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

ure homesteads to actual settlers on
the public domain, and the acts
thereof, as hereinafter
modified, be entitled to enter upon and
receive patents for quantity Of public
land mot mineral) not exceeding one
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
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
after locating his homestead
and fling 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, OF il
discharged ION account of wounds re-
ceiv9d, or disability incurred in the
line of duty, then The term of enlist
mont ahel BE- deducted from the time
heretofore required to perfect title,
without reference to the time he may
have served. Provided, hospcver,,
That no patent shall issue to any home
stead settler who has not resided upon,
improved and cultivated his said home
stead for period of at least one year
after he shall commence his improve
ments 10 aforesaid. 81
.<sEo. 2. That any person entitled, un.
der the provisions Of the foregoing sec
ton, 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. 80 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.
p: SEQ. s. ThatIin 6aseIof tho 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.
tained: Provided, 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 q party at the
date of his entry of tract of land
under the Homestead laws, or subse-
quently thereto, was actually 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 intents and purposes, to residence
of the same length of time upon the
tract so entered: Provided,
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: And provided 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 a patent therefor may be
determined by the proofs touching hit
residence and cultivation of the frs,
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 as in person, enter
upon sald homestead and file a declar
atory, statement as in presumption
cases: Provided, That said claiman
in person shall within the time pre-
scribed make his entry, commence set
Elements and improvements on tn
! same, and thereafter fulfill all the re
quirements of this act.
SEQ. 6. That the Commissioner o
the General Land Office shall have Al,
th0ority to make I'LL needful rules IN,
regulations to carry into effect the pro
visions of this act.