Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-07-09

of this committee will % appointed by
the secretary Of the interior. who viii /
prescribe suitable compensation for
their services Preparatory 10 these
drawings tho registration officers viii
vt the time of registering each applicant
who shows himself duly qualified. make
out q card, which must De signed by tho
applicant, stating land district in which
he desires 10 make homestead entry
and giving such description u the ap-
plicant as will enable the local land of-
fcers thereafter so identity him. This
card viii b. at once sealed In separate
envelope. which will bear no other dis.
tinguishing label or mark than such a.
may be- necessary 10 show that IL is 10 .
go into the drawing for the land dis.
trict in which the applicant desires 70 /
make entry These envelopes viii bo .
separated according to land districts
and viii bo carefully preserved and TO.
main sealed until opened in the course
Of the drawing as herein provided. f.
When the registration is completed all
Of these sealed envelopes will he brought F.
together nc the place Of drawing and
turned over 20 the committee In charge
OF the drawing. who in such manner AS
In their judgment will b. attended with
entire fairness and equality Of opportu.
nifty. shall proceed 20 draw out aud open
the separate envelopes and 10 give each
inclosod card a number la tho order IN
which the envelopes containing the
same Is drawn.
"Whilo the drawings Tor the two dis.
tricts will be- separately conducted, they
viii 0ocur us nearly at tho same time as
is practicable. The result Of the draw.
ing Tor each district will be certified by
the committee 90 the officers Of the dis.
trict and will dctermme the order In
which the applicants may make home.
stead entry Of said lands and settlement
thereon
Subsequent proceedings are provided
for as follows:
Applications FOR homestead entry o.
said huds during tho first G0 days fol-
lowing the opening can De- made only
by registered applicants and in the or
der established by the drawing. At
each office commencing Aug. 10, AZ 9
O'Clock inclusive Cor that district must
be presented tho applications of those
drawing Nos O. llj inclusive. and
viii De considered in their numerical
order during the first day, and the ap-
piicatious oi those drawing Nos. l2i TO
25u inclusive must be- presented and
considered In their numerical order
during the second day. and 50 ON at
that rate until all ~ said lands subject
90 entry under the homestead law and
desired Hereunder have been entered.
II any applicant fails 90 appear and pre-
sent his application for entry when the
number assigned O. him by the drawing
is reached. his right 90 enter will be
! passed until after the other applications
assigned for that day have been dis.
posed %. whom ho viii be given another
opportunity to make entry, falling in
which he win bo deemed 90 nave ahnn-
doned his right % make entry under
such drawing
"ro obtain the allowance of q home-
stead entry each applicant must person.
ally present the certificate % reg.stra.
ti1n heretofore issued TO him, together
with "a regular homestead application
and tine necessary accompanying proofs
I and with the regular land Office fees,
, but an hon1rably discharged soldier or
sailor may fle his declaratory statement
through the agent representing him at
+, the registration. II any applicant shall
register more than once hereunder or
In any other than his true name, or
shall transfer his registration certificate
r he will thereby lose all the benefits Of
, the registration and drawing herein pro-
4 vided for and will be precluded from en-
tering or settling upon any Of said lands
during the FIRST 90 days following said
opening"
Lands in the neutral strip are 10 bC
reserved for location by settlers ON those
lands for 20 days.
= Provision is made for locating town
p sites. Townsite applicants are required
r TO ile before the openingof the land
4 "a written application 90 that eject. de
4 scribing by legal subdivisions the land
intended TO be affected. and stating fully
and under oath the necessity or proprie
:, ty Of founding or establishing tow
at that place.
% Other registrations for townsites ar
< a. follows:
@ "rhe local officers will forthwith
b. transmit said petition TO the commits
d sionor Of the general land Office wit
4 their recommendations in the premises
. Such commissioner, II no believes IN
public interests will be- subseryed there
by, will, II the secretary Of the iaterio
approves thereof, issue an order with
" drawing the lands described In sue
y petition, or any portion thereof. fror
homestead entry aud settlement and di
,t rectiug that the same bo held for th
?. time being for townsite settlement, entr
. and disposition only. In such event th
!, lands 80 withheld from homestead on
try aud settlement will at the time o
= said opening, and not before, becom'
y subject to settlement, entry and dispo
ie sition under tho general townsite law
Of the United States. None Of the sai
N. coded lands win be subject to settle
or ment, entry or disposition under sue
n. general townsite laws. except in Oh
\. manner herein prescribed until afte
the exniration ~ 20 dava from tho tim