The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-06

The Borah-Taylor Three-Year Home
stead bill has at last been passed by
the United States Congress, and on
June President Taft affixed his sig
nature. This ends fight of several
yeais IN victory for the homestead
or ana the agriculturaists who have
pe,l STRIVING to obtain a fair land
L. at will enable the greater set
tie ent o. the great west, and in O
me,SUie, restrict the immigration to
otter countries where homestead laws
appealed more to the settler.
For three years past the Interna
tonal Dry-Farming Congress has care
ried on an active campaign to obtain
more lenient and broader homestead
laws in the United States, and Hon.
Frank w. Mondell, when president OF
this organization, worked assiduously
to secure the passage of a three-year
amendment to the homestead laws.
Through Mr.. Mondell's continuous eff
forts and the circulerizing OF mem
bers of the United States Congress
by the International Dry-Farming
Congress, coupled with the earnest
support of Senator Borah, Congress
an Taylor and other progressive ag-
ricultural members of the Federal
Congress, the victory has been won
and It IL certainly notable one.
Because of the great interest In this
bin among the dry-farmers, 1t Is here
published in full as approved by the
President: S!M
{ - IN 1867.
II being enacted by the Senate and
] ouse OF Representatives OF the Uni.
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled. that Section 1921 and Sec.
ton 2297 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States be amended to read
as follows:
&c. c:o1. No certificate, however,
SAL be given or patent issuer there
for until the expiration of three years
from the da.e of such entry; and II
at tAe expiration CT such time, or
any time within two years thereafter
tic pergc u making such ENTITY, or III
he | g dead his widow or in case OF |
her death his heirs or devisee, or in |
case of widow making such entry
her heirs or devlsee, In case of her
death, proves by himself and by two
credible witnesses that he, she, or
trey have habitable house upon the
land and have actually resided upon
. a cultivated the same for the term
O. three years succeeding the time of
filing the affidavit and makes affidavit
that no part of such land has been
except as provided in Sec
ton 22S, and that he, she, or they
will bear true allegiance to the Gov
of the United States, then in
such case he, she, or they, II at that
time citizens of the United States,
shall he entitled to a patent, as in
other cases provided by law.
Provided. that upon filing in the
Ccal land Office notice OF the begin.
ming Of such absence, the entryman
shall be entitled to a continuous leave
Of absence from the land for a period
not exceeding five months In each
year after establishing residence and
upon the termination of such absence
the entryman shall file a notice of
such termination in the local land Of
lice, butin case of communication the IA
months actual residence as now re-
luired by law must be shown, and
The person committing must be at
the time a citizen of the United
States.
Provided, that when the person
making entry dies before the other
Of final proof, these succeeding to the
entry must show that the entryman
had complied with the law in all re-
spects to the date of his death. and |
that they have since complied with |
the law in all respects as would have
been required of the entryman had
he lived, excepting that they are re-
lleved from any requirement of resi-
dence upon the land.
provided further, that the entry.