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sues, and pay TO the said receiver, for
The use Of the United States, the price
herein fixed as the price per acre for
which the lands shall be sold; upon the
issue of the receipts Cor the money and
certificates as aforesaid, the paien, shall
be given in the manner no W described by
law. Provided, hoWeUer. Tina. with the
exception OF the certificate aforesaid, the
land shall be purchased or entered, and
The title given, according to the same
forms and in the same quantities now
prescribed by the laws Of the United
States.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted,
That in the event Of a difference be.
tween The Postmaster General and the
railroad company, as 10 The compensation
foi carrying the mails of the u. States
the matter shall be settled by mutual a.
greement between the Postmaster Gen.
eral and the Governor Of the State in
which such railroad lies, and that the
benefit of this act can only be claimed
when The charter provides by suficien,
forfei'ures and penalties, lin the opinion
Of the Pos master GENERALLY for forcing
he railroad company or companies to
perform the said award, or when the end
a be effected by contracts and s,ipu-
la,ions satisfactory to the Postmaster
General.
SEC. 6. And be 1t further enacted,
That the lands purchased by any State
under the provisions Of the third section
of this act, shall be applied by said State
for the construction Of The railroad or
canal, for which they are reserved, but
the time and name of selling said lands
and the mode of approrriaung them in
conformity with the provisions of this
act. shall be determined by the State to
which the remainder Of the proceeds OF
this fund belongs, after its application to
the construction and completion of said
railroad or canal; Provided, however,
That the acceptance of the State of the
provisions of the third section Of this
ac. shall be considered as an assent on
its part, to appropriate the said lands as
prescribed in the bird section Of this act,
which shall take effect from it passage.
And provided further, That no lands
shall be included within the operation OF
this act to which the Indian title has mol
been exlinguished.
SEC. L. And be il further enacted
That this act shall in no way apply to
town or village property, either enclosed
or %out-lo,s, nor be so construed as to in
terfere with any pre- emption claim, or to
lands reserved for schools, s~alines, or re
poses, under any existing laws Of the
United States. the lands covered by such
pre- emp,ions or embracing such miner.
ais. being hereby expressly excluded from
The operations Of this act. And full
power and authority are hereby given to
The Secretary of the Interior. to make
all needful rules and regulations of this
ACT. The said Secretary Of tbs Interior
is also authorized TO fix a uniform price
according TO some one Of the classified
lions OF this act, upon all the lands of
township where differen, parts Of the
same have been exposed to sale for diff.
ferent periods of time according TO the
respective provisions herein contained;
Provided, howeuer, Thar this provision
shall not extend TO town OF village prop
erty, or TO sections and special reserya
lion made by the department.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted
Tha. any free white person. who is ,hs
head Of a family, or who has arrived a
the age of 81 years, and is capable o.
holding lands under the laws of the State
in which the lands lie, or if they lie in
Territory, then any person who is capa
BILE OF acquiring a pre-emption under The
avs of the United States. shall, from
and after the passage Of this act, be en-
titled TO enter one quarter section of va
cant and unappropriaied public lands
and no more which may, q, the time III,
application is made, be subject to pri
vale entry, or a quantity equal thereto
to be located in a body, in conformity
with the legal subdivisions of the publ,
lie lands: Pyevided. That lands cedet
by an Indian treaty STIMULATING for lh'
payment to such Indians OF the nett pro
ceeds Of the sales of ,he coded lands
shall not be subject TO the operations 0
this act. excep. a, the graduated price
fixed thereof.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted
Tha, the person applying Tor the bene6
OF the eighth section Of this act shall
upon application TO the register Of th,
land Office ia which he or she is about 4
make such entry, make affidavit, befor
the said register that he or she is tn,
head of a family, or is 81 years OF age
and aha. such application is made for hi
OF her exclusive use and benefit, an,
those specially mentioned herein, all,
not directly or indirectly for the use o
benefit of any other person or person
w~honsosver: and upon making The aft
davits herein required, and filing i. vii.
the register, he or she shall t~hereupon b
permitted to enter the quantity of Ian,
specified: Provided. however. Tha, n,
certificate shall be given or patent ISSUED
therefor, until the expiration OF 5 year
from the date of such entry, and un,i
the person or persons entitled 10 The Ian,
SO entered, shall have paid for the sam
25 M per acre., or if the lands hav'
been in market more than 20 years, IL,