Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-12-23
THE PROCEDURE EXPLAINED
AND PRIVILEGES OF ENTRY
MEN NOTED.
Terms OF GRAZING PERMITS
Information of Practical Nature Sum-
married. by College Student and
Approved by Instructor.

The three year homestead law re-
quires that there be three years of |
residence on the entry from the time
the permanent residence is adopted
The permanent residence must be es-
tablished within six months of the date
of filing although this period may be
extended at the discretion of the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office
if the entryman can not establish his
residence earlier on account of china
tic conditions, sickness or other una
voidable cause. (Cir. No. 208, 2-13-13.) |
After establishing his residence the
entryman is allowed not more than
five months continuous absence each |
year for which he must file notice of
his date of leave at the time of going
and the date of his return Immediately |
on coming back. Two yearly absences
may not come together, i. e. at the end
of one year and the beginning of the
next.
Honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors of the Civil and Spanish Wars,
the PHILIPPINE lnsurrection or those who
at any time served during actual rebel |
lion or war shall be allowed to apply |
the term of such enlistment or service
on the residence requirements, one year
of residence is required.
Cultivation.
The term cultivation here means
that the land is in crops other than
native grasses, fallow is not counted.
One sixteenth of the area must be in
cultivation at the end of the first year
and one-eighth for each of the succeed
ing years until final proof is made. The
final proof must be made within five
years from the date of entry. However
the area which is required to be cult
waited may be reduced by the Secretary
of the Interior upon satisfactory proof,
submitted within one year from the
date of entry, as to the impracticabili-
~ of such cultivation.
Exceptions: Entries made for lands
within reclamation projects which re-
quire the reclamation of one half the
area (32 Stat. 3ss) or entries made in
Nebraska under the Kincaid act are ex-
ceptions to the general rule. (33 Stat.
547.)
Where residence is not required un-
der the enlarged homestead act twice as
land must be cultivated. Stat. $40 &
36 Stat. 531.)
Communication.
Communication is allowed after IA
months actual residence at the rate of
$1.25 per aere,-except under the en-
larged homestead act, reclamation act
or any other act which expressly for
bids Communication.
Heirs.
Where the entryman dies before
making final proof, if he has complied
with the law to the date of his death
his widow or minor children Through
their guardian) may complete the en-.
try under the same terms except res
idence is not required.
Procedure.
The district land offices issues maps
showing location of public lands sub
ject to entry. Persons desiring to make
entries can obtain diagrams from the
local land office by letter to the regis
ter and receiver or by application in
person. The local land officers will
give full information as II entry, etc.
The local land office sells plants and
diagrams of the land in their districts
showing vacancies, entries, claimants,
topography, etc.
Lists of the general character of the
unentered land up to the preceding
June 30th may be obtained from the
Commissioner of the General Land
Office, Washington, D. c. - All entry
blanks may be obtained by applicants
and entrymen from the local land Of
flee.
Desert Land.
The limit to land which may be ae-
uuired under the agricultural land
laws is 800 acres. (26 Stat. 391.) A
person cannot acquire desert land
which would aggregate, with that per-
son g holdings under the other ag-
ricultural land laws or under the Tim
Der and Stone act, more than 800 acres.
The entry must be in compact form
and the entryman must have all the
qualifications of a homesteader and
comply with the homestead regulations
except residence is not required. How
ever the entryman must expend 81 per
acre per year for three years for irriga-
tion.
Isolated Tracts.
Isolated Tracts may be bought from