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SEC. 4. That no homestead settlements or entries shall be 

 allowed in that portion of the Black Hills 

 T ajvren<M> and Pen- Forest Reserve in Lawrence and Pennington 

 "epted. ' " comities, in South Dakota [except the follow- 



ing-described townships in the Black Hills 

 Forest Reserve, in Pennington Comity, to wit : Townships one 

 north, one east; two north, one east: one north, two east; two 

 nortJi, two east; one south, one east; two south, one east; one 

 south, two east; and two south, two east. Black Hills meri- 

 dian,' 7 ! except to persons occupying lands therein prior to 

 January first, nineteen hundred and six, and 



rf p*to*j Br" 1 *" rll i )rovisions of this act sna11 a ppiy to tne 



iS'oe, exccptcd!" 5 ' sni( ^ counties in said reserve only so far as 

 is necessary to give and perfect title of such 

 settlers or occupants to lands chiefly valuable for agriculture 

 therein occupied or claimed by them prior to the said date, and 

 all homestead entries under this act in said counties in said 

 reserve shall be described by metes and bounds survey. 



SEC. F. That nothing herein contained shall be held to au- 

 thorize any future settlement on any lands 

 op^n/ilr^tresplss. within forest reserves until such lands have 

 been opened to settlement as provided in this 

 act. or to in any way impair the legal rights of any bona fide 

 homestead settler who has or shall establish residence upon 

 public lands prior to their inclusion within a forest reserve. 



TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ^ABSENCE FOR HOMESTEAD SETTLERS. 



JOINT RESOLUTION OF JANUARY IS, 1007 (34 STAT., 1419). 



Homestead settlers upon the public domain in North Dakota, 

 South Dakota. Wyoming, Minnesota, Idaho, & Washington, & and 

 Montana are hereby granted a leave of absence from their land 

 for a period of three months from the date of the approval of 

 this resolution: Provided, That the period of actual absence 

 under this resolution shall not be deducted from the full time of 

 residence required by law. 



EXTENSION OF TIME. 



JOINT RESOLUTION OF FEBRUARY 2, 1907 (34 STAT., 1421). 



All persons who made homestead entry in the States of North 

 Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Washington, 



a The words within brackets are from the act of February 8. 1007 

 (34 S tat., -883). 



''Added by joint resolution of February 2, 1907 (34 Stat., 1421). 



