The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-02
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= 10 De used IN forwarding applications
to the superintendent will be fur
nished to each applicant by the sup
erintendent, through the notaries pub
i he before whom the applicants are
sworn. Blank powers Of attorney to
be used by soldiers or sailors, or
1 their widows or minor orphan chill
dren, in the appointment of agents,
may be obtained from the superin-
tendent at Washington, D. c., prior
to July 5, 1909, and after that date
from him at Occur d'Alene, idaho.
! 6.-Methods of receiving and han
4 ding applications.-As soon as the
superintendent of the opening receives
| an envelope addressed to him, with
the name of any of the reservations
i indorsed thereon, he win Gf such en-
4 yelope bears 1tc distinctive marks or
words indicating the name of the
4 person by whom it was presented)
deposit it in metal can set apart
| for the reception of all envelopes bear
ing q like Endorsement The cans
i used for this purpose must be SO con-
| structed as to prevent envelopes de-
i posted therein from being removed
| therefrom without detection, and they
must be safely guHsded by represent
atives Of the government, until they
are publicly opened on the day when
| the selections authorized by the proc
4 lamation are to be made All en-
velopes which show the name of the
person by whom they were maHed
| will be at once opened and the appli-
| cations therein will be returned to
the applicants.
| 7.-Method of assigning numbers to
| applicants. On August 8, 1909, the
cans. containing the applications for
registration presented by persons who
desire to enter Occur d'Alene lands
will be publicly opened and all envel-
opes contained therein will be thor
oughly mixed and distributed prepara-
tory to the selection and numbering
thereof in the manner directed by
said proclamation.
Thoroughly Mixed.
s.-After selections Of envelopes and
assignments Of numbers have been
made from the applications presented
by persons desiring to enter lands
within the Occur d'Alene Indian res
ervation, the cans containing appli-I
cations for registration presented by
persons who desire to enter lands,
within the Flathead Indian reserva-t
tion will be opened and all envelopes
contained therein will be thoroughly
mixed and distributed, preparatory to-
the selection and numbering thereof in
the manner directed by said procla-
nation
9.-After selections Of envelopes;
and assignments Of numbers have been
made from the applications deposited
by persons desiring to enter lands
within the Flathead Indian reserva-
ton, the cans containing applications
for registration presented by persons
who desire to enter lands within the
Spokane Indian reservation will be
opened and all envelopes contained
therein will be thoroughly mixed and
distributed, preparatory to the. selec-
tion and numbering thereof in the
manner directed by said proclama-
tion.
l0.-Numbers will not be assigned to
q greater number Of persons than will
be reasonably necessary to induce the
entry of all the lands subject to en-
try in each Of said reservations under
said proclamation The applications
for registration presented by persons
to whom numbers are not assigned
will be carefully arranged and in
spected, and If it is found that any
person has presented more than one
application for lands in the same res
ervation, or presented his application
in any other than his true name, or
in any other manner than that dill
rected by said proclamation, he will
be denied the right to make entry un. |
der any number assigned to him.
11.-When an application for regis. |
tration has been selected and mum.
bered, as prescribed by said procla I
nation, the name and address of the |
applicant and the number assigned tt |
him will be publicly announced anc |
the application will be fled In the |
order In which it was numbered.
12.-All selected applications which |
are not correct in form and ( execu-
ton viii be stamped "Rejected-I
perfectly Executed" and filed in5 the
order in which they were rejected.
Notices Mailed.
13.-Notices of numbers assigned
will be promptly mailed to all persons
to whom they are assigned, and to
their agents, in cases where numbers
are assigned to soldiers. who reg
istered by agents, at the postoffice
address given in their applications for
registration, but no notice whatever
will be sent to persons to whom num-
bers are not assigned. All persons
who present applications for registra-
ton should, in their own behalf. em-
ploy such means as will insure their
receiving prompt and accurate infor-
nation as to the names of persons to
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