The Ordway new era., 1913-04-04
New Homestead
Law Is In Force
More Liberal Terms to Entry
men Will Facilitate Matters,
and Boost Settlement

SecGlO0S d anu 4 Vi L0e dCU VI rcUTu :
AIRY 10, 1909. and June II, 1910. The
amendatory act 10 no way affects
entries made under section s OF either
of the enlarged homestead acts.
The area required TO be cultivated
Is reduced to one. sixteenth OF the area
embraced in the entry beginning
with the second year OF such entry
and one-eighth Of the area beginning
with the third year, thus carrying
into the enlarged homestead laws the
reduction of cultivation effected by
the three.year homestead law nf June
8, 1912 t37 Stat, 1921. AS provided by
the latter act the cultivation Of at
least one eighth must be continued
up to the time proof is submitted.
A person who has made original
entry under section 22S9 OF the Re.
vised Statutes and subsequently an
additional entry under section 3 Of
the enlarged homestead acts may
make proof under either Of the fol-
lowing conditions:
CULTIVATION.
u) BY showing compliance with
the requirements of the law appIi-
cable to his original entry, and that
after the date OF additional entry he
cultivated, in add ition to such cult.
walton as was relied upon and used In
perfecting title to the original entry,
an amount equal to one-sixteenth Of
the area of the additional entry for
one year not later than the second
year OF such additional entry, and
one-eighth the following year and
each succeeding year until proof is
submitted. The cultivation in sup.
port Of the additional entry may be
maintained upon either entry.
t2)When proof Is submitted on both
entries at the same time, by showing
one-sixteenth OF the combined area of
the two entries for one year. increased
to one.eighth the succeeding year.
and that such latter amount OF cult
vation has continued until offer Of
proof. II cultivation in these a.
mounts can be shown, prouf may be
submitted without regard to the date
OF the additional entry, l. E., the re-
Quired amount Of cultivation may
have been performed in whole or in
part on the original entry before the
additional entry was made. and proof
on the additional need be deferred
only until the showing Indicated can
be made. Such combined proof may
e submitted not later than seven
years from date of original entry.
RESIDENCE
In instances where proof Is first
made on the original entry meeting
the requirement OF the homestead
law respecting residence, no further
showing in this particular will be
exacted In making proof upon the ad
ditional entry; neither will period
of residence be exacted in proof upon
the combined entry 10 excess Of that
required under the original entry.
PROOF SUBMITTED
Proofs heretofufe submitted prior
to February II, 1918, and which have
not been acted upon. will receive con
under the provisions of
this act and the act of June q, 1912.
Where proofs have been heretofore
submitted, but we're rejected solely
because compliance with the require
ments OF the law did not continue for
the required period after the date OF
the additional entry, applications for
reconsideration will be entertained if
seasonably fled.
The text OF the law follows:
An act to amend an act entitled
IAN act to provide for an enlarged
homestead"
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the
United States Of America 10 Congress
assembled, That sections three and
-four of the act entitled IAN act to
provide for an enlarged homestead"
approved February 10. 1909, and of an
act entitled "An act to provide for an
enlarged homestead" approved June
II, 1910, be, and the same are hereby.
amended to read as follows:
SEC. 3. That any homestead entry
man of lands of the character herein
described, upon which entry final
proof has not been made, shall have
the right to enter public lands, sub
ject to the provisions Of this act, con-
tiguous to his former entry, which
shall not, together with the original