Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-13

Time being have their domicil, sell said
land Cor the benefit of said infants, but
Tor no other purpose; and the purchaser
shall acquire the absolute title by the bur.
chase, aud be entitled TO paten. from the
United States.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That
the register Of the land Office shall. note
all such applications on the tract books
and plats of his Office, and keep a register
OF all such entries and make return thereof
TO the Genera. Land Office, together with
he prooiupon which lhsy have been found
cd.
Sec. A. And be it further entctei
That all lands acquired under the provis
ions of this act shall in no event become
liable to The satisfaction Of any debt OF
Gebts contracted prior TO the issuing of the
patent therefor.
Sec. D. And be il further enacted
That if, ut any time aller filing The nlli Ia
VII os required IN the second section o
This act aid before the expiration of iht
! five years aforesaid. il shall be proven
after due notice TO the settler, 10 the salts
faction Of the register OF the land office
that the person having filled such uffi la
Wit shall have changed his or her resi-
dence. or abandoned The said entry ior
more than six months al any time, then
and in that event, the land so entered shall
revert back 10 government, and be dispo
sed of as other public lands are now by
the law, subject to an appeal to the Gsner-
al Land Office.
| Sec. 6 And be ii furihsr enacted, Thu
! if any individual nou resident of any
one Of the States or Territories, and rot 0
citizen ofthe United States. but. at the
time Of making such application for the
benefit OF this act, shall have filed dec
lara;ion of intention as required by the
naturalization laws Of the United States
aud shall become citizen of the same be-
fore the issuance Of the patent, as made
and provided for in this act, shall be pla,
ced upon an equal footing with the native
born citizen Of the Unite1 Staies.
Sec. T. And be II further enacted, Thai
no individual shall be permitted 10 make
more than one entry under the provis
| ions OF This act; aid that the General Com
missioners OF the Land Office is hereb,
required to prepare and issue sdch rule;
and regulations, consistent with this oct n,
shall De necessary 10 carry lis provision,
into effect; and that the registers and re
ceiyegs of the several land Offices shall bt
entitled 10 receive the same compensation
Tor any lands entered under the provision:
oil this act that they are now entitled L
receive when the same quantity Of land l.
entered with money, one half 10 be pay
ed by the person making the application
at the time of SD doing. and the other hal
on the issue Of The certificate by the person
TO whom il may be issued. Provided, how
ever, Thut all persons entering land under
the provisions OF this act. shall, as near as
may be practicable in making such eDtrie:
be confined 10 each alternate quarters sec
ton, and to land subject 10 private entry;
and provided, further. that nothing in this
act shall be so construed os 10 impair oil
Interfere n any way whatever with cxis
ting pre-emp:ion rights. Provided further
That the provisions of this act shall be
construed as to authorize the class of per
sons provided for in the foregoing par o.
this ACT, who may not own one hundred and
sixty acres Of land, 10 enter, free of cost
any of the public lands adjoining his OF
her farm subject 10 entry al the minimum
price per acre, q qaantlty when added tc
what they may now own, be equal to one
hundred and sixty acres, provided he OF
she shall cultivate the whole or u pn.
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