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matters beyond his control, and that he has not speculated in his 

 right nor committed a fraud or attempted fraud in connection with 

 such prior entrv or entries. 



See also act bf June 5, 1900, section 2 (31 Stat., 267) ; act of May 

 22, 1902, section 2 (32 Stat, 203) ; act of February 8, 1908 (35 Stat., 

 6) ; act of February 3, 1911 (36 Stat, 896). 



Limitation to 320 acres under all land laws, excepting- mineral laws. 



Act August 30, 1S90 (26 Stat., 391). 



Act March 3. 1891, section 17 (26 Stat., 1095). 



Free homesteads on certain Indian lands opened to settlement. 



Act May 17, 1900 (31 Stat., 179). 

 Act June 26, 1901 (31 Stat., 740). 



Additional homestead entries. 



Act March 2, 1889, section 6 (25 Stat., 854). 



Act April 28, 1904, sections 2 and 3 (33 Stat., 527). 



Enlarged homesteads in certain States. 



Act February 19. 1909 (35 Stat., 639). 

 Act June 17, 1910 (36 Stat., 531). 



Contests and cancellation of claim. Preference right. 



Act May 14, 1880, section 2 (21 Stat., 140). as amended by act July 26, 1892 (27 



Stat, 270). 

 Act March 3, 1911, section 2 (36 Stat., 1084). 



Commutation provisions. 



Act June 3, 1896, section 2 (29 Stat, 197). 



Act May 29, 1908, sections 9 and 10 (35 Stat., 465). 



Homestead by married woman. 



Act June 6, 1900 (31 Stat, 683). 



Settlers who become insane. 



Act June 8, 18S0 (21 Stat., 166). 



Leaves of absence. 



Act March 2, 1889 (25 Stat., 864), and various acts of local application. 



Final-proof notices. 



Act March 3, 1879 (20 Stat., 472). 



Act March 2, 1889, section 7 (25 Stat., 854). 



Distinction between offered and unoffered lands abolished. 



Act May 18, 1S98 (30 Stat., 418). 

 Relinquishments. 



Act May 14, 1880 (21 Stat., 140). 



General provisions of the homestead laws extended to certain lands in the Yel- 

 lowstone (now Shoshone) National Forest, etc. 

 Act March 15, 1906 (34 Stat., 62). 

 Homesteads in former Siletz Indian Reservation. 



Act August 15, 1894 (28 Stat, 286, p. 326). 

 Act March 4, 1911 (36 Stat., 1356). 



Homestead laws extended to Alaska, with modifications, etc. 



Act May 14, 1898, section 1 (30 Stat., 409). as amended by act March 3, 1903 



(32 Stat, 1028). 



