The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-08

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OF the unsurveyed lands belonging to the
United States to which the Indian title is eX'
tinguished, (but which latter is known as a
souatter right) Where the tract is offered
land the party must file with the district land
Office his declaratory statement as to the fact
OF his settlement within thirty days from date OF
said settlement and within one year from the
date ofsettement must appear before me reg
lister and receiver and make proof or MS &C
tual residence on and cultivation OF the tract,
and secure the same by paying cash at me rate
of 81 25 per acre for land outside OF railroad
limits and Sc so within said limits or cy the
location of scrip. Along the line of railroads
where settlements existed prior to withdrawal,
the land may be taken by preemptors at Sl22
per acre. Where the tract has been surveyed
and not offered (Known as unoilered lanu) al
public sale the claimant must file his declara-
tory statement within three months from date
of settlement, and make proof and payment
within thrty.three months from date OF settle
ment As there is but a very limited amount
of offered" lands remaining this ruling must
be considered almost as general one. Nhere
settlement is made on unsurveyed lands the set
tier is required, within three months after date
of the receipt at his district land office OF the
approved plat of the township embracing his
claim, to file with the register OF the proper
land Office, and thereafter to make proof and
payment for the tract within thirty months
from the expiration of said three months.
The laws extending the homestead privilege
give to every citizen, or those who have hled
their inteptions to become such, the right to
homestead on unsurveyed lands. The land
embraced IN any homestead entry cannot eX-
coed 100 acres. To obtain homestead the
party must in connection with his application,
make an affidavit before the register or receiver
that he is over 81, or a head OF family, that
he Is a citizen of the United States or has tiled
his intentions to become such, and that the en-
try is made for his exclusive use and beneht,
and for actual settlement and cultivation; and
must pay the legal fee, and that part OF the
commissions which are payable when the en-
try is made. An inceptive right Is vested in
the settler by such proceedings, and by faith
full observance of the law in regard to settle
ment and cultivation tor the continuous term
of five years, and at the expiration OF that time
and within two years thereafter, upon proper
proof to the satisfaction of the land officers and
payment to the receiver Of that part of the com
missions remaining unpaid, the receiver lssu.
ing his receipt therefor The register will issue
his certificate and make proper returns to the
general land Office as his basis of patent or
complete title for the homestead. The law is
specific in requiring final proof to be made
within two years after the expiration OF the
| five years.
If homesteader docs not wish to remain
| five years on his tract, the law allows him to
pay for It with cash or scrip, upon making
proof of settlement and cultivation for pc
rod of not less than six months from the date
of entry TO the time of payment.
Section 1906 Revised Statutes provides that
every soldier or sailor who served for not less
than ninety days in the army or navy OF the
United States during the recent rebellion, and
has remained loyal to the government, shall
be entitled to deduct the time Of his service
or the whole term of his enlistment, if the par
ty was discharged on account of wounds OF
disability, incurred IN the line Of his duty
from the period of five years. The party is re
CURED in every case to reside upon, improve
and cultivate his homestead for period OF a
least one year after he shall have commenced
his improvements. In case of the death OF The
I soldier his widow becomes entitled to the bene
INT of the above named section. In event o
her death or remarrage the right Is extended
to the minor orphan children.
Any party who has served as above may, i
he so desires, file a declaration to the etlec
that he claims specified tract of land as hi!
homestead, and that he takes 1t for actual set
Element and cultivation Thereafter, at any
time within six months from the date of filing
3 the party may come forward, make entry o
the land, and commence his settlement anC
Improvement The amount required to b.
paid at the land office when this declaration Il
) filed IS So. This secures the land for the par
ty for period of six months; If the party fail
, to make entry prior to the expiration of tina
, time the land becomes vacant, but he Is no
debarred from making entry of the same, un
, less some adverse right has interviewed, whel
he may enter some other tract that is still va
, cant.
A party can file his declaration as well b.
, an agent as in person, but said agent mus
{ hold duly executed power OF attorney from
claimant, who will be bound by the selection
made by himself. 1t Is thought by many tina
i, soldier can sell his right to make home
y stead entry, where he has had no benefit o
the homestead laws, but such Is not the case
his right is IN no way transferable and is of n
I value to any persons other than himself q
Y heirs.
T. In case a person who has been in the sci
r vice of the United States. as above described
1 made homestead entry of less than 100 acre
|. prior to June %, 1874, he may enter, withou
settlement, an additional quantity of land SUI
ficlent to make, with the previous entry, III
acres. The entry Is generally known as
soldiers additional homestead"
The widow, if unmarried, or in case OF he
@ death or marriage, the minor orphan childrc
v would be entitled. This right is transferable
:. but before it can be made available it must
l. approved by the Hon. Commissioner of III
. General Land Office. When this is done th
o party can locate the CLAIM himself or transft
(. It to another person.
r. For homestead entries on lands in Mich
!. gan, Wisconsin. Iowa, Missouri, Minnesot
: Kansas, Nebraska Dakota, Alabama, Missi
g sippi Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio, Indiana an
!. ILLINOIS commissions and fees are to be pal
d according to the following table:
- / Commissions. az Z
No ACRES. : 20 =