Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-03-21
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Section 2,s9O provides thar the person apply
ting for the benefit of tho PRECEDING Seetion3
shall upon application to the .tSeiskAB OF tia
1and-of1ice in which he Is about to make entry
make AFFIDAVIT that he is the hood OF tho family
o. twenty one years q ego or has pesieEmea4
STATES. and that suc6 appiicatson q made for
his g elusive use and benefit and the entry
made ractual residence and cultivation, and
that no other person is directly or indirectly In
terested in such entry. THE fee for such entry
md afhdsvitto bomsde 70 the register - 8 for
eighty acres or less sud $40 for more than
eighty scrs sasE2sEES 9
Seet ion 22e1 rozides9 that no scertiacate shall
be given or patent issued for such land until the
expiration OF Ave years f.om tho date OF sucn
entry. AT the end of the spefiod Or within two
years thereafter the settler must make proof
before the regtster thAs hehss aesu4lly 1estded
:s 1 OF ses'' s.s Sc ssss
IN making the original afidavit and 6nst proof
aEe attached. - }3f * Ii ItsEt q
Sections sa94 and asss prescribe the method OF
procedure in cases where the, person ;desiFshg
nnal proof Is in the Government military or
naval service or whois " ana un.6le 70 appear
Before the register.
Section 2s95 makes it incumbent upon the
register of the landsofice to keep record OF all
applications for homestead entries and mako
Section 1896 provides that Homestead lands
shall not be liable on execution for debts con
fxscted prior to settlement. aiSh- ~ -,
The next section provides for q re version
OF lands TO the Government in case OF an
abandonment for six months or o change
of residence on the part Of the settler.
q Section 229S prohibits the acquisition OF more
than one quarter section under the Homestead
aAws. 80
Section $50 the next of Importance after the
loregoing, is Of Importance to veterans. It
provides that any private or onleer OF the army,
or any sailor, marine or of1cer who served in
the navy the period of ninety days or more and
vas honorably discharged during the late war
shall be entitled TO make homestead entry OF
40 acres and shall be allowed six months after
0hng his declaratory Statement and making his
Apcation within which to enter, improve the
hands and make acthaa settiemenk u H.
Section 2So5 adds furtner to the veterans
rights by providing that his term o. service SHALL
be deducted from the time necessary to obtain
. pa,ent--five years-in the case of ordinary
citizens. In the event that the soldier or sailor
Was discharged by reason OF wounds or DISABLE
fties receieed while IN service tho entire period
tor which he, enlisted shall be deducted from
che time necessary TO prove up the claim. With
cut reference to the time OF. actual services.
Section sO1 provides that widows 81 soldiers
and sailors who served at least ninety days or
more In the late rebellion shall II unmarried.
Is SsssIEed tot hee2e riohts M privileges
under tue hordesteAds l3Ws d. their husbands
Woald hare eujeyed ~ theV haApaivodk--I H tsf1T-
cher provided by the recent Law. In . paragraph
any person who having attempted, but for any
cause failed to secure q title In Fec to . home
stead under existing laW. or who. -nade !entry
under what is knoN4 - the committed provt-
Gion of the hopaesessa Nv (secsion s'lfshan
De euaiiaaf = make 9 somesteadSensry upon
The pfpvisions OF lotion xsy1. tAs, sppli-
cato 16sch are pressiy omitted From
kh4 oklahoma lands are IS follows:
A6ohtngfn this chapeer shall pc soacon-
stx&ed.a as &c prevent any perso1 who has
aocated and entered suponSe homeeead
1runpaying the miaimun pgioe-<4 - per
nc1e xtl any time before the expirsf,fn Of
i've yefs and obfaining e.pe6s4sebrtuch
Hands. This +siss eslled 80 cosDhutition
law. - i-..sssESsyT
No scrip oe the Rs~olption or w1r Of
ns11r eszsG. any - suU6t4 ssa-60ur6lied
10 these homestead lands.
A soldier or sailor who takes advantage
NJ the Homestead law must reside 1t least
q year on the land. even though he may
have been six or seven years IN the mills
knxy or naval service.