Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-07-07
COPP'S LAND REVIEW.
Womsns Rights Uad-r the HOmsstsai
 LAwa

Womsns Rights Uad-r the HOmsstsad
 Laws.
 Unmsrried V men, widows, mnidens snd dt serted vivss. sho are over i~rL tv-ope ysers, zrs entitled to sll ih riss:-, privil 'ges and benefits under tk. nnunrstead laws that can bs enjoyed b; men.
 The mother of 6 livisg child or cbil- ireu, whsther uidOw, deserted wife O, dofor unste single peTson, may Ecqniis itIs to lALd as .he head of tsm:!S shouah uuder the age of twenty one.
 Wido,s Ot de--ssed ensrJ meu sns 'eed to ths rights of thsir hub I'd aud may IDske 6nsl proof aud IAk tlG; 70 their own nAmHs It is not aosolri' Q y n=ce sary inst they should res'r, 1Don the land after the desth of Ips nn bSnd. as resIdenee or e lhvafion fer the prescribed .-ms is all that is d. 'ua ot EIdous ard mn or heiTs.
 The widow of & pef-on who served tor ninety days O. more durirR the ws. f the rebellion n the Unlted SiAte' \ n Nv or Msrine Corps and die, EitnOu' ms kiIR SD entry, may mske sr 'ntry the sane a. her husband, if liv- IEa night dn, and in mssins finsI prDoi receive credit ip lieu of r siderce on he land for Ihe period of the husband .ervics, not Co exceed fGuF pears.
 The drserted wife of \ hone tesd CT rym-n may msse nual p'oot as hi g' nt md have ps'eot issue 10 th nsme of her husband or she may roh- eet bis entry on the ground of sbsD- 'onment of the claim and After cancel .'iop, enter the lard in her own nsm :. The '-''er is the wiser conrse, for uhr, reasons.
 d. unmarried woman (xidov or oth srvis hsvinR initiated an entry, may n-rry sIthou' affecting bet risht 10 Ib' land, provided she complies viIh { Ie- Ssl requirements. Sho1ld she m .rrN orior to tbe timn when she might msk. ger proof and per eet her oL.in, sLo leave the land 70 reside with her bus band tlsewI ere, the entry uoulG ee Ii = 7le 70 cancellation for sbandonuent- Du' not on sccnsni of the maria 6.
 When a man and 2 woman each mak, homestead entry sDd mary befcr. m king fn-l proOf, one of she eDt'ie- pu-t be reIiuguishsd or onmmuuicated st their choice. If they live together on me honest sh. ths entry covering th. ,ther homestead will be liable tV cor e>t for abandon nent, even though ihE and he cultivated aud improved. The 1ornestesd law requires three things [. a Isl title, first, hones' reside noe; ss- ,ond, Roo1 cultivation to crops or other sise; and ihIrd, fair improvems nts it. matter of buildings, tesces and the like. O mpliance with only orc or tuo ,hese r-q1remepts viii not satisfy th' law. Full 6 uplisnoe with all three re- qurmenis nus. he satisfactorily shovI 'or tse entire period st the date wheG the 6osl prof IS made.
 The daughter of s deceased soldier, .ailor or msrins. if otherwise qualified, may enter land in har own nRht, po'- riths,snding sn entry may have baep made by her guardian and perfec'ed for ,er benefit during her miaor,y. Bhs can thereby secure two hom-sis ads.
 A widow, ss the leRal repressnta,ivf If hsr deneased husband. msy continue u cultivate his home tesd and at The .sns tune msks SD entry in her ru' 1-me. A woman hss this sdvNntsgS yer . man. Bhe can thus ecure two 1omes,ssds while he Is allowed onlJ ua.
 The widow of dpcessed entrvmsr nav purch rs,, under ths sct of JIpe IS 1880, the Iaud sDbrsced in a homestead atsy in cases where that act l. spplics-
 HENRY N. CoPP.