Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-13
CIRCULAR.
TO THE REGISTERS AND RECEIv-
Frs OF THE L. s. LAND OFF,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
September 18th, 1S4l.


GENTLEMEN: Annexed is a copy Of that
portion of an act Of Congress, approved
on the 4th inst, entitled AN act to appro-
pirate the proceeds Of the sales Of the pub
lie lands, and TO grant presumption rights"
which has relation to the subject Of pre-
emptions.
Your attention is directcdt to the several
provisions of that portion of said act and
your observance cnioined in the rules here
mater stated, as prescribed by the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury, in accordance with
the 10Th section Of said act.
The individual claiming the benefits Of
sail art must be,
First. \ citizen of the U. s., or have
filed his declaration Of intention to become
a citizen.
Second. Either the head of family.
or widow. or single man over the age
of twenty-one years.
Third. An inhabitant Of the tract
sought TO be entered, upon which. in per-
son. he has made settlement and erected
4 dwelling house, since the first Of June
1880, and pricr to the time when the Land
is applied for; which land must at the date
of the settlement. have had the Indian title
eXtinguished and been surveyed by the [.
States.
A person falling in any one of these re-
quSites can have no claim by the virtue
of this act.
A person bringing himself within reach
of the above requirements by proof salts
factory to the Register and Receiver of
the land district in which the lands may
lie. taken pursuant to the rules hereinafter
prescribed, will, after having taken the aft
davit required by the act, be entitled TO
enter by legal subdivisions, any number of
acres not exceeding one hundred and sixty.
or quarter section to include his resi-
dence, and he may avail himself Of the
same at any time prior to the day Of the
commencement Of the public sale, includ-
ing said tract, where the land has not yet
been proclaimed.
Where the land was subject to private
entry, at the date Of the settlement made
since the LIST of June 1910, and prior &c
the passage Of this act and the settler is
DESTROYS Of securing the same under hi!
act, he must give notice Of his intention
10 purchase the same under It's provisions
within three months from the passage O
the law; that is, before the fourth day o
December next.
When the land shall hereafter become
subject TO private entry, and after tina
period a settlement shall be made with tht
settler if DESTROYS of securing under th
act. such a notice Of his intention must b.
given within thirty days after the date o
such settlement. Such notice in boil
cases to be written one describing the
land settled upon, and declaring the inten
ton Of such person u claim the same un
der the provisions of this act. (Sec forms
y and 3 hereto annexed)
In the first case, the proof affidavit, anC
payment, must be made within twelve
months after the passage. Of this act; and
in the second case within twelve months
after the date Of such settlement.
These declaratory statements are to be
regularly numbered by the Register in the
order of the date of their reception. anC
enterod ia suitable book. coumned of
to SHOW the No. date, when received, name
Of the party. and description Of the trac
claimed, and monthly abstracts Of the sam'
are to be furnished to the General Lant
Office. with your other monthly returns
indicated on the township pIats by mark
ing. with red INK, cross, II. on the spo
occupied by the tract claimed; and aIsc
with red ink noticing on the same spot tn
number Of the d,cIaratory statement il
neat and very small fgureS, so as not to
much to Interfere with the regular annota
tons which will have to be made, whe
the regular proof and payment shall hay
been made oy the claimant. and his cntr
Of the tract consunmatcd. The eXistenc
Of such claims should also be noted,
Penci, in their appropriate places in ii
tract b99fs
TIE tracts liable to entry under this &c
are some one of the following designation
First. \ regular quarter section, no
wllIsand!ug its quantity, may be ic'
acres more or less than one hmdrad an
sixty; or qnartcr section, which, thong
fractional in quantity By the passage Of
navIgabic stream through the same, is ST
bounded by regular sectional and qaartC
sectional lines.
Second. A fractional section, contain
ing not over one hundred and sixty acre
or any tract being detached or anom
ious survey, made pursuant to law, and n,
exceeding said quantity.
Third. Two adjoining headquarters {
all cases to be separated by north an
south line, except on the north side
townships, where the surveys are 50 mad
as to throw the excess or deficiency On Il
north and west side Of the township.)
the regular quarters mentioned in the ir
III tNEn in, nj ng