Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-04-09

if there shall not be al that time IN the
possession of such register, competent
evidence to the contrary, he shall then
permit such applicants to file their claim
to such vacant and unapproprlaled halt
quarter section (whether such half quar-
ter section shall have an excess or de-
liciency) as they may select; and it shall
be the duty oil such register TO execute
and deliver to such applicants certih-
cate OF their said selections, which oerti-
cate shall quiet such applicants and their
heirs in the possession of such half quar-
ter section for FIVE years next after, pro-
vided such applicants shall within two
years after the date of such certificate,
enclose with good fence five acres Of
land at least, and erect at least a mid
ding good house or cabin on said select
ed half quarter section, and make such
place their permanent residence during
such time and not otherwise. Reme CO.
verts, however, are not bound to make
such improvements in time and manner
aforesaid, as is required by males and
temesoles provided such improvements
are made OIL their own, or on their hus-
bands land, selected as aforesaid and,
Be it further enacted, That all feme
coverts and fene soles, shall, in all
cases, have the same control of their
respective lands, obtained under this act,
as males have, or may have over their
| land in the United States and,
Be it further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the Register of such Land
Office, at the expiration of five years, as
aforesaid, to execute and deliver TO all
such persons who shall prove before
said Register, that he, she, or they have
complied with all the acquisitions of this
act, certificate of such fact and shall,
moreover, certify the same to the Regis
Ter of the general land Office, whose du-
ty it shall be, TO issue patents to all such
applicants and importers, as Aforesaid,
unless it shall be proven before the re-
gistcr Of the land Office, in which such
land shall be situated, or before the re-
gister of the general land office, that such
oath or affirmation, SO taken by such ap-
plicant was false, and that he, she or
they had, previous to that time, received
donation ofland from the United States
then, and in that case, no patent shall is
sue; and the person who may have thus
sworn or affirmed falsely, shall, in nc
case thereafter, take the benefit OF this
act; and shall moreover suffer the same
penalties as the laws OF the United States
do, or hereafter shall prescribe, Cor the
punishment Of perjury in other cases:
and,
Be it further enacted, That the dis
posal of public lands, in all other re-
spects, shall be as they now exist, ex
cept, the lowest price, hereafter, shall be
two dollars per acre, for all land which
may hereafter be sold; and each ,onee,
who may obtain a donation Of land under
this act, shall, on receiving each cer,ii.
cate, pay to the register deliY ering the
same, one dollar, which shall be dispos-
ed of in the same manner as other mo-
ney arising from the sales Of public>hnd,
in other cases.
This law to take effect from and after
the first day of January, 1928, any law,
usage, or custom to the contrary notwith-
standing.
If you see fit to publish the foregoing
in your paper, you will obhge female.
POLLY.