Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

sented and will be considered In their |
numerical order during the second day.
and SO on at that rate until all Of said |
lands subject to entry under the home
stead law, and desired hereunder, have |
been entered. If any applicant fails to /
appear and present his application for |
entry when the number assigned to him |
by the drawing is reached his right to |
enter will be passed until after the other |
applications assigned for that day have
been disposed of, when he will be given |
another opportunity to make entry, fall |
ing in which he will be deemed to have |
abandoned his right to make entry un- |
der such drawing
Concerning Soldiers and Sailors. |
To obtain the allowance of a homestead |
entry each applicant must personally pre-
sent the certificate of registration there
tofOre issued him, together with a regular
homestead application and the necessary
accompanying proofs. and with the regu-
lar land Office fees, but an honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor may file his dec |
laratory statement through the agent
representing him at the registration. The
production of the certificate of registra-
ton will be dispensed with only upon sat-
isfactory proof of its loss or destruction.
If at the time of considering his regular
application for entry it appears that any
applicant is disqualified from making
homestead entry of these lands his APP
plication will be rejected, notwithstand-
ing his prior registration. If any appli-
cant shall register more than once here
under, or any other than his true
name, or shall transfer his registration
certificate, he will thereby lose all the
benefits of the registration and drawing
herein provided for. and will be pre-
cluded from entering or settling upon any
of said lands during the first 50 days fol-
lowing said opening.
The Lands in .NeutraI Strip"
Because of the provision in the said act
of congress approved June 6, 1900: THAT
the settlers who located on that part of
said lands called and known the 'neu-
trail strip shall have preference right for
80 days on the lands upon which they
have located and improved" the said
lands in the neutral strip shall for the
period of 80 days after said opening be
subject to homestead entry and townsite
entry only by those who have heretofore
| located upon and improved the same, and
who are accorded a preference right of
entry for 80 days as aforesaid. Persons
entitled to make entry under this prefer
| ence right will be permitted to do so any
time during said period of 80 days follow
| ing the opening without previous registra-
| tion and without regard to the drawing
| herein provided for, and at the expiration
| of that period the lands in said neutral
strip for which no entry shall have been
made will come under the general provt-
| sions of this proclamation.
| The intended benefciarieS of the provi-
| sion in the said acts of congress, ap-
proved, respectively, March 2, 1885, and
June 6, 1900 which authorizes qualified
| entry man having lands adjoining the
| ceded lands, whose original entry en-
| braCed less than 160 acres to enter so
much of the coded lands will make
his homestead entry contain in the ag-
gregate not exceeding 16O acres, may OBJ
tain such extension of his existing
| entry, without previous registration and
without regard to the drawing herein
provided for, only by making appropriate
| application accompanied by the neces-
sary proofs, at the proper land office at
some time prior to the opening herein
| provided for.
Townsite Regulations.
Any person persons desiring to
found or to suggest establishing, a town.
site upon any of said coded lands at any
| point not in or near vicinity of either of
| the county seats therein heretofore
| lected and designed aforesaid, may,
at any time before the opening herein
provided for, file in the proper local land
office written application to that effect
describing by legal subdivisions the lands
intended to be affected. and stating fully
and under oath the necessity or propriety
of founding or establishing a town at
| that place. The local officers will forth
with transmit said petition to the COM
missioner of the general land Office, with
their recommendation in the premises.
Such commissioner. if he believes the
public interests will be subserved there
by, will, if the secretary of the interior
| drawing the lands described in such Pc
titiCn, CT any portion thereof, from
homestead entry and settlement and di-
| recting that the same be held for the
time being for townsite settlement, en-
J | try and disposition only. In such event
the lands SO withheld from homestead
entry and settlement will, at the time of
said opening and not before, become sub
ject to settlement, entry and disposition
under the general townsite laws of the
United States. None of said ceded lands
will be subject to settlement, entry or
| disposition under such general townsite
laws except in the manner herein pre-
= scrited, until after the expiration of 60
DAYS from the time of said opening.
Attention is hereby especially called to
the fact that under the special provisions
= of the said act of congress. approved
5 March g. 1901, the tOwnSiteS selected and
designated at the county seats of the
new counties into which said lands have
: t.een formed cannot be disposed of under
t the general townsite laws of the United
States, and can only be disposed Of in
the special manner provided in said act
of congress, which declares:
Restrictions in Townsftes.
''Ihe lands so set apart and designated
. shall, in advance of the opening, be sur
: veyed, subdivided and plated, under the
= direction of the secretary Of the interior
t into appropriate lots. blocks. streets. al
o leys and sites for parks or public build
Il ings, so as to make a townsite thereof;
), provided, that no person shall purchase
g mole than one business and one resi-
o fered and sold at public auction to the
n highest bidder, under the direction OF
: the secretary of the interior, at sales &c
d be had at the opening and subsequent
e thereto"
n An AdmOnitiOn.
: All persons are especially admonishee
J. hat under the said act of congress, ap
d proved March 3, 1901, it is provided tha
e no person shall be permitted to settle
e upon. occupy, or enter any of said cedet
;, lands except in the manner prescribed II
= this proclamation until after the expira
: ton of 60 days from the time when thu
Ii same are opened to settlement and en-
= try. After the expiration of the sait
i period of go days, but not before. any O.
n said lands remaining uuGiSpOSed of MAJ