Section text and notes
Aug. 22, 1914, ch. 270 38 Stat. 704 Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 21 40 Stat. 1153 Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1 42 Stat. 208 Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462 43 Stat. 1145 60 Stat. 1100 Section 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. 214 39 Stat. 341 Section 232, , , related to settlers on unsurveyed land.
Sept. 29, 1919, ch. 64 41 Stat. 288 Apr. 6, 1922, ch. 122, § 2 42 Stat. 491 Section 233, acts , ; , , related to residence of persons receiving treatment for wounds.
Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 381, § 3 25 Stat. 854 Dec. 29, 1894, ch. 14 28 Stat. 599 Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1 42 Stat. 208 Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462 43 Stat. 1145 60 Stat. 1100 Section 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, § 1 21 Stat. 48 60 Stat. 1100 Section 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. 6 40 Stat. 430 Section 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. 26 41 Stat. 271 Section 237, , , excused entrymen from residence during drought in 1919.
act Mar. 2, 1932, ch. 69 47 Stat. 59 Section 237a, , , excused entrymen from residence during drought period of 1929 to 1932.
act May 21, 1934, ch. 320 48 Stat. 787 Section 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. 135 49 Stat. 286 Section 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. 560 49 Stat. 659 Mar. 31, 1938, ch. 57 52 Stat. 149 Section 237d, acts , ; , , related to cultivation requirement for entered lands.
act Apr. 20, 1936, ch. 239, § 1 49 Stat. 1235 Section 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, § 1 70 Stat. 715 Section 237f, , , related to absence during 1956 to 1959 due to economic conditions and protection of rights of entryman.
act July 30, 1956, ch. 778, § 2 70 Stat. 716 Section 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, § 4 70 Stat. 716 Section 237h, , , set forth lands subject to protection of rights of entryman.
Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 102, § 1 41 Stat. 1202 Apr. 7, 1922, ch. 125 42 Stat. 492 Section 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. 458 30 Stat. 473 Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 420 39 Stat. 671 Section 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 .