The Russellville Democrat., 1888-11-29
HOMESTEAD LEGISLATION.
An Act to Allow Persons Who
Have Abandoned Their En-
tries To Make Another.

tries to Make Another.
The following is an important act
of congress- but recently passed:
Be it enacted: SECTION 1.-Thst
any person who has not heretofore
perfected title to a tract of land
which be has made filing upon under
the redemption law or entry or un
der the homestead law, may make q
homestead entry of not exceeding
one quarter-section OF public land
subject to such entry, such previous
filing or entry TO the contrary not
withstanding; but this right shall
not apply TO persons who perfect u
tie to lands under the presumption or
homestead laws already indicated.
SEC. 2. That whenever 1T shall be
made to appear to any receiver OF
any public land Office, under such
regulations as the secretary OF the
interior may prescribe, that any set
tier upon the public domain under
existing law is unable by reason of
drouth, whole or partial destruction
OF crops, sickness, or other unavoid
able casualty to secure support for
himself, or those dependent upon
them, then such register and receiv
er may grant to such settler leave
of absence from the claim upon
which they have filed for q period
not exceeding one year at any one
time; and such settler so granted
leave ofabsence shall forfeit no rights
by reason OF such absence, provided
that the time of such actual absence
shall not be deducted from the actu
al residence required by law.
SEC. g. That the price of all Sec
tions and parts of sections OF the
public lands within the limits OF the
portions OF the several grants of
lands to aid in the construction OF
railroads, which have been hereto
fore and which may hereafter be for
feited, which were by the act making
such grants or have since been in
creased to the double minimum
price, and also of all lands within
the limits Of any such railroad grant,
and not embraced in the grant lying
adjacent to and coterminous with
the portions Of the line Of any such
railroad which shall not be complet-
ed at the date of this act, is hereby
fixed at s1.25 per acre.
SEC. 4. That from and after the
passage of this act any homestead
settler who has entered less than
one quarter section of land may en-
ter other and additional land lying
contiguous to the original entry,
which shall not, with the land first
entered and occupied, exceed in the
aggregate l60 acres without proof of
residence upon and cultivation Of
the additional entry; and il final
proof of settlement and certification
has been made for the original entry
when the additional entry is made,
then the patent shall issue without
further proof"
SEC. 5. That every person entitled
under the provisions OF the home
stead laws to enter homestead, who
has heretofore complied with or who
shall comply with the condition Of
said laws, and who shall have made
his final proof hereunder for guam
tity Of land less than 160 acres, and
received the receivers final receipt
therefor, shall be entitled under said
laws to enter, by legal subdivisions
Of the public lands OF the United
States subject to homestead entry,
so much additional land as added TO
the quantity previously 80 entered
by him shall not exceed l60 acres:
Provided, That in no case shall pat
ent issue until the person making
such additional homestead entry
shall have actually and in conformi-
ty with the homestead laws resided
upon and cultivated the land en-
braced therein, and otherwise com
piled with such laws.