Aug. 22, 1914, ch. 27038 Stat. 704Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 2140 Stat. 1153Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 142 Stat. 208Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 46243 Stat. 114560 Stat. 1100Section 231, acts , ; , ; , ; , ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, , related to optional leaves of absence and proof of commutation.
act July 3, 1916, ch. 21439 Stat. 341Section 232, , , related to settlers on unsurveyed land.
Sept. 29, 1919, ch. 6441 Stat. 288Apr. 6, 1922, ch. 122, § 242 Stat. 491Section 233, acts , ; , , related to residence of persons receiving treatment for wounds.
Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 381, § 325 Stat. 854Dec. 29, 1894, ch. 1428 Stat. 599Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 142 Stat. 208Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 46243 Stat. 114560 Stat. 1100Section 234, acts , ; , ; , ; , ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, , related to destruction or failure of crops, sickness, or unavoidable casualty.
act July 1, 1879, ch. 63, § 121 Stat. 4860 Stat. 1100Section 235, , ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, , related to destruction or injury to crops by grasshoppers.
act Dec. 20, 1917, ch. 640 Stat. 430Section 236, , , allowed persons who filed applications for homestead entry prior to , a leave of absence from their land during pendency of war with Germany for purpose of performing farm labor.
act July 24, 1919, ch. 2641 Stat. 271Section 237, , , excused entrymen from residence during drought in 1919.
act Mar. 2, 1932, ch. 6947 Stat. 59Section 237a, , , excused entrymen from residence during drought period of 1929 to 1932.
act May 21, 1934, ch. 32048 Stat. 787Section 237b, , , excused entrymen from compliance with requirements of homestead laws as to residence, cultivation, improvements, expenditures or purchase money where absence was due to economic conditions in 1932, 1933 or 1934.
act May 22, 1935, ch. 13549 Stat. 286Section 237c, , , excused entrymen from compliance with requirements of homestead laws as to residence, cultivation, improvements, expenditures or purchase money where absence was due to economic conditions in 1935.
Aug. 19, 1935, ch. 56049 Stat. 659Mar. 31, 1938, ch. 5752 Stat. 149Section 237d, acts , ; , , related to cultivation requirement for entered lands.
act Apr. 20, 1936, ch. 239, § 149 Stat. 1235Section 237e, , , excused entrymen from compliance with requirements of homestead laws as to residence, cultivation, improvements, expenditures or purchase money where absence was due to economic conditions in 1936.
act July 30, 1956, ch. 778, § 170 Stat. 715Section 237f, , , related to absence during 1956 to 1959 due to economic conditions and protection of rights of entryman.
act July 30, 1956, ch. 778, § 270 Stat. 716Section 237g, , , related to homestead or desert land applications on file as of , and entries and rights of United States.
act July 30, 1956, ch. 778, § 470 Stat. 716Section 237h, , , set forth lands subject to protection of rights of entryman.
Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 102, § 141 Stat. 1202Apr. 7, 1922, ch. 12542 Stat. 492Section 238, acts , ; , , related to excusing residence and cultivation, etc., requirements for disabled veterans.
Section 239, R.S. § 2308, related to service in Army, Navy, etc., as equivalent to residence.
June 16, 1898, ch. 45830 Stat. 473Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 42039 Stat. 671Section 240, acts , ; , , related to service in time of war as equivalent to residence and cultivation.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 70290 Stat. 2787, , , provided that the repeal made by section 702 is effective on and after , except such effective date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, , insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in Alaska.
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 94–579section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579section 1701 of this titleRepeal by not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on , see , set out as a note under .