Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-12

EPITONE OF 64O-ACRE
HOMESTEAD LAW

The 640-acre homestead law au-
thorizes secretary of the interior
to designate as stockraising lands.
subject to homestead entry in tracts
not TO exceed $40 acres. land the
surface of wHich is, in his opinion,
chiefly valuable for grazing and
raising forage crops, which do not
contain merchantable timber, are not
susceptible of irrigation from any
known source OF water supply, and
are OF such character that 40 acres
are reasonably required for the sup
port of a family"
Qualified homestead entrymen
may make entry under the home-
stead laws lands so designated to the
extent OF 40 acres. One who has
made a former homestead entry of
land of the character described in the
act may make another entry of des-
ignated lands, within 20 miles OF the
former entry, of an area which to-
gether with the former entry does
not exceed Gao acres. Such entry
men must comply with the law as to
improvements and residence unless
he resides on his former entry. The
holder of an unprotected entry OF
lands OF the character described in
the act may enter contiguous desig-
mated lands up to an area totaling
640 acres. and residence upon the or
iginal entry is sufficient. but the adz
ditional must be improved as pro-
vided by the act
Those who nave proved up on
homesteads of land of the character
described in the act. and who still
own and reside upon the lands SO ac-
quired, may enter contiguous desig-
mated lands which together with the
original entry shall not exceed $40
acres. under the same conditions of
residence and improvements as re-
quired of entrymen on unprotected
entries. One who prior to the pas
sage of this act acquired lands under
the homestead laws OF the character
described in the act and who is un-
able to secure an additional contigu-
ous or within 20 miles, may reIln-
quish his lands to the government
and In the same land district enter
and acquire title to not more than
$40 acres of designated lands by
with the provisions of the
act as to residence and improve
ments
While the body of the act contem-
plates only the entry of lands which |
have been designated. and provides !
that only those shall enjoy the rights !
of additional entry who occupy lands
of the character described in the act. |
there is a provision to section2 that /
one qualified to make additional or |
entry may make application !
to enter prior to designation "by
properly corroborated afflda- |
Wit that the land applied for is OF the |
character contemplated by the act. |
and this application with the regular |
fees and commissions shall be receiv-
ed By the register and receiver and |
the land suspended until it's eharac- |
ter is determined BY the secretary.
It Is further provided that no right /
to occupy such lands shall be acquir- /
ed by reason of such application until
the lands have been designated as
stockraising lands One making ap-
Dlication under this proyiso. either /
for an additional. or an original en-
try. should be very careful to accom-
pany their applications with their
affidavit which the law
requires. and this eorroborated affi-
iavit should. in the case of an appli- /
sation for an additional. cover both T
The original and additional entries.
All applications should BE accom-