The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-20

under this act /; that he or she is not tn,
owner of three hundred and twenty acre.
of land in any State or Territory of tht
United States, nor hath he or she settled
Upon and improved said land to sell ths
same on speculation, but in good faith 4
appropriate it to his or her own exclusive
use or benefit; and that he or she ha.
not, directly or indirectly. made any
agreement or contract, in any way OF
manner, with any person or persons
whatsoever, by which the title which ht
or she might acquire from the govern
ment of the United States, should inure
In whole or in part, to the benefit of any
person except himself or herself; and i
any person taking such oath shall sweal
falsely in the premises, he or she shall b
subject to all the pains and penalties oI
perjury. and shall forfeit the money
which he or she may have paid for said
land, and all right and title to the same
and any grant or conveyance which he OIL
she may have made, except in the hands
of bona fide purchasers, for valuable
consideration, shall be null and void
And it shall be the duty of the officer ad.
ministering such oath to file certificate
thereof in the public land Office of such
district, and to transmit duplicate copy
to the General Land Office, either o1
which shall be good and sufficient evi.
dence that such oath was administered
according to law. u,
SEC. II. Ind be 1t further enacted
That this act shall not delay the sale o
any of the public lands of the United
States beyond the time which has been,
or may be, appointed by the proclama
ton of the President, nor shall the pro-
visions of this act be available to any
person or persons who shall fail to make
the proof and payment, and file the affi
davit required before the day appointed
for the commencement of the sales a.
aforesaid.
Sec. Is. ind be 1t further enacted
That whenever any person has settled O.
shall settle and improve tract of land
subject at the time of settlement to pri
vate entry, and shall intend to purehas'
the same under the provisions of this act
such person shall in the first case, within
three months after the passage of th'
same, and in the last within thirty day
next after the date of suca settlement, fill
with the register of the proper distric
a written statement describing the lane
settled upon, and declaring the intention
of such person to claim the same unde
the provisions of this act; and shall
where such settlement is already made
within twelve months after the passag'
of this act, and where it shall hereaftel
be made, within the same period afte
the date of such settlement, make th'
proof, affidavit, and payment herein re
quired and if he or she shall fail to fill
such written statement as aforesaid, OF
shall fail to make such affidavit, proof
and payment, within the twelve month,
aforesaid, the tract of land SO settled anG
improved shall be subject to the entry o
any other purchaser.
Approved, September 4, 184l.
AN ACT for the relief of the citizens of town:
upon the lands of the United States, under GER
tain circumstances.
Be 1t ienacted, de-, That whenever any
portion of the surveyed public lands has
been or shall be settled upon and occupied
as town site, and therefore not subject
to entry under the existing pre-emption
laws, it shall be lawful, in case such town
or place shall be incorporated, for the
corporate authorities thereof, and, if not
incorporated, for the judges of the county
court for the county in which such town
may be situated, to enter, at the proper
land Office, and at the minimum price, the
land so settled and occupied, in trust, fol
the several use and benefit of the occu-
pants thereof, according to their respect
i've interests /; the execution of which
trust, as to the disposal of the lots in each
town and the proceeds of the sales thereof,
to be conducted under such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the
legislative authority of the State or Terri
tory in which the same is situated: Pro
pided, That the entry of the land intend
ed by this act be made prior to the COM
mencement of the public sale of the body
of land in which it is included, and that
the entry shall include only such land as
is actually occupied BY the town, and be
made in conformity to the legal subdi-
visions of the public lands authorized by
the act of cath April, 1920, and shah not
in the whole exceed $50 acres; and pro-
vided also, that any act of said trustees,
not made in conformity. to the rules and
regulations herein alluded to, shall be void
and of none effect; and provided also tina;
the corporate authorities of the town Of
Weston, i'm the county of Platte, Missouri,
or the county court of Platte county, in
said State, shall be allowed 12 months,
from and after the passage of this act, to
enter at the proper land Office the lands
upon which said town is situate.
Approved, May 90, 1914.