The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-25
AN ACT
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To Graduate and Reduce the Price Of the Public
Lands to actual Settlers and Cultirators.

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To Graduate and Reduce the Price of Tie. Pu6lit
Lands to actual Settlers and Cultirators.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatyes of the United States Of America in Con
gress 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 applca-
ton 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 acres aud all Of
the lands OF the United States that shall have been
in market for fifteen years upwards as aforesaid,
and still remaug unsold shall be subject to sale at
seventyfve cents per acre and all the lands Of the
United States that shall have been in market for
twenty years upwards, as aforesaid and still re-
manning unsod, shall be subject to sale at fifty cents
per acre and all the lands Of the United States
that shall have been in market for twenty-five years
and uwards as aforesaid and still remaiuieg unsold
shall be subject to sale at twenty-five cents per acre.
and all the lands Of the United States that shall have
been in market for thirty years or more, shall be
subject to sale at twelve:anda-half cents per acre
Provided This section shall not be SO construed as
to extend to lands reserved to the Unitad Staes in
acts in granting lands to States for railroad other
internal improvements, Or to mineral lands held at
over one dollar and twcuty five cents per acre.
Sed4 2. And be it further enacted, That upon ev-
cry reduction in price under the provisions of this
act, the occupant and settler upon the lands shall
have the right Of prcmption at such graduate price
upon the same TERMS conditions, restrictions and
limitations, upon which the public lands Of the Uni
ted States are subject to the right Of pre-emp-
tion until within thirty days preceding the next grad
,aton or reduction that shall take place and If not
so purchased, shall again be subject to the right Of
pre-emption for eleven months as before, and 30 on
from time to time, as reductions take place; Prori
dh That nothing in this act shall be 50 construed as
10 interfere with sny right which has mas accrue
BY virtue Of any act granting presumption to actual
settlers upon public lands. t*a5a h.afs
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That any per-
son applying to enter any Of the aforesaid lands shall
he required to make affidavit before the register or
receiver Of the proper land office, that he Or she en-
tiers the same for his her se and for the pur-
pose Of actual settlement and cultivation, for the
u.e Of an adjoining farm plantation owned or oc-
cupied by him herself, and, together with srid en-
try 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 establish
ed surveys and If any person O: persons taking such
cath or affidavit shall swear falsely in the premises,
be or she shall be subject to ali pains and penal
ties Of perjury. @E w sf5 ts5
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