The Holly chieftain., 1906-09-14
Country Round
The Homestead Law.

Minors who are not the heads OF
families; aliens, who have not declar-
ed their intentions to become citi-
zens; married women, with certain
exceptions; persons who have ex-
hausted their rights by making other
homestead entries; persons who were
at the date OF such entry the owners
of more than 100 acres OF land. and
persons who have, since August 80.
1900. acquired title to. or are claim
iu@ thru settlement or entry. other
agricultural public lands which with
the lands last applied for exceed in
t'ir aggregate $50 acres. are not quail
iiird TO make homestead entries.
Nj entries must be declared fraud
ulcnt and cancelled where they are
made by disqualified persons who
falsely represent themselves to be
ou1lified: where they are not r'aac
Tor the sole purpose of actual resi-
itncc and cultivation to obtain a
home ior the cntryman. Lut are made
Wholly or in pa:l in the interest OF.
or inr tlc benefit OF. some other rcr
son. and where they are originally
made in good faith but are afterwards
held il the interest OF or for the ben
eff; oi others. An entry made in
good faith. without fraud. becomes
4 fraudulent cutry and must be can
cclel ii the entryman before final
trooi. sells or agrees 10 sell the land,
or any nart thereof or interest there.
in. 10 some other person and there
after continues his residence and cul-
tivation intending alter proof to make
Il 4 conveyance 10 some such persons.
Homestead entries 1-s are aubjrcr tcs
cancellation in all cases where the
entryman fails, for six months from
the date OF his entry, to actually
abandon all other homes and make
his home in good faith on the land
entered; and when the entryman has
in this manner actually established
his bona fde home on the land to
the entire exclusion OF home else
where. he must thereafter continu-
ously reside upon and cultivate the
land entered until he has earned
oatcnt. and his failure to do SO may
result in the cancellation OF his en-
try, unless the register and receiver,
for good cause shown. grant him a
leave of absence from the land. 1t
should always be remembered by en-
trymen that they cannot, while seek
ing title under the homestead laws,
maintain home anywhere except on
the land
A homestead entryman may, by
proving fourteen months residence
and cultivation and the payment of
the minimum price OF the land, in
addition to certain fees, obtain pat
ent; or he may by proof of five years
actual residence and cultivation, at
any time within seven years from the
date of his entry. obtain patent by
the payment of the fees and commits
sions only, except in certain cases.
But the entryman may take credit
for the length OF time he resided upon
and cultivated the land prior to his
entry either in making Communication
proof or final five years proof. Sol
diers of the war of the Rebellion, the
Spanish h-American war, and the Phil
ppine nsurrection and their widows
and minor orphans are, under certain
circumstances, entitled to have the
period of their service deducted from
the period OF FIVE years residence
and cultivation, after they have re-
sided upon and cultivated the land
for one year
Entrymen are advised that they
should, whenever it is possible to do
so. offer their proofs before the regis
ter and receiver, as it may be found
necessary to refer all proofs made be-
fore other officers to special agent
ior investigation and report before
they can be finally approved and pat
ent issued thereon, while, ii made be-