Arizona republican., 1917-06-30

dent of the state wherein the land de- sired or applied for is loca ted, while there is no such limitation on home stead entries. A timber and stone entry made be made only for land situated in a state, while a home stead may be made in state or ter ritory. There is another great differ ence between homesteads and other forms of entries.
 It seems that the homestead laws were designed to promote the building of homes, whereas the desert land laws, the timber and stone law. the timber culture 0ong since rcpeaIedD and other laws were enacted with the view of developing or exploiting the lands they were applicable to- More over, the rights of homesteaders have always been personal, that it, un- transferable, (except by rclinquish- ment, which involves the extinction of the homestead entry rel;quished) while, on the other hand, other kinds of entries have been assigna ole
 The homestead laws bestow the right to entry under them upon all persons, whether minors or adults, married or single, male or female, where they are the heads of families, while to make other kinds of entries the requisites are that the persons de- string them must have reached the age of 21 years.
 On the other hand a woman may make entry under the desert land laws or timber and stone laws. pro- vided she is over the age of T years. regardless of whether she is married or single though she could make homestead entry only in case she is over the age of 2l years or the head of a family.
 The following are the qualifications of homestead entrymen Gas Henry Ward Beecher said, the entlymen embrace the women).
 The entryman must be a citizen or have declared his intention to become citizen of the United States. IA male must be over the age of 21 years or the head of family.
 2. A female must be single and over the age of 21 years or the head of family.
 Homestead entries may be made by anyone not within the following classes:
 l. Married women, except where a woman
 (a) has been deserted by her hus- band; or
 (b) her husband is incapacitated by disease or otherwise from earning a living for his family and the wife is really the head and main support of the family; or
 Co her husband is in the reniten- tiary and she is actually the head of a family; or
 (d) she is the heir of a settler or 1 contestant who dies before making etnry; or
 (e) she made settlement on land before her marriage. ,. Persons who have already made a homestead entry, except in certain case. which will be discussed here after.
 3. Foreigners who have not de- ] clared their intention to become citi- Zens of the United States ! 4. Persons who are the owners of ! more than 160 acres of land in the i United States.
 ,. Persons under the age of 21
 years. except those who are heads of l families or who make entry as heirs l of settlers, etc.
 6. Persons who have acquired title i to are claiming under any or all of
 the agricultural land laws, through | settlement or entry made since Aug
 ust 30, 1890, any lands which with the
 lands applied for will total more than | 320 acres. An exception is here now made as to Enlarged Homesteads, as to which the limit has been raised to 4S0 acres, and as to the Stock Graz 1 ing Homesteads, as to which the
 limit is now 500 acres.