Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-25

CIRCULAR TO REGISTERS . -
EKS VI THE U. S LAND OrraeIEslv.
"ISEaAL LAsD Orr
|GEsrLrsss: October Il, lsH.
ANY presumption claim una.. !,
acts Of Congress approved Jn,. q
1882 and June 10, 1884, /, =
lowed, if duly approved, ,c;,s,... Y
striction as to tie period orss. u. Y
In'enceDaent Of the surrey ;n. mi eu'.
such claim, and although such .6
may or may not have been fn,,s vey
Pleted on orbeforethe 10th june Ion, CON.
Z rocsded. that application e, ' ss'.s
prescription right shall be. !, ~. sasa
,, been made within one ye ) "a. .a.a
the return Of the approve p l 4 i, y.
survey including such clam Inv ), = .as
proper district land Office: .andan = .ue
also, that the tract 50 claimed ,h,I, IT,, r..
have been entered in the mean t;a.. ny
. third party, in accordance with y
structions which existed prior t. -. n.
reception Of this circular At VOW q W y.
fee. 'SS' VI
The clause in my circular Of ii. on
June last, in these words, ito ent ii.
the settler to the benefit Of the law. =
|is requisite that the survey of the t.rn.
ship where in his claim hes e. . Ia; ~
have been in process Of execution u
the field, during the term Of the one,.'
ton, of the act Of June 10, 1885, !,
therefore rescinded, but without nr..
,judice to: the intervening rights Of ,ny
third party as above mentioned
The President Of the United State,
has directed that until the further =.
ton Of Congress thereon he right, Of
spre-emption Of 80 acres Of land else.
where, usually called aaoatinr
rights, = granted by the second SEC.
ton Of the act Of Congress, approved
May 80, 1880, which act was revived !
and continued by the act approved
June 10, 1884, and which also, IS you
were informed by my circular Of June
9, 1887, as for certain purposes therein
stated still in force, shall be restricted
IN, their location to unimp,oved and
vacant public land.
You are therefore instructed not 10
permit the entry, by virtue Of a "Aoat-
ing right" Of any tract which there is
a cultivation, improvement, settlement,
or occupant, unless the owner Of the
float shall first produce to you the
written consent thereto, Of the person
For persons claiming the same improve
ment, cultivation, settlement, or occu.
pancy, attested by two witnesses.
You will require Of every person
applying to enter tract by means Of
float, previous to permitting the eD
try, to file his own affidavit thai the
same is vacant unimproved land; that
there is not any cultivation, improve.
ment, or occupancy thereon which il
claimed by any persons whomsoever,
or if claimed by any other persons Or
persons that he has the written consent
Of all the persons having any such
claim; which affidavit must also be COZ.
roborated in all its allegations by such
substantial witnesses (who must state
their means Of information as shall
entirely satisfy you that the same Is
true in every particular; otherwise you
will refuse to permit the entry. Sc.
You will require the floating r'gn'
to be entered at the same time WIN
the original presumption and VIII J. 'or.
ward all the proofs and attldaviIs 70
this Office as usual.
have also to advise you thas ANUS
which were not public lands % !, 'o ::
10th day Of June, 1924, as wen .
those which on that day, were 1 :. y .
ed from sale for the use OF the On..a
States, or for any Of the states r. e
tories, or which were reserved '1oa
sale ssby act Of Congress-" or 10y o..
der Of the President" or which wele
appropriated for any purpose y =,
err, arr not liable to be eateredoy ou
Mority cfany proyis;on Of the Pr :,
emption acts az 1880 and 1884, a''no
the same land, since that time, may .,
have been inquired by Indian lea. =
der other laws, or although the ~. !nsn !, - -
listing reservation or appropriatioil, may
have been since that date, rePsalss' :.
sundry inquire. having been a..l r..
Gently made, respecting the e0D, ,o,ed
ton Of an act Of Congress- app.v Int.
May &c, 1924, entitled ian :. ..eh
ing to the counties or par1l1sn.ess 81 4 an,
.xsx> nnIe%~..:<,,.xy If the UnlIeU 49,