The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-19

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be made on the additional entry
equal TO S1.25 for each acre
thereof.
Section 5. That persons who
have submitted final proof upon,
or received patent for land Of the
character herein described under
the homestead laws, and who
own and reside upon the land so
acquired, may, subject 10 the
provisions Of this act. make adj
ditional entry for and obtain
patent to contiguous landc iesig-
mated for entry under the provis-
ions Of this act, which. together
with the area heretofore acquir-
ed under the homestead law,
shall not exceed $40 acres. on
proof Of the expenditure required
by this act on account Of perman-
cnt improvements upon the adj
ditional entry.
Section 6. That any person
who is the head Of a family, or
who has arrived at the age of
twenty-one years and Is a citizen
Of the United States. who has
0rt.ied or acquired under the
homestead laws. prior to the
passage Of this act. lands Of the
character described in this act,
area of which is less than 640
acres. and who is unable 10 exer-
else the right Of additional entry
herein conferred because no
lands subject 10 entry under this
act adjoin the tract so entered
or acquired or lie within the
twenty-mile limit provided for
in this act, may. upon submit.
ing proof that he resides upon
and has not sold the land 50
entered or acquired and against
which land there are no encum,
brances. relinuuish or reconvey
20 the United States the land SC
Occupied, entered or acquired. anc
in lieu thereof. within the sam,
land office district, may enter anC
acquire title TO $40 acres of tn,
land subject TO entry under thil
act. but must sh W complianc,
respecting the new entry anC
with all the provisions of thii
act. respecting the new entry
and with all the provisions o.
existing homestead laws excep
ss modified have the right {,
|e0tyr, subject 10 the proof vNo'
'virting entry. shall provis
ion - or' ..4'f .....i
."o0tlguous lands designated foI
entry under the provisions o
this act as shall not, together
with the amount embraced II
his original entry. exceed ca
acres. and residence upon tn,
Section Z. That the commu
tation of the homestead law
shall not apply 10 any entrie
made under this act.
Section 8. That any home
stead entrymen or patentee
who shall be entitled to addition
al entry under this act shall hav
for ninety days after the desig
nation Of lands subject 10 entr
under the provisions of this &C
and contiguous 10 those entere
or owned and occupied by him
the preferential right 10 max
additional entry as provided /
this act: provided. that wher
such lands contiguous 20 tn
! lands of two or more entrvme
or patentees entitled TO addition
al entrymen to secure by addiI
, ional entry the maximum
amounts to which they are entir
! iorled. the secretary Of the il
terror is authorized to make a
, equitable division OF the land
, among the several entrymen {
, natentees, applying to OXqCrcis
preferential rights, such divisio
r TO be in tracts of not less tina
: forty acres. or other legal sui
p division and so made as TO equa
: ize as nearly as possible the are
p which such entrymen and patei
p tees will acquire by adding II
tracts embraced i'm additions
, entries to the lands original
) held or owned by them: provide
further, that where but OF
% such tract of vacant land ma
- adioin the lands Of two or mol
. entrymen or patentees entitlS
p TO exercise preferential rigl