Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-01-04
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
September Is, ls4l. !

OcptCNtOIf AC1 AONAs
GENTLEMEN: Annexed is a copy
of the portion Of an act of Congress APP
proved on the 4th instant, entitled,
"An act to apy ropriate the proceeds Of
the sales Of the public lands, and to
grant prevention rights" which has
relation to the subject prescriptions.
Your attention is directed to the sever
al provision Of that portions Of said act,
and your observance enjoined of the
rules hereinafter stated as prescribed
by The Secretary Of the Treasury, in
accordance with the 18th section Of
said act.
The individual claiming the benefits
Of said act must be.
First. A citizen Of the United States,
or have filed his declaration Of inten-
ton to become a citizen.
Second. Either the head ola family,
or a widow, or a single man over the
age of twenty.one years.
Third. An inhabitant Of the tract
sought to be entered, upon which, in
person, he has made a settlement and
erected Westinghouse, since the 1st
Of June, 1910, and prior 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 United
States.
A person failing in any one Of these
requisites can have no claim by virtue
Of this act.
A person bringing himself within
each Of the qbove requirements by
proof satisfactory to the Register and
Receiver 'of the land district in which
the lands may lie taken pursuant 10 the
rules hereinafter prescribed will, after
after having (aken the affidavit required
by the act, be entitled to enter, by legal
subdivisions, any number Of acres not
exceeding one hundred and sixty, or a
quarter-section, to include his residence
and he may avail himself of the same
at any time prior TO the day of the
commencement Of the public sale, in
GLIDING 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 1st of June, 1910, and
prior to the passage of :his act, and the
settler Is DESTROYS Of securing the same
under this act, he must give notice oil
his intention TO purchase the same
under its PROVISIONS, within three
months from the passage Of the law;
that is, before the fourth day Of De-
cember next.
Where the land shall hereafter be-
como subject to private entry, and after
that period a settlement shall be made,
which the settler is DESTROYS OF securing
under this act, such notice of his
intention must be given within thirty
days after the date of such settlement.
Such notice, in both cases, must be
a written one, describing the land set
tied upon, and declaring the intention
Of such person to claim the same under
the provisions OF this act. (See forms A
and B hereto snnexed.)
In the FIRST case the proof, affidavit,
and 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 &c
be regularly numbered by the Register
in the order Of the date Of their recep-
ton, and entered in a suitable book
columned of, to show he number, date
when received, name Of the party, anc
description Of the tract claimed, anC
monthly abstract of the same are to be
furnished 10 the General Land Office,
with your other monthly returns.
The eXisIen e Of .hese claims should
be indicated on the township plats, by
marking, with red ink, q, on the spo1
occupied By the tract claimed; and
also with red ink, noting on the same
spot the number Of the declaratory
statement in neat and very small figure:
SO as not too much to interfere with the
regular annotatious which will have
TO be made, when the regular proc
and payment shall have been made
been made by the claimant, and hi:
entry ofthe tract consummated. The
existence Of such claims should ALEC
be noted, in pencil in their appropriate
places 10 the tract books.
The tracts liable to entry under thi
act. are some one Of the following
designations.
First. A regular quarter-sectior
notwithstanding its quantity, may be
lewa eFes more or less than one hundre
ahc six'yi or quarter-section, which
though fractional in quantity By III
passage of navigable stream, throur
the same, is still bounded by repuIa
sectional and quarter-sectional lines.
Second. A fractional section con
tanning not over one hundred and six,
acres, or auy tract being detache
or anomalous survey, made pursual
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