Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-11-11
INSTRUCTIONS 70 LOCATING AGENTS.
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4 FeeeBt decision Of lie Secretary Of tRe 1'Fea.
sHFy has declared iH8gSFaitte and e9ga So much
Of The net 8F ths Legislature, approved slss De-
eEnbeF, is49. tehtaed Hti aet iiF {he 5pRsht Of
saeh peFssns as have set!ed 6b or may hereafter
iiaHe Improvements ba the public lands of HIS
sate,'' as aath9Flses The G6vsfaef 10 l5sate a
" PFe.@fnPti6h 'eam," With OF Without the assent
Of Tie ;fesAihBef, as Il Peftlbh Of tIs spg,Uvg
sefss gFahtas 10 this gtats, Fer Internal Improve.
Hisht. .-- -.
Until se1ls modification or that daeisoh is made
BY ths department. or sjae ftetish is had by J6H:
gfess. slis ds8Fts Of 1he State will eersdeF that
leeisisf AS binding. aud ff!,safVe 1t accordingly
The 9th seesa Of the Ret Of the 5is Deeaii4Bur,
ls4a. Is, haw6yeF. 10 Ai forced heh asthofises
any Pafsea designated ID Tho aetl 10 settle Oh OF
make improvements eB aIeetad lands, and to par.
chase theta from shs State, uaaer the eehdhens
ahs iestfleIIahs theF9h lnsnlioned and those who
may wish ~ avail themselves OF The provisions oE
the 9Th sGetoh Of The act IN ll'e their sPpiltu.
lion and Rrdof Of Improvement" with the land
agent AT .h,s pase and certificate will issue as
| heretofore. -,....
Tho 9Th section OF The act Of Cehgfoss. np.
| 7fered ath sepseHib6r, 1871, iG connection vita
'ho lhssrneaohs from the Commissioner Of the
| General LAND Uffec, and my instructions OF this
u
of the ootj,q;0 acres.
"See.s, A"d be il further enacted, That ,herr
shall be grHhted TO each Slate specified in tho first
section Of tbs net, five hundred thouaa nd aeras
Of land. fortte purpose of internal Ifoproyamont
| lForiacd That 10 each Of tho sa;d States which
| havo uIroHiy received grants for said purposas
thore is hpteAy granted 40 more ,han n ounutity
Of lard, Which shall, together with the amount
such Sac has already received as aforesaid
fr ,h,,t,l lrE,l nd th,
in all OF thr said States, to be made withtu their
limits respectively in such manner as the Legis.
.atnGe thortpf shtI! direct; and located in par.
ceis comfortably 70 sectional divisions and subd.
visions, OF ndt tessthan three hund drcdand twenty
acres in any one bca'Ion. on any public land ex-
cept such rs is orlnuy DO reserved from sale by
any law Of CoagNss or proclamation Of the Pre-
| sidens Of the Uniel States. which said loca tons
may be n!ado Ut oty time after the lands Of the
United S:otes in laid States respectively, shall
| have been saryeya according to existing laws"
| The following an extract from the inslruc.
tons of the COmI IsSioner Of the General Land
Oftlce, dated q ny, 1912, which you will CD
deavor 10 observe nd carry into effect.
In making thee selections, tits expected that
the Stnte nutEorts viii! observe the precaution
OF causing all thCRrcNnnary examinations to be
made, by their dlt authorised agents, necessary
to arril at certaay as to the fact that none Of
the particular traS, Of land selected by them are
or can be cl@lmods Pre-cmrton rights in virtue
I OF tho act aforesT, or OF any prior pre-emption
law, otherwise sub interference will nuIlfv the
selections.
sit is hoped roycr, that the State authori-
tics will make i'll duty absolutely indispensable
on the seIorting fnts, to visi, in person evory
tract o. land desi to be selected, and thereby
ascertain, hey 1doabt, whether or not pre-
emPtion claim abe alleged 10 the same, and re-
guhte their Proceilugs accordingly.
| " These lists al to be numbered in Il regular
series. So soon IA list OF tracts so selected is
received at your Flee, il will be your duty to
~-arDiBe the s1me.nd compare IT with your books
and wi.h ti.o de,uratory statements" fled uii-
der the Act OF 4Iof September, 1871; and in
case OF conflict n,ng with an alleged pre-em -
ton claim. you VI Immediately advise the Go
vernon Of the sns sof the fact, and furnish siini-
advice 10 this OH
\ " The IA " prod ihot the locations shall be
made IN parcels tn!ormaby 20 sectional dryis.
ions and sabityists OF not less than three bun,
dTsd fna twenty Tres III any Gna location, Oh any
public land eSceRpch as IL Or may be deserved
from shle by anNw Of Congress OF proclamation
> Of the tres,dent lhs United SIGtes winch 4nlt
i, ochit9ns may btade nj any tlsnaafieF the lands
J OF the United Bpis ~ 61id States respectively,
, shalt hs"a been kfyeyed according to existing
] AVS
; Eael al tho sgtiaBs made by the IocatIDg
gent should lndha tho day whap actually made,
80 rs ~ enable y Office 10 detgFnne brlNerD
r sgeh selection y n presumption claim under act
: Of 4tll saRlen,5 tsli, which shall rater 70 the
Y dtie OF seitttik,
h, . Each Rfs may be Termed in any Of the
f following niHus
/: hfhs e9et, ~, north, OF south hgf ef see,
4 lion,
1 i've e1at4aas quaFtsFs Of drtfersn. seeliens,
aFnHf eseigeas aag gRasfsrs eP dilftrsnl
6 sections,
I, II The iai1HaFieFs are 10 be thasa designated
:, as gqst or ~ aHaflRfs,ehs contaminated BY the
y general iaRiaHng provision for the saIe ef the
. pabllg ah49Hssed on 2itb April, isa6, admit.
. ing Of Ind ldlyisien Of ggaf!sf sections only
9 By y line FRing H6fia and ssNi4
!: :: lTha ne Of subdivision nlo q.after=gWsflefs
q Of q seetNs Het applicable to !1ie aet Of Alh Of
:. SsRembeasai, lHasmgGh IS il is WARRANTED BY
q the sei ef!A ABFli, 1859, eHEy IN reference 70
!. the Rgegi kind OF sasss FefsFfed ts IN tbs latter
d aGtl
@ ia dGNlsd fractional ssst8h, sGHlaiHing three
j hgRaFelli twenty aeFss, or q gFgai9f aHaHsliy,
: lea0 be HaEsG bat WheA L fractional section
: esaiaass thaH ttfes hnHdFsa and iwEHty aGFss,
| il esR m be taken in iies Of IVA! qHlHlty, IN:
nj Isss i y9algH9es g sam8 8sheF b9is ST se2
{ lecifeHs, hsh, With such ffaGsena ssGtieH, shall
i eaHsi;p 10, lass thaa three hBHifeJ aRd ,WGHtY