The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-25
Suggestions and General lnt0r alton as
10 Entering GOveFs.a.aai Lands.
WHO NAY MAKE ENTRY.

/. Any person WHO las arrived nj The
age of twenty-one years. OF who is the
head of family and Is citizen of the
United States, or who has filed his deelafai
ton to become such. ia required By The
naturalization laws. may acquire title mn
der the hahleste ad laws 10 not more than
a 100 acres OF GoRefnnent land, prov lded
The applicant Is not the proprietor nj H0re
than 100 aefea Of land III any state al Ter
ritery OF the United States.
A single person, male or temhla, over the
age of twenty years may make lome-
stead entry.
A person, male OF female. who is The
head of Il family may make a homestead
entry. even though he or she may not be
twenty-0he ears Of age.
A married WOMAN is not eligible 10 mEke
a homestead entry. unless she be deEef I'd
by her husband and is dependent nHnh hef
own resources for support.
2. Ii single woman make HOMESTEAD
and then marry she may hold the land md
completes entry ii she COMPLY with law As
regards residence, cultivation. etc. j
APPLICATIONS.
8. A party desiring Ia make aa1sno-
stead entry must file All application sitting
his name, res deHce and ppstoifiee adeess,
aud must describe the land be desir, To
enter. and must make affidavit to til fol-
lowing:
That he is not the proprietor of mare
than 100 acres of land III any state ~ ri.
tory, that he Is a citizen of the Tilted
States or that he has DECLARED hi Intuition
of becoming such that he is the lea OF Il
family. or Is uYpr tweHly-0ne Years age.
as the case may be. lie must alsanake
affidavit that his settlement Is NAE In
Cd f.4f T.. Ia. r.
and cultivation and MT for the bsts3t af
any other person or corporation, te. In
this section, he mist also make Il .'noh-
mineral affidavit stating that nalart If
the land he seeks 10 enter l. ntineI land,
and that 1t Is not held or worked aminer-
al land, nor has not been for nneylf past
a. lie eau make hi apnlcataihy np-
peafing personally before the Regler and
Receiver of Harrison. Arkansas. obefore
any Judge or Clerk Of court Of eeeofd
or before any Commissioner of thdlnited
States Court. in the county al state
where the land is wanted.
B. Applicant may make seltldent of
desired tract before entry, and obtn right
to enter the SAME against all 9TH uppli-
cantS, provided he makes his enlror ap-
plieation Within three months I'm the
date of his Sc tlemeht.
Fees payable upon making apieatioh
are as follows:
For 100 acres. Sill; for 100 aereskl3; for
E acres, 81 40 acres. IS.
RESIDENCE
Applicant must within six monb after
making entry, establish his actual tidenee
ON the land and must reside I'm and
cultivate the land continuously iilecord-
ance with law for the term of tiNyears.
Occasional visits To the land d0esh coli
stitnte residence. The homestea nafty
must make the land his Dol hde
place Of residence, his home him
self and family. ii he has one
The period Of continuous reside, and
cultivation begins To run at the hte Of
actual settlement, in CASE the ehtiat the
district land Office is made withlnle pre-
seribed period tthgee modtllsl TIL latter,
or before the Intervention OF atAlperse
claim.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS HoIrEAD
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