I iif jm)i\at:» Decision On Town l^ots.
The following is the op it ion
Jrdge W’ickershain rendered in
decision in the ease of Sawyer
ot
his
vs
Win II ok at Ragle the last of()o
o
ltl.tr. The decisi >:i is importan
in t 1 cit it has direct bearing upon
t ;e lbyht ol possession of ])roperty
in a platted townsite on unsurvcycd
lands in Alaska.
It is there provided “that until
ot lerwiseordered by Congress lands
in A1 iska may be entered tor town
site purposes, tor the several use
and benefit of the occupants of such
t; wnsites, by such trustee or trus
tees as may be named by the Secre
tary ot the Interior for that purpose,
such entries to be made under the
1 revisions of smtiou 21S7 ot the R.
S. as near as may be’’, Tnis sec
tion provides that “Whenever any
portion of the public lauds have
b *on or m iv be settled uj on or oc
c lpied as a townsiie”, it shall be
1 iwtal to enter “the land so settled
and occupied in trust for the sever
al us* and benefit to the occupants
t lereof, according to their respec
tive interests.
I iiese s atutor
th.it it was the
y provisions
intention of
show
Con
gress to dispose of lot* in townsites
in Alaska only to those who would
p assess and use them. Title there
to can be obtained only through
settlement or occupancy. ' 'Settled
noon” means taking possession of;
it includes such an improvement of
t ie lot by the erection of buildings
or fences, or by actual residence
thereon, or by such other acts of
possession and improvement as
clearly and unmistakably show that
it is bona fide the intention of the
settler to take and hold possession
of the lot, and that his possession
and improvement shall be perma
nent and for himself. “Occupied”
also means to take or to hold in pos
session and one who uses a hat and
occupies it in good faith with build
.ifigs or other improvements or pro
perty which shows his intention to
possess and claim it under the town
site law,although he may not reside
upon it, can acquire title thereto.
Tne improvements of the settler
i
Transportation & Trading (o.
Merchants & Carriers
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South of A. Mure,
Rampart,
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loiitniaor and Mover.
-WOOD
—Of all Kinds. — -
Freight delivered on Kureka at
seven
cents a pound, bed rock
. !
upon a town lot, are in themselves
equivalent to an annoucemetit ot (
his intentions and a notice tiled in i
the recorder’s office adds nothing to
his rights. In case more then one !
person shall claim the same lot, the i
person having the prior claim by !
settlement or occupancy is author-:
ized to acquire title. Settlement or
occupancy are generally made up of
a series of acts, sometimes extend
ing over a considerable length of
time; but whoever enters upon such
property and takes the first act of
occupancy in good faith, with the
intention of following it up and
claiming the benefit of the law, is *
thereby recognized as a settler or
occupant.
Chauucev Grimm has cone to1
o
banana on a short business trip. I
WIIJ. ACCKl'T
Orders on commission for
V- *
To be purcliased in
iSn 11 Frat leisseo.
bricess oiid 'I'erniH
bow end Keasonoble-.
For estimates and full informa
tion call at the store
THE
MIRROR
Irissh & Bourbon
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IZZO’S BARBERSHOP
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Towels. Near Postoffice.
Mission Him., Rampart.
Sunday Services:
Sunday School, 11 a. in.
Evening Prayer with Address. 7:45
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