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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
April s, 1871
Sheriff s Sale.
The State Of South Carolina.

OCONEE COUNTY.
7hoS B; ;. Samples Complaint
II. Tompkins. Foreclose Mortgage.
pY Virtue Of Decretal Order to nc d,rec.
lD ted in this case. l will soll to tho highest
bidder ut Walhalla. on Sale Day in MAY
next, ONE TRACT OF LAND, situated in
Ooonec County, State of South Carolina. on
McKinneys Creek and other branches Of Keo.
wee River. containing 95S acres, more or less.
and known, ut the sule of lands belonging to
the Estate Of Maj. Lewis, decd, as Lot No. Is.
ALSO
All that other Plantation or Tract of Land,
situated in the said County of Oconee. aud
State of South Crrolina. containing sos acres,
more or less, on Bnon's Crock waters of Keo.
wee River, and known, at thc sale Of land be-
longing to the Estate of Maj Lewis, deceased,
as Lot No. 26.
TERMS-CASI1. Purchaser to pay extra
for titles and stamps.
j. II. ROBINS, soc.
April i. 1871 24
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

90 M M Il r OF a L

New York, April 3--Evening. Gold lo4@
!os. Chiffon qniet and weak snles 5,33S; up.
lands l6g; Southern -four quiet and firm cnns;
mon to fair extra G.o0@7.5O; Wheat frmer' |;
winter red and amber Western G0(0G6; Corn
heavy and lower at 800982; Rice quiet 8 CDSs.
CilARbEsToN, April 3,--Cotton steady; mid
dlings l3a: not receipts 943 bales exports
constwse $50; sales 500: stock g, ,l27.
LIwERPooJ., April 3--Evenirg--Cotto dull
and unchanged; sales i2,000 bales for apecula.
ton; exports 5000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
SaledaN

Always small affair with us, was unu-
aually void Of interest. Only one little piece
efand was sold, and that for the pitiful sum
Of ten dollars. Very few people were in at
tendance, and they hurried off as early as
, possible. .Oif March ruled the day with q
high hand, blowing little hurricane. Per
sons travelling with the wind must have felt
all the time as if going down grade.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
Progressive.

When MURDooH's advertisement came to
our table, VIC hurried up to VAN D1v1ERE's
: 4te.iaqaise- w..sther hb had shown eny ,pther
hte symptoms of insanity. Tn ten min utes
wo gave up our doubts, and became the proud
posscssor Of our second self-the looking
glass can't begin to do SO. Try him, ugly
man.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

Hay- In the celebrated case Of FLoRlnE
CALHOUN, ct. al. vs., NJ. NJ. CALHOUN, ct.
al, the Supreme Court of this State has af-
firmed the decision Of Chancellor JOHNSON,
who held that the obligation for slavcs-the
important point in the case-was not uucon-
stitutional, and could be enforced.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

Ey Mr.. BRADLEY, County School Com
missioner for Pickens, gives notice through
our columns, that teachers will DO required
to come forward on the 18th day of April,
instant, stand examination, and receive their
certificates.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
The Airline Railroad.

In tho House of Representatives, on the
18th ultimo, Mr.. WALLACE introduced bill
to aid in the construction Of the ir.Line
Railroad. The bill authorizes the issue of
United States bonds for this purpose, at the
rate Of So, 900 per mile
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
Notice to Creditors, Heirs, SC.
TIE Sta TIE or so OUTH C.fR0LIN.a

4 III IL y II ~ OT 'oVO 10 CIFIt OIINH
IN PROBATE coURT-ocoNEE COUNTY.
D. Il. Elliott ct al. Paition for Partition,
W: Account, Relief,
Nancy Elliott ct al. &C.. &c.
fllE creditors of ALLEN n. ELLIOTT,
Il deceased, are required to prove thcr de.
mands before me. Mt my Office, on or before tho
10Th day of MAY next, or be thereby proclu.
ded from sharing the benefits of the fGal, order.
to be made in this case; The Ha;rs and Dis
tributes of said Estate are also required TO-
come before me, or before the said 18TH day
of May next, render in their adyancemcnts,
and account generally for property received by
them. and secure credit for debts of testator l,y
them paid. S. p. DENDY, Jp:oc.
April |, 1871 q 81
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

NO. Gov ScorT has appointed Mr.. A.
BRENEcKE Jury Commissioner for Oconee
County; Mr.. JOHN r. HoIcoMBE, for Pick
ems; and Mr.. S. BLEcKLEy for Anderson.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
The Cash System.

