The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-08-17

All lands not yet offered tor tlve years
at public sale remained at st ,25per acre;
there are, therefore, in effect, six classes.
This classification is to take effect July
lst, 1866.
The lands in the third class are to re-
main al fifty cents until they shall have
been exposed to sale at least three years
at that price.
SEC. Q. Grants to each State on due
application by act of its Legislature, a
right Of pre-emption Tor ten years, in all
the public lands within its borders, or to
all the lands of any certain class or price
The State may sell within that period the
lands at any price it see fit to fix upon
them. Purchasers under the State shall
not receive title until they have paid the
general government the minimum price
under this act. The States assuming
the pre-emptivO right to land, must surren,
der its claim to the five per cent. fund
arising IRON sales of the public lands.--
No State shall take any lands for railroad
or canal purposes
SEC. 3. When State shall charter a
railroad or canal company TO run through
lands Of the UitGd States, the Secretary
of the Interior shall set apart, of such
lands, 1850 acres, twelve sections, to
each mile OF such canal or railroad, to
be located within twelve miles of each
side of the work The said lands shall
be withdrawn from sale, and the price
shall be reduced to 90 per cent. less than
the rates named in the first section Of the
act.
Seq 4. The State chOrtcringsuch com.
pany may select all the lands so reserved
for railroad and canal purposes at the
above reduction OF 90 per cent, bu! must
pay for them within ten years. II may
sell tho lands at any price it may fix TO
individuals or corporations, which said
purchasers must pay the above establish.
ed price TO the general government, and
take title thcrefrom.
SEC, s. Ifany difference arise between
such railroad company and the Post
Master General relative to tho price for
carrying the mails, it shall be settled by
agreement between the Post Master Gen.
cral and the Governor oil the State in
which the railroad lies.
SEC. 6 The State selecting lands un-
der the Sd section for railroad or canal
purposes, shall have the right to regulate
their application, but not to divert them to
other purposes.
SEC. 7 This act shall not apply to
town or village property, nor to lands in
any way appropriated by previous laws.
to mineral lands, &C., &c.
SEC, 8. (Being the proioSsod home
stead clause.) Any free white porson, OF
either sex, at the head ola family, or over
twenty and who is capable of hold.
ing lands under the laws oilhe State where
the lands lie, native or forei ,ner, or
whether citizen or otherwise, or, il in Il
territory, then any one who can hold
rights under United States
laws, may enter one quarter section Of
land, The word enter here has tech
nica meaning, namely to designate for
occupation.
SEC. o. (Emlracing the conditions Of
the prolcSsed Homestead grants,) Per.
sons applying for rightto purchase Home,
steadS must file affidavit that they are en-.
titled according to the conditions Of this
act, They may then enter upon land,--
They shall not Hceive patent, or any
other title, until they shall have resided
upon and cultivated the land five years,
(instead of four years,Os in the Territori.
al Homestead lIfA, and paid twenty. five
cents per acre, if the land has been in
market twenty years, aud if over that
period, then twelve and half cents per
acre. Other parts of tho section regu
late the matter Of dccents to Homestead
rights in case of death of the parties.
SEC. 10. The local registers must keep
records of the applications, with the proof
on which founded and send The same TO
Washington.
SEc. II. Coniers upon settlers under the
Homestead clause, the right TO pay for
their lands within the five years after en-,
try u, the full graduated prices of the
first section.
The 9th and 9th sections of this act
embody in ameagre Iorm, the Homestead