Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-27
The Land Laws.

There are several millions u acres Of public land
YET remaining in this district,t shleet 70 entry. Much
purpose, while there 10 q vsst arse that expsrienos
has shown to be the very bsst grazing land In the
west. A party intending to locate . claim should
to enter. Of have Ii. report Of some trusted friend who
has made pefso1al inspection Of the land. After an
entry has once zen made, even II It b found to be
worthless, It V very 0fdcult and IN most instances i'm
possible to obtain the privilege Of making another
entry.
The public lands in this Territory AZ subject to
enuy under tae homestead, Presumption and tlmbor
tered under each law. A party can make a homestead
and timber culture entry, or a presumption and tiiaber
culture s9sry. g. TIE same dne but he cannot take u
party who 10 twenty ons years of age. or who 10 at
the head Of Q family can make an entry Of puplic land,
A woman who e the head Of q family, o, a single
entry Of public land.
Only those p rsons who are native born citizens OF
the United !states, or who have declared their intention
Of the land itws. No person Of foreign birth can o.
tain any hight to land BY actual settlement before be
mas declared his intention to betome . citizen; hence
tends TO- enter public fands, should do upon his arrival
IL To- 60 before the Clerk Of the court and declare his in
tsntion to become . citizen. koparty who Is the owner
q prescription claim; neither can any person who leaves
land Of his own In this Territory 70 20 upon the public
land obtain any presumption right BY settlement.
~ suAu u AV ~ W WAkI0K q 10Ue1tAaN
entry. To make q legal presumption Claim, 4 perty
should drst make actual settlement upon the land, and
then within ninety days from such settlement, he
ONCE. A filing made without prior settlement /, null
and void and ccnfers no right upon the settler. and even
II ne has valuable improvements and has been an actual
In the presence ofsu adverse claim, or even when them
is no adverse claim. Hence, no party should ale q do.
~claratory statement for land until after he has made an
ninety days nom settlement In witch to de. and the
party: right dates from the time Of settlement and not
from the time Of allnE..
ixty acres under the presumption law prior to tho sur.
Wy of said tract ~ making settlement upon the sane
In making settlement upon unsurveyed land the set.
well defined land msrks. II this q done the right Of .
subsequent settler upon the same tract will be subject
to the right Of ths arst settler. Tho right Of y settler
aud he Is allowed ninety days after the township pla,
IL filed In the local land ONCE In which to die hts pre-
emption declaratory statement. Alter an xctual resi-.
meat for the same at Si.a5 per acre, He can ME-
payment for the land at any time within a perod Of
thfrty. three months from the date Of settlement AFTER
showing q continuous residence upon the land for sig
payment cannot be made for land until after It Is sur
veyed and comes into market. A party possessing the
,ahs o ,esa hn 9as.a1e saS a. a claimant can
law. Under the presumption law o party acquires bis
right by actual settlement: under the homestead lava
party CAn RAlu an actuat taGnt oy making an entry at
the local land Office. and then he Ia allowed six months
from that date in which to make his actual settlement
and establish his reaidenoe. A settler can make pay.
ment for his land at 81 Is per aero after six months cnn.
ttnuous residence aud Improvement ofthe land. or II he
continues his residence for five years he can obtain title
to the claim without payment. Payment at Sl.25 per
acre can be made for land at any time during five years
from date Of entry, after sx months residence next pre-.
ceeding the payment. II it Is shown that q party has
abandoned his land for a period Of SIX months the entry
Is subject to forfeiture.
A party can take one hundred and sixty acres under
tho timber culture act. The requirements Of this Law
are that the party shall break 1--WE acres. during the
first year from date Of entry; during the second year he
must cultivate to crop or otherwise said five acres and
break five acres, more and the third year he must plant
the first I've acres to treos, sesds or cuttings, and cult.
vats ths second I've acres 10 crop or otherwise. and the
fourth year tho second five acres must BIO planted to
trees, seeds or cuttings.
After fulfilling tho requirements Of the tlmber.cul
ture law q above stated, the claimant can make final
proof at the end Of eight years and acquire title 70 his
"tree claim" without payment Of 81 rs per acre. or any
sam, to the government, ~ is tho requirement under
tho homestead and presumption laws. Undsr the thu.
ber-culture act Gully ono tree claim can be taken In o
section.