The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-04-25
Instructions as TO
What Is Required
10 Perfect Title To HOmesteaded
Lands Under Government Irri.
cation Projects.

Land offices
sIRs' Your attention is called 10
sections and OF the reclamation act,
approved June 18th, 1909, 1872 stat, |
1885,. and you are instructed Hereunder
as follows.
!. The Secretary Of the Interior will
at the proper time, as provided in sec
tion 4, announce the area OF lands
which may be embraced in any entry
thereafter made or which may be re-
tained in any entry Heretofore made
under the reclamation act, and will de-
termine and fix the charges which shall |
be made per acre for the lands embraced
in such entries Tor the estimated cost OF
building the works ana for operating
and maintainance, and prescribe the
number and amount and the dates OF
payment OF the annual installm"nts
thereof
g. The charges assessed against
lands under this act attach To the land |
themselves, and as annual instalments
thereof accrue they become fixed charges
on the land in the nature OF lien. If |
ANY entry is can, eled by reason OF re-
linquishment, all annual instalments
due and unpaid of the relinquished en-
try at the date OF its cancellation must
be paid at the time OF filing application
go entry by any person who thereafter
enters the land.
3 4 person who has entered lands
under the reclamation act and against
whose entry there is no pending charge
of noncompliance with the law or regu-
/ lations, or whose entry is not subject to
cancellation under this act, NAV
rehnquish his entry and assign
to prospective entryman any
credit he may have for pay
ments already made under this act on
account OF said entry, aud the party
taking snch assignment may. upon
making proper entry OF the land and
$ proving the good faith OF the prior en-
: tryman to the satisfaction Of the Com
missioner Of the General Land office,
receive full credit for all payments thus
assigned to him, but must otherwise
ccmply in every respect with the home
stead law and the reclamation act.
4. All persons holding lands under
homestead entries made under the re-
clamation act must, in addition to pay
ing the charges mentioned above, re.
= claim at least one-half of the total ir-
rigabe area OF their entries Tor agricu-
tural purposes, ane reside upon and cul-
tivate the lands embraced in their en-
- tries for not less than the period requir-
ell hv the homestead laws and the re-
clamation act. ANY failure to make
any two payments when due, or to re-
claim the lands as above indicated, OF
any failure to comply with the home
stead laws and the reclamation act as to
residence and cultivation, will render
their entries subject to cancellation and
the money already paid by them sub
iect to forfeiture. Persons who have re-
sided upon and cultivated their lands fol
the length o: time prescribed by the
! homestead laws will not thereafter b'
required to continue such residence anc
- cultivation, and they may make tina
. proof Of reclamation and of Residence
and cultivation at any time when the,
can show residence and cultivation 10
Eve years.
5. Soldiers and sailors OF the war O
the rebellion, the Spanish-Americai
war. or the Philippine insurrection, am
their widows and minor children win
are entitled to claim credit for the pc
riod of soldiers service under the home
n stead laws, will be allowed to clair
credit under entries made under the rt
- clamation act, out Wal not be entitle
to receive final certificate or patent an
g I'll all charges mentioned above ha
been fully paid
. 6. The widows or heirs OF person
. who make entries under the r'clam'
ton act will no, be required to bo.h re
side upon and cultivate the lands eo'
q cred by the entry of the person froi
whom they inherit, but they must IT
claim at least one-halt OF the total u
rigable area OF the entry fo- asricu'trr'
purposes as required by the reclamatio
act and make payment af all unPai
charges before either fual certificate
. patent can ISSUE
When any entryman or the heirs
any entryman apply to make final pro-
after all Of the requirements OF q
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