The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20

for completing the defsnges of and for oher
purposes" approved February thirteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixtytwe and every seaman, marine and
officer who has served in the navy of the United taes
in the marine corps during the rebellion, for ninety
NAMED loyal to the government shall, compliance
with the provisions Of act entitled San act to secure
homesteads to actual settlers the public domain
and the acts amendatory thereof hereinafter modh
ed be entitled to enter upon and receive patents for
quantity public lands mot minera) not exceeding
one hundred and sixty acres one quartersection to
BIO taken in compact form according to legal subdiv-
sons including the alternate reserved sections public
lands along the line of any railroad or other public
work. not otherwise reserved orappropraed and other
lands to entry under the homestead laws OF the
United States Provided That said homestead settler
shall be allowed six months after locating his nome
stead within which to commence his settlement ana
improvement And provided also, That the tins which
the homestead settler shall have served in the army,
navy, marine corps aforesaid shall be deducted from
the time heretofore required to perfect title or II dis
charged account of wounds received disability in
Cured in the line duty then the term OF enlistment
shall be deducted from the time heretofore required to
perfect title without reference the length of time he
may have served Provided, however, That patent
shall issue to any homestead settler who has not
resided upon improved and cultivated his said home
stead for period of at least year after he shall
commence his Improvements aforesaid.
Sec That any person entitled under the provisions
Of the foregoing section to ent-r homestead, who may
have heretofore entered under the homestead laws
quantity Of land less than hundred and sixty acres
shall be permitted 10 enter under the provisions ofth
act much land as, when added to the quantity pre-
acres.
SEC g. 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 marriage, then his minor
orphan children, by guardian duly appointed and OH
cially 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 settlement and
improvements therein contained: Provided, That il
such person died during his term of enlistment, the
whole term of his enlistment shall be deducted from the
time heretofore required to perfect the title.
SEQ. A. That where party at the date OF his entry
tract of land under the homestead laws or SUISSE
quently thereto actually enlisted and employed IN
the army or navy of the United States his services
therein shall in the administration of said homestead
law be construed to be equivalent to all intents and
purposes, to a residence for the same length Of time
upon the tract entered Provided That if his entry
tract while in the military naval service of the
United States and such tract has not been disposed Of
his entry shall be restored and confirmed And pro-
ved further That If such tract has been disposed Of
said party may enter another tract subject to entry
der said laws and his right to patent therefore shall
be determined by the proofs touching his residence and
cultivation of the first tract and his absence thererom
in such service.
SEC. s. That any soldier, sailor, marine, officer or
other person coming within the provisions of this act
may, well by agent in person, enter upon said
homestead: Provided, That said claimant in person
SHALL within the time prescribed commence settlements
and improvements the same, and thereafter fulfill all
the requirements of this act.
SEC. g. That the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office shall have authority to make all needful rules
and regulations to carry into effect the provisions Of
this act.
Approved, April4, 1872.