, 1852-12-11


cen hundred and fifty, and who shall have
resided upon and cultivated the same for
four consecutive years, and shall otherwise
conform 10 lhe pro, isions Of this act, The
quantity of one-half section, or three hun
dred aud twenty acres Of land, if single
man, and if a married man, or if he shall
become married within one year from the
first day Of December, eighteen hundred
and fifty, the quantity Of one section, or six
hundred and forty acres, one half TO him
self, and the other half 10 his wife, to be
held By her in her own right, and the Sur
veyor General shall designate the part inur-
ing to the husband and that 10 the wife, and
enter the same on the records of his office ;
and in all cases where such married persons
have complied with the provisions Of this
act, so as TO cntile them TO the grant as
above provided, whether under the late Pro-
visional Government Of Oregon, or since,
and either shall have died before patent is
sues, the survivor and children, or heirs, OF
the deceased shall be entitled 10 the share
or interest of the deceased in equal proper
tions, except when the deceased shall other
wise dispose of it by testament duly and
properly executed according TO the laws of
Oregon: Provided, That no alien shall be
entitled 10 a patent to land, granted by this
act, until he shall produce to the Surveyor
General Of Oregon, record evidence that his
naturalization as a citizen Of the United
States has been completed +; but if any alien
having made his declaration of intention to
/ become a citizen of the United States after
the passage of this act, shall die before his
naturalization shall be completed, the pos
sessory right acquired by him under the
provisions Of this act shall descend TO his
heirs at law, or pass to his deyisees, 10
whom as the case may be, the patent shall
issue Provided further, That in all cases
provided for in this section, the donation
shall embrace the land actually occupied and
cultivated by the settler thereon: Provided
further, That all future contracts by any
person or persons entitled 10 the benefit Of
this act, for the sale of the land TO which
he or they may be entitled under this act
before he or they have received a patent
/ therefor, shall be void: Provided further,
That this section shall not be so construed
as to allow those claiming possessory rights
under the treaty with Great Britain relative
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to the Oregon Territory to claim both under
this grant and the treaty, but merely TO Sc
cure them the election, and 10 conhne them
to a single grant OF land
oS0. ., Anu Te II ,. iu''no' vnIS''"i 80 10,
70 70 al "i'''e i'ale oi''1e',s V' 'uo ~
declaration Of intention to become such,
above the age of twenty-one years, emigra
tn,eon ,bo 1si dav Of December. 1S50' and
the 1st dsvof December. 1s53' and 10 all
Lit nal, I,noTicon c;tizrrs moi herein
- 80 Y,sov;JaJ Hr hooon,;ng o1 voors oC
o., IN Ip;S Torr;dr, onJ sc,,I;na ,Iere bo.
t,yosn m ,So , time, III oforesaiJ. who Shall in
o,hsr resnoc,s conynlv with Ibo foregoing
ssction opd tho rroyis;ons Of ibis law. there
sgoH b, ond berobv i ,,r.r,ed tbo orant;-
TO Of ono onarter secI;on or one hundred
"a 80 dcres ofIond # a s;naIa man or
;s n,arr;:d or If he shoIl become married
r;tb;n ono roar fror, the lime of arriving
IN sa;d Terr;iory. or within one vear afteI
haoo;,a sa ,,,oniy ~, ,'oars of az, as ,core
SS - ,ia5, a. y.a,,;,!. Of oDo,5olf soct;o,,
s VIZ L,'SroI al ;,,,s,,.,. - ono holc
~ 1T "IuoiNo ~ 1,'u ..' a,I.. Iaie a. ,L,
wiSs IN ''1l bsr own WY, ,;abt 10 bo dss;anatcd by
,bo ci,r,oror - "- ConSpol os oeoress;Js ProriJ.
' 49, b 49,, 80 "G, sSal - o,r -;
-, g. . 80, ~ ,t'n r'0 % 10, Jona,;on ofIord
Ia; o;1 Tor.;, ~, ,'.I 'I L; o ho. on 49, H.,
M saiu i''trI' I III MS ~ W Nv" 2, ~ ~
i9, rIos'9eu, ma no 'n'ne.S' 'uuus Sna'l " &c
pS lSys,eu VI s'au'eu uhoe' '"e PROVISIONS VI
'nls act
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That
within three months afler the survey has
been made, or where the survey has been
made before the settlement commenced,
then within three months from the com,
me1cemenS OF such settlement, each oil sald
settlers :hall not'iy me surveyor General 10