The Globe-republican., 1893-09-01

0t4t0@ent SnfOUSn u 3&ent " VIII % neco0D9ty
for him previously to make the sc1davis ordi-
Ger authorized to administer oaths and place
the same in the hands Of the agent, who, before
being permitted to enter upon the land opened
In said outlet for the purpose Of making the
desired fltng, Will Dc required to appear before
the ofacers in charge Of some one II the booths.
to present the said affidavit Of The party au.
thorizing him TO act such AGENT and 10 make
. declaration in writing TO be subscribed by
him in the presence of one OF such ofacers,
which shall be certified b. such officer. accord
ing to the form hereto attached and N, de
part hereof (marked c.. whereupon . certih-
cate OF form D will be given him by the cfacer.
The agent should be provided with afadavits OF
form a5a5 made in duplicate one for presenta-
ton to the officers in charge Of the booth. and
the other for presentation to the district ON
GERS, when formal ding Is to be made.
Each party desiring to enter upon said lands
for the purpose Of settling upon town lot Will
be required to drst appear at one OF the before
mentioned booths and make declaration in
writing to be signed b. the party in the pres
ence OF one Of the officers in charge thereof,
which shall be certified By such ofi1cer accord
ing to the form hereto attached and made
part hereof marked E), whereupou certid-
cate viii be issued by the officers in charge Of
the booth to the party making the declaration.
which shall be of the form hereto attached and
maUc part tuereoi
The said declarations made before the Officers
in charge shall be given consecutive numbers
beginning at number one at each booth, and the
certificate issued TO the party making the dec.
laration shall be given the same number as Is
given the declaration The declaration shall be
carefully preserved by the officers in charge OF
the booths, and when the booths are discon-
tinued said declarations shall be transmitted,
together with the duplicate anidsvit form 4i+'
-here!ubefore required to be presented In case
Of agents proposing to act for soldiers in Hing
declaration statements-to the general land Of
fice for filing as part Of the records pertain
ing to the disposal Of said lands
The certificate will be evidence only that the
party named therein is permitted 10 go in upon
the lands opened TO settlement by this procla-
nation at the time specified herein and the GER
tificate of form D must be surrendered when
application TO enter or file is presented to the
district officers. and the party's right TO make
q filing. homestead entry or settlement shall
be passed upon by the district land ot1cers at
the proper time and in the usual manner. The
holder OF such certincate will be required, when
he makes his homestead afldsvil or II a SOL
der or soldiers agent when he files declara-
tory statement at The district ONCE, TO allege
under oath before the oficer taking such home.
stead affidavit or to whom said deciarAtory
statement is presented for filing. that all the
statements contained in the declaration made
true in every particular, such oath to be added
to affidavit of form 4-l02 shown on form
thereto attached and made part hereof
(marsed l0eul)
After the hour and day hereiuoefore named,
when said lands will be opened to settlement.
all parties holding such certificates form d or
F) will be permitted 10 occupy or enter upon
the lands so opened, and parties holding GER
tifcate of form d may initiate homestead
claim either by settlement upon the land or by
entry or filing at the proper district ONCE; but
no person not holding any such certificate shall
be permitted to occupy or enter upon any OF
said lanis until after the booths shall have
been discontinued by direction OF the secretary
Of the interior. Until then the OH GERS OF the
United States are expressly charged to permit
no party without a certificate to occupy or en-
ter upon any Of said lands
The following rules and regulations have
been prescribed by the secretary Of the interior
under the direction Of the president, as pro-
vided by section Of said act Of March 8, lseh for
the occupation and settlement OF the lands
hereby opened, towit:
The thirteenth section Of the act approved
March 9, 1859, the act approved May ., 1890.
the second proviso OF section Il and the whole
OF 10 of the act approved March 3 1891, are by
section 10 Of the act OF March 3. 1898, made ap-
plicabIe in disposing Of the lands under said
section 10 and said lands are thereby rendered
ASAA~SNS~N~
townsite laws only, with certain notifications,
which laws, as so modified, contain provisions
substantially as follows:
Auy person will be entitled to initiate home
stead claim to q tract Of said lands, who Is over
u years OF age or the head OF family; who IS
q citizen OF the United States, or has declared
his intention to become such who has not ex-
hausted his homestead right, either by perfect
ing homestead entry for l6) acres OF land I'M
der any law, excepting what Is known as the
committed provision of the homestead law con-
tanned in section 2Dl of the United States re-
vised statutes, or by making or committing q
homestead entry since March ,, 1899; who has
not entered since August 81, ls9l under the
land laws Of the United States, or filed upon
quantity Of land agricultural in character, and
not miner, which, with the tracts sought TO be
entered in any case, would make more than so
acres; who is not the owner in fee simple OF loo
acres Of land in any state or territory, and VINO
has not entered upon or occupied the lands
hereby opened in violation OF this. the preSi-
dents proclamation, opening the same TO settle
mept and entry. (See section 2!s9, United
States revised statutes, act Of March 3, 1889;
18th statutes S5f, section IL OF the act OF March
1889 18th statutes, l0)o, act OF August 80. 1881;
a6th statutes, 39l, section 20, act May : 1889;
26.h statutes 81 and section 10, act OF March 8,
1885, 2.th statutes 64O.) Each entry shall be in
a compact body according TO the rectangular
subdivisions OF the public surveys and in .
square form as nearly as reasonably practical
ble consistently with such surveys, and no per-
SOC shall be permitted to enter more than one
| quarter section in quantity Of said lands (See
| section I3 act Of March 2 1889, 18th statutes
t0O5)
Parties who own and reside upon land not
! acquired by them under the homestead law
mot amounting in quantity TO quarter Sec
| toni 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 the aggregate l6O acres (See
| section ssss9 United States revised statutes 49,
Fourth-Any party who has made home
stead entry prior to March 2, 1889, for less than
| one-ouarter section Of land and who still owns
| and occupies the land 80 entered may, il other.
| wise qualified enter an additional tract OF land
| lying contiguous to the land embraced In the
original entry which shall not with the land
first entered. exceed in the aggregate l6o acres,
but such additional entry will not be permitted,
| or il permitted. will be Cancelled II the origf.
| nal entry should fail for any reason reason
| prior to patent or should appear 20 be illegal
| or fraudulent
The final proof OF. residence and cultivation
made on the original entry, together with the
| payment otthe prescribed price TO. the land
| VIII be su1icient 70 enttle the p ~ 70 nDal
| certificate for the land 80 entered, without