Washington telegraph., 1854-09-06


the session just closed. 1t was introduced
into the House Of Representative by Mr..
Cobb, Of Ala, and was not amended in the
Senate
An Act,
To graduate and reduce the price Of the
public lands to actual settlers and cultiva-
tors
IN II e,aacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. of tie United States
of America ia Congress assembled, That
all the public lands Of the United States
which shall have been in market for ten
years or upwards, prior to the application to
euter tie same under the provisions of this
act, and still remaining unsold, shall be sub
ject to sale at the price of one dollar per
acre and all Of the lands Of the United
States that shall have been in market for
fifteen years or upwards As aforesaid, and
still remaining unsold, shall be subject TO
sale at seventy-ive cents per acre; and all
Of the lands Of the u States that shall have
been in market for twenty years or upwards,
as Aforesaid, and still remaining unsold,
shall be subject to sale at fifty cents per acre;
and all Of the lands Of the United States
that shall have been in market for twenty
five years and upwards, as aforesaid,
and still remaining unsold, shall be sub
ject to sale at twenty-five cents Der acre /:
and all lands of the United States that
shall have been in market for thirty
years more, or shall be subject to sale at
twelve and halt cents per acre: Provi-
deG, This section shall not be SO construed
AZ to extend to lands reserved to the United
States, 10 acts granting lands to States for
Railroad w other Internal improvements, or
to mineral lands held at over one dollar and
twenty five cents per acre.
SEC. ,. lind bc a turther enacted.
That upon every reduction in price under
the provisions Of this act, the occupan; and
settler upon the lands shall have the right
Of pre-emption at such graduated price.
upon the same terms, conditions. restrictions
and Limitations, upon which the public lands
Of the United States are now subject to the
right Of presumption until within thirty days
preceding the next graduation or reduction
that shall take place; and If not " pur-
chased shall again be subject to the right Of
redemption for eleven months, as before.
and 50 N, from time to time, as reductions
take place Py0Uidccl, That nothing i'll this
act shall be so construed as to interfere with
any right which has or NAV accrue by virtue
Of any act granting pre-emption TO actual
settlers upon public lands
SEC. 3. ARd be II further enacted.
That any person applying to enter any Of
the aforesaid lands shall be required to
make affidavit before the register Or rereiv
er of the proper land Office, that he or she
enters the same for Lis or her own use. and
for the purpose Of actual settlement and
cultivation, or for the use Of an adjoining
farm or plantation owned or occupied bv
him or herself and together with said en-
try. he or She las rot acquired from the
United States, under the provisions Of this
act more than three hundred and twenty
acres, according to the established surveys:
and II any person or persons taking such
oath or affidavit shall swear falsely in the
premises. lie or she shall be subject to All
the pains and penalties Of perjury.