Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-05
A0MESTEADERS ARE
GRANTED ABSENCES
NEW ORDER RECEIVED At UNIT.
ED STATES LAND OFFICE
BISMARCK.
Congress Passed Bill Granting Leave
Of Absence From February 10 Until
MAY is.

The United States Land Office OF
Bismarck has received copy OF re-
cent order from the General Land or
flee which notifies them that home
steaders in this state are granted an
additional leave of absence from their
claims from February 13 until May
Is, the complete order follows:
Department of the 1nteriod,
General Land Office
Washington, February q, 1911-
Registers and Receivers, United
States Land Offices, North Dakota.
South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Mon
tana, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Min
nesota, Washington, Oregon, Arizona
and New Mexico.
Gentlemen: The following instruc-
lions are issued for your guidance in
the administration Of the act of Con-
gress approved February 1881, ex-
tending the time for certain home
steaders to establish residence upon
their lands" public No. $3.50, copy
of which is attached hereto.
The first section of the act applies
to all homestead entries in the states
named after June 1, 1910, and In
such cases the entrymen are given
until May Is. 1911, to establish des-
idence upon their claims. 1t also ap'
plies to Soldiers declaratory state
ments filed in the states named after
June 1, 1910, and such declarants are
given until May Is, 1911, to make
their homestead entries and to estab-
lish their residence on the land. II
any payment is required to be made
in connection with the entry under
the declaratory statement, as in the
case of coded Indian reservations, the
act also operates to extend the pay
ment until the entry Is made.
The first proviso to section of
the act provides that the period of
communication or of actual residence
shall not be shortened. Entrymen
who have taken advantage of this ex.
tension cannot submit communication
proof until they have maintained sub.
stantially continuous residence for IA
months from the date same was e.
tablished; and in f1ve-year proof can
not claim credit for constructive res
idence for more than months prior
to the date actual residence was es-
tablished.
Under the second proviso of section
1 the act will not be held to defeat
the adverse claim of one who has
prior to the approval of this act made
entry over soldiers declaratory
statement where the six months al
lowed the soldier for making entry
and establishing residence has ex.
pired prior to February 10, 1911. Nor
will it be held to defeat a contest
against Homestead entry filed after
the expiration of six months from
date of entry and prior to the passage
of this act.
The second section of the act grants
a leave of absence from February IS.
1911, to May Is, 1911, to all home
stead entrymen or settlers in the
states named in the first section of
the act. Entrymen who avail them
selves OF this leave of absence cannot
claim credit for residence during the
time they are absent under such leave
such period of absence being simply
eliminated from consideration in cas-
es of either final or communication
proofs.
Very respectfully,
FRED BENNETT.
Comm'r..
Approved February Fl, 1911.
R. A. Ballinger, Sec.
Public No. 1919
An act extending the time for Ger.
tain homesteaders to establish resi-
dence upon their lands.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress As.
sembled,
That all persons who have hereto.