Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-09-18

tonaI divisions and subdivisions than hun
dfed twenty location, public lanl
except may be reserved from sale by any law
of Congress proclamation Of the President OF the Omitted
States which may made any time af
ter the lands United in said States specve
ly surveyed according existing laws
And there hereby granted each STATE
that admitted Onion, upon such
adms much land including sJctI quantity may
have been granted before admission,
Territorial Government for purposes OF internal improve
aforesaid, shall mako i've hnnded thousand acres
. OF land, he selected and located aforesaid.
See. o. ind be 1t FURTHER -aactd, That the lands hero
in grated States above named SHALL be dispo-
od Of At price ,e= ,an one do lar ana TWENTY-FIVE cents
per until otherwise authorised by law OF the United
~ & , ~ r " $780, If I,IeT,aI ir,n,1ve,nen,
within aforesaid respectively, namely: Roads,
railways, Bridges canals and improvement OF water courses
en made improved shall be free for the transportation
of the United States MALL and munitions OF war; and Tor
the passage OF their troops, without the payment OF any
KOHL Whatever.
10. ind further enqced, That from and after
the passage Of this act every person. being Inc head OF Ia
widow, single man, the OF t"enty-one
years. and being citizen United states, having
fled h declaration of intention become citizen, as re-
Tlrei laws, who, since the ffst day
June, D. eighteen hundred and forty, has made or
email hereafter make, settlement IN Pe'S"i vi H punt
lands which the Indian title had been, At tho time OF
such settlement, ext1sushed, and winch has eeh or SAa
have been surveyed pFor thefetoad VINO siil i'aO ana
improve the same, and who has or shall erect dwelling
thereon, shall be, and hereby, authorised TO enter with The
res ster OF the Iahd ONCE Tor the distfir III "'lc Su "
may e by legal subdivisions, number OF acres not oX-
cecdny hundred and sixty quarter section Of land,
- nae The residence OF Such CLAIMANT upon pay S |"
the United States the minimum price OF such and SUBJECT,
hoveycr following limitations and EXCEPTIONS No
shall he entitled 10 more than one PTeepEe r@At
by of person who is proprietor OF
hundred and twenty of land in any Stale o.
Territory of the United States, and 40 person who small
Iijt abandon his residence his land reside
public Ian! in State Territory shah acquire
rslt Of presumption under this lands included
any by any treaty, law, Proclamation of
President of the United States, reserved for sane
or for other purposes 10 lands reserved support
schools, lands acquired either OF last
with Miami tribe of Indians in the State OF In
dana or watch may be acquired of the Wyaudot tribe Of
OF
which title has been be extnIushei by the L.
time during Tn. oDeIation Of this act no Sec
tons Of land reserved the United States alternate
Other sections granted the States for the
tion of any canal railroad, other public mPo9oment
sections fractions Of sections included within the Inn
its Of any incorporated portions OF the public
lands been selected as the site for ci-y town.
parcel land :tually settled ani occupied for
trade and not asrcntTe and no lands on Wnca are 'a
Ted known alines mines, shall be liable to etTy IN
der nd by virtue of the provisions of his act And 50
much OF the proviso of the act of twenysecon of june
brnred and thrty-e-nt der Of the fre-
ent of the United States as directs certain reservations
}an Ta5bii creek be, and the is hereby repeated
Forfei, That repeal sl any lille 20
tract land secured virtue of said treaty
Sec. II. .4ta he tItfer enacted, That waea Two or
noe pc sons shall settled quarter section
land, right Of emption shall be in hl OF her VINO
M, Ia tho first Settlement proyided such persons shall
PROVISIONS Of this act; and MI questions
~ ..i,I ,l 49,, .tl re.eiv.- Of the dis
et WHICH hc Ia nd situated SUBJECT 70 AZ apsa
and revision by the Secretary Of the treasury O. inc
Sec. H. qna Be it further enacted, That PRIOR a
nv being made ner and by virtue OF the provisions
act, proof OF the settlement and Improvement there
by required satisfaction OF the regis
and receiver OF the land district IN "hich ac us
lie, 7eeaby rules shall he prescribed by the Sc
croary Treasury who sail each be entitled TO re-
caive fifty cents from each applicant tor MS services !"
aforesaid and all assignments and transfers OF
right hereby secured prior 10 In" ISSUING oil the patent
Sec - and be it further enacted That before any
person claiming the benefit Of this act shall be allowed 70
such lands. he she shall mako oath before e re-
Of the land district in which the land -
Iaed [who are hereby authorize TO the sa"e)
he she has never had the oehelt Oh any F' OF pre-
onptou under this that ne she IS not the oWnsr OF
hundred and twenty of land il any STATE or
Territory of the United States, nor h2tA ne @" 'e
lpon improved said land TO sell the speculation
good appropriate it TO his or hes own exelu
benefit; and that he s1e mas no directly OF
in racF, agreement contract, II any way or
7ane-, with any person persons whasoore by which
the tile which he or might acquire from tire Govern
,at OF the Jni:ed States cI-e whole or il Part,
tyne oi person except himself OF herself ana
II ~, 2e,n tak5, such oath shall swear falsely
premises subject all the pains and PEN
pelIIry and hall orf, the money which he or
,n aay gCa aid l,r said land and al right ana ;e to
same; ani grant conveyance which ne Or she
made, except che hands OF bona fde puchaseE
for valuable consideration shall be null and void Ato
cestcate thereof in public land Office OF sucF
Strict and transmit duplicate copy the General
Land 0ce. Of which shall be good and sufficient
evidence that ih oath was according TO a
Sec II. Ind be It further enacted, That this act shall
not iay OF any The public lands Of the United
beyond the time which has been, or may be- aprons
III by the proclamation Of me President nor snail the pro-
;s be available % any person OF persons no
shall fail TO make tho psoof AMI payment aa5 ME the ain
davi, required before day appointed TO- commence
gnent OF sae saLas aforesaid.
-ec. 10 .4a4 5eit farther ergcte7, That whenever any
person has settled snail settle and improve 5act OF
laal. subject time OF settlement TO private entry and
shall intend 10 purchase under the PROVISIONS o.
this act: such person shall ii the first TItAIn three
passage of the and II the last with
DAYS the date of SUCH settlements NE
register the proper district written statement
describing the land settled upon. ana deca5ihg the nea
of such person claim under the pTovsto's
and shall, where sIch settlement - areaE
made within after the passage Of this 1c'
made. within the same pc
riad such settlement make the proof, am
davt paymea; herein required: and he she snail
fail 10 file written aforesaid ha TAU
make such Affidavit. proof and payment within the
twelve months aforesaid Of land settled and
Improved shall 30 subject the entry Of any other Pus-
chaser.
Sea TO- laa 5s 1t further enacted That the two per