The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-02
Lands for the Loyal.

Lands for tho Loyal.
Fun 7ert Of the Bill Recently Pdased
Giving Every Soldier a Homestead.
A bill to enable honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, their widows and
orphan children to acquire homesteads
on the public lands OF the United
States.
Be 1t enacted, &C., That every private
soldier and officer who has served In the
army Of the United States during the
recent rebellion, for ninety days, and
who was honorably discharged and has
remaiued loyal to the Government, In.
Guiding all the troops mustered into the
service Of the United State by virtue Of
the third section Of an act entitled: An
act making appropriations for con,plet-
ing the defenses of Washington and for
other purposes, approved Feb. Is, 1852 /;
aud every seaman, marine or other per-
son who has served In the navy of the
United States or In the marine corps
during the rebellion, for ninety days,
and who was honorably discharged and
has remained loyal to the Government,
shall, on compliance with the provisions
of an act entitled An act to secure home-
steads to actual settlers OH the public
domain aud The acts amendatory
thereof as hereinafter modified, be ell
titled to enter upon and receive patents
for quantity Of public lands, not min
erai, not exceeding 100 acres, or one
quarter section, to be taken in compact
form in legal subdivisions, including the
alternative reversed sections of public
lands along the line Of any railroad or
any other public work, or other lands
subject to entry under the homestead
laws in the United States, wherever
public lands have been or may be grant.
ed by acts of Congress; provided that
said homestead settler shall be allowed
twelve months after locating his home
stead within which to commence his
settlement and Improvements; aud pro-
vided also that time which the home
stead settler shall have served in the
army, navy, or marine corps as afore-
said, or II discharged on the account Of
wounds received or disability incurred
in the line Of duty, then the term Of en- {.
Iistment shall be deducted from the time
heretofore required to perfect title; and
provided further that any homestead
settler as Aforesaid may assign his certif.
icate within twelve months of the date
thereof to any citizen of the United
States over twenty-One years Of age, or
any person who has declared his inten-
ton Is become such, who has not pre-
viously availed himself of the homestead
or prevention laws, and the assignee
shall succeed to all the rights of.the said
homestead settler, but no such assignor
of u homestead certificate shall hereafter
have the right to avail himself Of the
benefit Of this act or the acts heretofore
passed, granting homesteads to actual
settlers, nor shall such assignee have
the right ito acquire any other home.
stead under said acts; provided, how
ever, that no patent shall issue to a
homestead settler, or his assignee, who
has rot resided upon, improved and
cultivated his said homestead for per-
Tod Of at least two years, except as provi-
ded in section four of this act.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That any person entitled, under the
provisions Of the foregoing section, to
enter homestead who may have here.
t,fore entered under the laws a quaint y
Of land less than 100 acres, shall be per.
mitted to enter, under the provisions of
this act, 81 much land as, when added
to the quantity previously entered, shall
not exceed one hundred aud sixty
acres.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That in
case Of death Of any person who would
be entitled to homestead under the
provisions Of the first section of this
act, his widow, If unmarried, or IT. In
case Of her death or marriage, then his
minor orphan children, shall be entitled
TO all the benefits enumerated in this
act; provided, that If such person died
during hi, term. of enlistment it shall be
deducted from the term heretofore re-
quired to perfect the title.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That every private soldier and every
seaman, marine and officer who served
In the army and navy for the said peri. d
OF ninety days, and is now inscribed on
the rolls of the United States, or lie en-.
titled to be SO inscribed OH account Of
wounds received or disabilities incurred
Ill the line Of duty, may, in lieu of the
rights, privileges ard benefits herein be.
fore conferred, enter upon, BY an agent
or attorney, and receive patent for one
quarter section Of land, rs provided in
section one of this act, and shall be en-.
titled to all the benefits Of said first sec
ton, or liable to all the provisions ,Eele
OF, except rs to the actual residence, and
that all acts and things required to he
done by said homestead settler BY said
first section may be done by said agent
or attorney provided that no such
agent or attorney shall act as such for
more than one person ut the same
time.
SEC 5. And be it further enacted.
That oil declarations and proofs required
under this act and the former acts grant
ing homesteads to actual settlers, may