The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-11
Undertakes
HOMESTEAD BILL
NOW 4 REALITY
Adds Seventh Section for En-.
larged Homestead. Act;
Copies Received.


Copies of the act adding sew
enth section to the enlarged home
stead act were received by the U.
S. Commissioner here, last Satur-
day. The act became law July
and while it is of keen interest to
hOmesteaders in this land district,
not many of them are familiar with
it's provisions.
The act provides for taking up in
contiguous land by homesteaders
who have already taken up less
than 800 acres of land. Under the
law of 1909 provision is made for
homesteaders who have taken up
less than 800 acres under which
they may take up additional ac-
reage contiguous to their land.
Under the act of July 3, 1916 home
steaders holding less than 800 acres
may take up additional land to
complete 800 acres anywhere they
desire whether it is contiguous or
adjoining their original homestead
or not. The new act also provides
that if the additional land is taken
up within 20 miles of the original
homestead, the locator does not
have to reside on the new location.
The Important Features
of the new act are as follows:
'1rhe only qualifications required
of an applicant under this act are
that he has not already made an
additional entry hereunder, and
that the tract applied for will not
with other lands which he has en-
tered and acquired title to under
any OF the nonmineral public land
laws, or which he is then claiming
hereunder, make an aggregate OF
more than 4S0 acres.
ct is not necessary that any OF
the land be designated under the
enlarged homestead act when the
: application for additional entry is
filed. The applicant must state
that both tracts hvae been so
designated, or he must file petition
for designation of the undersigned
land, as provided by the act OF
March 4, 1915 (3S Stat. 1852 and
separate petitions must be filed
for the different tracts if both be
undesignated. These will be for
warded by the local officers as
directed by the regulations under
said act.
"Where an original tract, outside
of the land district, is said to have
been designated you will at once
make inquiry of the proper office.
If the response be satisfactory, ac-
ton will be taken accordingly; but
if part or all of the original tract
appears not to have been desig-
mated, the applicant will be al
lowed 80 days within which to file
a petition for it's designation.
On Notice of Allowance
of an application, and on the ap-
plication itself, you will stamp,
This additional entry is within 20
miles of the. original or that 1t is
not, as the fact may be. To ascer-
tain whether two tracts are within
20 miles of each other, the shortest
distance in straight line between
the nearest points will be consid-
cred as controlling.
There must be shown in proof
: on the entry the usual residence
and cultivation and the existence
of a habitable house upon the
land entered, exception to these
rules being made only where said
tract is within 20 miles OF that en-
braced in the original entry and
the entryman is residing on the
latter. In that event the home
steader need not reside on the ad-
ditiOnal entry nor have habita-
BILE house thereon, if he owns and
resides upon the original entry,
and continues both ownership and
residence until submission OF proof.
Credit for Military Service
"Jp tho nrOof to be submitted