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Distribution
of Information Concerning Benefits of Article; Forms
Section 509
(50 U.S.C.
App. § 569)
The Secretary of the Interior shall issue through appropriate military
and naval channels a notice for distribution by appropriate military
and naval authorities to persons in the military service explaining the
provisions of this article except as to sections 500, 513, and 514 hereof
and shall furnish forms to be distributed in like manner to those desiring
to make application for its benefits, except as to said sections.
Homestead
Entrymen Permitted to Leave Entries to Perform Labor
Section 510
(50 U.S.C.
App. § 570)
(1) During the pendency of any war in which the United States may be
engaged while this Act remains in force any homestead entryman shall
be entitled to a leave of absence from his entry for the purpose of performing
farm labor. The time actually spent in farm labor shall be counted as
constructive residence, if within fifteen days after leaving his entry
to engage in such labor the entryman files a notice of absence in the
land office of the district in which his entry is situated, and if at
the expiration of the calendar year the entryman files in that office
a written statement under oath and corroborated by two witnesses giving
the date or dates when he felt his entry, the date or dates of his return,
and the place where and person for whom he was engaged in farm labor
during such period or periods of absence.
(2) Nothing in this section shall excuse any homestead entryman from
making improvements or performing the cultivation upon his entry required
by law. The provisions of this section shall apply only to persons whose
applications have been allowed or filed before October 17, 1940.
Land
Rights of Persons Under 21
Section 511
(50 U.S.C.
App. § 571)
Any person under the age of twenty-one who serves in the military service
while this Act remains in force shall be entitled to the same rights
under the laws relating to lands owned or controlled by the United States,
including the mining and mineral leasing laws, as those over twenty-one
now possess under such laws. Any requirements as to establishment of
residence within a limited time shall be suspended as to entry by such
person until six months after his discharge from military service. Applications
for entry may be verified before any officer in the United States or
any foreign country authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the
State or Territory in which the land may be situated.
Extension
of Benefits to Persons Serving With War Allies of the United States
Section 512
(50 U.S.C.
App. § 572)
Citizens of the United States who serve with the forces of any nation
with which the United States may be allied in the prosecution of any
war in which the United States engages while this Act remains in force
shall be entitled to the relief and benefits afforded by sections 501
to 511, inclusive, if such service is similar to military service as
defined in this Act, and if they are honorably discharged and resume
United States citizenship or die in the service of the allied forces
or as a result of such service.
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