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 1345 i rzrw 4s.·-»1= QS!. Puhd of drought in 1919.-·-;Any houeeetmd mttler or eetryman who, duriui the caleindar year 1919, found it 1:%- 4 sary te leave his howtead to seek employment le or<ler to Gbtgiu toed and- other` necesearies ot lite for himxlt, family, me work stock, bemeee ot neat and arlom, drought conditions, causing mal or mrtial  ot   may, upon '§1i1ig`wi&_ t1le register mm! ot mh ·co:;di¤o¤a ln`, the form of e ecorreborated andeyit, k excused from rwideuce. upon " hk homestead `dmiog all or part of  calmdar year 1919, m- me curreat year of ¤u& homestead which may tau priucimlly in the year .1919, and in he the making of mel proof upon meh an wtry ahmeee   trader thts section shall 1 no counted, and 9 wmoed as comtmctlve rmdence by said  (July $,1919, c; R, 41 Stat. 271;) _ ” _ ·  and   etc., by·éiaabled.vcteraa§ excused.-—-·A.ny boaa me settler, appllmnt, or eutryman u¤®‘ me howtead — lure of the Haited 8tat¤,Q or any desert-land eetr ee 9  whom eetry in aubject to the provisions; of `cha er 12 of     —»who,;after ¤ett1 t, apmicatioh,‘or and prlor_·to Novemberll, 1918, @1% or was a  ehpged la the United 8tat¤_Army, Navy, or l{ariue  ` daring the war with Gexwy, ,wln;o_ haa been honorably dia- —chargeda¤dbeca¤eeo!phymall¤capaelueedueto theserylce ts   to   to the land, may make Qual proof, without former     culdvattou, or reclamation,. at such time aed place as may he ‘¢ot1m1¤eo·.oy—me Secretary or me umm, me meeerepeeut to the mm by him so mtered or widow mbjectto the provtslma of the_`Act or Acts unéer -1rh1® (smh aettlment or entry yds made: rmt no em, mm:     §¤·1or_¤¤/me coofoemauen ot the mqy to ,a angle t\fm·R!1it,· as wired by the Acta! Kwon 13,,1914 (Thirty-dnt}: Statutes,   @6) é And @@4 rartaa; That thii section shall not be construed to exempt or relieve a     or e:1tryman‘from»i§ay·· mm ot any lawtm {eu,  £moaa, purcham moneya, water ~,   or   saw du to the United _8tat¤, or its sucways i¤‘eo¤tro1—ot the reclamation   in connection with mh   (Mar.-l•.1921. e. 192, 5 1. 41 Stat. 1202.; ew.1,1em,¢.12$,42s¢¤¢.‘4e2.>  o ,·` B9. h Army er, Naryj etc., aa cqulvfalmt to rwdeece.·-—-Where a  at the Mtefot his entry ot e tract of land lava; or suhaeque¤tly_thereto,— was actually é¤1ietml*am‘~employed· le tm Arm or Navy. of the Mited State., ek bemees toeem  lh cm mmiolmwon or mh   lawwbe wtrued to bemuiraleut, to all intents  azmem tor·tm”mme length of time lwmthe   so ehtered. And ‘it his eetry had been hy reeaou ot his ebeenee trom such tract éhile in the military or naval service of the Unitxe Smtm, and such tract has    oi, his mtv   be restored; but it  has   ¢tlm@=¢ot, the ‘mrty may enter aoothu  whim to w¤! his right to a  werdor   be determlm·by ee proofs and cultivation of the  tractiand he y t o   »ther  in auch   (B. B. Q  ' 1,  in Knee! in   to   and e¤1kir¤§m.~I¤,eeery use le which a   on tm public land aetuallyeogased lathe Army, Nav!. or Karim   ot the United Sum as private soldier, o@cer,   or marine. during the par with   or   any other war lo which the United ~S»tates;may be @@4.   therein emu, in   oi &e       to be eqolvawt to all       to   and  tlmtion £or_the_same lx}: ot   upon   tract  or   upon;   July 16. 18%,- no wntest   be  on   awed of 8b3·¤@®€@t•_ E9? iH$¢i6¤ G!  ummm   any mh aett·l_ea·,. rules tt ‘ 86270°·--25-—-—$ _ ‘ 1 1 1
