The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-09-03
Presidents Proclamation.

less than 100 acres may, II OtherWlSe
qualified, enter somuch land. as when
added TO the quantity previously
entered shall not exceed 100
acres, but the party must make afii-
davit that the entry is made for act
ual settlement and cultivation, and
the proof Of such settlement and cult
vation. prescribed 10y existing home
stead laws and regulations hereunder
will be required To be produced before
the issue of final certificate. See Sc =
tion 2306 L. 5. r. ;, and section IL
of the act of May 2, 1890, 20 stat, vOF
$. Parties may initiate claims under the
homestead law either by settlement
on the land or bv entry at the district
Office In the former case the party
will have three months after sottle-
ment within which To file his applica-
tion for the tract at the district office;
i'm the latter case the party will have
six months after entry at that Off
within which to esta blish residence
and begin improvements upon the
land (See sections 2290 and 2297,
United States revised statutes and
section 3 of the act of May
IA, 1850, 2i Stat, ilO.) p
The homestead affidavits required
TO be filed with the application must
be executed before the register or re
ceiver Cf the proper district land Office
(see section 1890 United States re
vised btatutes), or before any other
officer who may be found duly quail
fed at the time to administer such
oaths, according to the provisions OF
the act of congress of May
20 1890. 2Sth statute, 12l. 10
Parties applying to make homestead
entry will be required TO tender with
the application the legal fee and com.
missions, which are as follows: For
an entry of over eighty acres fee of
ten dollars, and for an entry of eighty
acres or less fee of five dollars, and
in both cases, i'm addition, commis-
sions of two per cent upon the gov
ernment price of the land computed
at the rate OF one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre, the ordinary min
imum price of public lands under
the general provisions of section
1857, United States revised statutes
See sections 223s and 929O, Il. 5 X. 5. !
II. Homestead applicants appearing in
great number at the local office to
make entry at the time of opening
will be required TO form in line in
order that their applications may
he presented and acted upon
in regular order IL. Sol
diers' deefaratory statements can
only be made by the parties en-
fitted or by their agents in person,
and will not be received IL sent by
mail. A party acting as agent and
appearing in line, as contemplated nm
der the eleventh paragraph will be
allowed to make one entry or filing
IN his individual character, If he SO de-
sires, and to file one declaratory state
ment in his representative character
as agent, if such he shall be, and
thercupon he shall be required TO step
out of line, giving place 30 the next
person in order, and, If he desires To
make any other filings, TO take his
place at the end of the line and await
his proper turn before doing SO, and
thus to proceed in order until all the
filings desired by him shall be made.
13 Section two thousand three hun
dred and one of the Revised Statutes
of the United States providing for
Communication homestead entries is not
Applicable TO said lands (See section
As of the act of May 2, 1890, 20 Stat &,
90.) IL Proof of five years residence.
cultivation and Improvement, and the
payment prescribed by the statute, as
hereinbefore mentioned must be made,
before party will be entitled to "a
patent under the homestead law, and
such proof is required to be made
syithin seven years from the ldate of
the entry. Commissions equal to t,o
per cent, upon the government price
for the land, computed at Sl.25 per
acre under section 1857, Il. 5 II. $,
al l.a 20
proof. Interest Mt four per cent per
annum on the purchase price of the
land must be paid from the date of
the entry to date of final payment
of purchase money. (See sections 223S
and 229i. L. q r. r., and sections 10
ana a. cg the act - March q, 1888. I'd
stats, 6iQ) IS. The parties named
IN par, siX OF these regulation
are entitled 20 have the term ui scr-
vice in the Army or Navy, under which
the claim is made, not exceeding Hur
years deducted from the period of
i've years residence or cultivation ace
quired as stated in the preceding par
agraph. ar If the party was discharged
from service on account of wounds or
disabilities incurred in the line of
duty. the whole term of enlistment, |
not exceeding four years, may be de- |
Quoted. See section 1905, u. ). X. =. |
10. Where a homestead settler dies |
before the consummatiCu of his claim |
the widow, or ia case of her death, the |
heirs or devisee may continue settle |
nent or cultivation. and obtain title |
ipon requisite proof ut the proper
line, II the widow proves mp title |
VIII pass to her; IL she dies before |
proving up and the heirs or devisee |
make the proof, the title will vest in !
hem, respectively. See section 923l, /
]. ). II. ;. ~. Where both parents /
lie leaving infant children, the home |
tead may be sold for cash for the /
lenetit of such children, and the pur- /
baser will receive title from the |
jBits,d states. See section 2292. L. !
!. r. ). Is In case of the death Of a
'erson after having entered a home
tead, the failure of the widow, child
en- or devisee of the deceased.to fultill /
he Demands of the letter of the law
IS To residence on the lands will not
necessarily subject the entry TO for
eitpre on the ground abandonment
: the land is cultivated in good faith \
he law will be considered as hav-
ng been substantially complied with. |
o. Town-site claims may be initiated |
lpon said lands, under the statutes. |
~ two methods, which are separate |
md distinct in characteristic regula- |
ions ander the first method are here
natter set forth i'm paragraphs |
wenty, twenty-one aud TWENTY-FIVE, |