The sun., 1862-05-30

For tho qualification Of our readers wc repuh-
llsh the Homestead Lil entire, in the form in
which it has become law:
AN ACT T. Secure Hotncstosds To- Actual settlers
og tie Public Domain, and g. Provide bounty
iur soldiers In lieu ofGr4n,s II che Pdbc Lands.
h. Il sndcicd bu ne Senate amt H,use ~ Repre-
s,u'Gt,ted "f ne Tn,t,d Shitcs - America ~ Con-
Jrcss mblci: That any person who Is the head
U' isnily, or Who has arrived At the n. of twenty
one years, aud ~ a citizen oi tie United States, or
who shall huy, flied his decAf iton of intention 10
b.c1n. such, nE required } tie naturalization laws
Of the United states, and who has never borne
arms ngninst the lhitcd States Government, ur
given AID and comfort u its enemies, SHAH from
and alter the lst OF January, 1863, he entitled h.
enter one quarter section, !Ces quaittyof unap
prupriAt' public lands, upon Which said person
may have n.,l pre-cnptun claim, or which may,
1T the time the application Is IN de, bo subject u
prr-cmVton ut ! 70. or lcsa per acre or eighty
Or l.ss Of such ,inapIroprnted lands nj %
per acre. t. Ice located In body, In conformity to
IT,, legal suhd OF the public lands, nni after
| I'll. ahal have been surveyed; T'ovided That
| any person owning and residing on land may, uu-
der TIE provisions ~ this act, enter other land lying
cont suou- to his ~ her said land. which shall Mt,
| vita H.. land 40 already owned and occupied, .x.
| coed IN tie n.l,rcgRtr 100 acres.
sEu 2. And BE- n further sndc,cd, That the person
applying ior thc benefit ofthis act all upon nIp
'ion to the Register oi the Land Once IN which lie
or she IL about Ia make such entry, make a'ilaylt
| hc.p,o the snii Register OF Receiver that
| ho or ehe Ia the head OF family, or IN twenty
one years Of aye, shall have performed service Ia
| the army Of Ia. United states, and tAat lie las
! never borne arms against the Government Of the
| United ~ ties OF pv' Aid ur comfort To- Its enc
mics, and that such application h made for Lis or
her cNclul.ye usc aud benefit and that faii entry
| !7 made for tie purpose Of actual settlement aud
cultivation, md not either directly or indirectly
tie use or benefit II any other person persons
| syi,ntsuoy,r and upon filing tho same affidavit
With ihe Register or Receiver, and on payment OF
elu, e ot she hlAl thctCuTou lC perHitt,d to en-
? the pusutrty ,i land specified; Trocdci, holr.
ersr, Iuut uo cert q itc shsl hc given or patent
.ssuru tn'rtfur until tie expiration Of five years
irpm the date ot such entry and If, al tho cEp,ra.
ton o' such time or 1t any time within two years
thereafter TIE person making such cutry-or II
hr Dee lead, hiI widow or ln case II her death,
his heirs or doylsco ; or m coso Of n widow
mlhiiis sl,l r'tt-, lrr heirs or deyiser, iu
,...e of be- drnth-slYll prove 10y two credible
Atnoa'c' t.at hc, sAo or they have resided upon ct
cult v.toi t., same Ion the torn fye years inllc-
aIatly succeeding the time 60. ding TIE affidavit
Aforesaid, ard shaN m,ke OFdqtd that no pat u
sIi iGpi las brfn aist I',d, and hGt kf has born,
true allegiance io the Government u the United
Stt,s, tIeu, IN such casc, lc, thc. or they, II NJ
tIat tmeR citizen of thr luitl states, shall he cn
tl,d t. p|t,ut sH In uthcr css's provided fur b)
law; dad pr1r ich Juyfh'r Iltt IN cg'c of o.,
doS'h ~ both iather and mother leaving an infan
! Clid, o children, under twenty, ne yciiS of ngr
t..'lIg, HLl fee ah.ul euUro 10 tAo l'uoHt uf ii
infant c.Ad or children ; and tie cN ,utpr, alu ne
.tratlr, og guardian mag, at ,uy time within tvs
years after tAe death OF the surviving parent. aud l
uc,orlIJ, tl tie l.Ns Of tie state Iu Whl,h such
tltht n Tor e." tIW' bang hnyc tloir J'Hi,i, sell
sail land fr ,ac ben, ht ot said infants, but Tor ~
other iurl o''; ahi TIE purchaser sl.lI acquire Tie
absolute title Is the purchase, aud te entitled l. a
patent iIuIu tie United stlt,s, ON ulym,nt of the
office fees aud sum Of niouny herein .pcyhcd.
