, 1840-06-13

Of the largest heads of increased expenditure
in recent years, and one of the most indis.
pensable for the south and west. II is APP
purtenant to the purchase of the Indian
lands; and. although large, yet the sale of the
lands will far more than reimburse it."
TO be concluded.)
The following supplementary act, to grant
presumption rights TO actual settlers has pas
sed both houses of congress, and now only
awaits the signature Of the President to be-
come a law.
AN ACT.
Supplementary 10 an act, entitled "An act
to grant pre-emption rights TO settlers on
the public lands" approved June twenty
second eighteen hundred and thirty.eight.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of A.
merica, in Congress assembled. That in all
cases where n settler Oh the public lands
may reside or have his dwelling house upon
one quarter section, and cultivate land on an
other ard different quarter section, such set
tier may make his selection under the act TO
which this is Il supplement, TO either Of said
quarter sections, or legal subdivisions of each:
so as not to exceed one quarter section in
all.
SEC 9. And be it further enacted, That in
all cases where an individual may have made
an improvement on The public land, and had
afterwards leased OF rented such improve.
ment 10 another person, who was in posses
sion Of the same on the twenty-secOnd of
June eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and
for the period OF four months next preceding,
or when the lessor and lessee, together, oc.
cuned such improvement during said four
months, the person who made such improve
ment. and so rented or leased the same, shall
be entitled to the rights Of pre-emption, not
withstanding he may have been out of pos.
session Of his improvement during said four
months, or any part thereof.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
every settler on the public lands, which were
not surveyed at the passage of the act to
which this IS a supplement-, and who, since
the survey of such public lands, has been
ascertained to have resided ut the date of
said ACT, and for four months preceding.
on a sixteenth section, set apart for the sup
port of schools in any township, shall be en-
titled 10 enter at the minimum price any
other quarter section of the land district, to
which no other person has the right Of the
presumption, on making satisfactory proof
of his or her residence as aforesaid on such
sixteenth section before the Register and
Receiver of the land district.
Sec. a. And be it further enacted, That
every person who may have been a settler,
within the meaning OF the act to which this
is a supplement, on any public land before
its election by any State for the purposes of
seminary Of learning, under any act of
authorizing such selection, on sat-
proof Of the facts before the regis
ter and receiver of the district in which
his improvements were situated, shall be
permitted to enter at the minimum price,.
any other quarter section lying in the same
and district, TO which no other person has
the right OF presumption.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the "Act to grant presumption rights to set.
tiers on the public lands" approved June
twenty second, eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, be, and the same is hereby, continued
in full force till the twenty-second day of
June, eighteen hundred and forty two; and
the right Of presumption under is nro.
visions shall be, and hereby is, extended to
all settlers on the public lands at the date of
act, with the same exceptions, whether
general or special, and subject to all the limi.
tations and conditions contained in the above
recited act, and with the explanatory provi.
of the preceding sections of this act, and
in the last proviso Of the twenty.
second of June, eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, shall be so construed as TO defeat any
Of pre-emption accruing under said aci,
Or under any preceding act Of Congress. nor
shall said presumption claims be defeated by
contingent Choctaw location.