The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-19

arranged simped made more definite and altered several
The first four paragraphs relate particularly to homeseads
The fifth and sixth paragraphs confer authority give prefer
cnce rights 10 obtain under special circumstances The
en oararan contains restrictions on exchanges leases
and sales for than homestead purposes The eighth
paragraph relates to matters OF general administration
A more detailed description is follows
The paragraph relates restrictions to who may
acquire homesteads o. 1t prevents repeating by Prohlbt
ing person hereafter from acquiring than home
stead hereafter sold by the government this relates only TO
the and does affect the past The amount OF pubic
small and the number who desire land IS SO large
that only just that hereafter each should nave
only homestead out OF the public land his does not
prevent him from purchasing other land from private persons
already has enough land for homestead from whatever source
he may have obtained should be allowed to acquire
hereafter acquire homestead from the who
whose wife both OF them shall then other
Territory which with the 1antn question exceeds
eighty This prevent him from buying other
land from private parties but keeps him. far it goes
from getting other land from the Territory to the exclusion
OF others who already provided for 10 prevents
aliens from obtaining homestead from the public land by
providing that applicant either be citizen have
declared his intention to become SUCH and the latter case
that he have completed his naturalization before he gets
his patent
The second paragraph relates to restrictions upon transfers
person obtained his homestead This is to insure
the land being kept homestead and prevent
ii from being transferred alien corporation any
large holder 1t prevents homesteader from transferring
his homestead O any alien corporation at any time,
whether before after he has obtained his PATENT (2)
any person whatever before he has obtained his patent;
Cd after he has obtained his patent any person
who already land which with the land in question
eighty An exception however made in the
acquisitions by inheritance transfers between
ants IN common to prevent hardship injustice.
Also in order permit grants of right of way and grants
Tor other purposes that may be necessary and that
that transfers be made with the OF the land
missioner and governor.
The third paragraph provides for forfeiture upon failure to
comply with the homestead agreement the law applicable
thereto much in the present except that the
made uniform for all It's main feature how
the homestead conditions be extended for good
that the homesteader may lose his land for be-
You'd his control.
The fourth paragraph provides the disposition home
seads by lot drawing instead of requiring them be dis
posed of by auction sale in the order of application which
results injustice hardship the homesteader
having pay high price The method of drawing gives every
equal chance and permits the homesteader obtain
his land at fixed price This paragraph provides that
notice of sale drawing of public land shall be published
for less than sixty days instead of thirty days
provided Also, after has been well advertised and
every has been given chance if there any lots
taken taken and afterwards forfeited surrendered they
may be disposed of application without further advertise
thus saving the of advertising where there only
desiring land, and permitting person to obtain
a lot without waiting for advertisement
The fifth paragraph permits preference right to be
predecessors interest have lived ten years piece OF
land and improved it. This intended mainly for the benefit
the Portuguese living the slopes of Puncbow but it
other throughout the Islands.
The sixth paragraph permits be issued churches
for lands hitherto long used by them church sites. This
applies particularly lands which have been used church
sites under the Act of 1850 and other acts during the last
sixty more years.
The paragraph provides check upon sales for
other than homestead and exchanges Of land either
exceeding forty five thousand dollars value
and leases of agricultural land exceeding forty acres IN area
by providing things be done without the
approval of wohds of the board provided for in this section
The eighth paragraph puts all public lands under depart
ment namely that of public lands instead of dividing them
several departments this is for simplicity and
1t also settles the question the of
lands obtained by the Territory exchange for other lands
Further it settles the question to who should make the
order when lands aside for public
poses And lastly it provides for general powers and rules
and regulations for the efficient administration of the land
laws