Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-13
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PRE.EMPIlON BILL.
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Dr,R SIR;--Eac.osed / scai you. The Pre-emp-
,oa b.!, which passed tbs house las, evening. and
wants naiAjug but tie approval The President TO
make tia law, hops yoa WI tu>er, IA yoar pa
per, At the earliest praotcaba cate, as know 'ha'
us provisions viii be matter Of de,p interest 10 q
arsc portion or the people Of Mississippi
Beng placed uH the Committee IF pubic lands
have watched Tie progress ol tbs bj with great
deal eff interest. That Committee virtually cosSs-
l,d u. eight members; M Fisher one Ct The COM
m.tec beng also member oIlbe committee upon
elections never attended Is meetings of these, iour
are Democrats and four. Log.cubia' Wings
Whgn Ibis BIZ came up the four Logcnbm
Wings Wrre against this meaSure,ior the advantage
OF the rss og cabin men. aud the HOr Democrats
were for H. ARer making every ci5rt, % report
the bjl to the House, without success, thoSc who
were for he measure were compelled 10 vote "a re-
port the bill "a ne House, with a recommendations
that il do DOT pass, and since has been in the
house we have Kept il up until The hCal action, last
night. The anxiety of oar friends To 60 GA with The
Sub-ireaSury Bin which has AZ length brea reached
without the consent ct two thirds, prevented all dis
cu>son offs merits, 10y lis friends. The las; clause
OF the last section is intended for the cases oi tfe-
/ empuon IN the Chuetaw nation; II VIII render tie
settlers in that country independent OF the specua-
| tors. Mr. Lincoln Of Mass. moved an amendment,
! one of the main objects OF which was to strike out
! that clause. Please publish the ayes and noes, on
! fiat amendment IN order that the people OF MlS>ls-
s,nn may see who are their friends. | am pleased
witl ihe nrayi>ions Of the bill, consider them liberal
and sufficiently guarded, 10 prevent speculation
moreover ! believe II is the most substantial rc,"i
messure IN the plWer Of Congress 10 grant, 81 lar
as immediate Consequences are concerned. wlH
! write yuu again IN few days,
Yours Respectfully }. IHOMPSON.
AN ACT, Supplemental 10 the act, entitled An
act 10 grant presumption nights 10 settlers on the
public ands," approved June twenty second,
eighteen hundred aud thirty eight.
| Be II enacted bg The Senate and House Of Repre-.
stnfatires of the United States Of .4merica IA Con-
gyess assembled Tia, in all cases where a settler on
| the public lands may reside, or have his dwelling
house upon one quarter section, aud cultivate laud
on another aud different quarter section such set
tier may make his election under 'he act 10 which
this Is a supplement, 10 snler either 81 SAID quarter
sections or legal Subdivisions Of each, So not to
exceed one quarter section m all.
SEC 2. IND be IL farther enacted That 10 all
cases where an individual may have made an I'm.
pr1vement on the pubic land, and had aiierward
leased or rented such Improvement 10 another per-
son, who was in possession Otthe same on the TWEEN
| ~ second of June, eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, aud for the period ol Oar months next prece-
ding or when the lessor ond lessee, together, uccu-
pied ,uch Improvement during sad four months, the
person who made such improvement, and 50 rented
or leased thc same, shall be entitled TO The RIGHT .oI
pie-empuon, notwithstanding he may have been GU
Of possession Of his improvement during SAID four
month1, or any pat thereof.
SeC 8. md be it furth0r enacted That every
eetller on the pubic lands, which were not surYeyS
at tie passage OF the act 10 which this Is supple
meni, and who since the survey lauch public lands
has been ascertaned TO have resided at the date OF
said act, and for four months preceding on sX-
eenlh section, set apart for the support OF schools N
any township, shall be entitled 70 enter at the MINI
mum price any other quarter section Of the pablc
ands lying ~ the same land district, to winch no
other person has the night al presumption, on making
satisfactory proof Of his or her residence as aore.
said on such sixteenth section before tile register and
receiver Of the land Office OF sad district.
SEC T. Ind be IL further enacted, hat every
person who may have been settler within the mean
ug OF the acl to which this IS a supplement- on any
public land before lis selection by any state Tor TIE
purpose OF a seminary ollearnng, under any act 81
Congress authorizing such selection, on SauoIactofy
proof OF the facts before the register and receiver
the district 10 which his improvements were situated
sha, be permitted 10 enter at the minimum ptlce
unJ other quarter section lying the same land DIS
trcl, to which other person has the night OF pre-
emptou.
SIC. 5. Ind be further enacted That the &c
10 grant prescription rights TO settlers on the puoHC
lands" approved June twenty second, elghleet
hundred and thirtyeght be, and the same IS merely
continued IN fall force nll the tweniy-sccond DAY o
, June, eighteen hundred aud IoFiy-tWo; and tl'
right OF presumption under It's provisions shall BE-
aud hereby iS,exended 10 oil settlers on the pub'
; lands at the date oi this act, with the same eXcep
! tuns whether general 81 specai, aud subject to q
} the limitations aud conditions contained IA the above
rccited act and with the explanatory PROVISIONS o
The preceding sectone OF this act, aud nolhng N tn
last proys0 OF The act ci the twenty Of juno
eighteen hundred and thlttytghl, shall be so cen
Strued as 10 defeat any right CT presumption ac
crung under sad act, or under this act, or unde
any preceding act OF Congress, nor shall sad pre-
einpton claims BE defeated BY any contingent Choc
] taw location.
= Passed ths Senate April u, lSi0
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