The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-05-05
ENLARGED HOMESTEADS.

At the request of correspondent
We publish herewith the full text of
In act pending in congress providing
Tor the taking up of GAO acres under
he homestead law. This act has passed
khe house and is now pending in the
Senate. with excellent prospects for
is passage. 1t is of particular import
lnce to the people of this county, and
he entire bill is published so that all
Interested may familiarize themselves
with its provisions:
An act to provide for stock raising
homesteads. and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house Of
Representatives of the United States of
america and congress assembled: That
rom and after the passage of this act IT
bhall be lawful for any person qualified
10 make entry under the homestead laws
bf the United States to make stock-
taising homestead entry for not exceeding
pix hundred and forty acres OF unap-
bropriated unreserved public land in reas-
Enable compact form: Provided, however,
hat the land so entered shall heretofore
lave. been designated by the secretary OF
he interior as stock raising lan6s.
Section THAT the secretary of the in
erior is hereby authorized, on application
pr otherwise. to designate as stock raising
ands subject to entry under this act.
lands. the surface of which is, in his Opin-
on. chiefly valuable for forage and graz
ng crops. do not contain merchantable
Timber. are not susceptible of irrigation
rom any known source of water supply,
Ind are of such character that $40 acres
e,e reasonably required for the support
bf Il family: Provided. That where any
person qualified to make original or addi-
ional entry under the provisions OF this
yet shall make application to entry to any
kanappropriated public land which has not
been designated as subject to entry lpro-
Eided said application is accompanied and
supported by properly corroborated affi-
|ng prima facie that the land applied for
of the character contemplated by this
AcD, such application together with the
Regular fees and commissions shall be
Received by the register and receiver of
khe land district in which said land Is To-
fated and suspended until it shall have
been determined by the secretary of the
Interior whether said land is actually of
hat character. That during such suspen-
ion the land described in the application
bhall not be disposed of: and If the said
and shall be designated under this act,
Then such application shall be allowed;
Otherwise it shall be rejected. subject to
appeal.
Section 3.--That any qualified homestead
entryman may make entry under the
homestead laws of lands so designated by
The secretary of the interior. according to
|eSal subdivisions. in areas not exceeding
BiX hundred and forty acres and in COM
pact form so far as may be subject to the
provisions of this act, and secure title
thereto by compliance with the terms OF
khe homestead laws: Provided, That a
ormer Homestead entry Of the o,;n Land .d o1
herein shall not be bar to the entry OF
tract within radius of twenty miles
from such former entry under the provis-
Ions of this act. subject to the require
3ments of law as to residence and improve
|ments, which together with the former
.entry. shall not exceed six hunded and
FORTY acres: Provided further. That in
Stead of cultivation, as required by the
Homestead laws the entryman shall be re-
INJURED to make permanent Improvements
2lipOn the land so entered before final proof
<ls submitted tending to increase the value
Eof the same for stock raising purposes, OF
Ithe value of not less than $1.25 per acre,
and at least ne-half of such improve
&ments shall be placed upon the land with
In three years after the date of the entry
8hereof.
Il Section THAT any homestead entry
5man of lands of the character herein des-
<crbed, who has not submitted final proof
'<aipon his existing entry shall have the
Right to enter, subject to the provisions
|{pf this act, such amount of contiguous
hands designated for entry under the pro-
with the amount embraced In his original
*entry exceed six hunded and forty acres,
and residence upon the original entry
shall he credited on both entries, but
must be made on the addi-
tional entry equal to $1.25 for each acre
*thereof.
|&ntted final proof upon, or received patent
FOR, lands of the character herein des-
<cribed under the homestead laws. and VINO
bwn and reside upon the land so acquired.
may subject to the provisions of this act
make additional entry for and obtain
catent to contiguous lands designated for
3entry under the provisions of this act
(which, together with the area heretofore
fhcquired under the homestead law, snail
Mot exceed six hunded and forty acres on
|xproof of the expenditure required by TINS
act on account of permanent improve
zFInents upon the additional entry,
"A Section 6.-That any person VINO Is the
A. % 90, ,l,n hos
#age of q years and is citizen OF the
&lnited States who has entered or ac-
#cuired under the homestead laws. prior
Ito the passage hereof lands of the char
#acter described in this act, the area OF
which is less than 64O acres. who Is un,
liable to exercise the rights of additional
&entry herein conferred because no lands
Subject to entry under this act adJoin the
Etract so entered or acquired or lie within
4 the twenty mile limit provided for IN TINS
4 act, may, upon submitting proof that he
resides upon and has not sold the land SO
entered or acquired and against when
land there are no encumDrances, rem IN =
n land so occupied. entered, or acquired,
and in lieu thereof, within the same land
office district may enter and ACQUIRE IL u
tie to six hundred and forty acres or the
land subject to entry under TINS act, Dut
must show compliance with the provisions
of this act respecting the new eis entty ct ano al
specting the new entry and with all the
provisions of existing homestead laws
except as mOdlHed neTell. EToNlucu' u"
the lands so relinquished or reconveyed as
herein provided shall thereafter be sub
iect to disposition only on such terms ana
under such rules and regulations as the
secretary of the interior may prescribe.
Section THAT the commutation pro-
visions of the homestead laws shail not
apply to any entries made under this act
Section S.-That any homestead entry
man or patentees who shall be entitled 10
additional entry under this act shall nave,
for ninety days after the designation oi
lands subject to entry under the proVis-
ion of this act and contiguous to those
entered or owned and occupied by MIN
the preferential right to make additiona
entry as provided in this act: PROVIDED
That where such lands contiguous 10 the
lands of two or more entrymen or paten-
tees entitled to additional enries undei
this section are not sufficient in area tC
enable such entrymen to secure by addi-
tional entry the maximum amounts u
which they are entitled, the secretary OF
the interior is authorized to make ar
equitable division of the lands among tht
several entrymen of patentees. appiylns
to exercise preferential rights. such divls-
ion to be in tracts of not less than fortA
acres, or other legal subdivision ana sc
made as to equaliZe as nearly as posi-
bile the area which such entryman ant
patentees will acquire by addlng tn'
tracts embraced in additional entries u
the lands originally held or owned b.
them: Provided further. That where bu
one such tract of vacant land may adJoii