The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-01-22

ing settlers on government lands as
to the construction of different pro-
visions Of the United States land
laws, We subjoin q clear and sue
cinct ste tetement of the requirement S
of the homestead act, the pre-
emption act and the timber culture
act:
TIE HOMEsTEAD ACT.
The applicant must bc citizen
Of the United States. or must take
out his first papers declaring his
intention TO become citizen. He
must be twenty-one years old, or
the head OF family. lie may
enter 100 acres, or ANY sub division
thereof. The land office fee i $l9,
if the land Is within the railroad
limits, or s il without that limit.
The applicant is required, within
six month firm the day Of filing, to
have house built and hs family
moved on TO the claim. His resid J..
ence ,nssl be continual one for
FIVE years. He is not, however, re-
quired to live on it day and night
continuously; but he must not be
absent more than SIX months at
any one time. \ longer absence
will forfeit the claim. At tho ex-
piratlon of five years residence, he
submits his proof that he has lived
on the land and cultiyed il. lie then
gets his patent decd from the Pre-.
sident OF the United States. Any
contract to convey a portion of the
whole OF his claim before making
final proof destroys his rights. An
abandonment of claim or change OF
residence works a forfeiture.
An unmarried woman may take
a claim, and, if she marries, a con
linued residence Oh the land will
give her title in her own name.
ANY time after six months of actual
residence, the occupant may make
tinsl proof ADD pay Tor bis land 1T
the rate CT $3.50 per acre, # within
railroad limit, or sl.25 if without,
i hi- does not in any way etf'ct bis
! rights rs . pre- cmptor. \ hOnp-
stead cannot DE taken for any past
drbts.
a soldier " ho served in the war
OF tie Rebellion, on the Union side,
hlS y right To take a lien on IGO
acres, Gor ak months, upon The pay
men, OF 81. This may he d"ne
through an attorney III fact. Eri
i,denco Of ttn ;uilitary service OF the
applicant must be submitted IL the
same time. The soldier is given Il
year from date Of filing his lien to
build his house and move on to his
claim Every year Of service IN
the army, not excecdisg four, is
deducted from ue FIVE. He must
live at least one year on the home
stead, whatever was the length OF
his military service.
THE PRE-EMPTIoN ACT.
The applicant for pre- emption
must possess the same qualifications
as does the homestead settler. The
pre-emptor can take 100 acres or
any surveyed subdivisions thereof.
Within ninety days after making
his settlement, he must nile at the
local land Office Eolice giving the
boundaries of his claim, accord
ing to the government sur
vey and the date of his settlement
or first improvements. For this
fling he must pay 50. 1t may be
a plain statement OF the facts writ
ten by himself, and sent in by nail.
Within thirty-thfee months from
the date OF his settlement, the
claimant must submit his tinal
! proof. He must show both a resid-
ence and cultivation OF the land for
/ agricultural pnrposes-a habItabl'-
d yelling, and an amount OF other
improvements, like blowing, stable,
we'll, etc, that will be satisfactory
TO the land officers, and evidence q
compliance with the spirit of the
law. The financial circumstances
OF the pre-emptor, the area claimed,
and the quality and general char
acter of the land are considered in
determining the sufficiency of the
improvements The time of settle.
ment and the actual residence are
:, strictly inquired into.
After six months of actual resi-
dence, the pre-emptor may submit
his final proof of the requisite i'm
provements. lie must appear in
person at the land office and give
his testimony, and procure two
credible witnesses, who will sweaI
TO the same facts. Ii the witnesses
live at a distance and their pres
enoe would be both expensive and
inconvenient, their affiadavIts may
be taken before anv officer qualified
to administer an oath under the
territorial laws. Upon making HE
I final proof, the pre-empror may pay
in cash, military and land warrants,
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