New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-11
IGrnERA1 NArrRr-No. al

An act to enable hOnOrably discharged
soldiers and sailors, their widows and
orphan children, to acquire homesteads
on the public lands Of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
That every private soldier and Of
feer who has served iR3 the army
of the United States during the
recent rebellion for ninety days, or more,
and who was honOrably discharged, and
has remained loyal to the government, IN
Guiding the troops mustered into the ser
vice of the United States by virtue Of the
third section Of an act emitted An Sct
making appropriations for completing the
defenses of Washington. and for other pur-
poses" approved February thirteenth,
eighteen hundred and siXty-two, and every
seaman, marine, and officer who has served
in the navy of the United States, or IN the
marine corps, during the rebellion, Tor
ninety days, and who was hon0rably dIs-
charged, and has remained loyal to the gov
eminent, shall, on compliance with the pro-
visions of an act entitled IAN act to secure
homesteads to actual settlers on the public
domain and the acts amendatory thereof,
IA hereinafter modified, be entitled to enter
upon and receive patents for quantity OF
public lands mot mineral) not exceeding
one hundred and sixty acres, or one quarter
! u
c0rding to legal subdivisions. including
the alternate reserved sections Of public
lands along the line of any r5ilroad
or other public work, not otherwise re-
/ served or appropriated and other lands
l-subieet to entry under the homestead laws
Of the United States; provided, that SAID
homestead settler shall be allowed SIX
months after locating his homestead WITHIN
/ which to commence his settlement and I'M
| provement; and provided, also, that the
| time which the homestead settler shall have
| served in the army, navy, or marine corps
| aforesaid shall be deducted from the time
heretofore required to perfect title, or II
1 discharged on account OF wounds receiver,
or disability incurred in the line Ct duty,
then the term of enlistment shall be de-
! Quoted from the time heretofore required to
perfect title, without reference to the length
/ of time he may have served provided,
however, that no patent shall issue to any
] homestead settler who has not resided upon,
/ imnroved. and cultivated his said home
stead for a period Of atleast one year alter
| he shall commence his improvements as
| aforesaid.
SEC. 2. That any person entitled unde1
the provisions Of the foregoing section to
enter homestead who may have heretofore
entered under the homestead laws a guam
tity Of land less than one hundred and sixty
acres shall be permitted to enter under the
i provisions of this act so much land as, when
added to the quantity previously entered
shall not exceed one hundred and sixty
acres.
i SEC. 3. That iR case of the death of any
i person who would be entitled to homestead
under tile provisions of the first section Of
this act his widow, if unmarried, or in case
of her death or marriage, then his nInol
orphan children, by a guardian duly ap
i pointed and officially accredited at the De
partment Of the Interior, shall be entitled
to all the benefits enumerated in this act
subject to all the provisions as to settle
ment and Improvements therein contained
provided. that if such person died during
his term of enlistment, the whole term OF his
enlistment shall be deducted from tn! the tint
heretofore required to perfect the title.
SEC. A. That where party at the date o
his entry of a tract of land under the home
stead laws, or subsequently thereto, wa
actually enlisted and employed in the arm.
or navy of the United States, his service
therein shall, in the administration OF SAT-
homestead law, be construed to be eqmVa
lent, to all intents and purposes, to res
dence for the same length of time upon tn