Public Law 72–69

That any homestead

Homestead lands.

Settlers may be excused from residence on, in certain cases.

settler or entryman who, during the calendar year 1929, 1930, or 1931, found it necessary, or during 1932 should find it necessary, to leave his homestead to seek employment in order to obtain food and other necessaries of life for himself, family, or work stock because of serious drought conditions, causing total or partial failure of crops, may, upon filing with the register of the district proof of such conditions in the form of a corroborated affidavit, be excused from residence upon his homestead during all or part of the calendar years 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, and said entries shall not be open to contest or protest because of such absences: Provided, That the

Proviso.

Period of absence to be added to statutory life of entry.

time of such actual absence shall not be deducted from the actual be added to statutory residence required by law, but an equivalent period shall be added to the statutory life of the entry.