The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-01
Land Matters.
SALT LAKE CRY, Nov. 80 1850

s,,-LAxE CRY, Nov. 80, 1886.
To he Editor Of HE HERALD =
We notice in this morning issue %
v,nr interesting paper that ques'ion
n-opounded on the requirements ~
nn pre-emptors, is answered oy a nIn
Of land Iavye.s in this city in manner
~h;oh ws cannot allow to pass IN
no,;ce5 We have observed NUMBER
~ minor errors given By TINS
go firm. 10 whom quesuohs
$50 20 have been referred By you.
S re nave suffered them 10 pas
49, than appear csptious or given
=. Interfering. But the present IN
sts1cs is likely IN do so mncn puenS
-, and cause innocent ana connu
inc settlers so much trouole az
sT1ense. that we feel obliged 70 eilli0i -,S
and correct it, II you VIII snoiu
space for that purpose. .u,dsd IN
The answer of the hrm alludeo 70
s,a,ss that a pre-emptor has six months
- rhich TO build and com
-a,;dsnce on the tract OF land ne
80 sled upon. This IS great
s-ror No such provision exists either
IN the law. or the regulations OF the
N Even thirty days Is con-
sids-ad a great privilege in the practice ;
- We slways advise clients that tney
80 srnectad TO be found on the lana al
time az fling. or at least within thirty
DAYS Afterwards. Even this Is a stIetcn
Of The rulings on the subject oil Residence
on prescriptions. .L;,L-
THE gentlemen must have en- thlnA
ing OF homestesds. in which entries SIX
months grace is allowed by the DepaL.
ment. But it must be remehoeleu
that no other claim oy resloence 0 an
intervene in such cases, because no
| Hing Is permitted on land already
| Covered bv a homestead entry, Wnhs
in mr. emptions, the land is always opeI
20 filings: and should anotheI party
Commence a residence on the lsnu our
inc the six months, said by your IN
foTmants TO be allowed, and also put
filing on .he tract, the first pre-enptol
vho had failed to build his house anC
get into il. would not only have the e1
6ense OF a contest, but would nave
hard struggle TO save his claim; unles
he couId show at the contest, that SICK
ness or some other good cause had pre-
vented him from moving on 10 the ian'
Mt once after ding As TO noods, II an
other more diligent pre-emptor sno"e
] the nOSSlOillLN VI SUM
living there himself, in our opinion
deIuge would not save the negnRen
marty at the time OF hearing.
II is we'll known that man must :
a settler on a tract before his ming J
deemed legal. II is a nullIty without
Settlement. however. does not aosC
Iutelv mean residence. improvement
OF the land and building of house al
acts Of settlement, which are duly cor
sidered: but each case Is determine
upon its merits, and the main point
desire to make is that no Definite TN
of grace. even when the government
the only party interested besides u
emptor, is granted within which
perfect residence upon the tract,
The pre-emptor is obliged to iire up
the tract sir months before proof al
payment are accepted, and the rule a
l plies TO single men and women as W.
. as married neads of families.
The home there must be exciuSi'
and continuous. The pIe-emptor mu
not leave a home on other land oil |
own 10 90 there to live. 1t must be
\ bona fde pre-emption BY a c'tizen
one who has declared his or her l
= tention. and must be either sins
person OF 81 years OF age or a marri
man 70 eniJv the pre- emption privilei
Respectfully,
STAYNEE & SIMMONS