The Globe-republican., 1901-07-11

during the second day, and SO on at I
that rate until all OF said lands sub fect
sired hereunder, have been entered.
If any app icant fails to appear and
the number assigned to him by the |
drawing is reached. his right to- enter I
will be passed until after the other APP |
plcations assigned for that day have |
heen disposed of, when he will be Civ |
en- another opportunity to make entry, |
failing in which he will be deemed TO |
have aban ioned his right to make en-
try under such drawing.
To obtain the al1owan nee of home I
stead entry each applicant must per- /
sonauy present the certificate OF regis |
together with regular homestead ap- |
plication and the necessary accompany
office fees, but an honorably discharged |
soldier sailor may 61e his declara- |
tory statement through the agent rep
resenting him at the registration. The |
production of the certificate of regis |
tration will be dispensed with only
upon satisfactory proof of its loss or
ering his regular application for entry
it appears that any applicant is dis
qualified from ma.<ing homestead entry
of these lands his application will be
rejected Notwithstanding his prior
registration. If any applicant shall
register more than once hereunder or
in any other than his true name, or
shall transfer his registration certifi-
] cate he will thereby lose all the bene-
! hts OF the registration and drawing
herein provided for and will be pre-
Guided from entering settling upon
any of said lands during the first sixty
days following said opening
NEUTRAL STRIP LAND.
Because OF the provision of the said
] That the settlers who locate on that
/ part of said lands called and known
| the Neutral Strip shall have pref
erence right for thirty days the
lands upon which they have located
/ and improved, the said lands in the
Neutral Strip shall for the period of
| thirty days after said opening be sub
ject to homestead entry and towns;te
entry only by those who have hereto
| fore located upon and improved the
same and who are accorded n prefer
| ence right of entry for thirty days as
| aforesaid. Persons entitled to make
entry under this preference right will
be permitted to do at any time dur
/ ing said period of thirty days following
| the opening without previous registra-
| ton, and without regard To the draw
ing herein provided for, and at the ex-
| piration of that period. the lands in
said Neutral Strip for which entry
shall have been made will come under
the general provisions of this PrOc1a-
nation.
The intended benefciaries of the
provision of the said acts of congress,
approved respectively, March 2, 1898
and June 6, 1900, which authorizes {.
qualified eutryman having lands ad-
Joining the coded lands whose Origi n al
entry EN- braced less than 16O aces, to
enter much of the coded lands as
will make his homestead entry contain
in the aggregate not exceeding 16O
acres. may obtain such extension Of
his existing entry, without previous
registration and without regard to the
drawing herein provided for. only by
| making proper application, accom-
panied by the necessary proofs, with
the proper new land office at some
ii zee prior to the opening herein pro
| vided for.
FOUND TQwNSTTES.
Any person, persons desiring &c
found or to suggest esta bI1shlng q
townsite upon any of the cedea lands
at any point not in the near vIclnIty oil
, the county seats selected and oeslgna-
tel as aforesaid, may, al any time
) before the opening herein provided
for, tile in the proper local laud Ouice
J a written application to that effect
describing by legal subdivisions the
, land intended to be effected, and
stating fully and under oath the
necessity or prOpriety of founding Oh
. esta oIlsning town at that place. Inc
local officers Will forthwith transmit
, such netition to the com missioner a.
i the general land Office with their
) recon mendation in the premises Such
commissioner, if he believes the public
} interests will be suoserved thereby
will, If the secretary of the interior
approve thereof, Issue order with
drawing the lands described in such
petition, any portion thereof frou
! Homestead entry ana settlement, ano
l directing that the same be held for tile
:
: airy, and disposition In such even is
the lands withheld from homestead
entry and settlement will the time
, of said opening, and not before, be
come subject to settlement, entry an6
disposition under the general tow ST tie
laws of the United States None O.
| said coded lands " II be subject to set
tiement, entry or disposition under
9 such general tovnsite laws except il
: the manner herein prescribed unit
e after the expiration OF sixty days from
: lifetime of said opening.
1 Attention is hereby espec ally called
1 to the fact that under the specia
? provisions of the said act of con gress
4 approved March B, 1871, the townsite.
n selected and designated as the county
seats of the new counties into which
: sold lands have been formed cannot bs
4 disposed of under the general townsit e
laws of the United States and ear
q only be disposed of in the specia
j manner provided in said act of con
: gress. which declares:
g 1.-The lands set apart and desig
4 mated SHALL in advance of the oyeniu q
he vHd