Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-03-28

his heirs or devisee, or in case OF widow
making such entry her heirs or devisee in
case Of her death, shnll prove By two cFedi-
Bile witnesses he or she or they have con.
inued to reside upon and cultivate said land
and still reside upon The same, and have MOI
alienaied i, or any parl thercuf, then hsucb
case he orshe orthey shall be eeniled loapalr
enl as in oihercases provided for by law; pro-
vded further, in case ol,deaih of both father
and mother leaving an infant child or chill,
drcn under twenty. years Of age, the right
and The fee shall insure TO lhe benefit Of the
said infant child or children. and the execu-
tor administrator, or guardian may al any
time within Two years after The deslh of such
surviving parent, and in accordance wilhthe
laws of ihe Stale in which such childfenior
the time being have their dornich, sell said
land for the benefit of said infants, for no
other purpose, and the purchaser shall ac.
quire the absolute tile by the purchase and
be entitled to patent fromibe UnhedSlales.
iliIhiTd: AllIland acquired under this act
shall in no event become lihbleto sa,islac.
ZION Of any debts contracted prior 10 the is.
suing Of the patent therefor. v,ba5-fr
% Fourth: In case person who has filed
The affidavit requiied shull have changedhi
or her residence or abandoned said enHy Tor
more Than six. months al any one lime, in
that event The land SO entered 10 reverl back
10 oGovemmem, subject 10 an appeal 10 The
General Land Office. siaauc5 oH s.bgn
Fifth: If any individual now a resident
Of any one Of The States or Territories, and
no, a citizen OF the United Slalesa thedme
Of making such application for The benefit Of
this ACT, shall have filed declaratior-oi in.
lenlion. as required by the naturalization
laws Of The United States, and, shall become
o citizen of,ihe same before the issuance Of
the patent. as made and provided for -inl.his
act, shall be placed upon an, equal footing
with the naliye-born .ci,izen Of the United
States. ia ,s,4.n.3 N r-o,e,.2 .uo s.5E
q Sirih: No individual is permilted lomake
more than one enlry under the provisions Of
this acb and The Commissioner Of the Gene.
raj Land Office is required to prepare and
issue such rules and regulations, conslssen,
with this net, as shah be necessary and
proper 10 carry lis provisions into effeel; and
The Registers and Receivers of the several
Land Offices shall be entitled to receive the
same, compensation for any lands entered
under, The provisions of this act that they are
now entitled 10 receive when ihe same quan.
lily oftland is entered with money-one-halll
10 becpaid by the, person making the aPpli:
cations. The lime OF so doing, and the other
NHlf on the issue Of the certificate by the
I, 2nlowhom II may be issued; Provided,
- yer, oil persons entering land under
Rev. provisions ofldhis .ac. shuIl, as near as
Beli be- practicable ,in making such. en-.
piQs, be confined 70 each alternate quarter
yop, and 10 land subject TO private eniry;
Mr.. provided nothing in this act shall be SO
as TO impair or interfere in any
.hanner whatever with existing pre-empton
rights; And. provided further, ,ha, the pro.
visions of this act shall be so construed as 10
authorize the class Of persons provided for,
who may not own over 100 acres ol land 10
enter free of cos, any public lands adjoining
his or her Iarm subject 10 private entry. al
The minimum price. in quantity when added
10 what he or she now owns, equal 10 100
acres, provided he or she shall cultivate The
whole or par. thereof sIe.r.7, t
The bill passed. Yeas, 107; Nays, 72.