Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-03-03
RULES OF LAND FILING.

Judge Whitten Issues His Instructions.
Filling to Commence May 2nd.
Judge James w. Witten, superintend-
ens of the filing for the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock reservation
lands, has issued the following in
structions to govern locating agents
during the filing at Aberdeen:
"During the opening of the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock lands a map
room will be maintained at Aberdeen.
South Dakota, at which persons hold
ing numbers will be permitted to Sc
lect the lands they desire to enter, but
no selections will be made from all the
lands in both land districts, and a.
fast as tracts are selected they will be
crossed off on large wall map and the
applicants will be given certificate
which will entitle them to make entry
for the selected tract at the land
office in which it is located, within ten
days thereafter.
"Persons holding numbers / to SO will
make their selections on May 2;
numbers 81 to 100, May 3, numbers 10l
to 1000, May 4 to 13, inclusive, at the
rate of 100 each day; numbers 1901 to
4,0OS, May IA to June z, inclusive, at
the rate of $50 each day; and numbers
4COl to 5000. June to June 80. in.
elusive, at the rate of 200 each day,
Sundays and Decoration day excluded.
Persons holding numbers above 5000
will begin to make selections on
September l, 1910, and continue until
November l, 1910, or as long as there
remains lands unentered.
"Each person holding a number will
be duly notified of the exact hour on
given day when his number will be
called at the map room, and when the
numbers are called applicants will be
admitted to the map room with their
locating agents, II they have employed
agents, but no one except persons
whose numbers are called and their
agents will be admitted at any time;
and locating agents will not be ad.
mitted except when their clients numb
ers are called. Neither the applicants
nor their agents will be permitted to
remain in the map room longer than is
reasonably necessary for them to make
their selections and receive their GER
tiflcates
"lf locating agents or any other per-
sons desire to do so, they may jointly
select clerk at their own expense,
who will be permitted to remain in the
map room for the purpose Of sending
out by telephone or typewritten state.
ments information as to the tracts se-
lected as fast as selections are made;
but no locating agent who fails to'sign
the agreement hereafter mentioned will
be permitted to obtain information
from the map room or any other
manner.
"The map showing the selected tracts
will be publicly posted on the outside
near the map room twice day to show
the selected tracts. and list of the
selections will be furnished to the press
it desired but no information other
than that shown on the wall map will
be furnished by the officers in charge
of the map room as to the tracts SO.
| lected.
"No locating agent will be admitted
to the map room with clients who do
not enter into q written agreement that
he will furnish each person for whom
he makes selection with written
statement and guarantee as to the ap.
proximate kind, quality and topography
Of each tract selected. This agree.
ment may be signed at the land Office
at Aberdeen any time after April 25th.
Each locating agent must swear in
each written statement as to the kind
character and topography of tracts
selected by him, that he has actually
visited and inspected each tract select
ed and that he knows Of his own
personal knowledge gained from such
inspection, that the selected tract IL
approximately of the kind, character
and topography stated; or II he has not
personally inspected the tract he must
furnish similar affidavit sworn to BY
some other person who has actually
visited and inspected it.
"Any locating agent who furnishes
any applicant with false statement
as to the kind, character, or topography
of the tract selected by him will not
thereafter be permitted to enter tho
map room and will be liable in damages
to the person for whom he made such
selection and may be prosecuted fer
furnishing false statement and oath.
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