New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-22
THE HOMESTEAD ACT.


Az agreed on by the last COMMITTEES Of Conference ana n1sy
passed-Iunela
AN ACT TO secure Households 70 actual settlers on NE onS
Be- snse ss Sv ne sssSis SaS House At ~
Uni,sd sfots. ~eyea Ceas'ss ae.skd Isss az 20
States shall from and sei thr passage s ses 3 ss,te e
qusttersection Of vacant and
with he ss. Of q .s "a.
have been surveyed upon TIE following .cs.
ss sp he 11s. IL which BE-
nch entry make affidavit ssr. he .ss rs s. g, "a e =.
snsy settled tho quarter section Other POS
sss1ans %sds l H. sr ss and ssss
md benefit II oe pec.y nntioned In this sen 40 Sos
sns directly @ as + % q.
any pyou. time had the bsneG. q hi. act and ppm nsans
ser h. Or hs ball bersspon permitted s Sasn
Of land already specified Pycrdsd hoees That f oes-
~ i've 's. years from rom the date such ent and
Sn e such TIM the s ss iSsh .s Or ebs
making .sh entry her shia shi'a; rs L e.
erected .dssIns bous upon cid i.oa nd
year., and l reside The same land .hss asssher BE
.d land =. ssI s. S1s
the quantity sStsrsd bali be entitled % patent ODER
Death o SOs Ser and %oh1r leaving %aor e &
den the right and The shall nurs 70 the b.pea Of miner
the entry the brneheare there had been eontaesA
e The ssr for ys . % a1. nSsas
include any quarter eon Of ind
passage Of tS sc gaS e5sd1d Sss That % entries
made under the provisions q thi. section upon nd: ak1
s Ss ~Sf Sss as rSss sass 'A ava
END not. Il .: ass ss s. .
and plat. Of bis Office and keep resser Of al such entries ana
the proof upon which they have been founded
SIC ind be it fnrar enaet.d That no land scasred an
the satisfaction Of any debt debts until ssr Ne suins Of
SIC sI sd Be- ur,, e.ac.ed Ira. IT, a. any time ansr
fling the affidavit required in the first section Of THE ana
after due notice to he settler q the .s.saiOn Of
of the ndOce that the person having fed such sdsus
ss nss sa
for more tia. IL month. :. any time '; old hi. s :s the
eel the and the land entered ha The Govern
no have
S he 3: hail sss SS Ss
Office and By the direction Of The President Of he United
Js!as, ..ass Tss. = any Rsss 70. q
ns Citizen S ss
making such application for the benefit Of h act au Anss
.~. he ss S1
:ae % BE- dG Ii &: d.
be permitted 10 enter than quaiter section sr
fractional quarter section. and that in eonp.d body bet
Of this act and that the Secretary Of the Interior 10
ass ss s. nd TO and s% :
b s % ss H. sssl ns '
be entitled 70 receive upon Il. sns Of the
Of 50 cents each snd he sum upon The issSns hasi
mimi nm, 4 y r.
laws or 70 embrace lands which hsve been
ct s s price # 81 80 ss "
ae.sn sas esst' o. &C.; Ssssan pa at a ''s '~
Sac I'D Dc Jysss. .aass Tina. s:ss ss..., s.s'sr
public upon filing his declaration claim now required
BY shall Be entitled 20 two from the
surveyed two years from the receipt Of the approved plat q
such District Land 0ce within which 70 complete
R :: a S De. Of 10 e, I
Elements have s been made in good .th the esimst
the date Of act. Prssias .Aal
Of d iis S set miles: there shall is:
claimed from The date q .s..,ssHs and prsef thereof Mas
presumption laws NAV take ocrss by Legal subvs-
ions; fh That al persons who Dcss~pso1
y ss,d s. ,sI s ss r.;
provided by the existing presumption laws
SIC And Sc wfae enacted Ths. the sth section Of the
provide punishment Of certain crime: assn ne United
states and for oh s tss 80 o. Ms1dh IN
days required or authorized By this act
ara De q Ja'ae, snaetes inst no.n,ns N tn 81
S Senss d. s
after n scasI month"; before d.
of the years and obtaining patent therefor from the Govern
ment as in other cs.es provided By law: -
chs s O. ys hs "s been Tss ~ ss f
entry and which remain unsod after the lapse Of thirty years
the Ss &c ssefS s.s =
way invaidse incepve presumption night or location ay
the United States hereby cedsd b certified
70 the State they hereby r9ura TO be- undr zach rss
Ind pyorided nrthe Ths, take e6est until
after the States BY legislative act ha have as'ened 10 tho