The Springfield herald., 1897-12-17
saro Your Homestead i,Igllt.

| approved Dec. ~ 3i. eHtltleu AN
act to amend section 3 Of an act to
Withdraw certain public lands Il ON
private entry, and for other pur-
poses, approved March 2d 1889.
Sec. 3 OF the act of March I'd 1889
reads as follows:
That whenever it shall be made
to appear to the register and re-
cciver of any public land Office,
under such regulations as the Sec
rctary Of the Interior 1lay pre-
scribe, that any settler upon the
public domain under existing law
is unable, by reason of Il total or
partial destruction or failure OF
crops. sickness, or other unavoid-
able casualty, to secure Il support
for himself, herself, or those de
pen lent upon him OF her upon the
lands settled upon, then sach re@-
lister and receiver may grant to
such settler leave OF absence
from the claim upon which he cr
she has filed ior period not eX
ceeding one year NJ any one time.
and such settlers o granted leave o!
absence shall forfeit no rights by
reason Of such absence: Provided,
That the time of such actual alb
sence shall not be deducted from
the actual residence required by
law.
And the provision added there
to by the amendatory act is as
follows:
That ii any such settler has here
totore forfeited his or her entry
for any of said reasons. such per
son shall be permitted TO make
entry of not to exceed Il quarter
section on any public land subject
to entry under the homestead law
and to perfect title to the same
under the same conditions in ev-
erv respect as if he had not made
the former entry.
No party will be allowed to make
a second entry under this act, un-
loss his former entry is cancelled
for any of the causes named, aris
ing before December 30 1891.
The applicant for such permls-
sion to make second entry will be
required to file IN the district land
Office having jurisdiction over the
land he desires to enter, an appli-
cation Tor specific tract OF land.
and to submit testimony to consist
OF his own testimony, corroborat
ed by the atIidavlts OF disinterest
ed witnesses, executed before the
register or receiver or some officer
in The district using a seal and au
thori.eG to administer oatiis, set
ing forth in detail the facts on
which he relies to support his ap
plication, and which must be sui
licient to satisfy the register and
receiver, who are enJoincd to eX-
ercise their best and most careful
judgment in the matter, that his
former entry was in fact forfeited
by reason of his inability, caused
by total or partial destruction or
failure OF crops, sickness, or other
unavoidable casualty, to secure 1t
support for hiusell or those de-
pendent upon him, upon the land
settled upon.
Tie facts to be shown embrace
the following, viz:
/. The character and date of
the entry, date Of establishing res
idencc upon the land, and what
Improvements were made thereon
by the applicant.
2. How much land was cultl-
waited by the applicant, and tor
what period OF time.
3. In case of failure or injury
to crop, what crops lalcd or were
injured or destroyed. to what eX-
tent, and the cause thereof.
4. In case OF sickness. what
disease or injury, and TO what eX-
tent the claimant was thereby
prevented from continuing upon
the land, and if practicable a GER
t1fcate from reliable physician
should be furnished.
3. in case of "other unavoida
bic casualty,n the character. cause
and extent OF such casualty, and
its effect upon the land or the
claimant.
6. IN each case full particulars
upon which intelligent action may
be based by the register and re
ceiver.
Live Stock and Grain Reports.