The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-03

OF the cHcuIar OF april Y, 1900 viii DC 10,
sisted upon, and that subsequently, before
patents cab issdo for such consequent en-.
tries, the proof of sctual settlement and
cultivation, within a year from the date oi
entry, must be made as called for by that
circular"
Language can scarcely Be made palmer.
Now we will give the portion Of the circu.
lar Of 7.h April, 1856, referred to above.
GrdduGiion act Of August 4, 1854.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
;, April q, 1856.
GLSrLEaEs: To secure the rights Of
bona Jfds settlers, by obtaining from them
the proof necessary TO warrant the speedy
issue Of pStenls, and thus shield them from
the efforts of speculation to set aside such
entries, on the ground OF alleged non COM i
pliance with tBe purpose Of this Law, you
were directed by this Office, 10 the circular
of January 23d, 1856, to call upon pGrcha.
sers who made entries "for settlement and
cultivation" to produce proof Of settle,
ment, &C., within two months from the date
OF this notice.
The time for presenting the proof was
thus limited to hasten it's production, the Of.
fee reservinR to itself the right to extend
the period, at the demand of the parties in
terested within any reasonable limits.
"As the benefits OF the act were designed
to be for actual settlers only" as declared
by the attorney general, in his opinion OF
the 2sth July, 1855, it is proper to fix the
time within which proof Of the settlement
shall be presented, but it is the opinion of
the secretary Of the interior, and the COM
missioner OF the general land Office, that 1t
should be fixed upon the most liberal prin.
ciples, and that The time heretofore allowed
Is too short, and that one year should be al
lowed, thus assimilating the period to that
prescribed in the pre-. emption act of lS4l,
in relation to lands subject to private entry.
Therefore you are hereby directed:
tst. In all existing entries for "settle.
lnent and cultivation" TO allow the parties
one year from the first Of June next, for the
production Of the required proof OF actual
settlement, &c. nt
Cd. In all entries thereafter Chatis after
lst Of June) one ycGr from the date Of entry
is hereby allowed for the production OF the
requisite proof.
Sd. Where entries have been made, the
purchasers not intending to occupy the land
in person, under misconception Of the law,
upOu uu uhluuNN " tHuS VAVNhb ySN "iA'
allow them to hold the land at Sl,25 per
Ocre, requiring them 10 pay up The difference
y between taat price and the sum already palc
under the graduation act. For the addition
" al payment the receiver must issue sup
:, Elemental receipt, giving half number te
:, it, in the regular series. The TRANSACTION
must be reported in the monthly abstracts
the register and receiver, and the receive
}. must, OF course, charge himself with sucl
y additional payments in bis quarterly &C.
:. counts.
4th. In c:se OF the death Of purcha-
8 ser before per(ecting his rights, on proof Il
), the satisfaction of the general land Office o
10 the BONA fide intention Of the decedent t
fulfill the requirements OF the law, his CLAIM
shall be confirmed to his heirs or legal rep
10 resentatves.
,e oh. II ''rhinor" Is the HEAD Of a fam
W ily, his entry is valid. II not the head Of
family, it s invalid. (Opinion Of the attor
hey general, July 25, 1855
In the case, however, Of purchaser
whose entry is invalid by reason OF his mi
nority at the time, but who aiterwHrd
reaches his majority, and has indentifie
H. tmsf with the premises by actual settle
or ment and cultivation, the land may be Sc
II. cured to him by producing proof Of sue
J., actual settlement and cultivation.
IL 9Th. When on entry is made for the US
Q. of an "adjoiuins farm," it is required the
tn an affidavit shall be filed, designating tn
r.. ''original farm" SO it may appear that tn
entry forms, with the said "(atm," com
= pact body Of land: This ID all the proc
W required III This class OF cases.
is 9TH. Where the validity Of entries ma
ce be contested, and the sales made void, n
=. preference right will be given to the con
testant to enter the land thus vacated, un
g. less it shall appear that he had right un
or der the law, as an actual settler thereon q
IN the date Of THE Illegal entity.
n. Where entries made by spectators in vi
olation OF the law are set aside, the land
nc covered thereby will be laid open, afte
he proper notice, to actual settlers.
e. Affidavit for Land Entered for actual Settle
III hnent and Cultivation.
Ii. LAND OFFICE at -,
- I. -, of --- county, -- having ap
y piled to enter the - Of section no -
o' in township no. - of range no. - un
ri. der the act, entitled Gan act to graduate an
as reduce the price of the public lands to &C
bo tual settlers and cultiystors," approved Au
o gust 4, 1854, do solemnly swear that en-