The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-12-11

nugh and rigid examination into the
facts OF residence, improvement and
cultivation:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
| WAsHINGTOH, ID. c., Nov. 2, 1886.
Registers and Receivers, United
States Land Office--Gentlemen: A
supply of blink forms for use in pre-
emptien homestead and committed
homestead, tinal proofs have this day
been transmitted to you. From the
date of the receipt of these forms, the
same will be exclusively used by you,
and no proofs will be taken on the old
forms thereafter.
| You will at once forward by regis.
| tered mail or prompt conveyance. tu
each Clerk of Court of Record AMI
to each Judge of Probate 10 your Dis
trict, sufficient number of the new
forms for their immediate use, and will
instruct them that these forms only are
to be used by them, and that in M
case will they be permitted to further
use the old forms.
You will promptly reject all proofs
transmitted by such officers that are
MOI made on the ncW forms after the
same shall have been distributed.
Registers and Receivers, and officers
taking proofs, are enjoined to use the
utmost slrictness In the examination of
parties and witnesses, and to obtain
iull, specific, and unevasive answers to
all the questions propounded IN the
new forms. This course will obviate
the necessity TOR the cross examination
heretofore prescribed To remedy de-
iects IN the old forms. but all neces-
sary oral cross examinations will be
made by attestiDg officers to further
test the good faith of claimants and
the reliability at the testimony of
claimants and witnesses. Officers will
certify To their oral ross-examinations.
Registers and Receivers will care
fully examine all proofs now in their
respective Offices, upon which certIi
Gates have not been issued, and all
that may be transmitted to them on
old forms before the distribution of
the new forms, and when such proofs
are ia any respect unsatisfactory, they
will return the same and require new
proofs To be made on the new forms,
without, however, requiring new all
refreshments unless the original ad-
yertlsement was defective or proof WAS
not made as advertised.
They will IN like manner, examine
al proofs transmitted on tie new forms,
and Will not issue certificates, nor
place entries nn REGARD, mr. transmit
tie prs"is To this office. until tie same
have necn thus examined. Defective,
Insufficient, ar Unsatisfactory proofs
viii I've rejected and new proofs requir-
ed.
Proofs taken by other officers than
Registers and Receivers must he i'm
mediaiel v transmitted, with the money,
tO the Register and Receiver When
any interval at time. other than rcqulr-
ed foI immediate aud expeditions trans
initial, elapses between date of proof
and date of It's receipt. with the money,
Mt the district land office, = new tinal
affidavit covering date of receipt OF
proof aud payment by the Register
aud Receiver will be required before
certificate is issued or the entry placed
OF record. Proof without payment
must in no case be accepted or receiy'
ed by Registers aud Receivers. All
discrepancies between date of proof
and date of Registers certificate and
Receivers receipt, must be accounted
tor by certificate from the Register
and Receiver attached To each case.
You will furnish all Clerks of Courts
and Judges of Probate in your district
with copies of these instructions for
their information and guidance.
VIM. A. J. SPARKS, Commissioner
Approved Nov. ID. 1886.
l.. O. Z. LAMAR, Secretary.