The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-29
Period Of Absence
Not TO Be Deducted
Homesteaders Must Actually Reside
Upon Their Claims The Fun
Length Of Time

The Leader is in receipt of accom-
munication from Register r. n.
Stevens and Receiver Charles Sta
ley of the United States land Office
which calls attention to the rul-
ing made by the department re-
garding their claims. Homesteaders
were granted leave Of absence
from October until next April, on
account of the drought the past
summer. However, any of the
claim holders who took advantage
of this provision, is not allowed to
count the time he was abseot from
his claim as part of the required
five years residence. The law re-
garding this provision is as follows:
public No. 27.)
Is. 3O52)
An act, granting certain leaves
of absense to certain ho,nesteaders.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in con-
gress assembled, that all persons
who have heretofore made home
stead entries in the Lennon, Tim
ber Lake, Rapid City Chamber.
lain, Belle Fourche, Gregory and
Pierre land districts in the state
of South Dakota; in the Denver
Pueblo, Sterling, Hugo, Lamar
and Glenwood Spring land districts
in the. state of Colorado; the VAL
entine, O'Neill, North Platte, Brok-
en- Bow and Alliance land districts
in the state Of Nebraska; in the
Lawton, Woodward and Guthrie
land districts in the state of Okla.
homa; in the Dickinson, Minot,
Williston, Devils Lake and Bis.
marck land districts in the state of
North Dakota; in the Cheyenne,
Evanston, Sundance, Buffalo, Lam
der and Douglas land district Wy.
oming; in the Clayton, Fort Sum-
ner, Las Cruces, Tuoumcari. Ros.
we'll and Santa Fe land districts in
the territory of New Mexico; in
the Phoenix land district in the
territory Of Arizona; in the former
Spokane Indian reservation in the
state of Washington; in the Burns,
Vole, La Grand and the Dalles
land districts in the state of Ore
gon, are hereby relieved from the
necessity Of residence and cultiva-
ton upon their lands from the
date' Of apprnval Of this act. to
Aprilll5, 1912: Provided that stl,a
time of actual absence during the
period named shall not be deduct
ed from the full time of residence
required by law.
Approved Aug. 19. 1911.
The letter received by the Lead
or calling attention to this provis-
ion is published herewith:
Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office.
Bismarck n. D.. Sept. 20. 1911.
Dear Sir:-There has been con.
siderable inquiry on the question
of leave Of absence granted BY the
recent act Of. congress and we are
enclosing you herewith q copy Of
that aot with the request that you
publish the same in the next issue
Of your paper and IN order that
the people reading the same may
know it is authentic you are auth.
orized to publish this letter as a
part of the article. We call your
attention to that part Of the law
which provides that the actual ab-
sence under the congressional
leave Of absence will not be count.
ed as residence for proof purposes.
Please send us marked copy Of
your paper containing this article.
r. n: Stevens,
Register.
Chas. 7. Staley,
Receiver.
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