Louisiana § 41:592 Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service

Louisiana Statutes

§ 41:592 — Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service

Louisiana § 41:592

Title 41Public Lands

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La. Stat. Ann. § 41:592 (2026).

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§592. Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service
Where a homesteader under the provisions of Subpart A of this Part was
inducted into the armed services after his entry was allowed and died in
service, his widow, if unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage, then his
minor orphan children or his or their legal representatives, may proceed
forthwith to make final proof upon the land so held by the deceased soldier and
settler, and the death of the soldier while engaged in the service of the United
States shall, in the administration of the homestead law, be equivalent to a
performance of all requirements as to residence and cultivation for the full
period of five years.
The patent shall issue upon proof produced to the Register of the State
Land Office by the widow, if unmar

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§592. Widow and children of homesteader who dies in service
Where a homesteader under the provisions of Subpart A of this Part was
inducted into the armed services after his entry was allowed and died in
service, his widow, if unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage, then his
minor orphan children or his or their legal representatives, may proceed
forthwith to make final proof upon the land so held by the deceased soldier and
settler, and the death of the soldier while engaged in the service of the United
States shall, in the administration of the homestead law, be equivalent to a
performance of all requirements as to residence and cultivation for the full
period of five years.
The patent shall issue upon proof produced to the Register of the State
Land Office by the widow, if unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage,
his minor orphan children or his or their legal representatives, that the
applicant for patent is the soldier's widow, his orphan children or his or their
legal representatives, and that the soldier died while in the service of the
United States.