New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-18

r representatives on Wednesday by Mr. oShL
,,y ana on bis motion read twice and reie''eu W
~. Committee on PobIic Lands
AN ACB
-. S.1-.lq,s,a a. "a, pable Lad, ard % seca's
u,.>, sL>reoa 10 Scf~I Setfi>r' and Clliaofo''
s.o.,f Re neaaoied. b. tie Cos9ress Of ths Uaaes
60. 1bs, fror, and after the Jtn day Of April next
!, h.l be lawful for any person being Of ia~i1l a-e
"a r,.zen Of the United states or an alien reslang
Thin the same who shall have 10 due form OF is~
SD declaration Of bis intention 70 become natural
txed 10 NE ia the proper Land ONce = cain OF RE
",,,v ~ sny 9noccupied quarter section or lesser
.,baiyison VI the Public Lands which shst have BEEN
dlv .uryeyed and offered ior sale and wsieh shal b.
'ao ~ .riSate entry the minimum price of Public
nd. 'Prorided That such claim shs b. invalid On
ie.. 4; be panied By affidavit ALTERATION IN
writiox nsde before and certified ny Justice Of the
Pesee that the p@rsOn fling such claim and MAKING
zach sdsvt affirmation j. not owner nor csioiau'
Of any other land real estate whatoever ana tHa'
he she intends in good faith 20 proceed TORN %
occupy, improve and cultivate the and described
such claim so
Of surh claim Their. shall be- issued from sain Lana "
De-. u such claimant Warrant Of Preempti"n ~nich
snail secure s-d claimant the rghtiui ana ga pos
.essOn Of the tract covered ~ Ffeempuon lo seven
f wears from the date thereof and shall set iOrin that
bv yirtu. and in pursuance OF the PROVISIONS Of THIS
al .uch claimant entitled ~ purchase the sad quar-
Ter section, any legal SUBDIVISION or suDolFsloh7
,be,eof ~ any time within seven years from the date
If seh Warrant the rate Of one dollar aod twenty
b,e cents per and lawful interest thereon from the
date Of such VARIANT
sec 8 fad Ia u fariier esacfed That the person OBJ
tanning such Warrant in Of his or her decease
ms OF her LEGAL representatives. may at any time alter
re,dence Of I'VE years the tract secured by Pre-
npton and before the expiration Of the term Of seven
wears aforesaid apply IN writing 10 sad Land ONCE for
csrtlfcatc Of Ri hi Of Occupancy and upon due aud
conclusive proof made 81 the proper officer thereof
that he or abe has resided said tract for the iu term
Of I've years Aforesaid and now resides thereon. and
ma subdued 20 cultivation cultivated and continues -
cultivate some portion Of said tract accompanied by
hi. or her own affidavit affirmation that he she
has not sod nor barganed 10 sell his her interes, in
or claim thereto, any portion thereof except to
person who owns or claims other land whatsoever,
ssd that he or fully intends reside upon said tract
for the remainder of his her natural life he shall be
entitled 10 receive and shall receive, from said Lsod
Office Certificate which shsll purPort to secure and
which shall secure him her and to his or her heirs
devisees or voluntary assigns right To possess aud
occupy without limitation OF time any legal subdivision
Of forty acres less of the land described in said War
rabt which may be chosen by him or her and detig
mated In said Certificate Pr00dcd That II such claim
ant be the married widowed head of family he or
she shall be entitled ~ Certificate OF Right Of Oceu
pancy for ANY legal subdivision of eighty acres or less
Of ssd tract be designated Aforesaid and that II
be or che being unmarried at the time Of apply wing
for such Certificate and thus entitled "a and allowed
bot forty acres shall, before the expiration Of the
term Of Presumption on said tract, marry one VINO
10 not an owner nor claimant Of any land nor
real estate whatever, he or she shall, ON bling In
such Land Office satisfactory evidence Ot such mar
rage by affidavit otherwise, be entitled to lar.
thef Certificate of Right Of Occupancy 10 An additional
legal subdivision Of forty acres or less OF the land dc
scfibed ia such Presumption Warrant And the land
thus described IN any Certificate shall not be diverted
from such occupant his or her heirs deyisees or soun
tsry assigns, by virtue OF any Judgment or other pro
cess Of law, by any involuntary assignment what
sOevey But the said Right Of Occupancy shall cease
and be absolutely void whenever the legal holder there
Of shall have become the owner OF claimant oil more
than hundred and sixty acres OF land inclusive oi
the land described in such Cerhcste and In that case
the land held by Right of Occupancy shall revert IA
the United States PrOcidod That any owner Of other
lands may have In possession tract so held In the ca
pscty OF legal guardian for infant heirs and that any
person owning other lands u whom a tract held by
Right Of Occupancy may descend or be devised shall
have ok months IN which 10 furnish proof H. the sets
faction of the proper officer that he has legally convey
ed said tract H. person who owns less than one
hundred and sixty including this tract that he
has disposed Of other lands belonging To him 50 Ms 10
reduce the aggregate owned or claimed by him. nciu
ding this tract b. hundre aud siSty ares or less
shall have paid the nited States for the lands 50
devised inherited by him. described ia said Ger
nbcAte =, the rate Of dollar and twenty I'VE cents
per with lawful interest thereon from the date Of
the Marrsnt Of Presumption And in every case OF tor
FIXTURE shall be the duty of the Distric, Attorney Of
the United States for the District Ia which the forfeited
land h situated To institute and prosecute an action 10
the United states the lsnd- 80 forfeited
Sec T. isd b. a farther eHacted, That on aud after
the expiration of the presumption spccn"d
In any such Warrant the whole OF any portion of the
tract specified therein which shall not within the term
Of preempon have been purchased of the United states
and paid for been conveyed by Certificate Of Right Of
Occupancy aforesaid shall he open 10 entry aud sale
as II such Warrant had not been issued.
Sc 4se h. AZ farfAsr eaactfd That no Warrant or
Certificate provided for in this act shall issue 10 any
person not OF legal sge to any idiot or insane per
whatever.
see q Ind b. a JarfAer oacsd That every applicant
o. purchase except hereinafter provided. after the
18th Of April ncxt any Public Lands Of the United
States whether al public suction or by private entry
shall before obtaining title 10 the same, be- required -
and file In the proper Land Once, affidavit or
affirmation setting forth that he she desires the
and the whole thereof for occupation improvement
and by him herself and has intention OF sell.
iDg dsposDg of the same. any part thereof and
To any and every person refusing negecting % HE
ouch an affidavit affirmation. the minimum price Of
the Pablo Lands shall be- i've dollars per acre.
T. dsd be Il further cRacfsd That any wiltul false
swearing affirming In any proceeding under the pro
vision OF this act shall be deemed to constitute the
crime of perjury. and shall be punished by mprson'
for the OF three years at hard labor In state
Prison and by tine not exceeding thousand dollars
at the discretion OF the Court and. conviction OF
any offender the title acquired 10y of his her
fssc swearing shall revert Ia the United States.
Sec : Had BE- u farfhr sHacifd. That all acts and
parts OF inconsistent with the provisions OF this
hereby repealed