Those Indebted to thts Office ,oiU please
come Jor,oard and pay the same. We are
determined, after die notice, to iaaugurate
The CASH iSYSEEiu. And zoe confidently
.looi to our friends to aid as an the change.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

10" We are indebted to Senator SAWYER
and Representative WALLACE for Congress
Bional favors.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

eeD- A second letter from Gov. PERRY
has been published. It will appear nex'
week.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
TOWN TAXES.

TOWN TAXES must be paid by tho First
i Day Of MAYtnext. Those falling to do
so, will be d6uble-saxed.
Ml' The Bboks willbs opon at the store Of
ID! Biomann. A. BRENRCKE,
Town Treasurer.
April3, 1871 "a 4
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
Pickens Advertisements.
Sheriff s. Sale.
The state Of South Carolina.
COUNTY or PICKEN,S.

: Sussfsid' horsfi' q Co. Complaint
V3: to Furecuse
H' Tompking: Mortgage
DY virtue nf a decreal ordor to me dir.oted
ID in this chse; will seil to tic highest bid
der, ut Dickens Court House, on Sale Day ia
MAY next, an tlat Finct or Parcel Of Land,
situate in pckens County, State Of South Car
olina, on branches Of Kooweo and Twelve Mile
Rivers, containing Seven Hundred Acres, moro,
or loss and known as Lot No 'l6. more fully
D. S., and attached to deed made to James G..
Keys, dated 10Th March. 1860. and on records
in Mesne Conveyance Office. Pickens County.
TERMS CASH. purchaser to pay eatra, for.
stamps and titles.
J0AB MhULDIN, s.p:o:.
April 5, 1871 81
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

= A heavy falhofsnowis reported through
out Montana Territory within tho past few
days.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

- Persons who took part in tho arrest Of
Filkins. the ezpress,robber, ere quarreling
over. tho division Of the 81, 900 reward.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07

- There is in store in Kentucky stock
Of 2,352, ,4o5 gallons Of whiskey.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
The Sabbath School.

"Train up the child in the way it should
go, and when it gro vs. old it will not depart
from it," This is promise to parents from
the word of God, which is sure and unchang
able, and should encourage them to sustain
and promote Sabbath Schools. The impor
tance Of the early incubation of moral prin
ciples into the minds of the young can in no
case be ovsrestimated, but when we see the
amount Of sin and wickcdncss prevailing in,
every department. of life, at the present day,
this becomes doubly important. Temptation
to evil in every guisc aud in every place meets
the young, and the protection against it is
that their hearts may be early fixed by correct
c'oral teachings. They eau thon calmly meet
and surely overcome all other trials and temp.
tations Of the world. Propriety cannot exalt
nor adjustly deprcss them, but with firm
trust in Providence they walk confidently
through life. Tho seeds of morality here
planted will, with all probability, grow and
ripen into genuine picty. This is a richer
5equess than money for it will surely rebound
to both the temporal and eternal welfare Of
the child. We arc glad to loarn that -four
ishing school was organized on last Sunday
at the Methodist church, in Wnlhallu, also
that another was opened on the same day at
New Hope Baptist church in this county.
Let the good work begun, 20 on until the
children in the ncighborhood of every church
in the counties of Oconce and Pickcns shall
enjoy the priceless benefit of the Sabbath
school.
nea- Southern Cultiuu for April receiv.
cd. This Journal is most admirably adapted
to mcot tho practical every day wants Of the
farmer. A vast number Of intelligent far.
mers all over the South, ir each number, re.
late their experience, offer suggestions and
warn against dangers and errors they have
encountered. If you have never seen it,,
send for aspcoimcn copy. Published at Ath.
eps, Ga. 1900 year.
SIGNS oE THE ZoDrAo.-A philosopher in
tho West, grown into admiration Of the Cher.
~ Pectoral, writes DR.: Aver for'instructions
uuuoi Thlch olSu uc eIlaIl uc Dleu) Wnion
blsterod, and which. ,vomitcd, and under
which he shall take Ayers Rills.for an affec
ton Of the liver; also under which sign his
wife should commence to take the Sarsaparil.
| 10 for her aiment IIo adds that he already
knows to wcan his calves under Taurus
change his pigs in Scorpio, cut his hair in
Aries; andsoak his feet in Pisces or Aquarius
as their condition requires.
Schoolmasters, start for Wisconsin, and
visit Mr.. Ham when you got thero. --Lowell
] Daily Neos.
New, HAVEN, April 3.--In,N New Haven
Jewell, Republican, for Goyerner, gains 391
on Che vote Of last year. Twenty. one towns
in New. Haven county, shows gain Of 831
for jewell over last year. Jewell is probably
elected;
Kendtiok, Democrat, for Congress, from
tho Second District, isprobably elected by,a
small majority.
HARTFORD, April "a dispatch from
i Burr, Chairman of the Committee, estimates
EhgIish's majority at 800, and ,owo Democrat.
io Congressman, being a gain Of one The
Legislature is.very close. Several Democrat
! 10 gains.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for pub,lshlns
specifications and drawings OF Patent Once.
Approved January II. ls.I.l
Be u yesolvsd by The Stnale and Rotut Of Reprs
Innfaiipei Of Iht United Saiei Of AMERICA IN

