The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-02
TO PREVENT FRAUD
IN LAND ENTRIES
Final Title Cannot Be Given Uatil
Land Is Examined BY Agent
OF the Government.

The United States land Office ha.
received circular copies OF letter
sent by President Roosevelt to the
secretary OF the interior from the
White House, under date OF Jan. 20
says the Marquette Mining Journal
in which the President orders furth
er precautions to prevent frauds in
acquiring public lands. The letter
follows
"Sir-To prevent the fraud now
practiced in the acquisition OF public
lands of the United States, l have to
direct that hereafter no final certi-
ticate, patent or other evidence of
title shall be issued under the public
land laws until an actual examina-
tion has been made on the ground
by an authorized officer of the goy-
ernment, but the following shall be
excepted from the force OF this
order:
"W All claims which have here
tofore been examined, on the ground
by an authorized officer OF the gov
ernment whose report is found salts
factory.
''2. All claims where heretofore
an officer of the government other
than officers authorized to take final
proof, shall have been present at
taking OF final proof to cross.ex-
anime claimant and witnesses, il such
proof is found satisfactory"
'3 All claims where claimant
compliance with the law has been
established by contest or other
regular adverse proceedings.
"A Entries may have been confirm
ed by virtue of any act of congress.
rs. Selection and entries in
which no residence or improvement
is required by law, when the lands
embraced therein are strictly speak
ing in agricultural districts, or
when their character has been fixed
by investigation and Classification
made 10 accordance with law.
IS. Cases OF reissuance OF patents
because of some clerical error oc.
curing in the patent heretofore
issued.
~. All Indian allotments which
have been regularly approved in ac-
cordance with instructions OF the
secretary of the interior.
You will issue all necessary 10
structions to carry this order into
effect.
This order is in lieu OF my order
of Dec. 13, 1906"
DECLARATION OF INTENTION.
The following circular letter, is.
sued by the commissioners of the
general land Office, under the ap.
proval OF the secretary OF the in.
terror has also been received:
Referring to circular approved
Nov. 6, 1906. wherein you are m
structed not to receive declarai .on
OF intention or certificates Of natur.
alzation made or issued after Sept.
q, 1906, or copies. thera, " lich are
not substantially in tha .orm pre-
scribed by Section ~ Of tho act ap-
proved June 20, 1906. GA Stats 500. J
you are further directed to accept.
II duly authenticated, plain copies
OF the record, not initiating or re-
sembling the form or design of the
original certificate OF naturalization
or declaration OF intention, and all
such duly authenticated copies may
have written or stamped across the
face thereof, over the official seal
and signature OF the clerk OF the
court out OF which the certificate OF
naturalization issued or before which
the declaration OF intention was
made. a legend or endorsement de-
clariDg 10 substance that such GER.
tilted copies may be used only in
proving claims to the public lands.
The foregoing instructions are
supplemental to and not 10 substitu-
ton OF the instructions approved
Nov. 8, 1905.