The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-06-12
Instructions az 20 Amendments Under
Section 1912, Revised Statutes. A

INSTRUCTIONS ~ 70 Amendments Under
Section 2372, Revised Statutes, a,
Amended by Act Of February "a,
, 1909, Public No. 25s.
Department OF the Interior, General
Land ONCE Washington, ID. c.,
April %, 1909.
Register and Receiver United States
Land Offices.
Gentlemen! by act of February "a,
100, section 2J,2, United States Re
'lsrd Statutes, Is amended to read ~
follows:
sec. 9J,.. ~ all cases where Au
entry, selection, Ot location uas been
OF snail hereafter bee made OF a tfar,
u land not intended To toe euteicd, tue
ehtf!iuau, scicctuI, uI locator, o. ~
Ease ut nIs death, nis legal representa-
.iNcs, ", when Tue clam IL 10y law
transferable, ms Or then transfer ccs,
may, lh any case coming wItuh the
prov i,iOns OF tnis section, ME mas uI
'heis %aiidH,it, wan suoh additional eNI
Iebce - can be procured showing Tue
mistas" a. 10 tAv uuuuc. OF the ua,l
intcuuyd To ue cutctcd auu that uNcIA
reasonable pIccautIoH ana cAeltlou was
used To avoid the error, with the icg
,stui aud receiver OF the land district
ga which such tact Ut land ~ situate.
who shall transmit the evidence sub
united to them, IA each case, together
Wtth chem written opinion both a. TO
the rAI~ivucc OF the mIsIahc aud the
eI%edtuiIl! ut every peisvu t|rstIiyug
thereto, 10 the Commissioner ut the
ncncIal Lam ounce, who, II ne ice
entirely satisfied that the MISTAKE nas
been made aud that every reasonable
pIrrautluu d cAcrtiuu ha, been made
,u aNuId o., N authorized TO change the
entry aud tlansIcr the payment uun
he ttaci enormously cuJr -G 90 tua
'htendcd Go uc "t.cIrd, u ,uc same uas
noi ur'H disposed Oi ana o., subject To
rutiy, uT u not ,uuJcct To- cuJly, then
20 any uthcI tIa,, Hduie TO SUCH entry.
selection, 90 lu,aIUui but the oath %.
ne person inteuurd shall 10 no ease ut
deemed suutcich., Iu the absence uI
otnci ,Os.uuu'a,i"L tvs,iu.vuy, 10 au
lhoti1e such change ot entry, nor shah
anything herein contained ailcct the
.ignt ui thud persons.
The following rule, are given which
are To govern IN the consideration oi
applications 10 amend entries, selc,
,ions, OF locations.
]. Applications tor amendment mus,
be filed m the local Iaud ONCE OF th,
nIted states having jurisdiction owe.
The Ian sought 10 bee entered, ana
should be substantially IA accordance,
wlth the printed torn herewith. I'm,
IoTm may uc used iuI the amendment
vt noHmIucIal entIic, where the appH
cant Is either the original eutryman.
ihe a,sOIghcc, OF tIaHriricc, by making
such mouIlcatIOus as the irrts mi,
Justify. Zach Application must be-
'riIhcd by the OATH OF the applicant
ana cOIIuhOIaiInE witnesses, aud must
describe the land enormously entered
- well a. that desired 10y way Of
amendment, Dy aubdIy isiuu, section.
"NI'hIp, o. range and where the
ia"d originally intended 10 bc entered
has u"'u disposed ui the applicant mus.
Ie,"rlt" { al Ian also aud show via,
uc can not Obtain o..
.. The application must contain q
tull statement OF all the tact, au,. al.
uInslaurr~, showing low the uIstun,
occurred ana what precautions wei,
taken pflOT Co the ding OF the crruur
Gus cufJy, selection, " location. 90
avoid error ~ the description. Tho
showing IA this regard must be com
plri", because no amendment Will be-
allowed unless u Is made 10 appear tuaf
proper pTcrautiOn was tH.pu 10 avoid
rIiUr AZ the time OF making the orIgI
nal entry, location, OF selection: aud
where there has been undue delay iu
tor amendment the apllIgH
ton viii bee closely s]cgutiuilcd aud viii
he allowed uuie-, the ufmu, good
taith II shown aud the delay explain
ed 20 the entire satisfaction ui the
Commissioner of the General Land on
flee.
J. The Application must also show
mat no timer or other thing OF value
been taken from the land CHROME
ously entered, located, OF se,crtrI. that
the land sought by way Of amendment
II not occupied or claimed hv any AL
verse claimant that II h. the character
contemplated by the law under which
the claim is presented, aud ~ cases of
nonmineiaI claims the Kind and uuHli
~ OF timber on each legal subdivision
applied for must be stated.
T. Where no final certificate ha,
been issued and the amendment is
sought by the original claimant, 1t must
be shown that the land embraced IA
The erroneous entry, location, " selrc
ton mas not been sold, assigned. re-
ilnquished, OF in any way cucumbered
aud that this purpose the athdayit oi
the applicant, corrObOTateu ar herein
after required, will be sufficient; bul
where final certificate has issued Oh
wherc amendment h sought hy d trans
ieTee' 1t must be shown by a certificate
from the proper recording o..urI Of
the county IN which the land h. .itu
aied, or 10y satisfactory ah,trac, oil
title, that the applicant il the owner
OF such land under the entry, location,
or selection, as the ease may be-, and
II must also be shown that there are
no liens, unpaid taxes, or other lu
cunhrance charged against the land
Where patent has been issued r~oronyey
anre Of the land embraced m the mai
ent must be- made by deed executed by
&c claimant and also by his wife. il
he be married, IN accordance with the
Urge Farmers 10 Plant Rean.