The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-08-16

GS-We publish below the land bill pass
ed at the session just closed. 1t was intro
duced into the House Of Representatives by
Mr.. Cobb, of Alabama. and was not amen.
dsd in the Senate:
AN ACT to graduate and reduce the pnce
of the public lands to actual settlers and
cultiyators.
Be it enacted by the Senste 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 market for ten years or up
wards, prior to the time of application to en-
ter the same under the provisions OF this
act, and still remaining unsOld, shall be sub
iect to sale at the price of one 1ollar per
acre; and all Of the land Of the United States
that shall have been in market for htieen
years or upwards, as aforesaid, and still re-
manning unsold, shall be subject to sale at
seventy-Gye cents per acre; and all Of the
lands of the United 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 aud upwards, as aforesaid, and
still remaining unsold, shall be subject to
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 La half cents
per acre: Providea, This section shall not
be so construed as to extent to lands resery-
ed to the United States, in acts granting
lands to States for railroad or other internal
Improvements, or to mineral lands held at
over one dollar and twenty. five cents pei
acre.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, Tha
upon every reduction in price under the pro
visions cf this act, the occupant and settler
upon the lands shall have The right of pre-.
empton at such graduated price, upon the
same terms, conditions, restrictions, and
limitations, upon which the public lands o
the United States are now subject to the
right of pre- .emption until within thirty days
preceding the next graduation or reduction
that shall take place; and if not SO purchased
shall again be subject to the ri ght of pre-
emption for eleven months, as before, anc
so on, from time to time. as reductions take
place: Provided, That nothin in this act shaI
be so construed as to interfere with an,
right which has or may accrue by virtue o
any act granting pre- emption to actual set
tiers upon public lands.
| Sec. 8, And be it further enacted, Tha
any person applying to enter any of the a
foresaid lands shall be required to make af
6davt, before the register or'recevcr of .ht
proper land Office, that he or she enters tn,
same for his or her own use, and for the pur
pose of actual settlement and cultivation
or for the use Of an adjoining farm or plan.
tation owned or occupied BY him or her
self, and, together with said entry, he OF
she has not acquired from the United States
under the provisions Of this act, more tn ar
three hundred and twenty acres, according
to the established surveys; and if any per.
son or persons taking such oath or aifidavi
shall swear falsely in the premises, he OF
she shall be subject to all the pains and
penalties or perjury.