Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-05-10
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,,arcon who colnmutcS Il lioi lioiiie'2'>
.ntry cannot move from the tracu 'i,io
,ettle rpop other public lands IN 'he
.ama state or territory as 4 pre-einp'of-
\ person committing u homea1eao .'i,
trr when he has not actually resleNo
mon the land and improved and cuh.,
waited it as required by law, loriei's 'ii
49, - the land and the purchase
money paid. 4,,n
Every nerson who served not less thah
ninety days in the army OF navy :" .n1
United States during the recent rep''t
lion who was honorably discharged,
NAV enter Il homestead, and the 'ii'io u
his service shall be deducted lroih .ie
period of five years, provided 'ha' tne
party shall reside upon ana c''itiN "''
his homestead at least one year aiter ne
commences Improvements. me "iooM
of soldier. or if she be dead, or married
again, the minor heirs Qf any may
through their guardian, MAKE a nome
stead entry, and if the soldier died III the
service his whole term OF fenlstmeh1 WIN
be credited upon the terms OF required
residence Soldiers and sailors. us |
above. NAV file Il homestead oecialato-
rv stutpmemcnt for 100 acres OF land
through an agent, after Whlch VneS
have six months to file Their monte
stead. This latter entry must DE liii'oc
in person. Thus soldier VINO desires
to secure a clam may do so by sendihS
a power of attorney and cerViie''
copv of his discharge to some RESPONSE
bic party. who can file Tor nm upon
the land selected. Soldiers are not en-
titled to land nor to bounty tand war
| rants for their military service IN the
! late war. nor can title to land be ob-
/ tanned for them by agents OF attorneys.
| All representations to the contrary are
false. and soldiers and sailors are warn
/ ed against imposition by parties who
/ offer to locate land for them, or to sell
/ their rights Lands acquired under
the homestead laws are not liable lor
any debt contracted prior to the issuing
of the patent therefor.
TREE CLAIMS.
Under the timber culture laws not
/ more than 100 acres on any one section,
entirely devoid of timber, can be en-
tered, and no person can make more
than one entry Hereunder
| The qualifications Of applicants are
the same us under the prc-cnption and
homestead laws. Theland Office charges
are. for AN entry of more than eighty
acres, SI4.O0. and the same fee at final
proof. for eighty acres or less. S9.to.
The applicant must make affidavit that
the lard specified in his application is
exclusive prairie, OF other land devoid
of timber: that his filing or entry IS
made in good faith and not for the pur'
pose of speculation, nor directly or IN
directly for the use Of any other person
I or persons; that he intends to hold ant
| cultivate the land and comply with tht
I LAWS, and that he has not prevlouSl,
! / made an entry under the timber culture
, law.
. The party making an entry of quar-
. ter section is required to break or ploV
five nc res covered thereby during tn
first year, and five acres III addition dU
ring the second year. The five acre
y broken or plowed during the first yea
he is required to cultivate by raising
= crop or otherwise during the secon
y, year, and to plant in timber, seeds, Q
. cuttings, during the third year. Ih
five acres broken or plOwed during tn
= second year he is required to cultlVat
by raising a crop or otherwise, durln
the third year, and to plant in tlmbe
>. seeds, or cuttings, during the fourt
~ year. For entries Of less than lG0 acr,
y the amount of land to be cultivate
- must be pro rata. Provision is mac
for extension OF time in case drought {
- OF grasshopperS destroy trees. The
y trees he must cultivate and protect, aI
.. " if, at the expiration of eight years fro
~ date of entry, or at any time with
~ five years thereafter, the entrant, or,
80 90 he be dead, his heirs shall prove,
0 two credible witnesses the plantin
cultivating and protecting The timb
wa for not less than eight years; that n
ess than 300 trees were planted I
~ each acre, and that at the time
~. making proof there are growing at lea
=, 6la thrifty living trees to each acre.
Failure to comply with any Of the
~ quiremcnts of the law at any time aft
Va )A+n AF Il
such entry liable to contest, and up
due proof of such failure the ent
:" will be cancelled. No land acQuiI
under this law will in any event
49, come liable to the satisfaction of
., debt or debts contracted prior to
, issuing Of the final certi iicate thcref
" Only an applicant for the land un,
the timber culture or homestead Ia
s can institute Il contest, and the cont'
~ ant will have Il preference RIG
ss thirty days after cancellation in VIII
~ to make entry of the land
REMARKS.
zee.
ed a qualified applicant cannot TAX
tho homestead and pre-emption claim
ion the same time, but he may take cit
and tree claim ut the same time.
tbe man may t;t1ie pre-emption and t
ate claim, and after proving up and obt;
wo ing title to his prescription, may Il
nal enter Il homestead.
an In case the settler lives at dista
md from the land Office and deSiret to IN
gre proof and payment of his claim un
or the pre-emption law he can have
itv testimony of his witnesses taken be!
i'm any notary public in the district, an
his he further desires, can have his c
or testimony taken before clerk of
nty court, and these he can transmit, v
ma the necessary amount of money to
for his claim tD tho rpriStpr nn1