New-York tribune., 1872-04-09
THE SOLDIERS HOMESTEAD ACT.

In answer to numerous correspondents, VIC
publish herewith the full text of the act recently passed
by Congress- and signed by the President granting GER
tain privileges to honorably discharged soidleis Ill
settling the public lands:
BE IL enacted, etc. That every private soid,er am, anu
during the recent Rebellion. for 90 days OF more anu
who honorably discharged and mas renaincu id3 3t
10 the Government including the troops mustered mo
the service of the United states by virtue OF ,nS u
tons for completing the defenses OF Washington, and
for other purposes, approved Feb lS lSo2 ana Sfey
seaman marine and officer who has served i'll the Navy
of the United States or in the Marine Corps dung c
Rebellion for 90 days ana %o %9o o %f fhe oyePnment
shall on compliance with the provisions OF an aot; @ or
titled An act secure h0nestea0s 10 acual ctnoi
on the public domain aud the acts amendatory thereof
as hereinafter modified, be entitled 10 iHr ehtgr
iapnds pvh mot mineraD not exceeding 100 acres, or
one quarter section to be taken in compact rrnat TORN
reserved sections Of public lands along t,ic my Va 2 p
railroad other public work not 0thet"lSe 90 nnder
the Homestead laws of the United states proo"tfG"'
that said homestead settler shan nc aoNGu eA ~ COM
nenca hie settlement and improvements and prot.dedi
also that the time which the homestead settler % slal
said shall be deducted from The time heretofore re-
quired perfect title or If oschmrge" m ON Ee line Of
Wounds received, disability incurred IN 'ne Lio vi
duty then tle term of enlistment shall DC GedGcGd
from the time heretofore @ % 10 have served
Trocided, however, that no patent sha issue { 70 {
homestead settler who mas not resided Nop lnlOeu,
and cultivated his said homestead for period OF at
least one year after he shall commence hlS improve
mCntS as Aforesaid
sEC D That any person entitled under the provisions
of the foregoing section to enter homestead VINO may
have heretofore entered under the Homestead laws
quantity of land less than 100 acres, snail be peImtta 10
enter under the provisions Of TINS act so Hloh ANU s,
when added TO the quantity previously eu'eIeu' eIlA
not exceed 100 acres. -.
SIC g. That the Of the death OF any person VINO
would entitled 20 homestead under the PROVISIONS
O act, WIDOW
or ia case her death marriage, then ms minor
orphan children, by guardian uuy appointed ana olu
cially accredited at the Department of the interior,
shall be entitled to all the dement's enumerated IN ,hls
act subject to all the provisions as 10 settlement ana l
prOVemcnts therein cODtalued; pOcded, tltu IL o''h
person died during his term OF enlistment, the Nioe
term Of his enlistment shall be deducted from INC tuo
heretofore required 10 perfect the utlc. -
SEC A. That where person at the dae or MS ehtl{ Vi
tract OF land under tho Homestead laws, or supse-
Quently thereto actually enlisted ana employed IN
tne army or navy OF the United states, MS service
therein shall, III the administration Of sad Homestead
purposes to dcnce for the same length OF puc upon
the tract entered; PfOrtaCd mat II ms entry mas
been Cancelled by OF MS absence from sad luc
while III iue military naval service OF me tuHtu
States tract has not been disposed OF, hs tA
shall be restored and cOnIrmed; and PTCptded urtheI
That if such tract has been disposed o sad person may
enter another subject entry under said laws ana
his Ight patent therefor Sha be determined by the
proofs touching lis residence and cultivation OF the nst
tract and his absence therein III sucn service.
SEC That any soldier sailor, marine, Olcer or 0thcr
person coming within the provisions OF tnls acI lY rs
well by agent in person, enter upon shd nome
stead DTOridcd. that Tie sad claimant Ill person snail
within the time prescribed, commence settlement ana
Improvements on tie same ana thereafter 4uIui al lhe
requirements OF this act.
SEC. o. That tie Commissioner or the General Lana
Office shall authority TO make all ntcdlu rules ana
regulations 10 carry into eject the provisions vi TINS act