Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-03
Senator Tall Brings From
Washington Copy Of Law
Which It Il Said viii Save
Homes Of Thousands.
MEASURE SENT no THE
PRESIDENT SATURDAY
Burdensome Restrictions Of
Former Statute Removed;
Law Has Enthusiastic Sup
port Of New Mexico Senator.

tspseiai TeieErnm a. HsvsninE yseraidl
Santa re. n. 81. june s.-tnited
States Senator Fall brought with
him from Washington a COPY OF the
amendment 10 The homestead law
prayiaing for ihfce-ycynr honesteaas.
which he and othtr western senators
tenthpslasticnlly urged. and which was
sent 20 the president saturday. Fpi-
lowing la the text Of the measure
~ the house uf representatives., u.
81 March 81. 1919 Resolved that
the bill ~ the senate 1857 entitled,
IAN act 81 amend srciiun 30 20 ltl
innd section % a. 1917 of the revised
ethtrtes ~ tho United States relating
loWIur amendments. strike out an af-
ter the enactiuH clause and insert.
\ That section i2gi and section 229l be
amended to read ns lolloWa; No ccr-
tfficAte, however, shall be given OF
patent issued therefore until the ex-
piration Of three years from the date
~ such entry; ana n at the eNplra-
within two years thereafter the per
son making auch entry, or u he be
dead. his widow, or In case OF her
death, his heirs or devisee. or IN case
81 widow making such entry b
heirs or deViaeea IN case az her
i
l creditabio witnesses. that he. she OF
they have a habitablo house upon
I the land and have actually resided
upon and cultivated the same for the
term Of three years succeeding the
time Of filling the affidavit, and makes
affidavit that no part az such land
has been alienatcd except as provided
IN section 1855. and that no, she or
they viii bear true allegiance 10 the
government OF the United states then
Ia such case he. she or they, II ~
/ that time citizens OF the United states,
shall be entitled 90 q patent az ~
/ other cases provided by law; that
upon flllng ia the case land office
notice Of the beginning OF such aet
the entryman shall be entitled tu q
continuous leave OF absence from the
land for a period not exceeding five
months in each year after establish
/ ing residence. and upon the termlna-
dion OF such absence the entrymon
shall file q notice Of termination in
the local land office, hut In case oi
communication, the fourteen months
actual residence as now required
by law must be shown NC
s n tPeF'q 1se e ,lms ei iHSa
OF the United states, provided tina
when the person making entry Ole.
before the offer OF the final PROF
these succeeding 20 the entry mus
show that the entryman had complied
with the law in all respects 10 IN
date Of his death and that they have
, Islnce complied with the law In re
aspects as would have been required
OF the entryman. had he lived, &c
coptlng that they are relieved iron
lany requirement Of residence upoi
the land. provided further that tn
enfryman shall Ia order 20 coniph
with the requirements % cultivation
herein provided for. cultivate not les
than one sixteenth Of the area Of M
entry. beginning with tho second yea
OF the entry and not less than on
eighth beginning with the third yea
OF the entFyman, had he lived, cN
!. cert thnt IN case Of entry under sec
I. ton 5 III the enlarged homoatead lava
double the area OF cultivation hercii
provided shall be required, but IN
secretary 81 the interior may. ttlon
, satinfactory showing. under rules ais
, regulations prescribed hy him. 70
, duce this required area Of cultivation
} provided that the above provision a
D IL cultivation shall not apply % en-
\ commonly known ne the kinclud ac
\ or entry under the act 90 June u
\ 1909, a reclamation act and that az
D proviHl0ns 90 this section. relative
the homestead period shall apply
an unprotected entries as we'll az en-
tries hereafter made, upon Whlc
q residence IS Required, provided ihi
the secretary % tho interior Hha
Y within SO days after the passage {
this act. send q copy ~ the same
= each hnmestead cnlrSman Of rccor'
who may be- affected thereby, py ol
N binary mail 10 his last known address
and any such ontryman may. by gl'
Ing naticc within 12N days, after IA
paasaef ~ this act by registered ~
ter 40 the register and receiver I
the local iand office. elect 90 max
prQ0f upon his entry. under the la
(which the same was made Wlthoi
IrcHafd % the provisions VI this act
Section 2e91. ~ IA nny time AFT,
the hling az the nildnVit ~ require
in section 22a0 and before the eNpiri
tion 81 the threa NfDrs mentioned
SECTIONS 2s9i 81 n Is proved after az
notice to the settler to the satisfa'
iion ~ the register 81 the .and Ofllc
n that tho person having filed such an
dHtit has failed 20 establish resldcnc
within six months after the date
fnfFF on abandoned the land, Z,
more than Hi1 months nt any tim
then and in that event, the land
entered shall revert io the govcfi
4 ment provided that the .hree ycal
period Of residence herein hxed sha