People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-01

booths. 10 present the said affidavit OF the
party authorizing him 70 act rs such agent,
IA 70 make q declaration In writing TO be-
subscribed by him In the presence OF one OF
such officers which shall BE- certified by such
omeer, according 10 the form hereto attached
and made part hereof. (m irked c.. where
upon certificate OF form ID will be given him
by the ofiicer TIE agent should be provided
with afndavts Of form 4ji5 made In duplicate
one Tor presentation 10 the officers In char q
OF the boath and the other for presentation To
the district officers, when formal fling Is TO
besmadc
Each party desiring 70 enter upon said
lands for the purpose OF settling upon toxin
lot will be required 70 first appear al one ~
the before mentioned booths and make a do
ellration in writin, 10 be signed by the party
IN the presen e OF one OF the officers In charge
thereof, which shall be certified by such OF
tcer accordin 20 the form hereto attached md
made part hereof tmarsed FL. Nhereupon A
certificate will be issued BY the officers Ga
charge OF the booth 10 the party making thu
declaration. WHICH shall be OF the form hereto
/ attached and marked part thereof marked
F..
The said declarations made before the officers
! IN charge shall BE- given consecutive numbers
BEGINNING at number at each booth, and the
certinc9te issued TO the party mlkins the de-
o. ration shall be given the same number A, Is
| given the declaration The declar Ition shall
be carefully preserved by the off crs in char %
OF the booths and when the booths are discon.
| tinued said declarations shall be Transmitted.
10 ether with the duplicate affidavit form fSI5
hereinDeiore required 10 DO presented In case
OF agents proposin 10 act for soldiers in film
declaration statements-to tho general land
ONCE for Hing as part OF the records per.
| tanning 10 the disposal OF 3 I'D lands
The certificate will be evidence only that the
pertY named therein Is permitted to 20 In
U on the lands opened 10 SETTLEMENT by this
proclaim ltion at the time specified herein and
tho certificate OF form d must be surrendered
when application 10 enter or Il @ Is pre- ,ented
to tle district officers and the party's ri IN 10
make filing homestead entry or settlement
/ snail 30 passed upon by the district land on.
GERS OF the proper time and In the usual man.
ner The holder OF such certificate will be ne.
quired, when ne makes his homestead affidavit
or II q, soldieror soldiers agent when he files
decaratory statement OF the district Office
TO aliese under oath before the Officer taking
such homestead afh1ayit or 10 whom said de.
claratory statement Is presented for aliny
that all the statements contained In the
decl ration made by him upon which said Ger.
tiiicate 10 based are true In every particular
such oath 10 be added 10 AFFIDAVIT OF form a.
luz as shown on form thereto attached and
made part hereof I'm iYl1ed iU2ndl
After the hour and day herenbefore named.
N.SA te1ND W a. OC OPCupQ W StLLlctnenI
oil parties holding such certificates form ID or
~ W II be permitted TO occupy or enter upon
the lands so opened, and parties holding a
certificate OF form d may initiate homestead
claim either by settlement upon the land or nv
entry or Min at the proper district ONCE: but
no person not holding any such cert lcate
shall DC permitted 10 occupy or enter upon
any OF SAD lands until alter the booths Shall
have been dis ont nued BY direction OF the
secretary OF the interior. Until then the off.
GERS OF the United States are expressly
CHARGED TO permit no party without a Ger.
tllcate 10 occupy or enter upon any OF said
lands
The following rules and regulations have
been prescribed BY the secretary OF the In.
terror under the direction OF tbs president, as
provided by section OF sd act OF March g.
l59 for the occupation an settlement OF the
lands hereby opened to-Wit:
The III rteenth section Of the act approyed
March 2, il =, the act approved May =, lsgJ
the second proyiso OF section II and the whole
OF u OF the act approved March 3, 1891. are by
section 10 OF the act OF M lrch B. 1891, made
applicable In disposing OF the land under said
section ~ and said lands are thereby rendered
subject TO dis osal under the homestead and
townsite laws only. with certain notifications,
which laws, as so modified contain provisions
substantial ly as follows:
Any party will be entitled 20 initiate homo
stead claim 10 triet Of said lands who Is over
81 irs OF aye or tbs head OF o family who is
citizen Of the United ST ties, OF ma, declared
Ills intention 10 become such who has not
exhausted his homestead right, either by per.
iectlng homestead entry for 100 acres OF lind
under any law, excepting what Is known as the
committed provision OF ID homestead law con.
