres OF minimum land
4. The applicant is required to estab
: lish his OF her actual residence in /
> house upon The land continuously. J
). the applicant is q single person
the actua! residence upon the Ian,
must ne the same, and this must b
continuous during the period of tim
required by law, viz: Five years, III
less the settler IS entitled to credit fo
n military service during the war G
n the rebellion. A Union soldier i
sc that war is entitled to deduct from til
II five years residences the time he was i
y, service, not to exceed four wears !
y other words, each soldier or soldier
=. widow aust reside upon the land I
,r least one We r before lie or she ca
Z make final proof and obtain paten
tt In case Of the death OF the soldie
~ his widow, if unmarried, will ;ee ent
~ ~ tied TO all the privileges of the soldie
rs In case of the death or marriage of Il
I'd widow, tho minor children of the sc
:. dier, by guardian duly appointed al
. ~ officially accredited at the departmcl
v OF the Interior, may be entitled to g
ei the privileges to which the faith
would have been entitled. In su,
nd cases, however, neither the guardii
nor the minor children are required
rd he upon the land entered, but Il
same must be cultivated and improv,
Ter for the period of time during which t
father would have been required to I
-, side upon the tract. Soldiers may u
NJ, OF The payment of land Office fee
- %, or $500 i'll certain states al
We territories mentioned beiow, file a s.
'oe diers dcc,aratory statement upon
tract of land, and thereby obtain
OK preference right to enter said tract
'1f any time for a period Of six montl
y but before the expiration OF six mont
the entry mast he made III due for
n'r or said preference right to enter W
'1 be lost The ,ie,laratory stateme
~ =, may be filed by all attorney in fla
Nae After entry the settler must reAde |
'oA On, improve and cultivate his land. a
'ns in all respects show his good tai
ale - -, - A. l
few weeks or months, and the occll
,o,' ,' ton of the saue ly a tenant, ard t
mo-, improvement of the trace. is uot co
ne p,iance with the law, anl the entry
ole subject to cancellation. ii ali c.
ser the actual home residence OK The ci4i
.,, ant muse he upon the tract enter
An occasional necessary absence &
,>.r few days, or even weeks, VII not )
a>r ject the claim to forfeiture, If th- 5
'o- ,irr SHOW las or her good faith in
NTr respects.
my I..dcr Tie homestead law tn, APP
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