The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-02-13
CHANGE IN
ENTRY RULES
Land Office Issues Circular
Announcing New Reg
ulations.

PoA othb SHuhSCo lu IuG laws
regarding application for land
have been announced in a circul-
ar issued by the Lewiston land of
flee. The most important change
is that requiring applicants for
isolated tracts to deposit $1.25 an
acre with the receiver. In case he
does not purchase this land the
money is returned to him. Hereto
fore no deposit was required. The
portion of the circular which states
the changes is as follows
Must Make Deposit.
The applicant must deposit with
the receiver, in the form of cash
or posta! money order, an amount
equal to the value of the land bas-
ed upon the minimum price fixed
for public lands, which will be or
dinarily $1.25 per acre, or $3.50
per acre if within railroad limits,
or such price as may be fixed by
special statute governing the dis
position of the land applied for.
The receiver will issue receipt
therefor and deposit the money to
his credit as unearned moneys"
Should the applicant be the sue
cessful bidder at the sale, he will
be given credit on the amount bid
for the sum deposited with his
application, and the receiver will
apply the same as a part of the
purchase money. IF applicant is
not the successful bidder, the re-
ceiver will return the sum de-
posted by his official check.
Effect Of Withdrawal.
Should the applicant withdraw
his deposit, his action will be treat
ed as q withdraw of the applica-
ton for sale and will be promptly
SO reported by the local officers.
Money go deposited will not be re-
turned by the receiver after re-
ceipt of the letter from this office
ordering a tract into the market
until the case is finally disposed
Of either by entry of the land, its
sale to some one other than the ap
plicant, or no sale.
Must be Citizens.
Another change is rule re.
quiring applicants for isolated
tracts to be citizens of the United
States. Before it was only neces.
sary that they have declared their
intention of becoming citizens. An
other important part of the circu.
lar is a. follows:
An application for sale under
these instructions will not segre.
gate the land from entry or other
disposal, for such lands may be
entered at any time prior to the
day Of sale. Should all of the
land applied for be entered or
filed upon while the application
for sale is in the hands Of the
chief Of field division, the local Of
ficers will so advise him and re-
quest the return of the application
for forwarding to the general land
office. Likewise, should any or all
of the land be entered or filed up
on while the application for sale
is pending before the general land
office, the local officers will so re.
port by special letter.
Upon receipt of letter authoriz-
ing the sale, the local officers will
at once examine the records to see
whether the tract, or any part
thereof, has been entered. If the
examination of the record shows
that all of the tract has been en-
tered or filed upon, the local of
ficers will not promulgate the let
ter authorizing the sale,b will
report the facts to the general
land office, whereupon the letter
authorizing the sale will be revok
ed. If a part Of the land has beef
entered they will so report anc
proceed as provided below as to
the remainder.
In Case of Entry.
If thereafter, and at any time
prior to the date set for sale, 6
portion of the land applied for il
entered or filed upon, that por
ton will be eliminated from the
sale; and if all the land is entered
or filed upon, no sale will be held
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