Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1834-08-23

Your iffeno v nd servant,
GEO. CATLlN.
The following CIRCULAR from the Com
missioner Of The GeD eral Land Office TO the Reg
ssters and Receiver IL the United States Land
DFices, may inter-st Tome OF our readers Hay-
sng psbi'shcd tie Acts respecting presumption
rights E-~ weeks ago in this paper, we think
-stunae'e 'sary to re-publish them.
GnSERAL LAxD OrFIcE,(
July 22. 1884.
sGExr LEMKS:
. nnexed is copy Of an act os Con-
- ess, approved 10th Juno, 1884, entitled
An act to revive the act entitled AN
act to grant presumption rights to settlers
on the public lands, approved May TWEEN
.ty ninth, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty" together with a copy of the
former act
lst. The recent act provides ''that eve
~ settler or occupant of the public lands,
prior to the passage Of this act, who is
now in possession and cultivated any part
thereof in the year 1888, shall be entitled
10 all the benefits and privileges provi-
ded BY the act entitled can act to grant
prc-empt,on rights to settlers on public
lands, approved May 29th, 1890, and the
said act is hereby revived and shall Con-
tinue IN force two years from the passage
nj THE act, and no longer," TO wit. TO the
10Th June, 1896.
I'd. The fact Of cultivation in eigh-
teen hundred and thirty three, and that of
possession Of the land applied FOR on the
nineteenth June, eighteen hundred and
shinv-tour, must be- established by the
affidavit of the claimant, supported by
such cofroborative testimony Of disinter-
ested witnesses as shall be satisfactory
10 you both. The evidence must be taken
by Justice Of the Peace, in the presence
OF the Register and Receiver, wherever
,convcnieni, and be in answer to such in
terrogatories, to be propounded bv them,
.as moy be best calculated to elicit the
truth; and when not convenient for the
witnesses to attend before the Register s.
Receiver, the evidence is TO be taken by a
Justice Of the Peace. and be in answer to
such inferrogatories to be propounded by
him rs shall be best calculated to elicit the
truth.
The crcdibility Of the testimony is tn
be certified by the Justice of the Peace.
and by such other persons Of the neigh
borhood as can certify the same
Sd. Possession on 10Th June. 1873 and
cultivation in 1888, are both essentially
necessary TO the comforting of the pre-
emptIon privilege, the absence of either Of
which requisites will vitiate the claim
The building of a mill rs II .'posscssions,' -
but without actual cultivasicn. IL does NOT
confer the privilege under the law. The
extent and nature Of the cuftirotion are
points concerning which the law is silent
The cultivation Of a crop Of grain, escu-
lent roots, or other vegetables Of ordinary
culture IN the peculiar section of the
country, Is to be regarded as sufficient
ms respects the requisite OF .'cultirat;an.- =
together with ordinary fence or other
suitable enclosure; or. when no crop or
product has been taken from the land. and
ii shall appear To your satisfaction tina,
the claimant has. in good faith. made the
usual preparations for crop; "a. when
he shall have cleared ground and enclo-
sed the field, aEd ploughed the soil prera-
Iat,iy o the ensuing seed-,,me, md with
lntcstt To SOW Vf ptSnf. Sl'u sE1ti be re-
Carsied and taken as sufficient cu'tiva-
iion to entitIe him To the benefit Of the
act.
The erection OF dwelling house for
che purposes ofhabitation, will be regard
rs requisite OF possession,
4tb. The provisions of the act are not
available 10 any person or persons who
shall Gail to make the proof and payment
reqsired, before the day appointed for the
eosnmencemeut OF the sales OF lands in
GLIDING the tract or tracts on which the
right Of presumption extend TO any land
which is reserved from sale by act of.
Congress. or by order of the President,
or which BY law NAV have been appro-t
priased for any purpose whatsoever
5sh. Should any tract Of land, subject
10 private entry at the date Of the act. be /
entered nj ordinary prira.c sale. and n
pre-cmptiop claim be duly established
thereto within the term oil two years from
The dase Of the act, the former entry Is
null and VOID. and the Register and Re
ceives ere herebv reSa.red 10 make
-nouthly reports OF all such interfering
1ies, dssignating the tract, date Of sale, :