Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-07-22
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOV
ERNING RESERVATION OPENING

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the time and places mentioned.
Drawing for right Of entry begins
Aug ust Gath 1904 at Devils Lake, and
continues until the names of all per-
sons registered have been drawn.
Each person will be notified by postal
card satsthe address given by him
when he registers, Sf the drawing,
OF his name, and of the time he must
Ipresenthis application to make entry.
The gdrawing will be under the
| supervisor and management of the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, and committee appointed
by him. Every safeguard to insure
fairness will be adopted. 1t is not
essential that persons registered shall
be present at the drawing unless
they wish. No one viii. gain or lose
anything by the time, place or order
of his registration.
Persons whose names are drawn
thereby secure the right to make
selection of the lands. and homestead
entry therefor, in the order of draw
ing, beignning witu number one.
Entries begin Sept 6tn. 1904, at
nine o'clock a. M, at Devils Lake,
Moth Dakota, The names of the
first SO drawn will be called Oh that
day; the second so on the following
day, and in like manner so on each
day until the lands are exhausted.
fiat The time Of considering his
regular application to make entry it
shall be found that any applicant
is disqualified from making home
stead entry his application will be
rejected; Notwithstanding his prior
| reg istration. 4
Within six months after making
entry the homestead claimant must
establish a residence in a house on
his claim, and thereafter reside c5n-
Itinuously upon the land and cultivate
the same for the period of FIVE years. 6
No fee whatever is required at
the time8of registration. Each person
must procure AMI execute the proper
and Necessary papers for registration
/ for which ,notaries and other proper
i officers will be permitted to make
Il aSreasoabe charge Of twenty five cen t
for each person. The executed
i papers must be presented by the per-
i son to the Registering officer.
Those who become entitled by the
drawing to make entry must. at the
4 time of filling their hometead applica
\ lions, pay the land Office fees, which
amount TO $14 for 100 acres, and in
addition shereto 81 80 per acre for the
amount Of and embraced in the appli
4 cation, and SO CENTS per acre per year
thereafter, until the total sum Of
81. 50 per acre is pail in.
j The fee for soldiers declaratoIJ
statement is 80 payable at the time o1
filing the same, which must be in the
order Of the drawing.
i Default IN any payment at the tins
4 it becomes due forfeits all right t
i the land and the entry will be can
4 celled I.
], At any time after fourteen months
of continuous residence and cultipa
/ ! tion, any person who shall have made
La homestead entry for the lands il
4 Iqnestion may make a communication
proof upon such entry, upon paymen
of the balance of the purchase pric,
for the land then remaining unpaid
the land Office fees and commissions
], No person will be allowed to settl,
upon any Of the Devils Lake iand
until after Nov. 9Th 1904, excep
those who shall make entry thereto
pursuant to the act and proclamation