Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-01-03

acres OF land In any State or Territory, and
those who leave their own land III the same
State or Territory to move ON 20 govern
ment lands. The right OF settler attaches
from the time settlement is made, and
when he files his declaratory statement, :"
the date of such settlement must be given.
The ~declaratory statement, is prelimin-
ary paper that must be fled with the land
officers, and the fee required To be paid is
$500. II is required to be fled with
in three months from date of settlement,
if the land was surveyed, or within three
months after survey, il the land was unsur-
yeyed, at the time Of settlement. Thirty
months thereafter are allowed in which To
prove up and pay for the land. Actual
residence for period of six
months at least is required, with cultiya-
tion and Improvement OF the laid, and the
proof submitted must besimile. To that re-
quired under the homestead law
1t is not expected that settler will
break and cultivate every acre OF his claim,
nor is there any established omomt of
labor that is requieed TO be performed.
The sufficiency Of residence an / improve
ment u a question Of fact tn he decided
from the circumstances OF each; and the
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any pe,sna "ha = ttr h.a' o. femi'r,
or. If singie. 'wsHs y-eis = as". !,
citizen of the Uui, Ssi wLp has
3eiaIel his iuteutioa q btr,ninz citizen
u.ey enter Under tns thinner cnlrure, or
as it IL commonly termed, ".rsr ,lslm law.
The claimant i .ulro7 8 take nre.imi-
mrs rspers aS - tn1t4 F'a' rrt ,bs j.
'inue b, ~i2a'tfg "a h4r-sa setting
iorth t'i'In3lsa W. maklgai ~
il tia, rs sect l3fi, Jlr IS ,.aI and
and Is tax \ fpr i' sae - IL 'o mo
timhs:. The tse. aa 20 81 isAi ars
S,6.;ia, il .h- s'l'i a. ttUe ,han
eighty aeres %ni >tH' Z IS e or
less. tne c",a ,n . 'n',r
paid is s4@p ai 'ue u@ ard
a i'e san. wien - .5''t
EhtEi"' ir'deT th.s @ l'''sa . i'@'
acr's'
The rhiman' - We 'n' iP't 't't~' y
Then ff'iuT',t 20 - - = -"
a'n7iS the his' S-ah i'.F
ing th9 second aesf. h'.f ti'M-
ed the nfS' year a'1 fs'. 0Ni'i,
waited py r',s'i's ~ ''''-i''. h' '''s'ao
year ana I" ne pAihssa u ''1es q ~
cutting d''fihg f9's 'HF' sFHs s.' hts
acres DroAeh curing 'iir s'e'"i HTs
required 10 pe ea'n'ateo d.'silt. ne 'lir''
year, ana 10 be liip'sa n' oi'i''-f' >''r''s 0f
cuttings during tie fourth III" tracts
embsrced in entries Of a less 'i''ani'y than
one quarter section $50 acres ore reanir-
ed 10 be plowed or broken en'''yatsd ana
planted in trees, tree.seeds az cuttings
during the same period, and g the same
entent in proportion TO their '''Ai areas, cs
are provided for IN ennies Of quarter,
section.
No final certificate viii be given. "a pet
ent issued. for tha zoe rein land until
the exptratian of eighi Years Z. - date OF
entry Al the expira. un ~ that time
or NJ aav time within fsv= wear. ti.s.eefter.
il must he shown that lie cla,uent has
n,ontod ,,1 a. rof le.sry.aae ~ ztt years
has ,,,+ir.+,,d s,,.i ,.yst eot..l ,... re.n,;,,
o,o,,.irv az 49, ffa penu .e.rI,rsd
70 boye h.. /, c,,s,...ll Is .7sa t..e. 40 ti,e
acre and n ,t.s ,.n.s n nfriry up there
mnst l,s ornvirg z 81 least 6.5 ing and
thrifty .rse- to esch acre. In ctt words u
the end Of the tia allowed the stlermna
have on a. 1sn acre tract G,7a9 trees, o.
on an sightx aere tract 3.315 trees. ant
,sss on fc.sy. The tsqrigeineni Of ,av
pertaining to an entry of i20 or.ss are tbs
same as Cor an ejglry acle tract end = sort,
; acre tract combined. yfs :. seeds ans
cuttings cen he Obtained in tht Ierritpr,
Of reasonable Cost. No Ieside,see ci th'
land. nor in fact in the tesrittry, il re,
1 quired under the tii0ber caitule laws.
when homestead ssrler DIES bsfor'
the consammatlon Of his elaini the wid
ow, or, in case OF hsf aeh' ui'
q heirs, may continue sssa'ine.H " s''aiN'
ton ana obtain ne. - p'sa is'i. ~
/, die leaving iinPih ea'ii0''h' W none
e stead may oe so'a ~ '''''s - ''se ''s''."
5 such chiid'eh' :" We '''u','''' p''' '."'
5 tinar sei'ivnen' '' 'u.' = 'pn :. = = =