Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-17
The Land Laws.

There are several millions of acres Of public land
yet remaining In this district, subject to entry. Much
purposes, while there is a vast area that experience
has shown to be the very best grazing land In the
west. A party intending to locate . claim should
either make personal inspection of the land he intends
to enter, or have the report of some trusted friend who
has made personal inspection of the land. After an
entry has once been made, even II It Is found to be
worthless, 1t is very difficult and In most instances Inn
possible to obtain the privilege Of making another
entry.
The public lands in this Territory are subject to
entry under the homestead, presumption and timber
culture laws. One hundred and sixty acres can be en-
tered under each law. A party can make . Homestead
and timber culture entry, or a presumption and timber
culture entry, ct the same time but he cannot take a
homestead and presumption claim at the same time.
A party who 10 twenty one year, Of ase, or who is ut
the head of . family can make an entry Of puplic land,
A woman who ID the head Of . family, OF . single
fwoman who - over twenty-one years of age can mako
entry Of public land.
Only those persons who ae native born citizens OF
to toi become Gomez ci si..ss; e at w .Ssi ht tSs% aso ,Isss ~ ths -, i nS;s3'ssa
Of the land laws. No person Of foreign birth can Oh.
tain any right to land BY actual settlement before he
has declared his intention to become a citizen; hence
the nrst thing that . person Of foreign birth, who in.
tends to enter public lands, should do upon his arrival
Is TO- 60 before the Clerk of the court and declare his In
t. es9 aao at to become ef ,su = citizen II Noparty who is the owner
2 presumption claim; neither can any person who leaves
land Of his own in this Territory to 20 upon the public
land %-s obtain any PRESUMPTION right BY .e..lement:
entry. To make . legal pre-smption Claim. = nsrty
should hnt make actual settlement upon The land ana
then within ninety days from such settlemsnt he
should file his declaratory statement in ths local land
Office. A filing made without prior settlement Is null
and void and ccnfen NO right upon the settier' md even
ifhe has valuable Improvement and has been an actual
resident upon the land his claim IL subiect to f~orfeitnrs
in the presence ofan adverse claim. or sven when therc
10 no adverse claim. Hence. no marty shoujd 6ie = A..
c~laratory ststement for land until sfter he ~ msde al
actual seitlemont upon the ssme, Tha IL sM,...
ninety days from settlement in which to Ale and ths
pArty's right dates from the time Of eettiement and not
from the time Of filing.
A party can. obtain . legal right 70 one hundred and
ixty acres under the law prior Ia ths mn.
Wy Of said tract ~ making settlement upon the ssms
In making settlement upon unsurveyed land the ri.
tier should frst designate the tract clsimed by him bv
well defined land marks, III this 4 done the Yisht 81 Z
| subssouent settler nn0n The ssma trsc4 I'm ~ .rhs.et
| TO The right Of Ill mt settler. The risht ~ :, !. ssttIsr
| datea from the date Of ia settlamenf nnon -. IsrI
and he IL allowed ninety days sfter DC tv1nshin "a,
| IL filed in the local land o1lce Il. vhich ~ mi. n. e.
smption declaratory statement. After an nctuai III.
dence Of six months upon Land ! settler can mske nv.
ment for the same Il. Sl.a5 per ~. He csn ~