Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
TEXT OF 3-YEAR
HOMESTEAD LAW

Following is the text of the Borah-
Jones three-year homestead bill as it
was signed by President Taft on June
1t will be noted that the law takes the
form of an amendment to sections 2291
of the revised statues. Under the terms
Of the new law, copy will be sent to
each homestead entryman by the secre-
tary of the matter.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assembled,
That section a29l and section 2297 of the
revised statues of the United States be
amended to read as follows:
Section 1921. No certificate. how
ever, shall be given or patent issued
therefor until the expiration of three
years from the date of such entry
and If at the expiration of such time, or
at any time within two years there
after. the person making such entry,
or if he be dead his widow. or in case
of her death his heirs or devisee, or in
case of widow making such eutry her
heirs or devisee, in case of her death.
proves by himself and by two
credible witnesses that he, she, or they
have habitable house upon the land
and have actually resided upon and
cultivated the same for the term of
three years succeeding the time of filing
the affidayit and makes atfidayit that
no part of such land has been allenated, i,
except as provided in sectisn 22s8, and
that he, she or they will bear allegiance
to the government of the United States,
shall be entitled to patent, as in other
cases provided by law; Provided,
That upon filing In the local land Office
notice of the beginning of such absence,
the entryman shall be entitled to con-
tinous leave of absence from the land
for period not exceeding five months
in each year after establishing residence
and upon the termination of such
absence the entryman shall file notice
Of such termination in the local land
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Ia months actual residence as now re-
quired by law mast be shown, and the
person committing must be at the time
a citizen of the United States Provid-
ed, That when the person making
entry dies before the offer of final proof
kthose succeeding to the entry must
Ahow that the entryman had complied
With the law in all respects to the date
OF his death and tina. they have since
complied with the law in all respects,
al would have been required of the
entryman had he lived, excepting that
they are relieved from any RECRUITMENT
Of residence upon the land: Provided
further, That the entrymau shall. in
order to comply with the requirments
df cultivation herein provided for, cul-
ivate not less than one-six xteenth OF the
area of his entry, beginning with the
second year of the entry, and not less
ohe-eight beginning with the third
year of thes entry. and until fra
proof, except that in the case Of entrie,
under section 4 of the enlarged home
stead law double the area of cultivation
herein provided shall be required, bu
the secretary of the interior may, upor
satisfactory showing, under rules ant
regulations prescribed by him reducl
the required area of cultivation: Pro
vided, That the above provision as Il
cultivation shall not apply to entrie
nnder the act of April 49, 1904, com
, l1only known as the Kinkaid act ol
entries under the act of June II, 1902
commonly known as the reclamation
act, and that the provisions OF thi
section relative TO the homestead perio,
: shall apply TO all unprotected entries a
well as entries hereafter made upo
|, which residence in required, Provided
That the secretary of the interior shall