Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-31
GENERAL NATuRE, No. l2i.l
AN ACT to amend an act relating 10 soldiers an,
sailors hOmesteads.

AN ACT TO amend an act relating 10 soldiers and
sailors hOmeateads.
Be Il fHdcted by the Senate and House Of RepreseI-
futures Of The United States Of ANteriea ~ Congress u.s.
"mbtd, That the act entitled act 70 enable non
"fnry discharged soldiers and sailors, Their widows
and orphan children, to acquire homesteads on the
lunllc lands OF the United States" approved April
fourth eighteen hundred and seventy-two be, ana
the SAINT is hereby amended 50 as 10 read as tOl-
iuHs Ihat every private soldier and oilcer VINO as
served IN the army VI the United States during the
recent rebellion for Ninety days, or more ana VINO
was hunotaOiy discharged, and has rem lined loyal
To the government Including the troops mustered
Into the service Of tho United STATES by virtue OF
tile thiid section OF act entitled IAN act making
appropriations for completing the defenses OF wa Il
hglol', and for other purposes approved February
thirteenth, eighteen hundred and siXty-twO, and
every atanAl marine, aud Oillcer VINO mas served
IN the navy OF tile United States, or IN the marine
corps, during the rebellion, for ninety dAl 3, am
who was hOnOraby discharged, and has remained
,nla 70 the government SHALL on compliance lih
tie PROVISIONS OF an act entitled An ACT 10 Sc
cure homes eads, to actual settlers the public 10
halns" and the acts amendaiOry thereof, AZ mere
lniore modified, be entitled 10 ente- upon and re-
ceNe patents Tor quantity OF public lands lnOt
nineiaD not exceeding one hundred and sixty
acres or one quarter section, to be taken IN conf
pact lOrn, according to legal subdlvlslons hcluu-
ing the alternate reserved sections OF pun nc lalus
ulnhR lhe line OF any railroad or other puOlc WOTAs
not Otherwise reserved or apprOpua ed, Hnd otheI
iahds subject TO entry under the homestead laws OF
lhe United states: frUUded, Thai sald homestead
settler slal he allowed Fix months after locating
ms homestead, aid ing his declaTatoiy staleIlehl
within which to make his entry aud commence his
settlement and Improvement; And ITopded also
Ihdl tne time which the homestead settled snall
nave served in ths army, navy, or marine corps
aforesaid shall be de iucGed from the time hereto
oIe required 10 perfect title, or II disch4rged on ac
count OF wounds received or disability incurred IN
cline OF dn u then the term Of enlistment shall be
deducted from the time heretofore required TO per-
Itot le, without reference to the length OF time ne
may nave served: IToUided hOireUer, That no patent
ahal issue 10 any homestead settler who has not
resided upon, improved, and cultivated his said
homestead for period of ut least one year after lie
shall commence his improvements as Aforesaid.
SAC. q That any person entitled, under the pro-
VISIONS OF the foregoing seation, 10 enter a home
sleAu VINO may have heretofore entered under lne
law quantity Of land less han one hundred ana
sAly acres, snail be permitted to enter under the
prnysiOns OF this act, so much land contagious ~
tract embraced IN the first entry as when added 10
the quantity previously entered, shall not exceed
one hundred and sixty acres,
SKc. 3. That In case OF the death OF any person
who would he entitled to homestead under tht
provisions OF tile. 1rst section OF this act. MI
MluOWit unmarried, or IN case OF her ueetn OF mar
tage, then his minor orphan children, by aguardl
an duly appointed and oncially accredited AZ th'
department OF INFERIOR shall be entitled 70 al th'
benefits enumerated In this act subject TO all the
provisions as 10 settlement and improvements ther
IN contained: Provided, That II such person dlet
nudng MS term OF enlistment the whole term OF ~
enlistment shall be deducted from the time mere 10
iore required TO perfect the title. -
sBc. 4. That where party at the date OF MS en-
Liy ut a tract Of land under the homestead laws, Q
subsequently thereto was actually enlisted and EN-
piOytd in the army or navy OF the United States
nls service therein shall. In the administration
salu noln' stead laws be construed TO be equivalent
10 hn intents and purposes to residence for IN
sane length of time upon the tract 80 entered
5roo,afd, , That II his entry has been cancelled D
military or naval service Of the United States, an
such tract mas not been disposed Of HIS entry sha
be restored; And PToUiisd ttiTther That II suc
tract has been disposed Of said Arty may enter an
other tract subject TO entry under said laws; an
, ~ iignt 70 patent therefor may be determined
service, ''"T'''-