The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-08
WM - TAYLoh Register.

a MORGAS, Receiver
fPUBLic--No ID
| AN ACT Tor the disposal Of the public lands
for homestead actual settlement IN the
States Of Alabama, Mississippi LOUISIANA,
Arkansas and Florida.
NJ II onacied by me Senate and HoHae of Rep.
FoseHafirog ~ he iaitod Sfdtes n 1mcrioa ~
! CoHgtas assembi0f That from aud after
| the passage Of this act, all the public lands
/ IN the States Of Alabama, Mississippi Lou
isinna, Arkansas aud Florida shall be dis.
posed Of according 20 the stipulations Of the
| homestead law Of twentieth May eighteen
| hundred and sHty-tw0, entitled IAN act 10
| secure h0mestcadA 10 actual settlers on the
public domain and the act supplemental
| thereto, approved twenty-lirst Of March,
eighteen hundred aud sixty-four, but with
this restriction, that until the expiration Of
two years from and after the passage Of this
act no entry shall De made for more than q
balf.quaflcf section, or eighty acres and in
lien Of the sum Of ten dollars required TO be
paid by the second section Of said act, there
shall be paid the sum Of I've dollars at the
time of the issue Of each patent; and that
the public lands in said States shall be dis
posed of In no other manner after the pas
sage of this act Provided, That no dis
tnctOn or discrimination shall be made In
the construction on execution Of this act on
nccount Of race or color: And provided
further, That no mineral lands shall be IL
able to entry and settlement under its pro
visions
SEC Q And be Il further cnacted That sec
ton second cf the above cited homestead
law entitled AN act TO secure homesteads
TO actual settlers on the public domain APP
proved May twentieth, eighteen hundred
aud Hixty-two, be so amended no TO read as
follows That the person applying for the
benefit Of this act shall, upon application 20
the Register OF the land Office IN which lac or
she Is about to make such entry, make aiii-
dnyit before the said Register or Receiver
that he or she is the head Of a family, or y
lwenty'Ono years or more OF age, or slall
have performed service in the army or navy
Of the United States and that such applicu-
ton IL made for his or her exclusive use and
benefit aud that said entry is made for the
purpose Of actual settlement aud cultya-
zion, and not either directly, or indirectly
for the 1s0 or benefit of any other person or
persons whomsoeyer and upon Cling the
said affidavit with the Register or Receiver
mud ON payment of five dollars, when the en-
Try Is not more than eighty acres, he or she
shall thoreupon be permitted TO enter the
amount Of land specified Provided, how
ever, That no certificate shall be given or
patent Issued therefor until the expiration
of five years from the date of such entry
aud If, at the expiration of such time, or at
any time within two years Thereafter, the
person making such entry, or, II he be dead
his widow, or, IN case Of her death his heirs
or devisee, or, In case of II widow making
such entry, her heirs or devisco, IN case of
her death, shall prove by two credible wit
nosscs that he she, or they have resided
upon or cultivated the same for the term of
five years Immediately succeeding the time
of filing the affidavit aforesaid, and shall
mako affidavit that no part of said land has
been alcnatcd, and that he will bear true
allegiance to the Government OF the United
States; then, in such case, he, she, or they,
Il az that time a citizen of the United States,
shall be entitled to n patent, Us in other
cases provided by law Aud provided
further, That in case OF the death of both
father and mother, leaving an infant child
or children under twenty-one years of age,
the right aud fee shall inuro to the benefit
of said infant child or children; and the ex-
eout0r, administrator, or guardian may, at
any time within two years after the death
of the surviving parent, and in accordance
with the laws of the State in which such |
children. for the time being, have their dom.
ioil, sell said land for the benefit of said in
iNnts, but for no other purpose, and the pur-
chaser shall acquire the absolute title by tho |
purchase, aud be entitled TO patent from
the United states on the payment OF office |
ines and sum of money herein specified
Provided That until the first day of Jan
nary, eighteen hundred aud siXty-sevon, any |
person applying for the benefit of this act |
shall, in addition TO the oath hereinbefore |
required, also make oath that he has not |
borne arms against the United States, or
given aid and comfort 10 its enemies
SEC. 3 dRd BE- Il further enacted, That all |
the provisions of the said homestead law, |
and the act amendatory thereof approved |
March twenty-irst, eighteen hundred aud
sixty-four, so far us the same may be APP |
plicahle except so far as the same arr mod |
flied by the preceding sections of this act,
are applied 10 and made part of this act rs
fully as il herein enacted and set forth.
Approved june u. 1866.