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Show OFFICIALS EXPLAIN NEW HOMESTEAD ACT Give Information Regarding Requirements Require-ments as to Residence and Proof. Repented Inquiries at the local United Uni-ted States land office relative to the effect of the new three-year homestead home-stead law upon existing entries, which Indicate a general nilsaprclicti-slon nilsaprclicti-slon ot its provisions, havo led the register and receiver to submit the following ns their interpretation of the law; Ily the net of Juno C, 1012, known as the three-year honiestend law, all entries made nfter the date of tho said act are subject to Its provisions. In enses where residence Is required proof mny be ma'do any tlmo after a resldenc of threes '"ears Iwb been maintained rni tve necess.iry amount ot cultivation can bo shown, Tho Bald act also applies to all entries en-tries mado prior to the passage of said act upon which proof has not been made, unless cntrymen notify tho locnl land office In writing by rcc istered mall within 120 days after the date of the passago of tho act that they elect to roako proof under tho provisions of tho old law. Entrymen, under section C of the so called Smoot law, nro required under un-der the new law to cultivate one-eighth one-eighth of the aren of entry during the second year of tho entry, one-eighth of the area during the third year, and continue tho cultivation of such areas during the fourth nnd fifth j ears of tho entry. Entrymen, under section C nro not required or expected to file in the local lo-cal office tho notice of election referred re-ferred to in tho new law. That provision pro-vision refers only to entries which require residence. |