Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-08-31
IMPORTANT PROVISIONS.
Taken from the Omcial Proclam
alton Opening the Strip.


itiate homestead claim to a tract
of said lands who is over II years
of age or at the head of a family;
who is citizen of the United
States, or who has declared his in
tention to become such; who has
not exhausted his homestead right,
either by perfecting a homestead
entry for 100 acres of land under
any law, except what is known as
the commuted provision OF the
homestead law contained in section
2301 of the United States revised
statutes, or by making or commut-
ing a homestead entry since March
2, 1889; who has not entered since
August 30, 1890, under the land
laws OF the United States, or filed
upon a quantity of land, agrioul-
tural in character, and not mineral,
which, with the tracts sought to be
entered in any case, would make
more than 800 acres; who is not
the owner in fee simple of land in
any state or territory and who has
not entered upon or occupied the
lands hereby opened in violation
of this, the presidents proclama-
ton, opening the same to settle
ment and eiitry. (See section 22S9,
United States revised statutes, act
of March 2, 1889; 25th statutes, ,S54,
section 13 of the act of March 2,
1889; 25th statutes, 1905, act Of Au-
gust 30, 1890; Goth statutes, 391,
section 20, act May 2, 1890; Goth
statutes, 81 and section 10, act of
March 3, 1898; 9th statutes, 640.)
Each entry shall be in a compact
body, according to the rectangular
subdivision of the public surveys
and in a square form as nearly as
reasonably practicable, consistent
with such surveys, and no person
shall be permitted to enter more
than one.quarter section in quanti-
ty Of said lands. (See section 10,
act of March 2, 1889; 25th statutes
| 1005.)
MAY ENTER CONTIGUOUS FRACTIONS.
Parties who own and reside upon
land not acquired by them under
the homestead law (not amounting
in quantity to a quarter section),
may, if otherwise qualified, enter
other land lying contiguous to their
own to an amount which shall not
with the land already owned by
them exceed in the aggregate 16O
acres. (See section 25S9 United
States revised statutes, A.
Fourth-Any party who has
made a homestead entry prior to
March 2, 1889, for less than one
quarter section of land, and who
still owns and occupies the land so
entered may,if otherwise qualified,
enter an additional tract of land ly-
ing contiguous to the land embrac-
ed in the original entry, which
shall not, with the first land enter.
ed, exceed in the aggregate 16C
acres, but such additional entry
will not be permitted, or if permit
ted, will be cancelled, if the origin
al entry should fail for any reason
prior to patent, or should appear
to be illegal or fraudulent.
The final proof of residence and
cultivation made on the original
entry, together with the payment
Of the prescribed price tor the land,
will be sufficient to entitle the par.
ty to a final certificate for the land
so entered, without proof. (SeC
section 3 of act of March 2, 1888
25th Stat. S54.)
Parties who have complied with
the conditions Of the law with re.
gard to a homestead entry for less
than 100 acres of land prior to
March 2, 1889, and have had the
| final papers issued therefor, may,
ii otherwise qualified, make an ad
ditional entry, by legal subdivis.
ions, Of so much land as, added tC
the quantity previously so entered
shall not exceed 100 acres Partie:
making entries under the provis
ions set forth in this paragraph viii,
be required to reside upon and cul
tivate the land embraced therein
for the prescribed period and tC
submit proof of residence and cul
tivation of a like character with
that required in ordinary home
stead entries before the issuance o
a final certificate. (See section 6
act of March 2, 1889, 25th statutes
S64.)
SOLDIERS RIGHTS UNABRIDGED.
Any officer, soldier, seaman o.
marine who served for not les
than ninety days in the army o.
navy of the United States durinl
the war of the rebellion and who
was honorably discharged and has
remained loyal to the government
or, in case of his death his widow
or, in case of her death or re-mar
riage, his minor orphaned child
rem, by a guardian duly appointed
and officially accredited at the de-
partment of the interior, ma
either in person or by agent, file
declaratory statement for tract o
land and have six months thereaf
ter in which to make actual entry
and commence residence and i'm
provement upon the land. Use,
sections 2304, 2307 and 2309, U. S
r. So
Every person entitled under tn
preceding paragraph to enter
homestead who's whose deceased
husband or father in case of tn
widow or minor children, may hav
prior to June p, 1874, entered, d,un
der the homestead laws, a quanti
ty of land less than 100 acres, may
ii otherwise qualified, enter d