Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-19
New Graduation Law.
AN ACT to graduate and reduce the
price of public lands to actual settlers
and cuItipnfOrs

AN ACT to graduate and reduce the
prize of public lands to actual settlers
and eultipatOrs.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives. of the United
States in Congress assembled. That all
of the public lands of the United States
which shall have been in market for ten
years or upwards. prior to the time of np-
plication to enter the same. under the
provisions of this act. and still remaining
unsold shall be subject to sale at the price
Of one dollar per acre; and all the lands
Of the United States that shall have been
in market for fifteen years or upwards, as
aforesaid. and still remaining unsold.
shall be subject to sale at seventy five
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 Uuited States
that shall have been in market for TWEEN
ty FIVE years and upwards, ss aforesaid.
and still remaining unsold. shall be sub
ject to sale at twenty Eve cents per acre;
and all Of the lands OF the United States
that shall have been in market for thirty
years or more, shall be subject to sale t
twelve and half cents per acre: Propi-
dcd, This section shall not be so construed
as 10 extend to lands reserved in the Uni :
ted States. in acts granting lands to States
for railroad or other Improvements. or to
mineral lands held at over one dollar and
twenty five cents per acre.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, Tha:
upon every reduction in price under the
provisions Of this act, the occupant and
settler upon the lands shall have the right
OF presumption at such graduated price,
upon the same terms. conditions, restric-
tions. and limitations. upon which the
public lands of the United States are now
subject TO the right of pre- -emp tion 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 right of redemption for
eleven months. as before. and SO on from
time TO time. as reductions take place:
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be SO construed as to interfere with any
right which has or may accrue by virtue
of any act granting presumption to actual
settlers upon public lands.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
any person applying to enter any of the
aforesaid lands shall be required to make
affidavit before the register or receiver of
the proper land Office, that he or she en-
tiers the same for his or her own use, and
for the purpose Of actual settlement and
cultivation, or for the use of an adjoin-
ing farm or plantation owned or occupied
By him or herself. and. together with said
entry. he or she has not acquired from
the United States. under the provisions
of this act, more than three hundred and
twenty acres. according to the esta blished
surveys: and If any person or persons ia e.
king such oath or effidavit shall swear
falsely in the premises, he or she shall
be subject to all the pains and penalties
Of perjury.
Approved August d, 1854.