I lined in section 2 3Ol OF the United States
revised ST ltutes or By maxim or oOmmitin
homestead entry since March 9 1889 VINO has
not entered since August 80 l 81, under the
land laws OF the United States or illed uDon a
quantity Of land. agricultural In ch raoter ana
not mineral which with the tracts sou bit TO
be entered in any case, would IN Ike more than
- acres, who is not the owner in fee simple OF
lGJ acres OF land In any state or territory, and
wno Us not entered upon or occupied the lands
hereby opened In violation OF this, the presi.
dents procl lmltion, opening the same to
settlement and entry. (See sc ton 2289,
United States revised statutes. act OF March
2 1889: 18th statues, Sol. SO, ton 10 OF the
act OF March 2. 1899 e5th statutes, 1905 act
OF Augu I 30 1890 10Th statutes, 3Oi, section 20
act Nay :, 1889; Goth statsies 81 and section 10,
act Of March 3 1898 9th statutes, 6ll) Each
entry shall DO In compact holy, according to
the rectangular subdivisions OF the public
surveys and IN square form US nearly as
reasonably practicable, consistently with such
surveys, and no person shall be permitted TO
enter more tnan oneQuarter section in quaint
ty OF said lands (See section Is, oct OF March
9, 1859: 18th statues i015)
PLrties who own and reside upon land not
acquired by them under the homestead law
mot amounting In quantity to quarter sec
tom, may II otherwise qualified, enter other
land lying contiguous 10 their own to an
amount which shall not, with the land already
owned by them. exceed In the aggre rate l6O
acres (see section 22ss United States revised
statues ~
Fourth-Any party who has made home
stead entry prior 10 March. : 1855, for less
than one quarter section OF land and VINO still
owns and occupies the lind so entered may, II
otherwise quail lied enter an additional tract OF
land lying contiguous 20 the land embraced In
the orign oatry, which shall not with the
land first entered. exceed In the a;gre gate iGI
acreS, but such addition u entry will not be
permitted, or. II permitted will DO can elled.
II the or ginal entry should fail for any reason
pr.or TO pltent, or should appear 10 be Illegal
OF fraudulent
The fin ii proof OF residence and cultivation
made on tle orr inal,entry, together with the
payment OF tue prescribed price for the land.
will be sufficient 70 entItle the party to final
certificate for the land so entered, without
proof. tSee section OF act OF March, Z, 1880,
18th stat, 81
Parties who have complied with the condi.
tons OF the law with 70 ard 10 q homestead
entry for less than leo acres of land M lde prior
TO March 2, 1889, and have h I'd the final papers
issued, therefor, may, II otherwise quilted.
N Ike an additional entry, by legal sublivis
ions, OF so much land as, added TO the quantity
previously so entered shall not exceed 100
acres. Parties making entries under the pro-
vision set forth In this purIgrlph will be re-
CURED 10 reside upon and cultivate the land
embraced therein for the prescribed period
and 10 submit proof OF residence and clltiy4-
tiol OF like character with that required in
ordinary homestead entries before the
issuance OF tnal certificate (See section 8.
act OF March 9. 1859. 18th statutes, s5l.i
Any ON or, soldier. seaman or mIrino who
seryed for not less than ninety DAYS in the
army or navy OF the Cnited StItes during the
war OF the rebe lion. and who was honorably
dischar cd and hos omIined loyal TO the gov.
ernment or, in case OF his DEATH his widow.
Or incase OF her death or re. marriage his minor
orph ned children,by uardi N duly appointed
and officially accredited az the department OF
the interior, may eth ? In person or b. agent.
tile declaratory statement for tract OK
land and have six months therelfte within
which to make actual entry and commence
residence and improvement upon the land.
(See sections 2}4, 2if and 200 U. S. RS)
Every nerc0n pntitiod under tina f,racad;n,,