The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-28

to IN his speech published by us. 1t was a
fair and liberal bill, but after being deteri-
GRATED by Senator Johnsou's dish-water AT
fair. was retoed by President Buchanan, and
the poor laboring man wronged out of any
Homestead bill, however detective, by the
Democratic party. The Republicans al
ways have been willing to pass liberal
Homestead Bill, and will do so when they
have sufficient power That will be when
there is Republican majority in the L. S.
Senate and Republican President
a BILL 10 SECURE HoMESTEADS TO ACTUAL
SETTLERS on THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of The United States Of
America IN Congress assembled That any
person who is the head of Il family, or who
has arrived at the age.of tweaty-one years,
and is citizen of the United States or who
shall have filed his intention to become such,
as required by the naturalization laws of the
United States, shall, from and after the pas
sage of this act, be entitled to enter free of
cost, one quarter section OF unappropriated
public lands, upon which said person may
have filed pre-emptor claim, or which
may, at the time the application is made, be
subject TO presumption at one dollar and
twenty-hve-cents or less per acre. or Il guam
tity equal thereto. to be located in a BODY
in conformity with the legal subdivisions of
the public lands, and after the same shall
have been surveyed.
Sec. 2. And IL be further enacted, That
the person applying for the benefit of this
act shall, upon application to the register of
the land office in which he or she is about TO
make such entry, make affidavit, before the
said register or receiver of said land Office
that he or she is the head of family, or is
twenty-one years or more of age, and that
such application is made for his or her ex-
elusive use and benefit, and those specially
mentioned in this act and not either direct
iy or indirectly for the use or benefit Of any
other person or persons whomsoever; aud
upon making the affidavit as above req uired
and filing the affidavit with the register he
OF she shall thereupon be permitted to en-
ter the quantity of land already specified
Provided, ho1eeUeT, That no certificate shall
be given or patent issued therefor until the
expiration of FIVE years from the date of
such entry and if at the expiration ofsuch
time, or at any time within TWO years there
after, the person making such entry, or, if
he be dead, his widow, or, in case of her
death, his heirs or devisee, or, in case of a
widow making such entry, her heirs or devil
see, III case OF her DEATH shall prove by two
credible witnesses that he, she, or they,
nave continued to reside upon and cultivate
said land, and still reside upon the same,
and have not aiienated the same, or any
part thereof, then, in such case, he, she, or
they, If at that time citizen of the United
States shall, on payment of ten dollars, be
entitled to patent, as in other cases provided
tor by law: ARd pr0oided further, In case
oi the death of both farther and mother
leaving an infant child or children under
twenty-One years of age, tie right and the
fee shall enure to the benefit of said infant
child or children, and the executor, admin |
istrator, or guardian, may, at any time with |
IN two years after the death Of the surviv- /
ing parent, and in accordance with the laws
of the State in which such children for the
time being have their domicil, sell said land
for the benefit of said infants, but for no
other puspose; and the purchaser shall ac-
quire the absolute title by the purchase, and
be entitled to a patent from the United
States, on payment of the Office fees and the
sum OF money herein specified.
SEC 3. And be tt 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 register of all
such entries, and make return thereof 10
the General Land Office, together with
the proof upon which they have been
founded.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That all
lands acquired under the provisions of this
act shall in no event become liable to the
satisfaction of any debt or debts contracted
prior to the Issuing the patent therefor.
SEC. s. And be ii further enacted, That,
if at time q tar 6iino ha off
required in the second section of this act, /
and before the expiration of the FIVE years /
aforesaid, it shall be proven, after due notice !
TO the softer, TO the satisfaction of the |
register OF the land Office, that the person /
having filed such affidavit shall have ac-
tually changed his or her residence or .
abandoned the said entry for more than six .
months at any time. then, and in that event, |
the land SO entered shall revert to the Gov /
eminent, and be disposed of as other public /
lands are now by law, subject to an appeal
to the General Land Office.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That /
no individual shall be permitted to make /
more THAI one entry under the provisions of /
this act and that the Commissioners of the !
General Land Office is hereby required to
prepare aud issue such rules and regulations, /
consistent with this act as shall be necessa-
ry and proper to carry its provisions into |
effect and that 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 to receive
when the same quantity of land is entered
with money, one~half TO be paid by the
person making the application, at the time
of so doing, and the other half on the issue
Of the certificate by the person to whom it
may be issued ProUided, That nothing in
this act shall be so construed as to impair
or interfere in any manner whatever with
existing presumption rights.
H1RUIT J-sRs .sy1.D FIVE sUGaRs.