Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-03-11
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Inquiries concerning the public-land
laws come TO the clerk Of the district
court by nearly every mail. and the Rec.
ord will reply to some Of them:
TlMBER.CLAlMs.
Those who died On . timber claim be.
fore Sept. IA. 1857. do not have 70 adver.
tise notice Of proof. They can take two
witnesses and appear to make proof at
any time except on Sundays and national
holidays. ltas not necessary to bring "a
witnesses those (if any there be) who
helped you to do the work on the claim.
Before thirteen years from date Of fil.
ing have passed, . claimant must prove
up on his claim or take chances of having
his 6ling Cancelled. A claimant 10 allowed
to make proof at the end OF an eight.year
period from da.e Of ding.
II yeu have acted in COED faith, the
fact that you have no trees on the tract
will not prevent the acceptance Of your
proof.
Where ding is made ON . claim on
which some one else fled more than thir.
teen years before and has not proved up,
the papers and money 20 to the Bis
msrck land ONCE. where the tract 10
marked applied For and the lapsed
entry is reported to the general land Of.
ice at Warrington for csncellation. The
cancellation is not usually made for sew
eral months; but, when word reaches the
Bismarck onice that cancellation has ts-
ken place, the new hling is received and
. receiver's receipt issued. So, dent be
uneasy if you have to wait a LONG time
for the cancellation Of the old entry upon
the lsnd for which You have applied.
wonan who apfH5s for . tract on
which there il ;a-1spsed entry, and who
marries befoFsie entry il cancelled. cannot
file when cssfeellation Of the entry takes
pl.os. That is. If . woman enters the state
of malrimony, she cannot enter quarter.
section.
A nonresident timbsr.culturs claimant
may have his hnal-proof testimony taken by
an authorized officer Of the county wherein
such claimant now resides.
nOMEsTEADs.
Eight years il the limit Of time before
final proof is required, and the methods Is
to new hiings on lapsed entries are the same
Is are described above in regard to timber.
claims.
Any one who has not proved up on q
claim entered before March 2, 1859. can re.
linquish the came and take another claim.
There is no law which allows any one
who has disposed Of proved-up homestead
to make another fling A bill to that effect
has passed the senate and IL now in the
house, where there is said to be considerable
opposition 70 it, The bill, II passed, would
apply only 10 those who had lost title to
0 homestead previous to the date 1t which
the bill became Q law.
MIsCELLANIous.
Always take your rsceivsrs (nlins) receipt
with you when you 60 TO make proof. unless
you have lost 1t. when an afadAvit to thai
effect viii suffice.
You must be full citizen (seoond papers,
to prove up on homestead. II you hav.
declared your intention to become citizen
lhrst papers). you do not have to take out
second papers to prove up on timber
claim, A copy Of nrst or second paper,
for filings and timber claim proofs and o.
second papers for homestead proofs must bt
farnished by you. These 70 to Warrington
and arc not returned to you. II you have
no copy. and you took out first or second
papers in this county, you can get copy
Of either at Williamsport. II papers wer,
taken out. in some other county of thi
state. or In sone other state, and you hav'
no copy thereof, you should send for sucl
copy In time to obtain it by the day OF
which you appear to make proof. Other
wise, your proof papen viii bs held await
ing its arrival. In this state ths fec for ,
copy Of hrst OK second papsn is hfty cents
in many other states. 81. II in anothe,
state. and you do mot know amount Of fs,
Il AOS y oVpys yVO WOOAV O0SSo6 U04U o. UuC
the clerk there will return to you the over
payment II any.
Some claimants think that letter witt
ten to ono Of the county publishers, Civ
ing the necessary information, and ayins
''Plsass publish my proof notice." is al
that is required. That's mistake. II yor
intend t0 prove up before the court clerk
write hlm, giving description Of land - Il
appea1s on your filing rsoeipt, the namea
Of yourself and your -four Witnesses in ful
(John P. Jones. NOT J. 2. Jonss,) ant
spelled - the possessors spell than. d
this ct least sight weeks before the dsy os
which you want 70 make proof. Thrs,
blanks will be Alled ont and ssnt 70 you,
one Of which you viii sign and thsn mail
the three 70 'Rsgister q. 8. Land Omcs
Bismarck, n. D." Ths neicts win Pr
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