The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-11-26
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The Fre-L nlptiOn Act.

YEI act provides for the appointment of register Of
Il the land Office and receiver of public money for Cali
70 MIA, with each salary of three thousand doa rcr
mum; and the president he shoad deem ccsary
divide this state with two three land districts and APP
ront register receiver for each district All the pub
lie lands in the state whether surveyed unsurvcycd with
the exception of sections Is and 30, which granted
the state for the purposes of public schools in each
ship and with the exception of lads app opiated under
the ho,ity of this act reserved by auhon
y, and excepting also the uds claimed uder any foreign
grant title and the mineral lands shall be subject to
the pre mtion laws of 4h september oll with all the
ceptons, conditions, and limitations therein except as is
herein provided and SHALL after the ats there
are returned the Office of the register, be offered for
SALE after six months public notice in the state, of the
time and place of sale under the laws rules and regulations
now governing such sales or such may be lands claim
cd by pe-cntion the usual notice of such claim shall be
filed within three moths after the return OF the plats sur
made prior day appointed by the presidents proca
mutio, for the commencement the sale including such
lands the entry of such claims to be made by legal subd-
Visions according to the united states survey, and i'll the
most compast form Aud provided further that the fact
the 18th of september 1871 shall impose bar to their OBJ
tanning the benefits OF this act, all of said lands that
shall remain unsOd after having been proclaimed and Of
feed shall be subject to entry at private sale as pub
lie land and at the miinil price per ace and the
register and receiver shall not be entitled to per cent
ago fees except for deciding presumption when
each of them shall BE- allowed the fees allowed
other like officers but the shall be entitled
his actual necessary expenses gong and returning in max
ing his deposits. provided that nothing in this act shall be
authorize any settlement to be made any
public lands not surveyed unless the be made within
such settlers be recognized by virtue of any settlement
imp made Of such lands subsequent to
that day Aud provided further that this act shall not be
construed to authorize any settlement to be made any
tract of land i'll the occupation possession OF In liai
tribe, to grant any pfeenptioh right to the same -
Where any settlement by the erection Of dwelling house
the cultivation of portion of the land shall be made
upon the sixteenth and thirtys Xth Sections before the
shall be surveyed, where such sections may be
served for public uses, taken by private claims, other
lands shall be selected by the proper authorities of the
in lieu thereof eeably TO the act of congress- APP
proved the twentieth of may eighteen hundie twenty
entitled IAN act to apr pirate lads of the support
of schools in certain townships ad fractional townships not
before ovdud fo and winch shall be subject to approval
by the secretary ofhe interior And person shall make
settlement location upon any tract or parcel OF land
selected for military post within mile of such post.
any other lsGs reserved by competent authory
shall amy pc. obtain the benefits of this act by settle
mcnt o! location mineral lands.
The public lands, not being mineral lands, occupied as
villages shall be subdvded, subject to sale,
be appropriated by settlers uder the provisions OF this
act but the whole of such lands whether settled upon be-
fore after the survey of the shall be subject to the
DIVISIONS of the entitled An act for the relief of the
citizens of upon the lands of the united states, under
certain circumstances, Improved may b l5ii. except
such towns located mineral lands the liz
habtans of which shall have the right Of occupation and
cultivation only until such time congress snail dispose Of
the shall any lands specially reserved for public
be appropriated under the provisions of this act The
quantity ofwo entire townships seventytwo sections,
shall be granted to this sate for the of seminary of
learning. And entire sections for the pun oferect
ing the public buildings of that state. jyo0-l4te