Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-06-27
THE THREE YEAR
HOMESTEAD LAW


Two hundred aad ninty-one and sec
ton twenty-five hundred aad ninty-
seven OF the Revised Statutes OF the
United stacs relating 10 homesteads.
Be II enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives Of the Unite,
States Of America IN congress az
semblod That section twenty-five
hundred and ninty-One and section
Twenty-Five hundred and ninty-seycn
Of the revised Statues of the United
states be- amended 70 read % followiE
see. Z29l No certificate. how
ever. shall b. given or patent Issued
Therefor until the expiration Of three
yeara from tic date OF such entry and
n a. the expiration Of such time. OF az
any time within two years thereafter
the pefsen making such sltry Or II he
b. dead his widow. Or IN oaAe Of her
death bis heirs Or dcyice Or In case
o. q widow making such entry h'r
heirs or deylsee IN case % her death.
proves By himself and two credible
Witnesses that no. she. Ort.sy have
q habltabie house upon the land and
ana have actually rsalded upon and
cultivated the same Tor the term Of
three years succeeding the time OF
Ming the affidavit. and makes Aft
dayite that no part Of such land has
been alienated. except as provided In
See twenty-five hundred ald eighty
eight and that he, she. or they Will
bear true alieg anco 10 tho govern
mcni 81 tho United states, then In
such ease be. she. or they y ~ tnat
time citizens II the United States,
shall be cn'tied 10 a patent, as in
other cases provided BY law PrOyid q
That upon fling in the local lard o. (
flee notice OF the beginning OF such /
ubperce. thr oHsrywan slall be or
titied 10 r continuous leave OF abb I
sonee from the land for a period not /
after establishing residence. and upon
the termination OF such absence the
cniTyman shall Tile notice OF such
teFmirAtiOn in Inc local land office.
bet IN case OF contemplation the four.
tcru months actual residence as now
required by law must be- shown. and
he person computing must be at the
Time . citizen Of tbs Upited States:
Provided That when tho pCrsg1
making entry dies before the offer
81 final prof tAoso succeeding 10
'uiryman had complied with the
aW "a all respects 10 the date OF
10 death aud that he have since
complied with tbr law m all respects
- would have been FsquneI Of the
ntryman had he lived excepting
hat trey are relieved from anyr
Of residence upol the land;
'TOyidsd further That the entryman
hall In order 20 aoTply with the r,
glrrmcnls OF cultivation horeIn pro
lded Tor. cultivate not less than one
xt,oDth Of the area N his eptry
nd not less than OBe,eighth. aBd ia
final proof. except that III tho
use ~ entries under see ION sis "
lo area OF cultivation herein proyil.
she'll De required. but the Secro
~ OF the Interior may upon a
showing. unlcr rules and
snlailons prescribed ty him reduce
g required area OF yaAivatlon
'0yided That tho aSOye provision -
cultivation shall not apply TO en-
es unces ihc Act Of April twcaty
'ht nineteen hundred and four.
Known as The kinkaia Acc.
June seventeenth. nine sen hnnd
: aud two. c0mmonly known as the
exclamation Act, and thar the pro
ions OF tbs section relative 20 the
ncstCad period shall apply 10 all
perfected entries as well IS eatFios
'ea'ter made upon which reslCe.e,
required Provided. That tho sex.
AIRY OF tho Interior shall. within 90
'2 after the pagslgs @, this act.
copy OF the same to each ho,ac,
nj entryman OF rcsord who may
affected ther,by by Ordinary mail
his Last known address. aud any
h CntrymRn may. by giving notice
ono hundred and tweonty days
" the passage OF this act. by regis-
~ ktter 70 the register and re-
'cr 81 the local land office. elect
make proof upon his entry under
law under which the same was
ie without regard to the provi-
= ~ this act"
See. sasf n q eny tInc after
filins Of the affidavit a. pqdlred
ection $500 and before TIE eNpira- a
Of the three years mentioaod IN ;
Ton ss9i Il Is proved, after due
CO 10 the settler to the sotistac
% the register OF tho land OF. i
that the person having tiled such '
avit has failed 10 establish rest RI
q within sta months after the
~ entry, or abandoned the land
mose than siX months at any v