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Show IMPORTANT LAND RULINGS. Editor Leader. - We have to answer so many questions pertaining to various branches of the land business that was concluded some general information through your paper would save the people considerable trouble. Homesteads. - The late laws and rulings on homestead entries, homesteaders only, if they have lived on their land before making their entries, have allowed them time of residence on their land previous to their entries. Parties to whom homesteaders have by bona fide instruments of writing have attempted to transfer the land embraced in their homestead entries, may obtain title to said land by paying price thereof, provided said homestead entries and attempted transfers were made prior to June 15, 1880. Homesteaders who made entries before June 15, 1880, can obtain title to their land by paying government price therefore at any time before the cancellation of their entries, provided no adverse claim exists. The advantage of this law is that the homesteader; if they are contested for abandonment can at any time during the contest, and before the cancellation of their entries by the department, pay government price, $1.25 or ??? per acre fees and commissions already paid, and obtain title for their land. A party contesting the homestead entry of another for abandonment after procuring the cancellation has thirty days in which he has the sole right to enter the land. Parties who have made homestead entries in railroad limits and have been restricted to enter only eighty acres, can enter additional contiguous eighty, or if they prefer so to do, they can relinquish the eighty they have and enter one hundred and sixty elsewhere, having allowed to their new entry, time of residence and fees and commissions pertaining to their original entry. Pre-emptions: - Pre-emptions can now make their final proofs before County Clerks in their respective counties, instead of coming to Salt Lake City. Fees, Etc., Refunded. When homestead, timber culture or desert entries are cancelled or conflicted, fees commissions and purchase money will be repaid upon proper application. Timber Culture. - Very few persons are taking advantage of the timber culture act. By virtue of this act a party can take up 160 acres of any legal subdivision lots, and by planting ten acres of timber trees within four years can get title to the whole quarter in eight years, without residence. He can use this right at the same time as his preemption or homestead. Stayner & Simmons, Salt Lake City, Aug. (August) 21, last. |