Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-03-20
The Land 1.aws

.usto NJ sGvet1i Miulons OF acres OF public laat
W remaining IN this district, subject to entry, Muct
Of this land T. the very best quality for agficuitura
purposes, while there 10 a vast area that experisncs
nas SHOWN to b the very best grazing land in the
either make personal inspection of the land he intend
70 enter, or have the report of some trusted friend uhr
s,s-n mae has Personal Inspection of the land. After an
worthless, 1t IL very difficult and In most instencos i'm.
entry. 1NA'1s "n''aes
The public lands In this Territory ara s,,,.o. .,
entry under the homestead, prescription and fin,ber
culture laws. One hundred and sixty acres can bo an.
s ssadsa i; nnasf c sae : law s.,. party can make a homestead
culture entry, at the same time but he cannot take =
homestead and presumption claim at tho same time.
the head lead Of T q pa as Twenty cay one one years Of age. or who is at
a woman who 10 the head Of a family. O, a single
WOMAN VINO IS over twenty-one years Of ago can make
only those p rsons who arc native born citizenz ot
me Onited states, or who have declared their Intention
70 neeome citizens can avail thens lives of the priyiiepc
t =. Tue sn .an sil Laws. No person Of foreign birth can OBJ.
mas declared his intention to become q citizen: hence
tae nfst thing that . person of foreign birth. Who In.
e isH 70 ~ 70 h enter i public M.l land, should do upon his arrival
tention to become acitizen. No party who ia the owner
OF ~ scres OF land In any State or Territory can take
+ I. z Se az ny aa.s claim e. e neither can any person who leaves
iano OBTAIN any presumption right by settlement
Ownership to land 10 no bar to making a hones,ead
should a aS maxi MAKE s a ,esa' pp%5's,eml.ion claim, a party
tnen within ninety days from such settlement. he
should Me bis declaratory statement in III. local land
o o,S so,d = nt,ng made without prior settlement /, null
nno vold ana ccnfers no right upon the settler. and even
The has valuable improvements and has been nm ac,"a Ii
resident upon the land his claim is subject t. forfeitnra
il ia no no . gtusono e, ., an a Ms,,s claim, or even when there
csratory statement for land until after he has made an
sstasi settlement upon tn" same. The law allows
n,n 10 asys rom settlement ln which to file, and tho
xRIIyI EIRQt Oof64 rum the fimo Qf St1...
from the time Of filing. " .
party can obtain . legal right tn one hundred and
w Of said tntt ~ making settlement, upon the s.m.
IN making settlement upon unsurveyed land the se,.
neT snonld nrst designate the tract clained'by him BY
subsequent settler upon the same trait will be- subj. Of
70 the right Of this nrst settler. Tho right Of n settler
dates from the date Of his settlement upon the land.
" MED 10 the local Land office in which to die hs nre.
emption decisrat,ry statement. After an actual resi-
dence u six months upon land u settler can make nav.
nlent for the same at ST. Is ier acre. He can max.
payment for the :and 1T any time wit in II ,crinJ nf
thirty three months from the dnte IF ,ettjeInen, .f,er
showing u eontln"a' residence .'pon the land for six
uaoutas prior u the date uf making Druf. ,f course
payment cannot br made for land until after it in si,r.
veyed aud comes into market. A party ,n.ses.;n, ,i.
s ahS isgsi quslincati"n as u pre-emi tion claimant can
TAKE one huhdred and sixty ncrcs under the homestead
Jaw. uAder tile presumption la. h party aconir,1 his
tight ny actual settlements: under tile h0nlpsfeai lava
h is can xain an actual Ugh! BY making ALI entry at
seSS aC 10 oLtpNtu hin lnUOylS
from that date IL which t" make his actual scttlemeut
anu. establish. Ills Residence. A settler cal, make nav.
nlenl lr MS land a. SIZE Ter acre after six mouth. c ii.
t'nuons residence and Improvement u, the land. or if he
continues his Residence for five years he cau obtain lille
" the claim without payment. Payment ii, SD ur
acre can be made for land at any time during nv. wears
noa date " entry, after six mon lis residence, next = e.
ceedinE the payment. II 1t is shown that II party has
abandoned his land TO- = period Of six month. tIe entry
10 subject u forfeiture.
a party can take one hundred and sixty acres under
the tifnber culture act. The requirements of this law
are that the party shall hreak tive acres during the
hrst y ar from date Of entry; during the second year he
must cultivate " crop ar otileiwi Z said Ave acres and
break nye acres. more andthe third year he must plant
tne hIst nSe acres to trees, seeds Or cuttings, and cult.
vato "a seoond five acres to cru, or otherwise. and the
fourth year the second five acres must be planted to
trees, sseds ur cuttings.
Alter fulfilling the requirements of the timber cul.
ture law as above stated, the claimant eau make final
proef at the end Of eight years and acquire title t. his
Tree eiaim' without payment Of si.25 per acre. ar any
SUM, to tile government. NJ 10 the requirement under
the homestead aud prescription laws. Under the tim.
oer-c'.ltare act only one tree claim can be taken In Il
section