Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-27

citizen of the TInited States -sh a II he on
titled to a patent as in Other cases nro.
yided for by law. Aud ,,ro,adsd f,r-
ther. That in case Of the death Of botb
father and mother. leaving an infant
child. or children. under twenty. ane
years of age. the right and fee shall in.
Eure To the heneft of said infa,t child
or children. and the execntor admins.
traitor. or guardian NAV at anv time
within two wears after the death Of tbs
surviving parent. and in accordance
with the laws of the State in which
(sueh children may for the time being
i have their domicii, sell said land for the
3beneft Of said infants, but for no Other
81 purpose; and the purchaser shall a..
quire the absolute title by the purefl ase
land be entitled to a patent from the
United States, ON payment of the Office
fees and SUM of money herein specified
SEe. 8. .And be 1t further enacted
That the Register Of the Land Office
lshaIl note ali such applications on the
tract books and plats of his Office. and
keep register of all sutieh entries, and
make return thereof to the General
Land Office, together with the proof
upon which they have been founded.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted
That no lands acquired under the pro-
visions of this act shall in any event be.
icome liable to the satisfaction of any
debt or debts contracted prior to the IS.
lsuing of the patent therefor.
t (. SEC. 5. 4And be 1t further enacted
TO- hok = e. Il
the affidavit, as required in the I'd section
of this act, and before the expiration oj
the FIVE wears aforesaid. it shall bf
proven, after due notice to the settler te
the satisfaction of the REGISTER of the
Land Office. that the narson having fled
|such affidavit shall have actually
lebaneed his or her residence or aha 4,
ldoned the said land, or shall have ceased
to occupy said land for more than six
months at any time, then, and in thai
event. the land SO entered shall revert
to the Government.
| SEC g.. And be it further enacted
That no individual shall be permitted
to acquire title to more than one quar-.
ter section under the provisions of this
act; and that the Commissioners of the
General Land Office is hereby required
to prepare and issue such rules and reg.
ulations consistent with this act, as shall
be necessary and proper to carry. it,
provisions into effect; and that the reg
listers and receivers Of the several land
offices shall be entitled to receive the
same compensation for any lands en-.
tered under the provisions of this act
that they are now entitled to receive
1 when the same quality of land is en-
tered with money, one-half to be pait
/ by the person making the appIica tioi
at the time OF so doing, aud the othel
half on the issue of the certificate BY
the person to whom 1t may be issued
but this shall not be construed to en-
large tie maximum of compensation
now prescribed by law for any register
or receiver: Provided. That nothing
contained IN this act shall be SO con
strued as to impair or interfere in any
manner whatever with the existing pre-
Iemption rights: Ind pyoctded further,
That all persons who may have filed
their applications for presumption
right prior to the passage of this act
/ shall be entitled to all privileges of this
act. Provided, further, That no person
who has served, or may hereafter serve,
for period not less than fourteen days
lin the army or navy of the United
Estates, either regular or volunteer, un-
der the laws thereof; du-ing the exist
lence Of an actual war, domestic or for
1eign, shall be deprived of the benefits