The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-12


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Gentlemen Ihc ioll"wiur 4r-,m,
lions ave issued tor YOUR guidance o.
he administration 81 The act ui Con
.rrs, approved 1tuuaJ! -, ,"iu, "r,
tending the lime Tor certain homestead
cr, 10 establish residence upon their
,aud- Public No. go. a copy ct
Nhich D. attached hcr,t"
The first section Of the act applies TO
all homestead entries In the states nam
ed made after June |, 1909, and IN such
cases the entrymen are given until May
u, 1910, 10 establish residence OF their
claims. IL also applies TO soldier d.
rlarntory statements filed IN the STATE,
named after June /, 1909. and such dr
clarani- are given until May IL, 1870,
10 make their homestead entries aud -
rablish 'nc,r residence on the land. II
any payment il required to We made IN
connection with the entry under the de-
rlaratory statement, az in the ease Of
coded Indian Ic.eryations, tie act also
operates to extend the payment until
The entry IL made
The first proyiso 10 section ! Of the
act provides that the period II commu
tatiun ~ oi actual residence under tho
-. hit - - .l.t..N
Entrymen who have taken advantage
u this extension can not submit com
mutation proof until they have main
med substantially continuous residence
Tor fourteen months from lbs date same
was established; aud in five year proof
ran not claim credit for cOhsi ructive res
idence for more than six months prior to
the date actual residence wn- "~irhll,nrd
Under the second pIovisu of section
! the act will not be held To defeat the
adverse claim of one who had made 81
ny over "A soldiers dcclnra Dry state
nrnt and who prior TO the passage of
The act had established q bol a tide res
ldence an the land entered, where the
Xix mouths from date Of the icclaraiofy
I statement had expired prior 10 the pass
age Of the act without the soldier hay.
ing made bis homestead entry aud es
lublished his residence on the land.
The second section Of the act grants
q leave Of absence for three : Duths trou
January rs, 1910, to all homestead en-
trymen ur SETTLERS IN the states name,
Ia the first section of the act, Entry
men who avail themselves NJ this lcaN'
uf absence cau not claim credit fu
residence during the time they are nh
sent under such leave, such period %
absence beng simply eliminated from
consideration IN eases OF either 6nul a.
communication proofs.
Very respectfully,
: v rrouddt, Acting Con
Approved:
Il, A.. Ballinger, Secretary.
This Is construed 10y the land oni'
To mean that all homesteaders in Ne
. Mexico are granted a leave OF absen
! until April 18th, 1910, and that ther
after each homestcader will have =
/, months within which to reestabli
g residence, making the date oetob'
9 18th 1910. on which he must fse~ta
d Iish residence % ass homestead, befs
2 IA A sub, rcf "a eonfasl. and II aHraE
age - taken Of tails six months Afts
April 18th, the time the entrymsn ba
lived on the place prior to taking leny
Of absence, will moi be counted, and
will be necessary for him to reside cot
~tinuously Tor ~ months after rsestal
fishing residence before eommutatio
' ttanf uui ha aeeent,d