Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-11
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty Seventh
Congress
IPUBLIC-No. al
PHO hnmestealls IN act

rPUBLIc-No. al
AN ACT to hOmesteads actual settlers on the
public domain.
Be it enacted by the enae and house of representa-
tiyes of the United States of America
bled That any person who has arrived at the age
twentyone cars and is citizen of the United States
or who shall have filed his declaration intention to
come such required by the naturalization If
against the tinted States GO1ement or DJ given ND nd
and comfort to It's enemies; shall from and after the
tied to enter one quarter section or less quantity
have dlcd presumption claim or which may at The
time the application is made be subject 10 presumption
at one dollar and TWENTY-FIVE cents or less per acre;
eighty acres or h IS of such unappropriated lands
dollars aud ity cents per acre to be located IN body,
Ia conformity TO me legal subdivisions of the public
lands, and after the same shah have been surveyed
may under provisions this act other land "
ms contiguous 10 his or her sold land, whc shall not,
the aggregate one hundred and sixty acres
pSnr for l h p ene n @ ia inc person ap
to the register OF the land Office which he she
register receiver that he or She is the head OF
FANNY or Is twenty one or more years of age shall
nave performed service in the navy uf The L.
ed States and that he has borne against
fort to its enemies and that such application is made
his or her exclusive and beno and that said entry
walton either directly or naTe t A for F the
soeyer and mon NJ ". t person or ers5ns whom
lSer or receiver and on payment dollars he or
specied Provided however thet no e gfn
snail be given or patent ssued therefor the expire
no. OF nve years IRON the date of such entry IT, at
the expiration Of such time, at time within two
-Or he
dead his widow or in OF her death his heirs or
devised or in case Of widow making such cntry her
credible witnesses that he she, they resided u
on or cultivated the same for the term ears i'm
aforesaid shall make idavit that no pa f soid
to the of te e e ai fas. r al
II such case he She they if that time citizen OF
other b. law ana i Pror f9 arRt az han an
infant child children under twenty wears Of age
the right and fee shall to the benefit said infant
child or ildren; ard the executor adminis rat r or
guardian uar, at any time within two years a ter the
death OF the surviving parent and in accordance with
being have their domicile sell said land benefit Of
sa aans o9t or no other purposes and tie purchaser
eniitiedIo patent from The ni;ed States, payment
Sect And be it urther enacted that the register Of
inc land office shall note all such applications the tract
such entries and make thereof to :he al land
3ice together with the pro,f upon which they have
Sect. 4 And be it further enacted that no lands &C.
become liable satisfaction Of any debt or debts
contracted prior to the issuing of the patent therefor
section Of tits act and before the 4pironn nt e anu
years aforesaid, it snail be proven notice to The
settler to the satisfaction Of the register Of the land
have actually changed or her residence or a5andon
me said Land for more than six months time
men ana m hat event the land entered shall revet
Sect g. And be Ii further enacted that no individual,
snail be permitted to acquire title than one quar-
Ter section under the provisions this act and that the
iuIeu 10 pFtpSte ana issue such rules regulations
consistent with this act shall necessary and nronr
10 carry It's provisions INTO effect tha the registers
ana the receivers of the several offices shall he r
u'ieu 10 receive the same compensation
thtereu under the visions of this that they are
now emitted 70 receive when the quantity of land
Is eheTeu with money, one half to be paid the rer
son making the appli alton at the time doing. and
the DINER halt on the issue Of the
son 10 whom it may be issued but this shall MOI h.
construct TO enlarge the maximum of comDensation
now prescribed by law for register or
ltoVueu that nothing cont aimed in this ha he so
CONSTRUED as 10 impair or interfere manner what.
sNct WIN eAlstln5 presumption rights: And urovicd
luher' hat all persons who have ed their anuIi,
Saions III peemplpn right prior TO the passage u
tls act snall De entitled TO all privileges oi fills act
rNl9eu iurther that no person who has served or may
hereafter serve Tor period of not less than tor, en-
aays IN inc army or OF the United states eitber
re ar OF volunteer under the laws thereof during he
existence OF an actual war, domestic or foreign shall
e uepvea OF me benefits OF this on account Of ut
haSns aIteihed the age O. twentyone years
anu De u iufther eupcted that this fifth sec
uou OF the ACT entitled An in add ton To an ar+
more eectuallv to provide for the punishment of Ger
ram crimes against the United States and for utbe
poses approved the third of Marc h. in the wear
cen hundred and nifty shall extend t iii eatt
this act. i - ~''''"liAeu ny
sect g.. And he II further enacted that notbiro IL,
VIM mas lNaied nun or herself of the BENEFITS al mo rt
secuon OF thls act from paving miunurn
the price 70 which the same My have GRADUATED tor
the quahlN OF land so entere any time bniorc No
eApHau,n OF the nve years, and obtaining A 1ateut
therefor from the governm nt as in Other rnsss ~
bY law, on making proof of settlement and cuitv,i,,
Approved May 20 1852. . 'i''' i'h"'s'