Be q. received by ths Senate and Rot1t Of Repre-
s%entdtive q ths United STAT" Of America IN
THAI the publication Of the abstracts OF specincs.
tions and Of the engravings heretofore accompany.
Ing the annual report Of the Commissioners OF Pat.
ents be discontinued afer the publication OF that
portion OF the report for elghte. n hundred and sixty.
nine, for which the plates have already been pre-.
pared aud that, In lieu thereof, the Commissioner
be authorized TO nave printed. &C. Sratnitons distri,
OF the complete specifications and drawings OF each
patent subsequently issued, together with suitable
indexes 10 be Issued from time 70 time. one copy u
DO placed for free uol1cinSpect In each capitol Of
in the cierf's ondoeo Of the bIStrict Court Of each Jul
dieih District cfthe Unitod States. except wheu
such o1ices arc located in State or Territorial capi.
tolls, and one In the library OF Congress, which copies
shall be taken and received In all Courts as evidence
OF oil matters therein CONTAINED. and shall be cert;
OF the Patent Once, and shall be taken and received
In all courts as evidence, said copies not 10 be taken
nom said Repositories for any other purpose than 70
ents Is hereby authorized and directed 10 have print.
ed such additional. numbers Of copies Of specinca.
lions and drawings. certified a hereinbefore pro.
such drawings, Tor sle, As may b warranted By tho
setual demand for the same; and Commisthe soner
Is also hereby authorized 70 furnish . complete set
library which win pay for binding the .sne mo Vol
umes to correspond with thoae In the Patent Once,
and for the transportation of,the. same. and which
convenient access for the public thereto, under such
regulations as the Commissioner shall doom reason
able; and provided also, that all contracts for max
visions OF chapter one hundred and nty-nve. SEQ
ton nine, OF Act OF Congress approved June twenty
a. fciiows: Sec. s. And be Il further enacted, that
all nthographing and engraving. where the,prooabls
total cost Of tbs mnph or plates iiuitrstlas on 40
s GSs aoiisn, .Sah s. sv,sasd g ,S Ell iSe asaG ana ssss
bidder for the interests OF the Government Que -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
SUMMONS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST
Judicial District OF the State OF Nevada, In
and for Storey County,. b. Frankel. plaintin,
VI. J. b Stewart. de- Naturalization brought
In the District Court II the First Judicial Dis
trics Of the State IL Nevada, In and for the
County OF Storey. and the complaint fled In
said county, in tes office OF the Clerk OF said
District Court, OF. the l2th day OF June, A.. u.
ISL. The State Of Nevada sends greeting. to
J. b. STEWART, defendant: fon are hereby
REQUIRED 10 appear 10 an action brought agalnst
YOU by the above named plaintiff, In. the
District Court Of tho Fret Judicial District OF
the State Of Nevada. In and for the County OF
Storey, and answer the complaint hled therein
within ten days exclusive Of the day Of s~ervicel
amer the service on you OF this summons, II
served In said county; Or, II served ont OF said
county. within twenty days; and In all other
cases, forty days; or ]udgdment by default VIII
be taken against you, according to Inc prayer OF
said complaint. .
The said action Is brought to obtain Judgment
for the sum Of ave hundred and i've and sixty.
three one-hundredths dollars, In gold coin OF
the Unite States, Il being alleged In The com:
plant on ale that you. on, TO wit, the lat day Of
June A D. 1871, At the said County Of Storey,
accounted with the said plaintiff OF aud con.
corning divers sums OF money nom YOU TO said
plaintiff before that time due and owing. and then
10 arrear and unpaid, and upon such accounting
you were then and there found TO DO In arrear
and indebted to the said plaintiff In the sum OF
stSi 90, in gold coin OF the United Stats, and
being 30 found In arrear and indebted, you I'm;
dertook, and then and there promised and
agreed TO pay the said sun o fmoney TO this plain
I'D. whenever Afterwards thercunto requested,
and though onen afterwards thereunto re-
ouested, you have not paid the same, o. any part
thereof; and further. that from the LIST day OF
.sne. A. I. 1871, to the 10th day OF June, 4. ..
1877, inclusive. the plaintiff sold aud delivered
10 You, at your special instance and request.
roods, wares Aad merchandise OF the value Of
ai<O. in United States gold coin, no part OF
which you have paid, except Se6. And you are
hereby notified that II you fail TO answer the
complaint, the said plaintiff will take Judgment
against you for tho sum OF $S05 81 In gold
coin Of tho United Statcs, with Interest on
2lSi IS thereof nom June !, 1870, u the rate
OF 10 per cent. per anuum.
Givcn under my hand and the seal OF the Dis
trict Court OF the First Judicial Dis
~ triet Of the State OF Nevada, In and
-. for the county Of Storey, this 18th
nAL day OF June. In the year Of Our
1871 Lord one thousand oight hundred and
seventy-one.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
Passed June %, A. D. 18TH
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD

