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 § 184 TITLE 4:2.-ep war, domestic or foreign, shall be deprived of the beneilts of this chapter on account of not having attained the age of ‘ twenty-one years. _, , Minors serving in .31 emory EstabIiehr:z·ent,·e&Any person, under the age of twenty-one, who has served or shall hereafter serve in the Army of the United States during the emergency contemplated by the actot August 31, 1918, shall be entitled to the same rights Yunder the hotnestend and _-othe1j= land and mineral entry laws, general or special, as those over twenty- one years of age now poesess undefsnid laws: Provided, That any requirements ns. to establishment of residence within a limited time 'shall be suspended as to entry by; auch person nntil aix months after his dischdrge from military service: And provided further, "'1‘hat applications for · entry may `be verified beiore any officer in the United States, o13.__any Sforeign eountry, authorized to administer oaths by the__ laws of the State or Territory in which the land may be situated. U Relinqzzixhgreestt. of catries.——No relinquishment of any publicland entry xhade nnder and by authority of the preceding paramann shall be valid or effective for any purpose nnless exel- ébted after the entrymau shall have aetnally resided upon and enltivated the land, an the case of an homestead entry, Jon at least six mbnths, and in the case of an entry_ made under other than the homestead laws, after the entryman shalllhave complied with the tprovisions ot the applicable law for at least oneynr. _,, j    _ Any person, Erm, or corporation soliciting or dealing with the relinquishment of such claim or entry prior to the completion of leotnptiance with the applicable law and with th] section, and. who or ·wl;icl1 solicits, demands,· or receives or accepts any tee or compengation for locating, Bling, or seeurlng the claims `or entries for persons entitled to the beneilts ol said paragraph shall, upon conviction,. be lined not to. ereeed $1,000 or imprisoned tor. not exceeding two, years, gr both. (R. S. 2300; Sept. 13,,1918, c. 173, 40- Stat. 960.) · _ · .184; No distinction on account of race or color.--No dlstino tion shall be made in the construction or execution of this . chapter, on account of moe or eolorj (B, S,. § 2302.) ` 185, Preferenee right of entry of successful contestants.·——¥ 7 In all eases where any person has contested, paid the_.landonion fees, .;iud_ procured the cancellation of any homestead entry, he sll:1ll.be notided by the register of the land omce o1 the diatrit·t.in which suelrland is situajped of such carxcellation and ahnlfbe allowed thirty days from date otsnoh notice tc enter. snldl lands: Prorided, That said register shall beentltled to a fee of $1 for the giving of such notice, to bepald by the eontestant and not to be reportedi Provided further, _Tl1n1 ed1on1d_ any auch person who has lnidated a· content die before the iinalternalnatiou of the same, said contest shall not abate by reason thereof, but his heirs who are eltizensi of the Uxrlteei States, roay continue the prosecution under such rules unt regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe and said heirs atinll be entitled to the name rights undei this section, that oonteatz1nt'wonld‘ hare been iflnis death bat not oceurlred. (May 14, 1880, e, @, § 2, 21 Stat; 141;_ Mar. 3 1&1,·o. 561, _§ 4,26 Stat, 10973 July 26, 1892, c. 251, _27 Stat 279; nm=,_5é1om,,e.  27 sm. sony ‘   · _ 186. Preferem right of entry of World War veterans: rules and regalatims.-—·For the period ot ten years, following February 14, 19%, on the onentng of pnblie or Indian lands t< _wtry, or tm restoration to entry of public lands théretofora withdrawn from entry, such openix Q or restoration mall, tr tne`ovder‘Athere£or,·proz·lde for a period of not less than ninety ‘ days before the general opening of meh' landsgto dt l lr wl1lelro&eern, soldiers, aallora, _‘ or marines who have served V ln tile Army or Navy ot the United States in the war with Ger may and been honorabiy separated or dis ed· therefron or placed in the B `Army or Naval Rmng ortcltlsem oe

