The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-03-05
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR EsTAD.
LISHING R"ESIDEkC3 LEAVES
OF ABSENCE.

OF ABSENCE
Department OF the Interior, General
Land once, Washington, ID. c. Feb
ruary 10. 1910.
Register aud Ec,crrr, T.. =. Inud Oi
iros North DnhDfa. south Dakuia,
Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Ncbrns
kn, Colorado. Wyoming aud Ncw Ne,
leo.
Gentlemen. the rullovur iusiu,
tons aye issued for your guidance 90
the administration Of the act OF Con
grc.s approved january -, ,'i" eco,
tending the time iur certain homestead
rr- 10 establish residence uluu th,u
lnud, Iuhlir No. .a., Il copy cot
which i- attached hereto
The first section Of the net applies to
all homestead entries IN the states nam
ed mHdc after June ! 1909, and IN such
eases the rntfymon are given until May
-, 1910, 10 establish residence On their
claims. II also applies to soldier de
clarntory statements filed IN the States
named after June !, 1908, aud such De-
clarants are given until May H., 1910,
20 make then homestead entries and c-
tablish their residence on the land. 1t
any payment is required to he made IN
connection with the entry under the de
clarntofy statement. rs in the case ~
coded Indian reservations. tie act also
operates 10 extend the payment until
the entry is made.
The first puov.so 10 section ! of the
act provides that the period II commu
tatiun ct oi actual residence under the
homestead law shall not bee shortened
Entfymcn who have taken advantage
~ this extension can not submit com
mutation proof until they have main
iucd substantially continuous residence
for fourteen months from ID, date same
was established. aud in five year proof
can not claim credit for constructive res.
idence for more than SIX moths prior to
the date actual residence was establish.
Ell.
Under the second pfovi-o Of section
! the act will not bee held to defeat the
adverse claim Of que who had made en-.
try over IA soldiers declara'oty state.
mcnt. aud who prior 10 the passage OF
The act had established a bona hdc res.
idcnce on the land entered, whore the
six month, from date OF the dcclalafory
statement had expired ptior 10 the pas
age of the act without the soldier hay
my made his homestead entity and e.,
Iahlished his residence on the hand.
The second section Of the act grants
. leave of absence for three mouth. from
January Is, 1910, to all homestead en-.
trymru or settlers in the states named
ia the first section Of the act. Entry.
men who avail themselves OF this lca>,
of absence can not claim credit iot
residence during the time they are aI
sent under such lea e, such period Of
absence bcing simply eliminated from
consideration IN eases OF either hual ol
communication proofs.
Very respectfully,
; V. rrouidt. Acting Com
Approved:
X. \. Eallinger, Secretary,
Tins q, construed hy the land Ollie,
ro mean that all homcstcadcrs in New
Mexico are granted u leave OF absepc,
until April 18th, 1910, aud that there
after each humr,iradcr will nave 81,
months within which 10 rcestabli,i
residence, making She date October
18th 1910, ou which hc must rer,tab
lish residence on ais homestead, befor,
hr j, subject to contest, aud il adyaut
age - taken of this siN months attou
April 18Th, the time the "utryuau ha0
lived on the place prior 20 taking leave
Of absence. will not bee counted, aud b
will be necessary Tor him 10 reside con
%tinuously for ~ months after rcc-tSu
fishing residence before Communication
proof will be accepted.