The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-12-19

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other person who states that he is
himself familiar Herewith; but this
will not be received as sufficient
unless the afiant deposes that his
statement is made at the request of
the applicant; that he has not
solicited, demanded, received, or
been, promised, nor intends to re-
ceiye, a fee or compensation of any
nature for his assistance in securing
allowance of the claim or entry.
5. The act does not exempt an
applicant from payment of the reg
ular fee and commissions chargeable
to other applicants; as to that
matter, you will treat the filings like
other applications.
For the information of prospec-
tive applicants it may be stated that
the fee and commissions on a 800
acre entry under the enlarged home
stead act amount to $22 in most
of the States, or to $34 where the
lands are within the granted limits
of Government-aided railroads.; the
amount due on a stock-r raising home
stead application for $40 acres is
$94, or S58 under the circumstances
last mentioned.
6. A person making homestead
entry under this act is entitled to the
benefits of the act of Congress of
July 28, 1917 Gao Stat, 24S). That
act proves that homesteader shall
have his military services construed
as equivalent to residence and 'culti-
vation for the same length of time
upon the tract entered, and that If
he be discharged on account of
wounds received or disability in
Cured In the line of duty the entire
term of his enlistment shall be thus
counted; also, that no patent shall
issue to any homesteader who has
not resided upon, improved, and
cultivated the land for at least one
year, but he is entitled to the five
months absence privilege like other
homesteaders during each years
residence, which he may be required
to show. 1t provides, further, that
il homesteader dies while actually
engaged in the military or naval ser
vice of the United States his widow,
If unmarried, or (if she be married)
his minor orphan children, or their
legal representatives may forthwith
make proof upon his entry.
A person making a desert-land
entry under this act is entitled to
the benefits of the act of Congress OF
August 7, 1917 (40 Stat, 25O)
Therefore, such an entry will not be
subject to cancellation for failure to
expend 81 per acre in improvements
upon the claim, or to effect its re-
clamation, during the period of his
service and until six months there
after, and the time for complying
with the law is extended for a
period equal to that Of said service
This relief is conditioned, however,
upon his filing in the land office,
within six months after he Is
mustered into the service, a notice
of his muster in and Of his desire to
hold the desert claim under said act.
7. The soldier will not be required
to establish residence upon the land
in his homestead entry until SIX
months after his discharge from mil
itary service. No contest against
the entry will lie on the ground OF
failure to establish residence until
the expiration Of that period, and
the time elapsing before such dis
charge from the service will not be
counted on the statutory life OF the
entry.
S. The joint resolution above set
forth provides for imposition OF a
fine cf 19t exceeding $1,000 or i'm
prisonment for not exceeding two
years, or both, uron any person, firm,
or e.r ioration which solicits, de-
mands, receives, or accepts any fee
or compensation (whether it be i'll
money or in other value) for To-
eating, filing or securing any claim
or entry for any person entitled to
the benefits of section of the act
of August 81, 1918. 1t is desired
that if there be violations of this
prohibition they be promptly brought
to the attention of the General Land
Office or the Chief Of Field Division,
to the end that immediate steps be
taken to stop such illegal practices
and to bring the offenders to justice.
Moreover, the attention of the sol
diers is very strongly directed to the