Unmc 1.4Nns · 1338. Uthe United States who served with the allied armies during b the _W0rld War,. and were bonorably discharged, upon their V resumption of. citizenship in the United States, provided the mrvice with the allied {armies was similar to the serrlce required by,this section in` the United States Army, shall have a preferred right of entry under the homestead or desert land laws, it qunlliled thereunder, except as against prim- existing valid settlement irlgbts and as against preference rights Z conferred by existing laws or equitable claims snbject to allowhnce and conilrmation :. Provided, That the rights land bww, een· {erred by this section shall nbttextend t0‘ any person who, har- .’ ing been drdttedior service under the provisions ct the selective `· service- act, shall have refused to render such service or to jwear the uniform) oi such service dt the United Statw. The Secretary pt the Interior is authorized · to make any and all regulations necessary to carry into full force and eitect the provisionsof this section. (Feb. .,14,_19®, e. 76, §§ 1, 2, 41 Stat.- 4,34; Dec. 28,,1922, ·c._19, -12 Stat. 1067 ; Jan. 21, 1922, Q. z2,`·42 sm. sos.) _ ~ c ’ ·l r · ~ 187. Entrgnts on ceded lndian rescrvnti0m.——·Any person who prior tc February 25, 19%, entered, under the h0@tcad . 1aws,'_antd6d,_I1‘h¤t the provlstpm of this secdbn, shall not- app1y to any person who has failed te pay the {ull · price fdr his former entry,. or' ivmse fsrmer_ entry was can- » celed for fraud. (Feb. 25, 1925, c. %, 48 Stat. 961;) ` ·‘ _' 188. Rurchsser of Flathead  lam, Ms;•t£n&—Pemsns L. patented to ee¤·m1¤'·mgmber¤ of the Flathead mud oilndisns Q in the Territory of Montana, and for other   sp. prqved Merch .2, 1889, shall not be held to have impaired er - exhausted their homestead rights by or nn nccjtnuntf of any ` l89.__Indf•ns abandoning tribal relations;-An$· Indian horn · in the 'United States, 'who is the head of n famll}, er who - has arrived at the age of twenty-one yesrs, and who has I ahzindoned, or may herenfter"ahs}1d0n, his tribal relations, K` shall, on making `sstisfhetnry proof 'of such abandonment., under rulesjo be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior,. ». be entitled to the henelitsalthis chepter. except that the prnl visionsbf section 1753 of this chapter shall net he held te apply a to entries mqqae mider this Sectle¤:`Pr·01:·idc4, heearencr, That. t the tltle jte lands acquired by any Indian by virtue heres! shall a net be subject to alienation or incninbrance, either by #•·elunas tary, mnveynnce or the Judgment, decree: or order ot nny l court, gnu shnllhe and remain. inalienable fer n nerlodhof tive l years from the dnte of the patent issued 'therefer: Provided, l. That any such Indtnn shall he entitled to his distributlveshére r of all- annuities, tribal funds, lands, and ether property, the l same as though he had maintained his tritmlrelations; and l,· any transfer,-sllenatinn, or lncumbrnnce of en)? interest he l, mgiy bold or claim by reason of his former trlml relations shall be void. (Mar. ._3, 1875,, e. 131,  15, 18 Stat. 4%.) _ · 5, as may have been located nn public lends, prior to `Jnly 4, 1884, 1 or as may, under the direction ot the Secretary of the Interjer, a er ctberwlse, ”thems1‘ter, so locate msy stall themselves of the av provisions of the homestead- laws as fully and tc— the me rj extent- gn may ¤0W_bE?`¢}0¤¢ by citizens et- the United States. 1 No teesdrjcmmsdom shell be  cn ncconntnt add. l~ entriu orpmofs. ·KIl patmts mercies- shill he of&e @1 = enect, and declare wat .thefSUnited· Stntm does and will hdd 1 the land thus   tw   e period not twentysnve. ymrs, in I trust- fer the sole   and beneét of the Indian by whom such
 * benefits of the homestead law as theuéh su& former entry had
 * ` who- purchased lend under and in accordance with me termsf'·0t an Actfentltled "An Act-to provide-ter the sale nt lands
 * such purchase, -(_June 5, 1900, c. "I16, § 3, 31 Stat. ‘2?0.)
 * . 190{ Indianslbcated mx public lands; patmts.-—·-—Suc·h Indians ‘