The Delta independent., 1912-06-21
rHREz.YEAR HOMESTEAD LAW.


United States Of America, in Con-
gress ass mbled, that Section twen-
ty-two hundred and nine seven. of
the revised statutes of the United
States, be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2291. No certifiatce, how
ever, shall be given, or patent is
sued therefor Until the expira-
tiOn of thee years from the date
of such entry; and if. at the expir-
alton CT such time, or at any time
within the two years therl after, the
..erson making suth entry, or if he
De dead, the widow. o. in case of her
death, his hei4s or devisee. or IN
case of a widow making such en-
try, her heirs or devisee, in case OF
his death proves by himself and by
two creditab!e witnesses that he. she
OF they have habitaole house upon
the lands and actually resided upon
and cultivated the S; me- for the term
of three years succe eding the time OF
filing the affidavit, and makes affi-
davit that no part of such land has
been alielated, except as provided
in Section TWEEN y-two hundred and
eighty eight, and that he, she or
hey will bear true allegiance to the
government of the United Stltes.
then in such case, he, she or they, II
at that time citizens of the United
States, shall be entitled to a patent,
as in other cases provided by law:
Provided. that upon filing in the
local land office notice of the begin
ring of such absence, the entryman
shall be entitled to continuous
leave of absence from the land for
a period of not exceeding five months
in each year after establishing resi-
dence, and upol the termination of
such absence the entryman shall file
notice of such termination in the
ocal land office. but in case OF
cCm mutation the fourteen months
actual residence now reqUIr by law
must be shown, and the person com
muting must at the time 'oe citizen
Of the United States: Provided, that
when the person making entry dies
before they offer final proof those
succeeding TO the entry must show
hat the entryman had complied
with the law RI all respects, as
would have been required of the en-
Jryman had he lived, excepting that
hey are relieved from any require
nent of residence upon the land:
Provided further, that the entryman
shall. in order to comply Wi the re-
quirements of cultivation herein pro
sided for. cultivate not less than one
sixteenth of the area of his entry.
I egfaning with the second year OF
the entry. not less thanone eighth
The entry, not less than one eli nj
begiling with the third year of the
,ntry and until final proof. except
hat in the case of entries Tlder
section six of the enlarged home
stead law double the area of culti-
Sation herein provided shall be re
| quired, but the Secretary of the In
terior may, upon a satisfactory show
ing. under rules and regulations pre-
scrfbed by him, reduce the required
area of cultivation. Provided. that
the above provision as to cultivation
shall not apply to entries under the
act OF April twenty eighth, nineteea
! hundred and four, commonly known
as the kincaid act, or entries un-
| der the Act of June seventeenth,
nineteen hundred and two, common
| ly known as the Reclamation Act,
rad that the provisions of this sec
| lion rleative to the homestead per
iod shall apply to all unprotected
entries, as well as entries hereafter
made upon which residence is re
luired: Provided, that the secretary
of the Interior shall. within sixty
days after the passage of this act,
send copy of same to each home
stead catryman of record who may
be effected thereby, by ordinary mail
to his last known address, and any
such entryman may. by giving notice
within one hundred and twenty days
after the passage of this act. by
registered letter to the register and
receiver of the LEGAL land office, ell
ect TO make proof upon his entry
wader the law under which the
same WAS made without regard 10 the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 2297. If, at any time after
the filing of the affidavit as require
in section twenty-five hundred and