The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-04-20

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by 10 amssdatory act OF March, 1864,
g1ersS ns In military Or nav ~ service are
net fequired to attend at the District
Ono when the party's family or some
member Of 4 ARE rs4fsisg On ths land
On which bona tide Improvements and
suitivAtio1 has been made. The officer
com tnsuding may take the Afidaviti ~
su6h oa6sg and IN 1ffa N other menl-
Der " M family may III IL with the
Register with the homestead applica.
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The act OF July. 1870 50 far mobiles
the original act a. to allow officers, SOL
diers and sailors who LAye served 20
days, and remained loyal, to enter 100
acres Of the double mimi, um lands,
that is, land at $3.50 Per acre. Actual
settlement and cultivation are in no
case dispensed with. Any alien who
hxs served in the army and navy, and
been honorably discharged, need not
have declared his intention to become
citizen before perfecting an entry of a
homestead.
The commission and fees charged to a
settler on hundred and sixty acres
minimum (S1.2j) land, amount to $ls-
to wit. a commission Of 81 when entry
IL made, 81 when certificate is issued,
and $40 when proof Is made. On 80
acres half these rates; Oh 40 acres, So on
8 the two commissions and S. in fees.
1t costs the same to enter so acres of
the double minimum $50 land as lGO
acres Of the minimum; and for 40 acres
ofths former the came as for so acres of
the latter.
Under the act of March, 1870, officers
soldfers and sailors must pay $50 in fees
and commissions to get l6O acres of the
$3.50 land
These fees snd commissions are paya-
ble in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska,
Dakota, Alabama, Mississippi, louisa
ma, Arkansas and Florida.
In California, Nevada, Oregon, Col
saFado, New Mexico, Washington, Ari-
IONA, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana,
the fees and commissions are higher
thar the above rates, to it:-$22 for
1850 acres Of common land, s1l for 50 acres
So for 40 acres; and SO for so acres of the
$50 land, and Sill for 40 acres. z..s~s
BY act Of June, 1866, public lands in
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Florida, are subject to dispo
sal only under homestead law. '
On payment OF the fees and commits
sions, the Receiver issues duplicate to
tths claimant which enables him to OBJ
tain certificate from the Register Of
the Land Office, on proof of having
resided on the land five years, and that
the application is made within two years
after the expiration of the five years
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The Receiver and Register are requir-
ed to make return to the General Land
Office at Washington.
The certificate entities the claimant
to a patent for the Homestead and the
thing is done.
Final proof must be made within two
years after the expiration of five years,
and it must be made by theG party in
person at the district land Office, except
IA Case ofphysical disability, distance or
othsr good cause, when proof may be
made before any officer authorized to
administer oaths, the affidavit must
state the reason, and the credibili,y and
responsibility OF witnesses must be GER
titled by the officer taking the oath, and
his official character must be authenti
Gated under seal.
Where a homestead settler dies, his
widow, and in case Of her death. his
heirs, may prove up aud obtain the pa
tent.
When both parents die before the exp-
ration of five years, leaving infant heirs
the homestead may be sold for cash for
the benefit of the heirs, and the purcha-
Ser can obtain the title from the United
States.
The sale Of "A homestead claim, except
as above, is woftliless.~ e~es
The act of July, 1870, giving to soldiers
and sailors quarter sections Of land along
the lines Of railroads, when the alter.
nate sections are reserved for sale, at
$3.50 per acre. They are only subject to
the fee, and commissions AZ above stat
ed. N S E
Mineral lands everyw hereAre exempt
FRI m homestead settlement.
None but soldiers and sailors are
allowed free homesteads out Of lands
reserved along the railway lines.--CM.
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