1'HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
J. Hill do ordaln:
sEoTlos /. Section / Of Ordinance No. SO,
entitled "An Ordinance TO Fix and Collect a
License Tax" passed June IL, A. D. 1871, IL
hereby amended 70 % to read a. follows: Sec.
\. No person or persons, irm or association,
shall, within the incorporate limits Of the town
OF Gold Hill, be allowed to pursue any calling,
trade Or profession, or transact any business
have taken out q license therefor and paid for
the same, as Is hereinafter provided and for
any violation Of this ordinance the party so
offending shall, on conviction before any Justice
Of the Peace or the Town OF Gold Hill, be fined
In any sum not greater than Fit Dollars and
the costs Of action, and II such fine be not paid,
such person or persons shall be imprisoned In
the Town jail at the rate Of ono day for every
SEC. 3. The 18th and So,h clauses OF Section
10 OF said Ordinance No. %, relating to ped.
ding, arc hereby amended 80 as TO TX the
license tax for peddling the agricultural pro-
ducts OF tho State OF Nevada, quarterly In i'd
vance, at $40, and per day in advance. s..
SEC. 5. IL Is hereby ordered that for each
retail groce y end each meat market delivering
wagon, running into the Town Of Gold Hi, and
any kind, In the said town, from any grocery or
meat market situated outside Of the incorporate
limits OF the Town Of Gold Hill, license shall
DO taken out, and there shall DO paid thereon,
per quarter In advance, so. And every person
thus delivering merchandise or meats In the
Town OF Gold Hill shall be subject TO the license
herein provided, and SO subject whether he be
tho owner agent or employee STERN,
Pres't OF Board Of Trustees Of Gold Hil.
b Attest: WHY. DoANr, Clerk OF Board.
/ Gold Hill, June ", 1871. je27.tf
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
ORDINANCE NO. 90.
No. 81, Enyitled Gan Ordnance
to FIX md Collect n License Tax"
Pnssed June 18th, 1871 pnIsed
September 9th, a. ID. 1871.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
i Hill do ordaln:
SECTION /. The twenty.siNth clause Of Sec.
ton Ten OF Ordinance No. 63, relating to job.
'express wagons, and drays, Is hereby amended
so as to read ~ follows. to.wit: For each job
or express wagon, or dray, hauling or carrying
goods or property Of any'kind, except rock OF
ore from the miner, for hire, drawn BY one or
more animate. per quarter, In advance, ten dol.
lars ($l0). And every pcrron who shall take
or haul for hire cny goods. cha'tlcs, or property
whatrcever. except rock OF ore from tho mines;
from any point within the Town Of Gold Hill
10 any other point within the raid town, or
from any point within the Town Of Gold Hill
to any point outside Of the incorporate limits
OF the aaid town, or from any point outside Of
the incorporate limits Of the said town, TO any
point within the said limits OF the Town OF
Gold Hill, shall be subloct 10 the license herein
provided, and so SUBJECT whether no DO owner,
agent or employer.
SEC. Q. This Ordinance to take effect and
be In force from and after the 18th day OF Sep
n. STERN,
President Of the Board.
Attest: VIZ Hr. DoANE. Clerk.
Gold Hill. September 9Th. 1871. se7.tf
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
(Publie-Ho. l34.I
AN ACT to establish an additional land district In
the State OF Kansas.
Approved July I, 1870.

