Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-07-19

THE HOMESTEAD BILL.

settlers on the pubic DOMAIN, ana u
provide bounty for soldiers in lieu OF
grants of the public lands.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of tie United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That any
person who is the head OF a family. or
who has arrived at the age Of twenty one
years, and is a citizen of the United States,
or who shall have filed his declaration OF
intention TO become such, as required by
the naturalization laws of the United
States, and who has never borne arms
against the United States Government, or
given aid and comfort to its enemies shall
from and after the lst Of January, 1868,
be entitled to enter one quarter section, or
a less quantity, Of unappropriated lands,
upon which said person may have fled
presumption claim, or which may, at
the time the application is made, be SUBJ
Ject to pre- emption at 81 25 or less per
acre or eighty acres, or less, Of such uu-
appropriated lands, at 81 so per acre, TO
be located in body, III conformity to the
legal subdivisions Of the public lands,
and after the same shall have been sur.
veyed: ProrideR That any person own
ing and residing on land, may under the
provisions of this act, enter other land
lying contiguous to his or her land,
which shall hot, with the land so already
owned and occupied, exceed 100 acres
SECTION 2. And be 1t .JuHhcr eHacto2,
That the person applying for the benefit
of this act, shall, upon application to the
Register Of tie land Office in which he or
she is about to make such entry make
affidavit before the said Register or Re
ceivcr that he or she is the head Of fam
lly, or is twenty one years or more OF age,
or shall have performed service in the
army OF the United States, and that he
has never borne arms against the Govern
ment Of the United States, or given aid
and comfort to It's enemies, and that such
application is made for his or her eXclu.
sive use and benefit, and that said entry is
made for the purpose Of actual settlement
and cultivation, and not either directly or
indirectly FIR the use Or benefit Of any
other person or persons whomsOevcr anu
upon fling the SAID affidavit with the
Register Or Receiver, and on paymcn, Of
$40 he or she shall thereupon be permit
ted to enter the quantity OF land specified :
1'or'dC0, h''oercr, ihat no cerIhcate
shai! be gwen or patent issued therefor
until the expiration OF i've years from the
cate OF sncA entry, ana II at the eNpra'
uon or such time, or at any tine within
TWO years thereafter, the person making
such en'ry-or II he be dead his widow ;
or in case Of his death, his heirs or de
Sisee' or IN case OF widow making such
entry her heirs or dcVisee, IN case Of her
death shall prove 10y two credible wit
hesses that me- she or they have resided
e cpo" vi eu''''a'ea 'I!e same ios Term Oh
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