The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-06

applications on the tract books and plats Of
his Office, and keep register of all such en-.
tries and make return thereof to the General
Land Office, together with the proof upon which
they have been founded.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That no
lands acquired under the provisions of this act
shall in any event become liable to the salts.
action Of any debt or debts contracted prior
to the issuing of the patent therefor.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if,
at any time after the filing of the affidavit, as
required in the section of this act, and before
the expiration of the five years aforesaid, it
shall be proven, after due notice to the settler
to the satisfaction of the Register of the Land
Office, that the person having filed such aft.
davit shall have actually changed his or her
residence, or abandoned the said land, shall
have ceased to occupy said land for more than
six months at any time, then and in that event
the land so entered shall revert to the Govern.
ment.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That no
individual shall be permitted to acquire title
to more than One.quarter section under the
provisions of this act: and that the Commits.
sioner Of the General Land Office is hereby
required to prepare and issue such rules and
regulations, consistent with this act, as shall
be necessary and proper to carry its provis-
ions into effect; and that the registers and
receivers of the several land Offices
eAoA po ehtitieu W receive tue Sa!ne
compensation for any lands entered under
the protection of this act that they are
now entitled to receive when the same quality
of land is entered with money, One.half to be
paid by the person making the application at
the time of so doing, end the other half on
the issue of the certificate by the person to
whom it may be issued; but this shall not be
constructed to enlarge the maximum of com.
pensation now prescribed by law for any re-
gister or receiver: Provided, That nothing
contained in this act shall be so construed as to
impair or interfere in any manner whatever
with existing pre'emptiOn rights; And provi.
ded further, That all persons who may have
filed their applications for pre-emptjpn right
prior to the passage of this act shall be enti-
tied to all the privileges of this act. Provided,
further, That no person who has served, or
may hereafter serve, for period of not less
than fourteen days in the army or navy of the
United States. either regular or volunteer. IN
der the laws thereof, during the existence of
an actual war, domestic or foreign, shall be
deprived of the benefits of this act on account
of not having attained the age of 81 years.
SEC. z. And be it further enacted, That the
fifth section of the act entitled IAN act in ad-
dition to an act more effectually to provide
for the punishment of certain crimes against
the United States, and for other purposes"
approved the Sd of March. in the year 1857,
shall extend to all oaths, afirmations and aft.
davts, required or authorized by this act.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That moth.
ing in this act shall be so construed as to pre-
vent any person who has availed him or her.
self of the benefit of the first section of this act
from paying the minimum price, or the price
to which the same may have graduated for
the quantity of land SO entered at any time
before the expiration of the five years, and OBJ.
tanning patent therefor from the Govern
ment, as ia other cases provided by law, on
making proof of settlement and cultivation as
provided by existing laws granting pre.emp.
tion rights.