Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-06-24
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.

will be had at Devils Lake.
state Of North Dakota for til,
purpose Of ascertaining wtate;;
persons desire to enter, settle upon,
land acquire title to any Of said
lands under the homeste ad law,
and Of ascertaining theil qualifica
tions so to do. To obtain reg istra
tions each applicant will be- required:
10 show himself duly qualified, by:
written application to be made only
on a blank form provided BY the
Commissioner Of the General Land;
Office, to make homestead entry Of
these lands, under existing law and
|. .t5give the Clustering oacer such ar-
propriate matters Of description and
lSidemnity as will protect the applicant
and the Government against any at-
tempted impersonation. Registration
cannot be effected through the use Of
the mails u the emplo loyrnent Of an
agent, excepting that honorably dis
charged so1dieis and sailors entitled
lsto the bei.sits Of section 1904 Of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
las amended by the act Of cong ress sp.
proved March !, 1901 (s1 stat. 4s7 i,
may present theii applications for
regi istration and due proofs Of their
qualifications through an agent Of
their 9 wn selection, having a, daily
axecuted power Of attorney, but no
person will be permitted to act as
lagent for more than one soldier or
sai!or. NJ person will be permitted
to register more than once or in any
other than his true name.
Each applicant who shows himself
duly qualified will be registered and
give q nontran ferable certificate to
that effect, which will sntitle him to
go upon and examine the lands to be
opened hereunder but the only pur-
pose for which be can go upon aud
o anime said lands is that OF enabling
him later On. as herein provided, to
understandingly sslect the lands fo-
1 which he will max entry. No one
will be permitted to make settlement
upon any Of said land IN advance Of
the opening herein provided for, and
during the first sixty days following
said opening no one but registered
applicants will be permitted to make
settlement upon any # said lands.
and then only in pursuance Of a home
stead ently daily allowed BY the local
land officers, or of d soldier 's dec1ara-
tory statement duly accepted BY sucn
officers.
The order in which, during the
first sixty days following the opening,
the registered applicants will be- psr-
mltted to make entry Of the lands
opened hereunder will be determined
by q drawing for the district publicly
held at Devils Lake, North Dakota.
commencing at 8 o clock 81 M, We'd
nesday, August 24th, 1904, and CON
tinuing for such period as may be
necessary to complete tbessame. The
drawing will be had under the super
4 vision and immediate observance Of a
committee Of three persona Whuse inte.
gritty is such as to make their control
Of the drawing a guaranty of its fair
ness. The members Of this con- mittee
Twill be appointed by the sec eeretary Of
the interior, who will prescribe suit-
able compensation for their services.
Preparatory to this drawing, the
registration officers will, at the time
Of reg istering each applicant who
shows himse duly qualified, make
out a card, which must be SIG ned by
the applicant, and giving such des-
1cription Of the applicant as enable the
local land officers to thereafter idsn-
fifty him. This card will be subse.
quently sealed in a separate envelope
which will bear no other distinguish
ing label or marx than such ais may
be necessary to show that tits to 60
into the drawing These envelopes
Twill be carefully preserved and re-
imain sealed until opened 10 the course
of the drawing herein provided
When the registration is completed,
lall of these sealed envelopes viii be
brought together at the place Of
drawing and turned over to the
committee in charge Of the dlawing,
who, in such manner as in their
Judgment will be attended with en-.
tire fairness and equality of oppor-
Il tunity, shall proceed to draw cut
and open the separate envelopes and
j to give to ea,h enclosed card a mum
/ lber in the order In which the enye-
4 Hope containing the same was drawn
Il The result of the drawing will be
q certified by the committee to the
4 officers Of tho district and will deter
mine the order In which the appiis
lcants may make homestead entry of
said lands ana set tlement thereon.
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