Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-08-24
Graduation Bill-Land at Que Shilling
per Acre.
WAsHINGToE, Aug. 4.

WAsHIHGToS, Aug. 4.
The following is the law of the land. 1t
will help to settle great deal of the vacant
land in our State:
.An act to graduate and reduce the price of
Public lands to actual settlers and cultira-
tors.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
the public lands of the United States which
shall have been in maket for ten years or
upwards, prior to the time Of application to
enter the same, under the provisions of this
act, and still remaining unsold, shall be sub
ject to the price Of one dollar per acre; and
all of the lands Of the United States that
shall have been in marked for fifteen years
or upwards, as aforesaid, and still remain
ing unsold, shall be subjectt to sale at seven
ty five cents per acre; and all OF the lands
of the United States that shall hyae ben in
market for twenty years or upwards as aiore-
said, and still remaining unsold, shall be
subject to the sale Of 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 subject 10 sale
at twenty-five cents per acre; and all lands
Of the United States that shall have been in
market for thirty years or more, shall be
subject to sale at twelve-and a-half cents
per acre: Prorded, This section shall not
be construed as to extend TO lands reserved
to the United States, in acts granting lands
10 States for railroads or other internal i'm
provements, or to mineral lands held at over
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
SEC. .. And be it furthsr enacted, That
upon every reduction of price under the
provisions of this act, the occupant and set
tier upon the lands shall have the right Of
preemption 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 pre-
cmption, until within thirty days preceding
the next graduation or reduction that shall
take place; and if not 50 purchased, shall
again be subject TO the right of pteemption
for eleven months, as before, and so on,
from time, 10 time, as reductions take place:
Prorided, That nothing in this act shall be
so construed as to interfere with any right
which has or may accure by virtue of any
act granting prcempio ion to actual settlers up
on public lands, -... .... ...
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
any person applying TO enter any of the af-
oresaid lands shall be required to make af-
fidavit, before the register or receiver oil
the proper land Office, that he or she enters
the same for his or her own use, and for the
purpose OF actual settlement and cultivation
or for the use of an adjoining farm or planta,
ton owned or occupied by him or herself
and, together with said enter, he or she has
not acquired from the United States, under
the provisions o! this act, more than three
hundred and twenty acres, according to the
established surveys; and if any person OF
persons taking such oath or affidavit shall
swear falsely in the premises, he or sht
shall be subject to all the pains and penalties
of perjury. --rr.-. .s. ... ....s ..
Passed the House of Representative
April II 1851.
J Attest JoHN w FoRvrY, Clerk.