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House Bill Rewrites Homestead Residency and Proof Rules
The act revises homestead patent rules requiring three years residence after filing, with conditions for widows or heirs, cultivation minimums, and continuous absence allowances. It specifies notification duties, eligibility to prove residence, and possible extensions for climatic or illness factors, approved June 5, 1912.
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