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ammo LAND8 ‘ § 242 shall he alleged in the preliminary smdayit or amtlavits ot cmxtest, and provetl at the hearing in cases thereafter initiated, that the settlefs allegw sbsemw {roto theland was not » due to his employment in such service; Provided, Thatif such settler shall be discharged on account of wounds received or disability incurred in the line of duty, then the term of- his ` enlistment shall be deducted from the required length of resi- _ ` dence without reference to the ti@ of ngnal service: Provided further, That no patent shall issue lto any homestead ` settler who has not-_ resided upon, improved, and cultivated his homestead for a, period of at least one year after he shall — have commenced his improrexnentn. . · ‘ 3 " The above provislom of this section shall M applicable in all cases of military service rendered in conuition with operations iu Mexico, or. along theborders thereof, ori mobilization camps elsewhere, whether sueh service be in the military, or naval , organization of the United States or the hlational Guard ot the beveral. States now or herwfter in the service 5f li the United States. (July 15, 1898, c. 458, 30- Stat. {73; Ang. 29, 1916,c.  89'Stat; 671.) ll i- 0 ” 241,, Military, naval, or other service; eontut; discharge for ’ disability; death.-5-4ny settler upon the public lands of the United States; or anyintryman whose application has e been allowed; or any person who has made application for public lands. which thermfter `may —be_al1owed under the homamé l laws,. who, after sueh settlemnt, entry,. or gppliution, eelmts or is actaally engaged in · the military or naval service of the. United States as a priyate- soldier, omcer,  marine, aational · `guards u, or imember of any other organization for otfehse or clef?-gse aothorized `by Congim during any war in `l which the United States 'may be l@g¢ed, shall, 'in tmtsmlnie y tration of the home,§tead· laws, have his_` &rvie_es` therein com strued to befeqaivalent. to all intents and purposes to residence _ and enltiyation for the game length of time Expos the entered-or settled upon; and  July Q, 1911, no contest ' shall    on the ground 'ef abandonment, nor _ tion of abandonment  against any such sétlcr, mtryg mah, or person nnlew it shall be a1leged° ih tm pre1l@hry andaéit or smdsyits of contest and proved at- the ww as »_ wses thereafter initiated that the, alleged absence from the land was not Hue to his iemployment in each military for naval » service; that it he shall be discharged on aeeeunt of wounds , `rmeiyed or disability  in the line of; duty, then the F` term.`ofe his enlistment shall  deéacted ‘£rom_`the required length of residence, without reference to the ° time of actual , settler who has not resided upon, improyetl, and cultivated his t ‘home¢esd for- s§od of atlau one- year. (July %, 1917, t ¢··i4{l1»408¥¤t·24€·>   l ’ - - t *-1242. Wiéows   &in6a·_¢hiHren` of applicants for lnome-` ~_ ¤tea&.dybg in military- or naval mrvicee-—-·Any settlernpon the y ·publie lands of I the °United· States; " or any entryntmn whose I dpblimation has been allowed; or any persons who has garde . application for pnhlic lands which thereafter may be allowetl under the homestead laws; who dies whilegetually engaged » in the military or najval service ot the}! tw States as a t prhrite soldier, emeer. $8¤m¤¤· marine, · national. slwrtlsman, n ·or member, of any other organisation for mouse or tiejense ». authorizeo by Congress during any war o in which the United » c States may, be- emaged, then his widow, it nnmarried, or in ¤ case of her dmth or marriage, his' minor orphan ehildren. . or his or thdr leg§l_ representatives may proceed forthwith » to make Ran} proof upon such entry or application t thereafter ·_ allowed. be entitled to receive Government putent~ >_ engaged in me service of the United Ststg shall, in the admin- F lstrstloh of the homestead laws, be construed to lie equivalent
 * service: Provided, That no patent shall issue to, any homestead
 * for meh ,la.nd;_'am that the death ot such soldier while so
 * to nl ioerformance ot all requirements as to residence and