Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-05-21
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land or VINO may sell land with the intention to OBJ
tain free grant; and that the land acquired under lis
rpguatons shall not be held liable for debts contracted
nrior TO the issuance of the patent The following is
the bill itself:
Be it enacted &c. That any person who is the head
of family and citizen OF the United States any
1prson who is the head OF family, and has become
citizen prior 10 the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and fytwo. as required by the naturaliZa-
lion laws of the United States shall, from and after
The passage of this act, be entitled to enter. free OF
cost one quarter section of vacant and Incorporated
nuhlie lands or quantity equal thereto to be located
in body in conformity with the legal subdivisions OF
the public lands and after the same shall have been
surveyed.
Sec 3 And be it further enacted, That the person
APPLYING for the benefit of this act shall, upon app
cation to the Register Of The Land Office. in which he
or she is about 10 make such entry, make affidavit be-
fore the said register that he she the head of
family and is Eot the owner of any estate in land at
the time such application, and has not disposed OF any
estate in land to Obtain the benefits OF this act and
upon making the afii /, As above required and filing
the affidavit with the register, he she shall there
upon he permitted to enter the quantity OF land already
specified Provided, however, That certificate
shall be given patent issued therefor until the expl-
ration of five years from the date of such entry; and
If, at the expiration OF such time, the person making
such entry or if he be dead his widow, or, in case Of
her death, his heirs devisee Or in case of wild
ow making such entry her heirs or devsee in case OF
her death, shall prove by two credible witnesses that
she or tneT nave continued 10 reside upon Gull
tivae said land, and still reside upon the same, and
have moi aenated the same, any part thereof, then
in such case, he, she, or they shall be entitled 10
patent as in other cases provided for by law: And
provided, further, That in of the death OF both
father and mother, leaving infant child or children
under fourteen years of age the right and the fee shall
to the benefit of said infant child children
and the executor, administrator or guardian, may, at
any time within two years after tie death OF the
vivng parent sell said land for the benefit of such in
Can't hut for 9TH and no nhacpr
shall acquire the absolute title by the purchase, and be
entitled 10 patent from the United States
Sec 3 And be it further enacted. That the register
of the land office shall note all such applications on
the tract books and pIas of his office, and keep reg
lister of all such entries, and make return thereof to
the General Land Office together with the proof upon
which they have been founded.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That all land
quired under the provisions of this act shall in no
event become liable to the satisfaction Of any debt or
debts contracted prior the issuing the patent therefor
Sec s. And be il further enacted, That if, at any
time after filing the affidavit required in the second
section of this act and before the expiration of the
five years aforesaid. it shall be proven by two more
respectable witnesses, upon OATH to the satisfaction
of the register of the land office, that the pelson hav-
ing filed such affidavit shall have actually changed his
her residence, abandoned the said entry for more
than SIX months at any one time, then, and IN that
event, the land entered shall revert back to the
Government, and be disposed Of other public lands
are by law.
Sec And be it further enacted, That if any in
divduaI, now resident of any one of the States OF
Territories and not citizen of the United States but
at the time of making such application for the bene
fit of this act shall have filed declaration Of inten
ton as required by the naturalization laws of the
United States and shall become citizen of the same
before the issuance of the patent, made and provi
ded for in this act, shall be placed upon equal foot
ing with the nativ eborn citizens of the u States.
Sec 7. And be it further enacted, That no indlvId
ua shall be permitted to make more than one entry
under the provisions of this act; and that the Com
missioner of the General Land Office is hereby requir
ed 10 prepare and issue such rules and regulations
sistent with this act as shall be necessary and proper
to carry lis provisions into effect and that the regis
and receivers of the several land offices shall be
entitled 10 receive the compensation for any
lands patented under the provisions of this act, tina
they now entitled 10 receive when the same guam
THY of land is entered with money, 10 be paid by th
party 10 whom the patent shall be issued: Provided
however, That all persons entering land under tn
provisions of this act shall, near as may be prac
ticabe, in making such entries be confined to each al
quartersection, and no land subec 10 prvat
entry: And provided further, That nothing in thi
act shall be construed to impair or interfere il
any manner whatever with existing pre- emption rights
The following is the vote upon The passage of the bill
YEAS --Messrs Abercrombie. Charles Allen, WIFI
Allen Allison, Babcoek, Bartlett, jr, Bissell, Briggs
Brooks, Albert G. Brown, Buell., Busby, Joseph Ca
BILE, Thompson Campbell, Cartier, Chandler, Chapman
ChurchweII, Clark, Cleaveand, Cobb, Cottman Gu
ION, GURUS, george L. DAVIS, JOnn Davis, Dawson
Disney, Doty, DdSkee Eastman, Ewing, Ficklir
Fitch Florence, Floyd, Fowler, Gamble, Gaylor, Ger
try, Giddngs, Goodrich, Gormon, Green, Grey, Grow
Hall, Sampson W. Harris, Hascall, Hendricks, Hem
Houston, ngersoll, Ives, Andrew Johnson, John Johr
son, Robert w. Johnson, George w. Jones, Kurt
Lockhart, Mace, Edward C Marshall, McMullel
McNair, Meacham, Miller, Moony, Henry D. Moor
John Moore, Newton, Olds Samuel w. Parker, Penn
Pennman, Perkins, Phelps, Polk, Porter, Richardson
Riddle Robbins, jr, Robinson, Sacker, Savag
Schoolcraft, David L. Seymour, SHELTON, Smith. Snow
Benjamin Stanton, Frederick P. Stanton, Abraham
Stephens, Thurston, Townshend, Tuck, WaIbridg
Walsh, Ward, Watkins, Addison White, Alexand
White, and Williams.
David J. Bailey, Thomas Fl. Bayly, Barrere, Beal
Bell, Bocock, Bragg, Breckenridge George H. Brow
Burrows, Caskie, Chastain, Clngman, Cocock. Congo
Dockery, Duncan, Edmundson, Evans, Faulkne
Thomas J D. Fuller, Hamilton Harper, Isham G Ha
sis, tbbard, Holiday. Horsford, John W. How
Thomas Y How, if. Jackson, Jenkins, George
King, Preston King. Leteher, Martin. Mason, McQuee
Miltson, Morehead Orr Outlaw, Peasiee. Powell. Ros
ScRrry. 0rigen S. Seymour, Sanly, Strother, TayIc
Wallace, Washburn, jr, Wech, and Woodward,-5
Important Mexico.
Conspiracy Discorered-1rOops Ordered out by Go
eminent, &c. &c.
New ORLEANS May 14.-By the arrival to-day
the briggs American and Tehauntepec from We
Cruz, we have dates to the 9th inst
The advices from the city of Mexico report gre
excitement prevailing in consequence of 60
spiracy being discovered against the government
the Oath ult.
Several arrests had already taken place, and
citizens generally were purchasing arms with viii
to defend themselves.
The government had ordered that body of troo