Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-06-16
From Tire Miirdnk'ec SenhHcI
PRt-EA1pTION BILL.


The following act passed the Scna;c of
the u. S. on tho 2lst April, and we last
night received advices from Washington,
that it passed the house without amend
mcnt Oh the twenty inst. by a vote Of
one hundred and eighteen to siNiy-Iour
AN ACT.
Supplemental to the act, entitled i" An act
to grant prc-cmpton rights 10 settlers on
the public lands, approved June tween
ty-sccoud, eighteen hundred apd Thirty
eight
BE n enacted By tic Senate dnd House
Of Representatives, Of tie Unjted States q
america m Congress assembled, That n
aI cases where Il settler on the public lands
may reside or have his dwelling house upon
one quarter section, and cultivate lana on
another and different quarter section, such
settler NAV make his election under the
act which this is n supplement, 10 enter
either of said quarter sections or legal sub
divisions OF each, 50 as not 10 exceed one
quarter sect on in all.
SEC. 2 And be II further enacted, Ihat
in all cases where an individual may have
made IN Improvement on the public land,
! and had a'lcrward leased or rented such
Improvement 10 another person, who was
in possession of the same, on the twenty
second Of juno, eighteen hundred and thlr-
ty-cight, and for the period OF four mo nihs
next preceding, or when the lessor, and
lessee, together, occupied such improve
ment during said four months, the person
who made such improvement and SO rented
or leased the sam, shall be entitled TO the
right Of prc-c mption, Notwithstanding he
may have been out Of possession Of his I'M
provcment during said four months, or any
part thereof.
SEC. ,. Ind be ii further enacted, That
every settler on the public lands, which
were not surveyed at the passage OF the
act TO which tins is supplement, and who,
since the survey OF such public lands has
been asccrtaincd to have resided at the
dale Of said act, and for four months pre-
| ccding, on n sixteenth section set apart lor
| the purport Of schools in any township,
| shall be entitled 10 enter at the minimum
price any other quarter section OF the pub
lie lands lying in the same land district, 10
which no other person has The right oil pre-
cmption, on making satisfactory proof OF
his or her residence as aforesaid on such
sixteenth section; before the register and
receiver Of the land Office Of SAID district.
| SEC. 4. Ind be il further enacted, That
every person who may have been settler
within the meaning Of the act to which this
is supplement, on any public land before
its selection by any State for the purposes
Of seminary Of learning, under any act
of Congress authorizing such selection, on
satisfactory proof Of the facts before the
register and receiver Of the district in
which his improvements were situated
shall be permitted TO enter at the mlnIn"Y'
price, any other quarter section lying III
the same land district, TO which no other
person has the right of pre-cmplion.
SEC 5. And belt further enacted, hat
the "Act TO grant presumption rights 10
settlers on tho public lands approved
June twcnty-sccond, eighteen hundred ana
thirty-cight, be. AID the same Is hereby
continued in full force till the twcn;y-sc-
cond day Of June, eighteen hundred ana