, 1865-09-05
PURCHASE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
How Soldiers and saivor. g., ..,.1
Service MAY AcuuIrC T,itio

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service MAY Acquire Title.
Two circulars lately Issued from tbe 17n,,ea
s'a.es Land oilee, contain information highly
use!ul 10 oil parties purchasing United States
lands They also set forth how parties in tbo
military or naval service may, whilst in actual
dHty, acquire an Inceptiye title without going
to The district office.
IN order to acquire title to public lands the
following steps must be taken:
ht. Application must be made to tic P<o.
tA'eas OF the district land Office in which tSc
land desired may be situntel.
=, 4 LIST Of ull the land Offices In the United
States is hereto appended, with tie seat ot t the
inherent Offices, where It is the duty Of tho
register and receiver to be in attendance. md
give proper facilities md information TO prr.
sons dcslrous Of obtaining lands.
! ihe minimum 2; 1 price Of ordinary public
sections falllng within railroad grunts an in
c1sased to double tl,e minimum price, Geinr
ESQ per acre. f>-' "~''S
Lands once offered at public sale, and not at
1T ,;sr"arus Ecrt out Of the market by rescrya-
t!on or Otherwise so as to prevent free compe
iit!on, may bc entered OF located.
I'd. Dy the applicant filing With the rcctsser
nas Written application, describing tho tract,
WIN Its area, the register will then certifr IL
tue receiver whether the land Is vacant. Viii,
US price; and when found to be so, the appli.
sant must pay that price per acre, or may To-
aIler th1 receiver will give him i .'duplicate
Tcecapt,' which be Is required to surrender
PRIOR 10 the delivery to him OF the natent.
which may bo had either By application 1or Il
to TIC register or 10 the General Land Oflcc.
-. y tle tract las not been offered at prl-
entry, but may be secured by party legally
qualified, upon his compliance With tlc re-.
autremenss Of the pre-emptl6u laws Of tho 4th
September, 1871, and Sd March 1S4S and
a,ler tlscls party shall hare made actual aoi-
e!et1cnt for sIch 2 length Of time as viii show
acting IN good faith, building house and re-
siding therein, be may proceed to tic district
lnnd o1llce, establish hi. prescription claim ac4 |
co1ding TO Law, by proving his actuaI resi-
uence md cultivation, and show that be il
9. hcrwlse within the purview Of these acts.
linen ne can enter the land nt BIDS, either
with cash OF with bounty land warrant, nm
lees the premises should be $50 per acre
lands. IN that case the whole purchase mon
cy can be paid in cash, or one-half cash. thu
residue with bounty lind warrant. +
41; ,al'e y t.a1..s. .rEea, S..1allficd desire !
a. to obtain title under tic homestead nck of
~. ul4 May, lsG2, they can do SO on complvjnr
aa Win 1si! sae enclosed circular, dated Oth 0cto,
amer entry the soldier or sailor stands OK.
eascd from actual residence during tIc neriod
liter entry In which he may be in actual scr-
'icc out When discharged must Immediately
. On the tract, reside there, aud. cultivate
rom date Of entry. The Ryc-year settlement
m absolute, unconditional requirement In |
e?afu 10 all persons, except, as stated. rs to
olaiefs or sailors In nctual saryfcc, who onlv
Or Inc period In which aflercutry thew are
such se5sice ere relieved, but with the post