Chapter 31. Granting leave of absence for one year to homestead settlers upon the Yankton Indian Reservation, in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 31.— An Act Granting leave of absence for one year to homestead settlers upon the Yankton Indian Reservation, in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes.February 26, 1896. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,*Yankton Reservation. S. Dak.Homestead settlers granted leave of absence. That all settlers who made settlement under the homestead laws upon lands in the Yankton Indian Reservation, in the State of South Dakota, during the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five are hereby granted leave of absence from such homestead for one year from and after the date of this Act, and that by such absence such homestead settler shall not lose nor forfeit any right*Proviso.*No credit for time lost. whatever: *Provided,* That the settler shall not receive credit upon the period of actual residence required by law for the time he is absent hereunder.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 31–33. 1896.17 Sec. 2. That any such homestead settler may avail himself of theNotice. benefits of this Act by filing a notice with the local land office describing his land and date of settlement thereon, which notice shall be signed by the settler and attested by the register of the land office. Sec. 3. That the time for making final proof and payment for all landsTime for final proof, etc., in South Dakota extended one year. located under the homestead laws of the United States upon any lands of any former Indian reservation in the State of South Dakota, be, and the same is hereby, extended for the period of one year from the time proof and payment would become due under existing laws.
Approved, February 26, 1896. Chapter 32: To amend an Act entitled “An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota.” 29 Stat. 17 1896-02-26 Chapter 32 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-10-30 54 2 public
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Granting leave of absence for one year to homestead settlers upon the Yankton Indian Reservation, in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes
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