The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-11
More Than the Pr1cs Of a Years Sub
soription t tho Pioneer. to Know.

More Than the Pr1cs Of a Years SUBJ
soription to tho Pioneer. to Know.
Hon. &. s, Smith, Receiver of the
u. s. Land office at Devils LAKE
has kindly furnished us with a circu-
lar recently issued by the Depart.
meut of tie Interior at Washington,
which az it contains 80 much that is
important to the settler t." know, we
publish such extracts from it US ap.
pertain to our part of the co ,ntry.
The law recently passed by Con-
gress and to which We referred, last
week, provides in
Sec. 2. That any person who has not
heretofore perfected title 10 II tract of land
Of which lie has made entry under the
homestead law, may make a homestead
entry OF not exceeding ~one-q"art>r section
of public land subjs I to such entry, such
previous fling or entry to the Contrary
notwithstanding; but this right shall not
apply to persons who perfect title to lands
under the pre- emption or homestead law
already initiated: Provided, That all
pre- emption settlers upon the public lands
whose claims have been initiated prior t"
The passage Of this act may change such
entries to homestead entries and proceed to
perfect their titles to their respective
claims under the homestead law notwith-
landing they may have heretofore had the
benefit Of such law, but such settlers who
perfect title to such claims under the home.
stead law sAall not thereafter be entitled
to enter other lands under the pre-emp,ion
or homestead laws Of the United STATES.
Sec 8. That whenever it shall be made
to appear 70 the register and receiver Of amy
public land office, under such regulations
~ the sc retary Of the Interior may pre-
scribe, tixt Va settler on the public do
main under existing law is unable by reason
Of Il total or partial destruction or failure Of
crops. sickness OF other unavoidable cas-,
uality, te secure = support for himself, her.
self, or those dependent upon him or her
p the lands settled upon, then such
register and receiver may grant to such a
settler a leave of absence IRON the claim
upon which he or she has fled for y period
not exceeding one year at Any one time,
and such settler so granted leave of absence
shall forfeit no saghi by reason OF such alb
sence: Provided, That the time Of such
actual absence saall not be deducted FROM
the actual residence required ~ law.
Sec. I. That tho "act to provide add
tional regulations for homestead and pre-
smption entries Of public lands" approved
i~- \ sl>~ I.oI.~l ~- ,~....
nine, shall not be construed to forbid the
taking Of testimony OF fpai proof within
ten days following the day advertised as
upon which such faai proof shall he made
in Cases where acciden. or unavoidable do
lays have prevented the asplictnt or wit
nsssss FROM masking such proof on the date
specified.
The first s~ectiun Of tho act provides
that"no public laws or the United
States except those in the state Of
Missouri, shall DC subject to private
entry" This relates to "otfsred"
lands, not such lasds as are open to
entry under existing laws, which are
called unoHered:
Under the second section it spec,f.
cally provides that parties who have
existing pre.empion rights may
transmit them to homestead entries
and perfect title to the land under the
homestead laws. although they may
have heretofore had the benefit there
of, that is to say, anyone who has
used his homestead right may if he
choose change his p%re,enption and
prescribe rules for taking affidavit
to show the facts ut the time of max
ing such proposed change.
Unde4 the third section. which i
.ths meet important Of al. worthy %
,repeDhrapce and 70 pasts il Jour