Be u enacted BY lhs Senate and HouIe Of Represtat.
ctivsi q thS gnit'd aate Of America, {" Con-
That ali that portion OF the western district"
land district, created by the act approved March
three, eighteen hundred and lfty-seyen, entitled
AN act TO establish three additional land districts
In the Territory OF Ransas, }" which IA situated north
or the townships ten and eleven south In said State.
shall constitute q new land district. TO be called the
Republican land district.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the Prcsl.
dent be, and he is hereby authorized. whenever the
public Interests shall require, to appoint By and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate, or du.
ring the recess thereof, and until the end OF the next
session Of Congress after such appointment. q regis
ter and q receiver for the District Hereby created,
who shall respectively be required TO reside ut the
site or their o1hces. have the same powers. response
bilitles and enIoluments. and Be su6ect 10 the sam
.Acts and penalties which are or may be prescribed
BY law In relation TO other land Officers OF the United
States In said State.
Sec. 81 And be Il further enacted. That the public
lands In said district shall be subject TO sale and dis.
posaI upon the same terms and conditions a. ether
public lands OF the United States; provided, that all
sales and locations made at the once OF the old dis
trict OF lands situated within the limits Of the new
district, which shall be valid and right In other re-
spects, up to the day on which the new ONCE shall
60 into operation, be. and the same are hereby con.
nrmed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
~ States for the District OF Nevada. Is
In the matter Of HENRY c. GAY and G. NJ.
STEWART. bankrlptA A warrant In bank.
rup,cy has been Issued by said Court against
the estates OF Henry c. Gay and G. NJ. Stewart.
Of Reno, County OF washoe and State Of Ne
vada. In said District, who have been duly ad-
Judged bankrupts upon their own petition, and
the payment OF any debts and the delivery Of
any property belonging to said bankrupts, to
Thorn, or 10 their use. and the transfer Of any
property bythem. arc forbidden BY law. A meet
Ing OF the creditors OF said bankrupts, TO prove
their debts, and choose one or more assignees
OF said estate, will DO held at q Court Of Bank
ruptcy, TO be holden at Virginia City, in said
District, on the 9th day OF October, A. D. ISL. At
IL o'clock u , at the Office Of Z. STROTHER,
Register In Bankruptcy OF said District, Nc. Is
North C street, Virginia, Storey County, State
GEORGE /. LAMMoN,
o.. s. Marshal and Messenger In Bankruptcy.
VIM. Webster, Eso., Atty for Petitioners,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30
Passed May 10, A. D. 1871.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COL
min 40 nrdat0. "."

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GOLD
j Hill do ordain:
SECTION /. An I'D valorem tar Of Ave cents
upon each one hundred dollars, in addition to
the amount OF One dollar and nfty cents upon
each one hundred dollars, levied BY Ordinance
No. 81. Of (which ordinance this 10 supplementary,
10 hereby levied and directed to DO paid, for
school purposes, upon all property, both real
and personal, within the incorporate limits OF
the Town OF Gold Hill, made taxable BY the
laws Of the State OF Nevada. for county purposes,
except the proceeds Of mines, which shall moi
be subject to taxation Said tax OF five cents
Is and shall be held 10 be tho same "a that au.
thorized to be levied and collected for schoo!
purposes. by the Board Of Trustees Of the Town
OF God Hill, by An Act Of the Legis ature OF the
State Of Nevada. entitled IAN Act TO Incorpo-
rate the Town Of Gold Hill" approved March 8.
SEC. .. The time and manner Of assessment
and collection Of the sbove levied tax Of five
cent. upon each one hundred dollars OF property
ehsll be In accordance with the provisions O!
Ordinance No. 81, Of which ordinance this is
supplementary.
SIC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and
be In full force nom and amer its passage.
u. STERN.
Prcs't Board OF Trustees Of Gold Hill.
Attest: WV. HY. DoANE, Clerk OF Board,
Gold Hin. Nav 20. 1871,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-30

"
IA n enacted by the Senafs and House Of Repreisnt-
ativss erths United Sato Of America IN Conoress
That the privileges Of the act Of May thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and slxty-two. entitled An act
to reduce the expenses Of the survey and sale OF the
nublic lands in the United States" be and the same
are hereby extended to Colorado; and the proviso
Of the first section Of the act approved June second,
eighteen hundred and slxty.two, entitled A act
10 establish o land ofice In the Territory OF COlora.
do. and for other purposes" Is hereby repealed.
dec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That nothing In
the act Of Congress approved March twenty-seven,
eighteen hundred and %fity.four. entitled An act
FOR the relief Of settlers on lands reserved for railroad
purdoses," shall be construed 10 relieve such settlers
HON the obligation TO re the proper notices Of their
claims, as In other cases. and al claimants OF pre-
cmptIon rights shall hereafter, when no shorter pc
Rod OF time Is now prescribed by law, make the
proper proof and payment for the lands claimed.
within eighteen months after the date prescrbedfor
filing their declaratory notices shall have expired;
provided, that where said date shall have elapsed
before the passage Of this act. said pre-emptors shall
have one year after the passage hereof in which 10
make such proof and payment.