Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15


Sec q And Be further enacted, That tt person applying
r the benefit this shall upon application the regis
ter of the land Office In which he she IL bout to make such
affidavit before the said register that he she is
the head Of family and not the any estate in land
al the time such application, and has MT disposed of any
land obtain the benefits Of this et and upon max
ing the affidavit above required and fling the affidavit with
the she shall thereupon bdpermitted to enter
the quantity hand already specified Pded hoOever That
no certificate shall be given patent se therefor until the
expiration Of Eve years the date Of subj entry and IL at
the expiration Of euch time the person mailing such entry
be dead his widow, in Ease Of her death his heirs
devsee az widow making such entry her heirs or
devisee Of DEATH shall prove Two credible wit
that he She they have continued reside and
cultivate said land, and still reside upon M same, and have
aenated the any part thereof hen in such case
he she they shall be entitled paen as IN other cases
provided for by law And provid rtsr Thas in csse Of
the esh Of both father and mcbr leaving infant child
children under fourteen years Of age tas the Zee
shall nure the benefit Of said infant child or children and
the executor or guardian may az any time with
land for TIE benefit Of said infants but for no other purpose
and pure shall acquire the absolute title by the pur
chase and DO entitled TO patent from the unit'd States
Sec q And BE- n Eer enacted That the register OF the
land Office shall all such applications on the tract books
and pats Of his Office and keep register of all such entries
and make return thereof the General Land Office together
with the proof upon which they have been founded.
sec. 4 And De- further enacted, That all land red UNI
der the this shall in becomA liable
the satisfaction Of any debt debts contracted prior 70 the
suing the patent therefor. 80
fling the affidavit required in the section Of this act
and before the expiration Of the years aforesaid Il shall
proven by respectable witnesses upon OATH
the satisfaction Of the register Of the land that the
son having filed such affidavit shall have actually changed his
residence abandoned the said entry for more than six
months any time then, and in that event. the land
entered shall revert back TO the Government and be
Of as other public lands now by law.
Secs Aad b further enacted That any individual
resident Of any one Of the States Territories and not
citizen Of the United States but az the time OF making such
application for the benefit Of this act shah have led deca
ration ofinenton required by the naturalization Of
the United States and shall become citizen Of the be-
md ilpdf
this act shall be placed upon equal footing with the native
born citizens Of the United States 4taet13y to4.
Sec. n Ard beu fnther enacted That individual shall
be permitted 70 make than entry under the prov
sons Of this act and that the Commissioner Of the General
hereby required to prepare and issue such rules
and regulations consistent with this act shall be necessary
and proper % carry it's provisions into eect and that the
registers and receivers Of the several land Offices shall be en-
titled receive the compensation for lands patented