The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-06-15
NEW REGULATION
TO HOMESTEADER.

The United States land office is in
receipt of regllI Hions under the act
OF February 3, 1911 providing for sec
cmd homestead and desert entries.
1t is provided that the local cffi-
cials shah allow such second entries
on corroborated showing that the
applicant did not sell his former en.
try or receive Amy benefit whatever
in excess of the filing fees paid by
him. II he received anything for re-
linquishing or for his improvements
he must give the exact amount paid
him.
This Inv differs from all others of
lie KIND. Former acts prcMIded for
1 second entries IN cases in which per
soas had lost entries prior to the ap-
proval OF the act. This statute pro-
VideS tn t any person wh- made
homestead or desert entry prlcr to
/ tha .pproyal of the act, and who af-
"srWard M Y lose it, Shall be permit
ten to make an ther entry en- making
1 the necessary showing.
1 The | uguage Of the act indicated
that rson might relb qu sh ln en-
try ii he could no longer hold it, ard
receipt OF The regulations has been
awaited by a number of people VINO
desire to make such re entry Of lands.
No exception is made by the regula-
tons allll Ll who may desire to r.
linquish their entries that We're made
prior to February last.
I'm M ny cases holders of desert en-
tries find themselves unable to get
their land reclaim d within- the legal
period. NJ my Of that class have Sc
cured eXo-n5ion of time under the
law thu makes provsioAt cf that kind
N certain classes of cases. Such ex-
tension en- he for as much as three
desert entry seven We. rs. Under the
new law, if entryima,m is st!ll unable
to SIT ahe land reoiaimcA he c.D re-
linluis,h and re-enter 1t will thus be
p ssible for him to hold the land ID
y ars before making proof, provided
that he secure ~ three-year eXtens ion
under the second entry.
Tne same is true in homester nj
cas- S. A homesteacer may prove up
atter he has Lived cm the md five
years, but he must offer proof with
in sev-lA years from date OF entry.
ull-ier the new law Jn elltryn,s N, il
his entry We're made prior to Febru.
airy 3, can hold TIA land ii Gears
without proving up, 1t is stated there
are good many cases in which en-
trymen hold otf u-llil the end of sew
tn ye-ts to avoid paying taxes any
o,I@r than Necessary. Entrymen OF
that k MI viii now be able to avoid
paying taxes on their land for II
years.
Tne circul T. giving the regulations
contains the Il ilowml2, sc5tlng forth
the manner of application under the
act:
A person applying to make sect nd
homestead or desert land entry under
this act must f4.e N the locSl land of.
tr-@t If public lands, subject to entry
una the laws A. quest. ON, accompan
led by his atfid Wit executed before
an oAl4ar auuhorizelI t. adm mister
Gaths mlder the public land Ws,stat-
ing the description of the former en-
try by section, township and range
numb rs Or tie number cf the ELF
try and land office where mede) date
o. entry, tthem he lost, forfeited or
aba4d- ned the same; that it VS. not
Cancelled fer frau.: and the amoum, if
'nYthlng, receiV {. f5r abGnNoning ur
rcllnqu.shing his former cntr.y. This
atfid+Vit must be corrobCrated by the
AFFIDAVIT Il one or more persons hay
ing knoWle dge OF the facts rel tive to
the aDamICnmt ut of the claim or the
rellA4uishment OH the former entry
ana the coIBlderat. IL rec iyed there
for, which corr bCratiIg affidavit may
be executed before any officer author
lzed to administer oaths md having
an -fiicial seal