The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-07-19
rH1EE YEAR HOMESTEAD LAW

BY the act of June 6, 1919. the
regular and enlarged homestead acts
were amended. and the period or
residence shortened and specific
amount of cultivation required. The
Laws as amended affect, both, en-
tries hereafter made, and those that
were made PRIOR to June 6. 1872.
Any person who prior 20 Juno o.,
1917, made a homestead entry can
take advantage OF tic amended law,
or can proceed to perfect his e4try
under the law nnder which same was
maze. ana as tls law st3'c prior to
June 8, ;9l2. Any prior entrymal
who desires to proceed under the old
law, must within 40 days send by
registered mail to the Blackfoot
Land Office, an election on forms
provided by that office, wherein he
he specifically states that he elects to
proceed under the old or original law.
ANY entryman who fails to file such
election must proceed to perfect his
!. entryyunder the law as 1t now stands
amended.
Both the regular and enlarged
homestead laws are amended to make
the period Of residence required
three years instead OF five.
With In six months after entry,
the claimant Ia required to establish
residence on his claim, and hereafter
to make final proof within five years
after entry, instead Of seven years
Il as heretofore was the case. Entry
men can make final proof at any
time after three years from date Of
entry and at any. time before five
years after such entry, when they
shall have complied with the law, Az
to residence and cultivation.
III each case the entryman must
have q habitable house constructed
on his claim and must haxe actually
resided thereon for three years and
cultivated the same for that period.
The law provides that each entry
man may take q leave Of absence,
which must be consecutive, iall at
one time,) Of five months each year.
and that at the time he leaves he
must file in the Blackfoot Land Of
flee a notice In writing that he is
going to leave his claim, and that
as soon as he returns to the land,
he must file written notice in said
office that he has returned thereto
Communication under the regular
homestead laws is still permitted,
on a showing of fourteen months
continuous residence and cultivation,
and payment for the land as hereto
fores
In all cases, both under the reg
ular homestead laws, and the en-
larged homestead act Of June II,
1910, each entryman must, besides
residing on the land cultivate not
less than one-sixteenth of the claim
beginning with the second year and
not less than one-eight beginning
with the third year and until final
proof Is made, except that under sec
tion six Of the enlarged homestead
act (the section which provides for
non-residence) twice that amount
must be cultivated.
sIf an entryman, who made entry
prior to June 6, 1912, desires to per-
.ect same under the three year law,
ae can do SO without necessity of
'iling election or notice therefor, as
loon as he can show the requisite
esidence. that Is three years, and
hat he has cultivated one-sixteenth
il his land commencing with the sec
md year from the date Of entry. and
It lesat one-eighth commencink with
be third year and until date of
roof. When such entryman is ready
3 make proof he should file the pro.
yer application therefore as hereto.
ore, stating therein that he desires
b make Final Three Year Proof.
It is important to remember that
he three year period Of residence
End cultivation mentioned in said
let dates from the time Of establish
sag actual permanent residence upon
ae land entered.
The foregoing constitutes in the
hahn a brief statement Of the pro-
isions OF the law as amended by the
Sct Of June 8, 1912. called the Three
ear Law. n.
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