The National tribune., 1904-06-30

stead entry, each applicant must person
ally present the certificate of registratio ton
Heretofore issued to him, together with
regular homestead application and the
necessary accompanying proofs, and make
the first payment of $1.5O per acre for the
land embraced in his application, together
with the regular land office fees, but an
honorably discharged soldier or sailor may
file his declaratory statement through his
agent, who can represent but one soldier
or sailor as in the matter Of registra ton.
The production of the certificate Of regis
tratiOn will be dispensed with only upon
satisfactory proof Of its loss or destruc-
ton. LIZ at the time of considering his
regular application for entry it appear that
an applicant is disqualified from making
homestead entry of these lands, his appli-
cation will be rejected, Notwithstanding
his prior registration. Ii any applicant
shall register more than once hereunder,
or in 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 precluded from entering
or settling upon any Of said lands during
the first sixty days following said opening
ABOUT TOWN SITES.
"Any person, or persons desiring to
found, or to suggest establishing, town.
site upon any of said ceded lands at any
point, may, at any time before the open
ing herein provided for, file in the land
office a 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 forthwith
transmit said petition to the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office with their rec
ommendatiOn in the premises. Such Com
missioner if he believes the public inter-
ests will be subserved thereby, will, if the
Secretary of the Interior approve thereof,
issue an order withdrawing the lands de-
scribed in such petition, or any portion
thereof, from homestead entry and settle
ment and directing that the same be held
for the time being for townsite settlement,
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 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 dis
position under such general townsite laws
except in the manner herein prescribed
until after the expiration of 60 days from
the time of said opening.
"All persons are especially admonished
that under the said act Of Congress ap-
proved April p, 1904, it is provided that
occupy, or enter any Of said ceded lands
except in the manner prescribed in this
proclamation until after the expiration Of
60 days from the time when the same are
opened to settlement and entry. After the
expiration Of the said period Of 60 days,
but not before, any OF said lands remain
ing undisposed Of may be settled upon,
occupied. and entered under the general
provisions OF the homestead and townsite
laws Of the United States in like manner
az il the manner of effecting such settle
ment, occupancy, and entry had not been
prescribed herein in obedience to law, sub
ject however, to the payment Of $3.50 per
acre for the land entered, in the manner
and at the times required by the said act
Of Congress above mentioned"
Commissioner VIII Be Present.
Hon. w. A. Richards, Commissioner of
the General Land Office, will be present
in person and superintend the opening. He
has issued the following circular Of instruc-
tions and regulations for the opening:
''The following regulations are hereby
prescribed for the purpose Of carrying into
effect the opening Of the ceded lands Of
the Sisseton, Wahpeton, and Cut-Head
bands of the Sioux tribe Of Indians Of the
Devils Lake Reservation In North Da-
kota, provided for in the act Of Congress
Of April q, 1904, and in the Presidents
proclamation, Hereunder:
FIRST. Applications either to file SOL
diers' deciarat0ry statement or make
homestead entry Of these ceded lands
must, on presentation, in accordance with
proclamation opening said lands to entry
and settlement, bs accepted or rejected,
but local officers may, in their discretion,
permit amendment Of q defective appli-
cation during the day only on which same
is presented.
Second. No appeal TO General Land
Once will be allowed or considered unless
taken within one day. Sundays excepted,
altar the rojection Of the application.
Third. After rejection OF an appIica-
ton, whether an appeal be taken or not.
the land will continue to be subject to-
entry 40 before. excepting that any subse-
quent applicant for the same land must
be informed OF the prior rejected applica-
tioo and that the subsequent application.
u. allowed. will be suhiect To the dian0si.