The Arkansas advocate., 1837-03-10
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TYaslihaloa Cssy, Feb. g, 1887.

---E1 reading last night Every western Senator, from the naw 5tates except aagss5 9ated fer t.
 The published proceedings wl show my course ID regard fo tH bi. and rte YaoHs entertainments RFoPoes sd to k which were reieced. This bill grants llml- ted pFe-ersb8oe Faht, to small portion oi our el- zeas ar 1r tas grant, she vest have censeliea 'o .eIsa tha Nh elh it's enfanlleataa deiaas and nanef- ons ressficf;ona. thought we were purchasing such preempab as t confegs a too high rate, and there i0's sssse ssa. ss-ss. sea All. SEVER.
 The following is ths bd referred to bY Mf. SEWER, E the assge estsF and n the shape a which it finally paassd iho Senate on tho 9h ult.
 TiLI. ta hs entitled .An act to prohibit the aae of
 public lands, except 10 actual settlers in limited
 upentitiaa. and for other pufposes.a
 bs | saaesed Sc, That, rom and after the passage of this act a sales Of the public lands shall be gov eraad bg such provisions Of any existing laws are not inconsistent with the restrictions and regulations hereinafter nrascfihed.
 sro , That, f6reafer, no person shall be permit ted to pnreaase, bg entry or aE public auction, more than two sections of any land oI the tinted States aad belare aling any entry, hereafter or bid al pubs le auction, every applicant Q purchase or entry shall before sue entry or at least day preceding such bId havs ala8 the affidavit of such applicant with the regster and receiver of the land district n which the lands soughlo ha purchased situate. declaring that aaid lands arc sought to be purchased by said applicant fer ts use efseh applicant and not in trust or for the benefit ofany other person. norlor the purpose of sale or speeulaoa and that no written verbal contract has been made by said applicant to sell, lease, mort gage, CT otherwise cucumber said land, any part thereof thai said apnhcantis at least tweny-on years ofage. and aas not previously purchased or entered under Inc provisions o his act, any public and which, with the qHangiy then sought 10 be purchased oren tsfej, W8Nd exceed ERo sections whereupon, on payment of purchase money, tho receiver by and with the conaent e tha register endorsed on said affidavit, shall issue receipt b the applicant for said purchase money.
 SS. Tha f said applicant shall fail, within five years from the date of aad receipt. to proye 10 the register aad receiver afoIsad, by the oath of at least two potent and asgteFested witnesses, that said applicant has sredtoa dweitng house said land, and cleared and eaigas w5Ja sad period of five years, at least one-tanll paH sa51ana, has actually resided up oa sad had tt least on8 yeaf within 3sta period olive yeas 10 patent sa De issued for said land, and such ailra shail operate ca forfeiture of the title to the Uuie5 States saa tae purchase money which has been pad therefor unless sad aapieaatha dIad within said period as i've yeaTs bat making the proof required hY his 8aeglaA, within sa period of five years aore- sal, ss,;s siz Yesfs ofa the date of sad receipt, e tho death o said applicant within said period e i've yeaFs, t0 the register and receiVer pa tent shall ba issued for sad land and any sale, lease, or nortgage contract for the sala easa raort- gage Of aaid bud, Made before tle emanaton ol tho patehl @slAsl ha n9ll and goid.
 S4. That sAy applicant Wf5 shaIi prove by at least two cenpeteat and alsinafesled Wnesses sworn by, and esamsa bsfeFe, the register and receiver, that said applicant has hsiofs he ffsi day of December, eightaSa hundfed and lhgY-ai2 aeuailp occupied and resided ueoa any tsae o tle public land that may be AeFaaiar rsaiMsA tar sale at pablic auction, by the PIesdsa o he 9alied states and cultivated any part of sand actdaging tho year eghee hundred and fhir 
 authorized hg law sad land occupied and cultlYa- fed by sald applicant, ta extent not exceeding qpaeter sacEaa embracing ha Improvements of said applicant: eortded. said proof IS made to said reg isteF ah. geeaiyeF heore the commencement of any laaa sale at Wach sad land proclaimed for sale tt pnhIe aaeGoa. h tas President q the United Statea sna whega iva ov more persons occupy the same quar- taF ssesn tas ptesagenea. n Ina neehase te.e, s.- aef a aka9a 4oVision, sinai 5e given 10 the 6gst eapau q sta applicants And this act shall not be l Construed as to sliaf the provisions of any existing aaze4 zgEis any lands of the United States spe- cay cecaaisd hv their authority CT reserved by toe authority o s nissd States for town-ots lead mines saitsBfIugss other special purposes that may he feTaaief So occupied or FosaFved shall Ii be stg4sd o effect any locations for ihe purpose of edu- cation, for tho of aaltspFnga, for any oher pur pose. whseh aaYe bsen may be made by any state, under existing laws ot the United States nor shall any psensge oF other purchase of any such lands be permitted sy Nsiae at his act; and all such purchases as may he aae "a violation o this provision, are here Ry aeelaFadnaa aad void and 1t shall be the duty of sls eeFsagY q be treasury n all cases, before any Fsenaplye o otter pasehase ls permitted by virtue of sa ael. Eo a tracts occupied ar reserved to 6Fs 2ayed hYse register and receiver of the prop aad dsiele on ths approved pats of survey of the phsc ands nSr shall any provision of this act be so eonaEniesA as o authorize the occupancy ofany land so whch she Kndian ie has not been exdngushed, or b gvas sny eenption in virtue of such occupancy, and -snraa night shall accrue. by virtue of this sct beyond ho lnits of any state organized terri s0ry Of the UDion