The Shasta courier., 1854-04-08
ON THE PUBLIC
DOMAIN.
What is Necessary TO Secure them.

By Act of Sd March, 1853, the pre-emp-
ton laws were extended over California. These
laws authorised settlements to be made on pub
lie lands III this State not get surveyed, If made
,cittin gear from the passage of the Act of Sd
March last, GS53); but such settlements will
not be recognized under these laws il made sub
sequcnt to that period
The 10th and 32d sections which have been
donated to the State for school purposes. if set
He'd on, can be held by pre-emptors, and the
State may select other lands iii lieu of those
thus settled on.
By this Act lands preserved on account of
claims under French Spanish, or other grants,
which have been, or shall be hereafter declared
by the Supreme Court of the United States to be
invalid, will be entitled TO the right of pre-emp-
ton after the lands have been released from res
ervatlon, i'll the same manner as If no reserva-
tion existed"
The person claiming the benefit of these acts
must be citzon of the United States, or have
declared his intentions to become such; must
be the head of family or widow, or single
man over the age of twenty-one years. These
lands may be paid for by military land warrants
| AT the rate of 81 % per But one warrant
can be used i'll each pre-emption Parties
| settling on such land required to file heir
declara;ory statements with the proper Register.
containing the precise day of settlement, &c.
within three months after the fling of The town
| ship plat in said Registers office The proof
| affidavit, and payment OF these lands may be
made al any time previous to the day fixed by
| the Presidents proclaim alton for the commence
lnent of the public sale Of lands included III the
| tract.
| The tracts liable to entry under this ict are
| "a regular quarter Sccii0n notwithstanding It's
quantity may be a few more or less than
one hundred and sixty acres; any lesser subdi-
vision, or any aojoning gal subdivisions, the ag-
gregate number OF acres III which does not ex-
ceed one hundred and sixty acres. Bnt these
| regular quarter sections cannot of course be
known until the legal surveys by the United
States have been made.
The heirs of parties who die before consuma-
ting their claims by the filing Of the proper pa
pers. Sc, will have the right to perfect the
claim.
By this act person who has once filed dec
laraton for tract of land cannot at amy flu
ture period, tie second declaration for another
tract
No person who is proprietor of 800 acres of
land IN any State or Territory of the United
States, is entitled to the benefit of this act
No person who shall quit abandon his resi-
dence on his own land i'll Califnrnia, To reside
TN the public lands is entitled to tue benefit of
this Act
NO assignment or transfer of pre-emption
rights can be recognized of entries made with
Cash, or revolutionary landscript. The patents
must issue to the claimants, in whose names all
such entries must be made; but where the
CLAIM has been located by military warrant
made assignable per Act of Congress, approved
March %, 1852. } the certificate of location may
be assigned. and the patents will he issued to
the assignee
The following descriptions of lands are ex-
empt from the operations Of these Acts:
l. Lands Included by any reservation by any
treaty, law. or proclamation hy the President of
the United States, and lands reserved for sd
lines or any other purposes.
= Lands reserved for the support og schools,
except as to sections sixteenth and thiriy-six
"nsnrUeyed land, as hereinbefore mentioned.
i. Any Indian reservat an to which the title
mas been, or may be exiinguished by the United
States at any time during the operation OF this
Act
T. Sections of land reserved to the United
States, alternate to other sections, which may
liereaiter be granted to the State for the con
strucilon OF any canal, railroad or other public
Improvement. except where the settlements
may be made on such lald between the time OF
reservation and the final allotment referred to in
III The Act OF Sd March. 1888, Chapter 49, sec.
ond session. 32d Congress.
D. Sections. fractions of sections included
within the limits OF any Incorporated town.
=. Every portion of the public lands which
has been selected as site for city or town.
T. Every parcel or lot Of land, actually set.
tied and occupied for the purpose oil trade, and
uot agriculture.
g. All lands on which are situated any known
sanes or mines
g. Lands reserved by competent authority,
and those claimed by any ifeign graui or title
TO- Lands IN the possession or occupation of
an Indian tribe.
4, Lands occupied for military post or
within one mile Of such post.
Those claiming the benefit of this Act are re.
qnired to furnish proof by one or more .isinter-
esied witnesses, "f ie facts necessary TO es,aI,-
llsi the three requisites pointed ont in these IN
sfractions, VIZ: citizenship, family relations or
age, and the inilabiia,iun Of the tract sought.
COLUEA ASE SHASTA FREIGHT