The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-04-27
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hanestesds lsr Seldiers.
Following 10 til. full text Of the Act re
Gently passed BY Congress. According :,
ito provisions An agent may enter the lsnt
for the soldier. This provision 10 put In L
avoid the requirement that each mau shall
60 himself for the first six months. Ate,
that time each man IL required to settle and
cultivate for himself. The following 10 tn.
full text OF the bill:
Be Il enacted. etc.. That every private sol,
dier and officer Who has served in the arms
Of The United States during the recent re-
belliOn for ninety days or more. and who
was honOrably discharged, and has reu,sius,
loyal To the Government. including the
trO0ps mustered into the ses vice of the Unit
ell States Ivy virtue Of the third section ri
an Act making appropriations for CONFLICT.
Ing the defences 1T Washington. and fn,
other purposes, approved February IL. 1852.
and every seaman. marine, and officer whu
has served In the navy Ut the United States.
Or In the marine corps during the rebellion
for ninety days. and who was honorxblv
discharged, aud has remained loyal to the
Government. shall, In compliance with the
provisions OF On Act entitled IAN Act to
secure homestcads to actual settlers, on the
tie public domain. and the acts s,uendsto
ry thereof. - hereinafter specified, bc en-.
ul'ed u, enter upon and receive patents for
sQunntity ut public lands mot minersD not
exceeding one hundrtd and sixty acres. or
one quarter section. to bs tskrn IL compact
form. according to legal sub divisions. in
cIudlng the alternate reserved section of
public lands along the line Of any rsilr,aal
or other public work. not otherwise reserved
or appropriated. and other lands SUBJECT Il,
entry under the Homestead laws Of the
United States. provided that ssid Homestead
settler shall be allowed six months af,.r
locating his homestead within which to
commence bis settlement and Improvement
and provided also that the time which the
homestead settlers have served IN the army.
navy Or marine corps aforesaid shall be de.
Quoted from the time heretofore required 10
perfect the title; or II discharged % sc
count Of wounds received or dissbiliiv
incurred In the line Of duty. then the term
OF enlistment shall liz deducted from the
time heretofore required to perfect the title.
without reference u the length Of time he
may have served; provided, however. thai
no patent shall issue IL any homestead ret
tier WI" has not resided upon, improved and
cultivated his said homestead for n period of
Of least one year after he shall com u,ence
h's impr' yenlen's as aforesaid.
Sec'mn =. That any pcrsIn entitled under
tue provisions Ut the foregoing section IL
enter homestead, who may have heretofore
entered under the Homestead laws Z ouan.
tity OF land less than one hundred and sixiv
acres, sn@'' w permitted 10 enter under the
provisions OF this Act ~ nucI, land ~. when
aaoed To the quantity previously entered.
shall not exceed one hundred and sixtv
acres.
section 3. That In case of the death of any
person who would be entitled IT, l.omes,ea1
under the provisions of the first section uf
this Act, his widow, II unmarried. or IN ~.
OF her death or marriage. then his minOr or,
pn"G children, by q guardian duly aDps,int
ea ana 0h1ciajIy accepted at the Department
u the Interior, shall he entitled to all the
benefits enumerated 10 this Act. proyi,ied
th:! II such person died during his term of
enlistment, the whole term ut his enlistment
snail be deducted from the time heretoto ore
required To perfect the title.
9ec"oE T. That where party at the date
OF his entry OF tract Of land under the
Homestead laws, or subsequently thereto
was ac'uslIy enlisted and en.DlDyrd m the
army or navy Of the United States. his ser
wees therein shall. In the administrator of
sale Homestead laws, he construed 10 l,e
Equivalent 70 all intcnts and purposes to .
residence for the same length of time mon
the tr'!cts ." entered; provided that If his
entry hss been cane. lied by reason of his
Absence from said tract while 10 the military
or naval service Of the United States. and |
SUCH tract has not b en- disposed 0f. his en
try shall he reserved and confirmed: and
provided further. that Il such tract b.s been |
OF, said party may enter another
|fact subject n entry under said laws. ma |
BIC right to patent therefor shall BE- deter.
mined by the proofs touching his residence !
md cultivation Ut the first tract. and his xG /
'ence il'ercfr0m In such service. -
section b. Tl,atsny soldier, sailor, marine.
'mccr: or other person cunning within the
'sov,slons OF this Act, may 10 we'll by IN
Sen' - 10 person enter upon said home
eng provided that said claimant In pers.,n
~ within the time prescribed Commence
Element and improvements on the ssms
10 Act '''''' :"
section . That the Commissioner Of the
enera Land Office shall have authority to
'ake sl! nesdful rules and regulations 10
arry INTO erect the provisions Of lhis Act