The National tribune., 1901-07-11

make entry under such drawing. To OBJ
tain the allowance of a homestead entry,
each applicant must personally present the
certificate of registration heretofore is
sued to 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 de-
claratory statement through the agent
representing him at the registration. III
any applicant shall register more than
once hereunder. or in any other than his
true name, or shall transfer his registra-
tion certificate, he will thereby lose all the
benefits of the registration and drawing
herein provided for. and viii be precluded
from entering or settling upon any of said
lands during the first 60 days following
said opening
Lands in the neutral strip" are to BE-
reserved for location by settlers on those
lands for 80 days Provision is made for
locating town sites. Town site appli-
cants are required to file before the ope1-
ing of the lands "a written application to
that effect, describing by legal sub-diyi-
sions the lands intended to be affected,
and stating fully and under oath the ne
cessity or propriety of founding or estab-
fishing a town at that place"
TOWNSHIP REGULATIONS.
Other regulations for town sites are as
follows: "The local officers will forthwith
transmit said petition to the Commission
er of the General Land Office, with their
recommendation in the premises. Such
Commissioner, il he believes the public
interests will be subserved thereby, will.
if the Secretary of the Interior approve
thereof, issue an order withdrawing the
lands described in such petition, or any
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settlement and directing that the same be
held for the time being for town-site set
| tlement, entry, 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 subject to settlement, entry, and
| disposition under the general town site
laws of the United States. None of said
ceded lands will be subject to settlement
entry, or disposition under such general
| town site laws except in the manner here
| in prescribed until after the expiration OF
| 60 days from the time of said opening"
| The future disposal of lands is provided
| for as follows:
| "After the expiration of the said period
of go days, but not before. any of said
| lands remaining undispOsed of may be set
| tied upon, occupied, and entered under
| the general provisions of the homestead
| and town site laws of the United States
in like manner as if the manner of eff
! fecting such settlement, occupancy, and
entry has not been prescribed herein in
obedience to law"
| The proclamation provides that should
any of the lands allotted TO the Indians OF
| opened to settlement under the act con-
tain valuable mineral deposits, such
mineral deposits shall be opened to To-
cation and entry under existing mining
laws of the United States, and the min
eral laws of the United States are hereby
extended over such land.
| This provision will perhaps be embar-
RAISING to some homesteaders, as well as
Indians to whom lands have been allotted
| Should coal, iron or petroleum be dis
| covered upon any of the lands taken by
the drawing plan, such settlements and
| allotments will not give the settlers
rights to the minerals unless such settler
should discover the mineral himself and
| re-enter the land under the mineral laws.
The proclamation also cites the fact that
some of the lands to be settled are inclosed
in fences and that these fences belong to
the Indians. and settlers are warned not
to destroy or appropriate said fences, but
to allow reasonable opportunity for their
removal by the owners.