Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-06-27
{ Soldiers HOlnesteads.

Soldiers Holnesteads.
The following is the text Of the bill
passed just before the adjournment, to
amend the law relating to soldiers and
sailors homesteads:
Be it enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
States OF america, IN G. ngress us-
scnadled, That the act entitled can act
to enable honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors, their widows and orphan
children, to acquire homesteads on the
public lands of the United States" an.
proved April 4, 1872, be, and the same
is hereby amended 50 as to read as fol.
lows: That every private soldier and
officer who has served in the army of
the United States during the recent re-
bellion for ninety days, or more, and
who was honorably discharged, and has
remained loyal to the Government, in
Guiding the troops mustered into the
service of the United States by virtue
of the third section of the act entitled
"An act making appropriations
for completing The defenses of
Washington, and for other purposes,
approved February 10, 1862 and every
seaman, marine and officer who has
served in the navy of the United
States, or in the marine corps, during
the rebellion, for ninety days, and who
has remained loyal to the Government.
shall, on compliance with the provis.
ions of an act entitled "An act to sec.
ure homesteads to actual settlers on
the public domain" and the acts
amendatory thereof, as hereinafter
modified, be entitled to enter upon and
receive patents for quantity of public
land (not mineral) not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres, or one quar-
ter section, to be taken in compact
form, according to legal subdivisions.
including the alternate reserved sec
tions of public lands along the line of
any railroad Or other public work, not
otherwise reserved or appropri-
ated, and other lands subject to
entry under the Homestead laws of the
United States: Provided, That said
homestead settler shall be allowed six
months after locating his homestead
and filing his declaratory statement
within which to make his entry and COM
mence his settlement: And provided
also, That the time which the home
stead settler may have served in the
army: navy or marine corps aforesaid
shall be deducted from tho time hereto
fore required to perfect the title, or if
discharged on account of wounds re-
ceived, or disability incurred in the
line of duty, then The term of enlist
mept shall be deducted from the time
heretofore required to perfect title,
without reference to the time he may
have served. Provided, however,
That no patent shall issue to any home
stead settler who has not resided upon,
improved aud cultivated his said home
stead for period of at least one year
after he shall commence his improve
ments as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That any person entitled, un.
der the provisions of the foregoing sec
tion, to enter homestead, who may
have heretofore entered, under the
Homestead laws, quantity of land
less than one hundred and sixty acres,
shall be permitted to enter, under the
provisions of this act. so much land
contiguous to the tract embraced in
the first entry as, when added to the
quantity previously entered, shall not
exceed one hundred and sixty acres.
Sec. 8. That in case of the 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 in case of her death or
marriage, then his minor orphan child
rem, by a guardian duly appointed and
officially accredited at the Department
of the Interior, shall be entitled to all
the benefits enumerated in this act,
subject to all the provisions as to set
Element and improvements therein con.
tanned: Providctl, That if such parsons
died during his term of enlistment, the
whole term of his enlistment shall be
deducted from the time heretofore re-
quired to perfect the title.
SEC. 4. That where a party ut the
date of his entry of a tract of land
under the Homestead laws, or subse-
quently thereto, was actuall ly enlisted
in the army or navy of the United
States, his services therein shall, in the
administration of said Homestead
laws, be construed to be equivalent, to
all intcnts and purposes, to residence
of the same length of time upon the
tract so entered: Providctl.
That if his entry had been cancelled by
reason of his absence from said tract
while in the military OF naval service
of the United States, and such tract has
not been disposed Of, his entry shall
be restored: Aaa 2orovidcd further,
That if such tract has been disposed
of, said party may enter another tract
subject to entry under said laws; and
his right to patent therefor may be
determined by the proofs touching his
residence and cultivation of the first
tract and his absence therefrom in
such service
SEC. s. That any soldier, sailor, o,
marine officer. or other person coming
within the provisions of this act may,
as well by an agent rs in person, enter
upon SAID homestead and file a declar
atory, statement as in pre.emptior
cases: Provided, That said claimant
in person shall within the time pre-
scribed make his entry, commence set
Elements and improvements on til,
samc, and thereafter fulfill all the 70
qnircments of this act
SEC. 6. That the Commissioner O
tho General Land Office shall have ~,
tl,0rity to make Ill needful rules an.
regulations to carry into effect tho pro
visions of this act.
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