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Reserve, in so far as they are chiefly valuable for salt springs or deposits of salt, are subject to disposition only under said act of January 31, 1901.

All withdrawals affecting these lands having now been revoked, these lands will now be opened to entry in accordance with departmental regulations of May 17, 1917 (46 L. D.. 121), and departmental decision of May 6, 1919 (47 L. D. 141).

(List of lands omitted.)

In the absence of other withdrawals or valid adverse claims, all of the vacant, unappropriated public land therein not chiefly valuable for salt will become subject to entry under the homestead laws only with a preference right to qualified ex-service men of the World War, who have been honorably discharged or separated from the service, under the provisions of the act of February 14, 1920 (41 Stat. 434) as amended.

Preference to ex-service men.-1. From November 13, 1922, to February 10, 1923, both dates inclusive, lands may be entered under the homestead laws only, by ex-service men of the World War who have been honorably discharged or separated from the service or placed in the Regular Army or Navy Reserve, provided that from October 23, 1922, to November 11, 1922, both dates inclusive, applications may be presented by such persons under said laws, such applications to be treated as simultaneously filed and disposed of before action is taken on other preference applications.

General disposition.-2. The lands, if any, not disposed of during said preference period will become subject to appropriation under any applicable land laws, including settlement under the homestead law in advance of entry, by any qualified persons, on March 5, 1923, and not before then, provided that from February 12, 1923, to March 3, 1923, both dates inclusive, any qualified persons may present applications for said land under the homestead laws only, such applications to be treated as simultaneously filed and disposed of before action is taken on other nonpreference applications.

The preference rights above provide for are subject to valid settlement rights or equitable claims recognized by existing laws, and such claims should be asserted during the 20-day period provided in paragraph 1.

In the event conflicts appear between applications treated as simultaneously filed, as herein provided, drawings will be held to determine the order in which the conflicting applications will be acted upon.

Homestead entrymen will be required to comply with the usual requirements, pay the usual fees and commissions required by law and also to make payment for the land embraced in this Eastern Saline Reserve, at the rate of $1.50 per acre. This money may be paid in full at the date of the allowance of the entry or acceptance of final proof, with interest upon the amount so to be paid for said land from date of entry to date of final payment therefor at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. After acceptance of final proof and payment in full for the land, a final certificate may be issued.

You will make proper notations relating to this opening upon your records, post a copy in your office, and give as much publicity

2 See amendment, p. 1041.

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as possible, as a matter of news, without expense to the Government, by forwarding copies hereof to the post office nearest the land for posting therein for the information of the public, and by transmitting copies or items concerning same to the newspapers published nearest the land, being careful not to send such copies or items without calling the particular attention of the publishers to the fact that it is sent as a matter of news and that the Government will not be responsible for the cost of any publication thereof.

Acknowledge receipt hereof and promptly report your compliance with the instructions herein contained..

Very respectfully,

Approved September 22, 1922.

WILLIAM SPRY, Commissioner.

E. C. FINNEY,

First Assistant Secretary.

[From Land Service Bulletin, May, 1928, p. 47]

ISOLATED TRACT LAW EXTENDED TO OKLAHOMA

[PUBLIC NO. 313-70TH CONGRESS (45 STAT. 457)]

[S. 2725]

AN ACT To extend the provisions of section 2455, United States Revised Statutes, to certain public lands in the State of Oklahoma

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the provisions of section 2455, United States Revised Statutes (section 1171, Title 43, United States Code), as amended, be, and they are hereby, extended to surveyed, unreserved, unappropriated nonmineral public lands in that part of the State of Oklahoma formerly comprised in Oklahoma Territory: Provided, That this Act shall not apply to any such area where under existing law such lands are now subject to public or private sale: Provided further, That the proceeds of all sales hereunder shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of such fund or funds as may be provided by existing law for the disposition of such lands.

Approved April 24, 1928.

Applications under this act will be governed by the regulations contained in Circular No. 684, copies of which and forms of application may be obtained of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C.

PAYMENT FOR EASTERN SALINE RESERVE LANDS, OKLAHOMA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

The SECTETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Washington, February 13, 1929.

SIR: The third paragraph from the end of Circular 852, dated September 22, 1922, being Regulations for the Opening to Entry of

Lands in the Eastern Saline Reserve, Okla., is hereby amended to read as follows:

Homestead entrymen will be required to comply with the usual requirements and pay the usual fee and commissions. If regular 3-year proof is submitted no price per acre is required to be paid, but if commutation proof is offered the lands in this Eastern Saline reservation must be paid for at the rate of $1.50 per acre in accordance with institutions issued March 21, 1901 (30 L. D. 540).

Very respectfully,

Approved February 19, 1929.

WILLIAM SPRY, Commissioner.

E. C. FINNEY,

First Assistant Secretary.

OPENINGS AND RESTORATIONS

[Reported, 43 L. D. 254]

CIRCULAR No. 3241

DISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONS, FILINGS, AND SELECTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
Washington, May 22, 1914.

Registers and Receivers, United States Land Offices.

SIRS: Hereafter when lands unsurveyed or withdrawn or reserved are to become subject to disposition under the laws applicable thereto by the filing of a township plat of survey or by restoration to entry from such withdrawals or reservations all applications, filings, or selections therefor may be executed in the manner required by law and, with the required fee and commissions, be presented to the proper local land office in person, by mail or otherwise, within the period of 20 days prior to the date of filing the township plat or of restoration to entry, unless the law or the regulations governing the disposition of a particular application or the land affected otherwise provide. No priority will be secured nor right forfeited by the presentation of such application, filing, or selection in the manner and within the time prescribed prior to the filing of the township plat or the restoration of the land to entry, and all such applications, filings, and selections shall, with those presented by persons present at the local office at the hour the lands become subject to entry, be held and treated as simultaneously filed.

Applications presented after the lands become subject to entry will be received and noted in the order of their filing.

Any application, filing, or selection not based on a prior settlement right will be subject to valid settlement claims asserted in the manner required by law.

The register and receiver will carefully compare all applications simultaneously filed as aforesaid and will dispose of them as follows: 1. Where there is no conflict the application shall be allowed, irrespective of whether settlement is alleged.

2. In case of conflicting applications and only one of the applicants alleged prior settlement, his application shall be allowed and the others rejected.

3. If two or more conflicting applications are received, each containing allegations of prior settlement, a hearing shall be ordered to

1 See Circular No. 822, p. 779.

determine the priority of right, and it shall be restricted to those alleging such right.

4. Where there are applications conflicting in whole or in part in which no one of the several applicants claims prior settlement the register and receiver will write on cards the names of the several applicants, and each of these cards shall be placed in an envelope upon which there is no distinctive or identifying mark, and at 2 o'clock p. m. on the date of opening to entry, if practicable (if not, at the same hour one week later), after all the envelopes containing the names of the several applicants shall have been thoroughly mixed in the presence of such persons as may desire to be present, they shall be drawn and numbered in order. The cards as numbered and drawn will be securely fastened to the applications of the respective persons, and the applications shall be allowed in such order. Where any applicant fails to obtain all the land applied for by him he will be permitted to elect whether he will retain the land secured and amend his application to embrace other lands not affected by pending applications and otherwise subject thereto when such amended application is presented, or withdraw his original application without. prejudice, and in the event of such withdrawal the fee and commissions will be returned by the receiver. Applications conflicting in whole with those previously allowed will be rejected in the usual

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