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by law, and at the expiration of the time provided, a patent 

 will be issued in their names. 



In the case of the death of a homestead settler who leaves* a 

 widow and children, should the widow again marry and con- 

 tinue her residence and cultivation upon the land entered in 

 the name of her first husband for the period required by law, 

 she will be permitted to make final proof as the widow of the 

 deceased settler, and the patent will be issued in the name of 

 " his heirs." 



When a widow, or single woman, has made a homestead 

 entry, and thereafter marries a person who has also made a 

 similar entry on a tract, it is ruled that the parties may select 

 which tract they will retain for permanent residence, and will 

 be allowed to enter the remaining tract under the eighth section 

 of the act of May 20, 1862, on proof of inhabitance and culti- 

 vation up to date of marriage. 



In the case of the death of a homestead settler, his heirs will 

 be allowed to enter the land under the eighth section of the 

 Homestead Act, by making proof of inhabitancy and culti- 

 vation in the same manner as provided by the second section 

 of the act of March 3, 1853, in regard to deceased pre- 

 emptors. 



When at the date of application the land is $2.50 per acre, 

 and the settler is limited to an entry of eighty acres, should the 

 price subsequently be reduced to $1.25 per acre, the settler will 

 not be allowed to take additional land to make up the de- 

 ficiency. 



The sale of a homestead claim by the settler to another is 

 not recognized, and vests no titles or equities in the purchaser, 

 and would he prima fade evidence of abandonment, and suffi- 

 3ient cause for cancellation of the entry. 



