The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-16

Of such petitions, in order that the
most satisfactory results may be OBJ
tanned and to avoid delay. In prep
aratisn Of petitions, attention should
be given to the following: Surface
water supply, underground water sup
ply, irrigability, timber and vegeta-
ton, agricultural value and grazing
value. No settlement or improve
ments should be made until after the
designation of the land. Fuller in
structions on this topic are contained
in the instructions.
Preferential Rights
"13. (a) Under section 8 of the act
any person who, as the holder Of a
homestead entry or as patentee there
under, is entitled to make additional
entry under this act has a preferen-
tial right to enter lands lying con-
tiguous to his original tract and des-
ignated as subject to the act, said
right extending for a period OF 80
days after the designated takes effect.
This right is superior to the right OF
entry accorded a person who had filed
application for entry of the land under
this act accompanied by petition for
its designation. However, before a
designation has been made the land is
subject to entry under any other laws
applicable thereto unless there is
pending such application and petition.
"(b) After the designation of land
takes effect no application therefor
will be allowed under this act or un-
der any other law until 80 days shall
have elapsed if the records show that
it may conflict with a preferential
right to be claimed on account of an
entry for adjoining land. Otherwise
an application under this act may be
allowed Immediately on the taking ef-
feet of the designation.
"Where there is conflict between an
application for a tract by a holder
of adjoining land, claiming a prefer
entail right, and an application by n
asserting no such right, you will al
low the former and reject the latter,
subject to the usual right of appeal.
"(c) Where there is but one SUBJ
division adjoining the lands of two
or more entrymen or patentees, en-
titled to exercise preferential right of
entry, and seeking to assert same,
said subdivision will be awarded to
that person who first files application
therefor with an assertion of such
right.
"(d) Where, on the date the desig-
alton of the land in question takes
effect, the land originally entered by
the possible claimant Of a preferential
right has not been designated under
the act, the 90-day period accorded
him will nevertheless begin to run
from that date; but the entryman, in
order to save his right, must, within
such 9O-day period, file an application
for the land claimed, accompanied by
petition for designation of the origi-
nal tract.
Driveways for Stock
"15. The reservation of driveways
for stock, provided for in section 10
of the act, will be considered on appli-
cation of parties interested, on rec
ommendation of other departments of
the government, or on the reports of
agents of this department. Lands
withdrawn for driveways for stock or
in connection with water holes cannot
thereafter be entered, and all appli-
cations to make entry for land so
withdrawn, whether filed before or
after the withdrawal will be rejected.
Miscellaneous Provisions
"16. No credit will be given for
any expenditure for improvements
made prior to the designation of the
land under this act.
at. Proofs on entries under this
act must be submitted within five
years after the dates of their allow
ance, and no such entry is subject tt
Communication.
"18. Every person applying for en-
try under this act who has hereto
fore made an entry or entries under
the homestead laws must furnish {
description thereof or such data a!
will enable this office to identify it o.
them.
40. A person who is qualified t.
make an entry under section four O
section five of the act for a tract con
tiguous to his original entry ma,
waive said right and make entry un
der the provisos to section three !
he shows that there is not sufticien
available land adjoining his first entr,
to afford him the area which he j
| entitled to enter.
"CLAY TALLMAN,
"Commissioncl
"FRANKLIN X. LANE, Secretary.