Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-02-11
townsite, Of attorneys fees, witness fees,


necessary and incident TO procuring the
entry and perfecting the title, and for
this purpose shall give notice to all per-
sons having any claims for moneys ad-
vanced or services rendered, to present
and file certified statement ofthe same
within said sixty days, such notice to
he given promptly after making Of the
entry, or after the passage Of this act, if
the entry has been already made, and to
be by publication for three weeks in
some newspaper published in the coun-
" wherein the townsite is located, or if
none be so published, then in the news
paper published nearest thereto. And
any person having or making any such
claim, who shall at the expiration OF
said sixty days have failed to file such
verified statement Of account, shall be
thereafter barred from presenting the
same or recovering thereon. Upon the
receipt of such verified statements ofac-
counts, they shall be duly filed by the
said corporate authorities, or judge of
the probate court, and either allowed,
rejected or allowed in part, as in the
judgment Of such corporate authorities
or Judge Of the probate court may be
Just and right, due notice Of such al
lowance, rejection or allowance in part
to be at once given to the person hav-
ing filed the verified statement. Any
person filing such verified statement, or
any lot owner feeling aggrieved at the
decision of such corporate authorities,
or Judge of the probate court making
such allowance, rejection or allowance
in part of any claim so filed may, within
thirty days after the decision, appeal
therefrom to the district court Of the
district wherein such city or town may
he located. Such appeal to be taken
upon notice TO such corporate authori-
ties, or judge Of the probate court, in
the same manner and subject to the
same restrictions as appeals from the
board Of county commissioners.
SEC g. Publication Of notice Of entry
and claims awarded immediately upon
the expiration of sixty days after the
first publication Of said notice as herein
before provided, at the proper land Of
flee, the corporate authorities, or Judge
Of the probate court entering the same,
his or their successors, shall give public
notice thereof by publishing such notice
in newspaper published in the county
i'm which such city or town shall be
sitnated--or in case there shall be no
newspaper published i'll such county,
then in the newspaper published near
est the said city or town; and in the
latter case where there is no newspaper
published in said county, copies Of said
notice shall also be posted in not less
than ten conspicuous places within the
limits Of said county. Such notice shall
be published not less than once week
for six consecutive weeks, and shall con-
tain an accurate description of the lands
entered as the same is stated in the GER
tificate of entry, and shall also contain
statement Of the several amounts
awarded and allowed for the expense of
procuring the entry, and which will he
assessed against the land constituting
the town.i,c in executing the deeds
therefor.
SEC. Z. Such notice provided for in
section shall direct that each and every
person, association or corporation claim
ing to be an occupant, or to have, pos
sess or be entitled to the right of pos
session or occupancy of such lands or
any lot, share or parcel thereof, shall,
Within ninety days from the date of the
first publication or posting of such
notice, in person or by his, her or their
or its duly authorized agent or attorney
sign statement in writing containing
an accurate description Of the particular
lot, lots, parcel or parcels of land in
which he, she, they or it, claim to have
an interest; and the specified right, in
terest or estate so claimed therein, the
character and value Of the improve.
ments thereon, and how occupied or
possessed by such claimant, and for how
long n time, and any other matter OF
thing illustrating or supporting such
claimants right to a deed Of the tract SO
described. Such statement to be veri
fed by the affidavit Of the party or par,
ties signing the same.
SEC. 8. Statements Of claimants to be
recorded. The statement OF the claim.
ant provided for in the preceding sec
ton shall, together with the accompany
ing afidavits, be delivered TO the said
corporate authorities, or judge Of the
probate court, within the time specified
in said notice, and shall be by him ol
them filed and an abstract Of the con
tents thereof, with name Of claimant and
date Of filing entered in we'll boupt
book, to be kept for such purpose. which
shall be known as THE Record o
Claimants STATEMENTS" And all persons
failing to furnish such statement as here
in required wahin the time specified in
said notice, except minors and insane
persons, shall be forever barred Of the
right Of claiming or recovering such
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