The Springfield herald., 1898-07-01
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The Department 0. the Interior
is sending out ibe lpiloNinn elrnp
lar to the different land offices:
Your attention IS called 10 Tie
provisions of an act of Congress,
approved Dec. % 81. entitled An
act 70 amend section 3 Of an ael 10
Withdraw certain pubic lands h4n
private entry, and tor other pur-
poses, approved Marci I'd lsS9.
Sec. 3 Of the act Of March Cd 1889
reads as follows;
That Whenever it shall be made
to appear to the register and re
ceiyer OF any public land office,
under such regulations rs the See
retary Of the Interior l.laY pre-
scribe, that any settler ~ on the
p"blig domaip under existing law
is unable, by Yoasop of "a total or
partial destruction ur failure OF
crops sickness, or other uuayoil
able Ga-ualty,'to secure 10 support
for limseii. Herself, or those de
pou:oHl upon him OF her upon the
lands sejtlelupau, ticn such rec
lsjer and receiver may grant tu
such settler d leave oi absence
from The claim ppon which he or
she has filed Tor period not eX-
cseding one year al any one time.
and such settlers o granted leave Of
absence shah Forfeit no rights hy
reason oil such absence: Provided,
That the time Of such actual MO
sence shall uot be deducted from
the actual residence required by
law.
And the provision added there
to by the amendutory act is as
follows:
That il any such settler has here
loiore forfeited hIs or her entry
for any of.said reagone. such per
son shall be permitted 90 make
entry Of not to exceed quarter
section on any public land SUBJECT
10 entry Under the homestead law
and to perfect title to the same
under The same conditions in ev-
cry respect is if he had not made
the former entry
No party win be allowed loniake
"a second entry under this ac;, uu-
loss his former entry is cancelled
for any Of the causes named, mls-
iug belore December 20 1891
The applicant for such perm1s
sion TO male second entry will be
required TO file IN the district land
Office having Jurisdiction over the
laud-he desires to enter, au aplii
cation lor Il specific tract OF land
Iand to subuiJtcs 20 consist
ol his uwn 'csljmouy, corrobprat
Jed by The afidavis OF disinlerost
ed witnesses, eXecutcd before The
jleaisrer OF receiNeror soae officer
in he District Using al eeni ana ia.
ith0iZsG 20 administer oath,, set
.uue forth it, Gutaii l'a facts on
Which be rehos TO support ms ~
plica,ion. and wlIich mast be sui
icieut 10 alisfy tIa register and
receiver, who.are euloined TO eN
ercise heir best and most careful
judgment in the matter, that his
former entry was III laet forfeited
by reason o. his inability, caused
by total or pouiai destrucuou or
failure OF crops, 7iel,ness, OF other
unayoijahle casualty, 10 secure o
support for himself or those de
n,ndent npon him, upon the land
settled npoG.
The facts 10 be shown embrace
The following. VIZ;
! The character and dat Of
the entry, date of estahhshingres-
idence upon the land, and what
Improvements were made thereon
by the applicant
y How much land WAS culll-
waited by iite applicant and for
what period Of time.
3. in case o. iaiure or injury
to crop, what crop ldied or were
Injured or destroyed. TO wbat eX-
tena end The cause thereof
!. iu case OF sickness what
hseaso or INJURY, and to what ey-
tent THE claimant was thereby
prevented from continuing upon
tile lsal and il practicable a Ger
ua,aie from q reliable physician
should be furnished.
. In case Of other unavoida
Bile eosualty,n the character, cause
and extent OF such casualty, and