The Arkansas advocate., 1832-06-20
LAND OFFICE,
 LITTLE Rock,
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June I1H, lS32. KINDER the provisions of an act, ap- O proved on the 9th April, Is32, eRtI- tied, sAn act supplementary to the seyer- al laws for the sale of Public Lands, &c. no person IS permitted to enter more than one haD quarter section, in qatafteT-guar- Ger sec tiohs, in his own name or in the name of any other person; and in no case, unless he intends 1t for cultivation or for the use Of his improvements And before an entry can be allowed, the following af- fdavit prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasnry,l must be filed and attached 10 the application for entry, under the pro- visions conferred by this act.
 I for wei do solennly swear, tor afirm) that the Land above described, IS intend- ed to be entered for my personal benefit, and not in trust for another, and that the same is intended for the purpose of cuiti- yation, or tas the case may bel for the use ofmy improvement, situated on the -- of section No. -, of ownship No. and range No. -
 Signed, A. B. This affidavit is 10 be made before a Justice of the Peace, or other officer le- gaIly authorized to administer oaths. The act further provides, that all actual settlers, being bousekeepers upon the pub- l,e lands, shall have the right ofpre-emp. tion to enter, within sir months after the passage of this act, not exceeding the quantity of one half quarter section, (s0 acresA un@ Ter the provisions of this act, to include his improvement. When two per sons live on the same quarter section, subject to be entered by this act, each shall have the right to enter that quarter quarter section which includes his im- provements
 The proof required at this ofice, will be the affidavit of the person applying for the benefit of the act, sworn to before a Ma gistrate, or some other person authorized to administer oaths, setting forth that he or she Is an actual settler aad housekeep- CT on public land and that the ha!fqUarter section applied for, includes his or her i'm pavement, which affidavit IS to be sus- tained by the affidayits of one or more disinterested persons, to be sworn to as above.
 Form of the .A1IdavH.
 I do osolemnly swear that I am an actu- al settler and housekeeper on tract of public land, viz: The quarter of section No.- in township No.-, of range No. -; and hereby apply to enter the --- quarter of said section, under the provisions of the act Congress, approved the 9th of April, 1899, entitled an act, &c. which will include my improv ement.
 Signed, A. B.
 Instructions from the Department, di- rect (until the expiration of the pre-emp- tion law, 9th October next, in all cases of application to make private entries, that the applicant (nos being the pre-emptor) be required to file the following affidavit
 do solemnIy swear that the tract of land intended to be applied for, viz; The - quarter of section No. - in tow nship No. - of range No. ----, in the district of land subject to sale at Little Rock, is not, 10 the best of my knowledge and belief, subject 10 any claim by -emption right, under the provis- ions of the act of Cong passed on the 9th of April; 1882, entitled sAn actsuPple- mentary to the several laws for the sale of Public Lands, &c.
 Signed, 4. B..
 Where the right of pre-enption exists to lands, not at this date subject to private entry, which may be offered al public sale, prior to the 5th ofOctober next, the eyi- denee of the claim under the act, mast be filed Tn this office, and the money paid be- fore the day of public sale, otherwise the pre- emption " i'll not berecognized We, therefore, respectfully suggest to all interested under tho pre-emption law . to prove up their claims es early as con vcnient, either before a Magistrate and forward them to this office, or by ap- plication here, where their business sllaii meet with immediate attention and des- patch. Very respectfully, &c.
 A. YELL, Receirer.
 B. SMITH, Register. Little Rock, June 18th, 1882. 2w l0