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claimant of record, opportunity to file a denial of the charges 

 against the entry or claim, and to be heard thereon if he so 

 desires. 



2. Upon receipt of the special agent's report this office will 

 consider the same and determine therefrom whether the charges, 

 if true, would warrant the rejection or concellation of the entry 

 or claim. 



3. Should the charges, if not disputed, justify the rejection or 

 cancellation of the entry or claim the local officers will be duly 

 notified thereof and directed to issue notice of such charges in 

 the manner and form hereinafter provided for, which notice 

 must be served upon the entryman and other parties in interest 

 shown to be entitled to notice. 



4. The notice must be written or printed and must state fully 

 the charges as contained in the letter of this office, the number 

 of the entry or claim, subdivision of land involved, name of 

 entryman or claimant or other known parties in interest. 



5. The notice must also state that the charges will be accepted 

 as true, (a) unless the entryman or claimant files in the local 

 office within thirty days from receipt of notice a written denial, 

 under oath, of said charges, with an application for a hearing, 

 (&) or if he fails to appear at any hearing that may be ordered 

 in the case. 



6. Notice of the charges may in all cases be served personally 

 upon the proper party by any officer or person, or by registered 

 letter mailed to the last address of the party to be notified, as 

 shown by the record, and to the post-office nearest to the land. 

 Proof of personal service shall be the written acknowledgment 

 of the person served, or the affidavit of the person who served 

 the notice attached thereto, stating the time, place, and manner 

 of service. Proof of service of notice by registered mail shall 

 consist of the affidavit of the person who mailed the notices, 

 attached to the post-office registry return receipts, or the re- 

 turned unclaimed registered letters. 



7. If a hearing is asked for, the local officers will consider the 

 same and confer with the special agent relative thereto and fix 

 a date for the hearing, due notice of which must be given entry- 

 man or claimant. The above notice may be served by registered 

 mail. 



8. The chief of field division will duly submit, upon the form 

 provided therefor, to this office, an estimate of the probable ex- 

 pense required on behalf of the Government. He will also 

 cause to be served subpoenas upon the Government witnesses 

 and take such other steps as are necessary to prepare the case 

 for prosecution. 



9. The special agent must appear with his witnesses on the 

 date and at the place fixed for said hearing, unless he has reason 



