The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-02-15

The following from Commissioner j.
NJ. Edmonds, gives the necessary infor-
nation relative to purchasing on securing
public lands by bounty land locations, pre-
emptioDs, or homestead.
In order to acquire title to public lands
the following steps must be taken:
/. Application must be made to the
Register of the district land Cfice in
which the land desired may be situated.
The minimum price of ordinary public
lands is 81 25 per acre. The even or
reserved sectious falling within railroad
grants are increased to double the mini
mum price, being s2 so per acre.
Lands offered in the public market and
not afterwards kept out by reservation,
or otherwise, may be entered or located.
2. By the applicant filing with the
Register his written application describ-
ing the tract. with its area, the Register
will then certify to the Receiver whether
the land is vacant, with its price; and
when found to be so, the applicant must
pay that price per acre, or may locate the
same with land warrant, and thereafter
the Receiver will give him duplicats
receipt" which he is repaired to surreu-
der prior to the delivery to him of the
patent, which may be had either by appi-
cation for it to the Register OF to the Gen.
eral LAID Office.
3. If the tract has not been offered at
public sale it is not liable to ordinary
private entry, but may be secured by
party legally qualified, upon his compli-
ance with the requirements Of the pre-
cmption laws Of 4th Sept. I841, and Sd
March, 1913 and after such party shall
have made actual settlement for such
length Of time as will show he designs it
for his permanent home, and is acting in
good faith, building house and residing
therein. he may proceed to the district
land office, establish his preemption claim
according to Law by proving his actual
residence and cultivation, and showing
that he is Otherwise within the purvieW
of these acts. Then he can enter the
land at 81 %, either with cash or with
bornty land warrant, unless the premises
should be 81 so per acre lands. In that
case, the whole purchase money can be
paid in cash, or one-half ia cash, the resi-
due with bounty land warrant.
f. The law confines Homestead entries
to surveyed lands; and although in GER
tain States and Territories preemptors
may go on lands before survey, yet they
can only establish their claim after return
of survey, but must file the preemption
declaration within three months after re-
ccipt Of official plat, at the local land Of
fee where the settlement was made be-
fore survey Where, however, it was
made after survey, the claimant must file
within three months after date Of settle
ment aud where actual residence and
cultivation have been long enough to
show that the claimant has made the land
bis permanent home, he can establish his
claim, aud pay for the same at any time
before the date of public sale of lands
within the range Of which his settlement
may fall.
All unofered surveyed lands not ac-
quired under preemption, homestead, or
otherwise, under express legal sanction,
must be offered at public sale under the
Presidents proclamation, and struck of
to the highest bidder, as required BY Act
of April "a, 1920.