The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-12-03
1lnitrA Stafrs prr- Gmptiun Emu.
The Pre-itn,r,tiCn Act.

TNIE act provides for the appointment of register of
IA the land Office and receiver of public money for Cali
fona, with each salary of three thousand dollars per
and the president may he should deem necessary
divide this with three land districts and APP
point register and receiver for each district All the pub
lie land in the state whether surveyed or unsurvcycd with
the exception of sections 10 and &c. which are granted to
the state for the purposes of public schools in each town
ship and with the exception OF lands appropriated under
the authority of this act reserved by competent aKhor
y and excepting also the lands claimed under any foreign
grant title, and the mineral lands shall be subject
the presumption laws of 4h september 1871, with all the
ccptons conditions and limitations therein except is
herein otherwise provided shall after the pla there
Of are returned the Office of the register be offered for
sale, after six months public notice in the sate of the
time and place of sale under the laws rules and rerations
now governing such lc such may be lands are claim
ca by precmpton the usual notice of such claim shall be
filed within three months after the return of the pats
NcyS TO the land Office, and proof and payment shall be
maze prior I'll the day appointed by the presidents procla
nation Tor the commencement of the sale including such
lands, the entry OF such claims to be made by legal ubd
visions according to the united survey and in the
most comrSt form Aud provided further, that the fact
of persons having heretofore had the benefit of said act of
the 4th of September l6i shall impose bar their OBJ
tanning the benefits OF this act; and all of said lands that
shall remain unsold after having been proclaimed and Of
cicd shall be subject to entry at private sale as othcrpb
lie land, and at the same minimum price per acre; and the
register and receiver shall not be entitled any per cent
age fees except for deciding presumption cases. when
each of them shall be allowed the fees allowed
other like officers but the receiver shall be entitled to
his actual necessary expenses going and returning maxi
ing his deposits, provided that nothing in this shall be
construed to 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 cmcn made OF such uisurveycd lands subsequent to
that day And provided further, that this shall be
construed TO authorize any settlement to be made any
tract Of land in the occupation possession of any In lan
tribe, TO grant any presumption right to the
Where any settlement by the of a dwelling house
the cultivation of any portion of the land, shall be made
upon the sixteenth and hiry-sXth sections before the
shall be surveyed where such sections may be re
served fox public ,s, taken by private claims other
lands shall be selected by the proper authorities of the
in lieu thereof agrccby to the act of congress ap-
proved the twentieth of may, eighteen hundred twenty
SIN entitled AN act to appropriate lands for the support
Of schools i'll certain townships and fractional townships
before provided for and which shall be subject to approval
by the secretary ofthe interior And person shall make
settlement OF iocat upon any tract parcel of land
selected for military post within mile of such post,
any other nds reserved by competent authority: nor
shall amy pei obtain the benefits Of this by sct-
lncnt location mineral lands
The public lands not being mineral lands, occupied as
towns villages, shall not be Subdvicd, subject SALE
be appropriated by settlers. under the provisions of this
oct; but the whole Of such lands, whether settled upon be-
fore after the survey Of the same, shall be subject the
Provisions of the act entitled An for the relief of the
citizens Of towns upon the lands of the united states, under
certain circumstances Improved may %, 1874, except
such towns as are located near mineral lands, the i'll
habans Of which shall have the right of occupation and
cultivation only until such time congress shall dispose of
the shall any lands. specially reserved for public
uses be appropriated under the provisions Of this act The
quantity of two entire township, sevcnty-wo sections,
shall be granted to this state, tu the Of seminary of
learning And ten entire sections, for the purpose oferect
ing the public buildings of that state. jy30-lie