Show THE TUE NEW NEVi MILITARY HOMESTEAD ACT i I Enables Enable Men Mee Who Are Ar Drafted T. T Hold Laud Lad Public No 32 32 C Congress S S. S 1811 I IAn An act for tor the relief of ot homestead or settlers who enter th the military or naval service of the United United Unit Unit- ed States in timo time time-of of war Be it enacted by the Senate an and House of Representatives of oC th the tho United States of America In Congress Congress Congress Con Con- I gress assembled That any settler upon the public lands of the United States or any whose application application application ap ap- ap- ap has been allowed or any person who has made application for public lands which thereafter may maybe maybe be allowed under the homestead j laws who after atter such settlement entry or application enlists or Is actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac engaged in the military or naval service of ot the United States as asa a a. a private soldier officer s seaman aman marine national guardsman or member member member mem mem- ber of any other organization for offense or defense authorized by br Congress during any war ar in which the United States may be engaged shall in the administration of ot the tho homestead laws have his services therein construed to be equivalent to all intents and purposes to residence and cultivation for the same length of time upon the tract entered or set set- I I tIed upon and hereafter no contest shall be he initiated on the ground of ot abandonment nor allegation of abandonment abandonment abandonment aban aban- sustained against any such Buch settler or person unless B Bit it shall be aU alleged ged in the preliminary ary affidavit or affidavits of contest and ind proved at the hearing in eases cases her hereinafter initiated that the tho alleged alleg alleg- ed absence from the land was not due to his employment In such military military military mili mili- tary or naval service that if It he be shall be discharged on account of ot wounds received or disability incurred ed in the he line of duty then the term of his enlistment shall be deducted from the r required length of residence residence resi real dence Bence without reference to the time of ot actual service Provided That Thai no patent shall issue to any homestead homestead homestead home home- stead settler who has not resided upon improved and cultivated hl his hla homestead for a a. period of or at least one year Sec See 2 That any settler upon the public lands of the United States or any whose application on has been allowed or any person who has made application for public lands which thereafter may be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed under the home homestead tead laws r who dies while actually enga engaged ed Inthe in inthe inthe the military or naval service of ot the United States as asa a. a private soldier J officer seaman marine national i guardsman or member of any other organization for offense ottense of defense authorized by Congress during any 0 war in which the United States may maybe maybe maybe be engaged then his widow if It unmarried unmarried un un- un married or incase of or her death or his minor orphan children or his or their legal representatives may proceed forthwith to make final proof upon such entry or application thereafter allowed and shall be en entitled entitled entitled en- en titled to receive government patent for tor such land and that the death of or such soldier while so engaged in the o L service of the me United states shall snail In the administration of the homestead homestead home home- stead laws Jaws be construed construe 1 to be equivalent equiv alent agent to a s performance e of all requirements requirements re re- l as to residence and cultivation cul cul- cultivation upon such homestead Approved Jut July 28 28 1917 |