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Digest of Decisions of the Department of the Interior and General Land Office in Cases Relating to Public Lands. Volumes 1 to 10, Inclusive
Digest of Decisions of the Department of the Interior and General Land Office in Cases Relating to Public Lands Volumes 1 to 10 Inclusive Author:United States. Dept. of the Interior General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1891 Original Publisher: Govt. Print. Off. Subjects: Public lands Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Milli... more »on-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: D1l1gence. In ascertaining the fact of cancellation of the entries, must be exercised by settlers on abandoned homestead claims. n-89 In land claims, tho party who takes the initial step, if it is regularly followed up to patent, is deemed to have acquired the better right to the premises. n-167 ; Iv-582 ; tx-444; x-228 After filing application and depositing fees and commissions prior to cancellation of a prior entry, failure to enter for six months after cancellation shows want of ordinary diligence. II-50 Distr1ct Officers. (See Land Department.) Donation. I. New Mexico. II. Oregon And Washington. I. NEW MEXICO. Provided to secure permanent settlement and occupation of the country. i-279 Claim may be relinquished and taken by the donee either as a homestead or preemption. i-283 Where no certificate has issued the claim can not be docketed in the General Land Office. i-284 Under the act of July 22, 1854, residence and settlement must be contemporaneous, and settlement must have been commenced within the time specified in said act. i-279, 284; tv-501 Residence and cultivation must be in good faith. i-297 Under the New Mexican act selections were required to be made prior to January 1, 1858. i-279,284 A claim founded upon a settlement made subsequently to January 1, 1858, is invalid in its inception. n-406, 407, 408; m-189 Where claim is invalid for want of settlement prior to January 1, 1858, but the claimant has made bona fide improvements, he may be allowed to make preemption or homestead entry. n-408, 409, 410, 411, 412...« less