Sro. ,. ird BE- UfEithtr sHac',d, That tue Re
stcr of the LaLd- Ohcr shall note all such april
cations on ne tract books SD ats Of his ,thco
and keep re-. ster Of all such entries, and ulak,
return uoroof T. the General Land On'ce, tug.th
or with Tie proof upon whlsh they have been found
cl.
src. J. And teh further enacted, That no lanl
acquired under the provisions Of th,i act shall IN
any event become liable to the satisfaction Of any
debt debts contracted prior t. the issuing Of &,
| patent therefor.
sro. B. and bs il !fUrtlcr enacted, That 4. 1T my
time after tie fling Il the affidavit, repaired ID
the section OF this act aud bc'ot. the expiration oi
the hye ycnrs at,rcsd Il shall he proven after lu'
notice T. tie settler, to the satisfaction O. tl, regis
ter uf tie Il othcc, that the PERI N having Il led
| such AFFIDAVIT shall have actually changed his ol
her residence, or abandoned TIE sIid land, sNal
Lave ceased tp occupy said land for more than r,y
months ut any tune, then aud in tAUt event the .tnt
81 entered snail revert u the Government.
STo q, Aad be 4 FURTHER endtied That q iIdi
yldual shall hc porm tied TO acquire ttle Dc NOR
than one quarter section uadcr the provlslo' o tri
act; aul that tie Commissioner OF tie Gtu'la
Land Once ia hereby required q prcpal tnd 'aV
such rules and regulations, consistent wish THIS act
as snail hc necessary aut proper to carry its pro
visions into effect and that the re. isters ami lc
cey,.s @, the several land offices shall he eu,i, el
rcctly, tac same compensation for any lands cutaI
ed undrl tc prpEuns of this act that thty are hoy
eltll'i y ft''lN' Nl'l the same luaty oi lallA
@ entered " m monty, one haftl be paid ! tie per
SON max n; o. ~ cAt' IA at the tilne Of 30 DOING
and utl'r half un the issIe OF the certificate, b
= tar person To- whom II may be issued but this sla
., "'t 10 construed ~ enlarge the maximum ot con
" i'i7Nuun = Prescribed 10y law for any 81
u ur receiver; PfUrdti, That nothing coutainc
- Ip tulB at shall po construed as tu impa
or iAttrleto in any manner whatever with esstln
~ pre-eml ton rishtsi And prooilei, futheT Tbs
"a 81 per-onS who may have filed their applications
arre,emplun r.glt prior to the PASSAGE Of this n
sHnl pe emitted T. al th1prYcgo5 of tins act. Pr
t'a'd, }W1hfr, That no Ierson who has served,
may.lerehter serve, for period Of not less tbs
he II days In TIE army or navy of tho United State
EN- tiher regular OF volunteer, under the laws theret
HAInS the existence of an actual war, domestic
De loreign shall be deprived " the bencats Of this
be on s.roun, OF NOT having attained Vie age Of .wet
ulf $50. !, And be n further enacted, Tia, Al. az
hs section o' the act entitled IAN in add tion "
act more 'nrctiay 10 provide for the punishme
u, OF oeneaip crimes against the United States, and
.r other purposes" approved the I'd Of March, in
e year 1851, shall extend to oil osths, srmations
afhdavits, required or Authorized by this act.
r.s $50 8. And be Il further enacted, That moth,
In this act shall be 80 construed ~ 10 prevent a
80, person who has svAiled him herself Of the ben
of Of tho Arst section OF this at from paying the mi
mum prize, or tho price to which the same u
NE have graz Ised, for tho quantity Of land ents
~ ANY tIas bsisys W. ssPsrsssa Of W. avs 3ss