Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-28
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF TIE United STATES,
Passed Ct the Second Session of the

| GENERAL NAIUBB-No. WI
An Acr 70 aueBd an act RELAXING 10 soldiers and
BE II enacted ty az sssais asd Hor,s Of Kepr.
seHfaiirss Of fhe United States Of America Con
.patle hcnorsbiy discharged soiiiefs and .,i5r.
their widows ana orphan children TO ACC uire home
prov ed April fourth eighteen hundred and seventy
two, be, and the same Is hereby, amended so a. TO
no has served in The army Of the Uatej States
TIE recent rebellion for ninety days, or more;
Sys 70 i he, g1SxernmeHs ,eiHding The troops
b. virtue Of The third .ci0n Of an act entitled An
sct making appropriations for completing the de
proved february tbir teenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty two, and, every seamas, ma Joe, and officer
in the marine corps during the rebeiton for ninety
dsS :. and who was honorsbly discharged and has
Il.aLoe With The provisions OF an ACT estitled :An
act 20 secure homestescs t. actual settlers on the
ss ere matter M ded Be ebtticd TO enter upon and
receive patents ftr quantity, Of public land.
acres, one quarter s.cIiOn, to be taken in com
Ia,t form, according to legal subdivisions, inclui-
lP me ater1ate IeserE Ell SECTIONS OF public lands
GC ng the line OF any railroad other pubic work,
rot .theI~ise reserved Or apprGpristea, and other
The Unit. States: Proridsd. That said HON astead
bis homestead, and fling his declsratory state.
m"Dt, within which to make his eGtry and com
pror,J,d S'sc. That the time which he h.me
stead settler shall have s-rveI In the army, navy,
:
the time heretofore required to peri, OF tIle or VI
discharged on account Of wounds received, or disa-
enlistment snail lie deducted from the time hereto
fore required 70 perfect title, without re erence to
hO'csrtT- That no patent shall issue 10 any home
stt 80 setter who bias not resided upon, improved,
ana cultivated bis said home for period of
Ieast enc year sfer he shall commence his improve
EXC. 2 That any person entitled, under the pro
vislGns OF the foregoing section to enter home
less IA ma
hundred and sixty acres shall be permitted enter
.iguOus TO the tract embraced in the first entry as
whfh added to the quantity previously entered,
SIC 8 That in case of the death OF any person who
would be entitled to q homestead under the pro-
unmarried, or in Of her death or marriage then
his miner orphan children, by q guardian duly
nent Of the Interior, sail be entitled to al ths
betchrs enumerated in this act, subject to all the
Par That snd .ReS psrson
oied during bis term Of enlistment, the whole term
here tofore required TO perfect the title.
SEC A. That where a party at the date of his entry
sequently thereto. was actually enlisted aud en-
ploysd in the sry or navy Of the United States his
homestead laws, be construed to be equivalent, to
al i1ien NJ aid Pnrposss to residence for the same
That il his entry has been cancelled by Of his
ss, - ad a. ,Ts9f While in the military or
has not been disposed OF his entry shall be restored
Ard rT9r,afd gprihsr, Tha. if such tract has been
disposed Of said party may enter another tracs sub
J"ct 70 entry under ssld laws; and his right to q
Patent therefor may be determined by the proofs
iout hing bis residence and cultivation of the first
tract and bis absence therefrcm in such service.
SIC. > That any soldier, sailor, marine officer or
StbeT pers7n cem,ng within the provisions of this
act may s. wei BY an agent as in person, enter
upon sAid Homestead by fling d-claratory state
IIeIt as IN pre- erPtoD cases: PT0rjfsd, That said
ciHImant ia person shall within tbs time prescribed
make his actual entry, commence settlements and
improve meDts On the same, and thereafter fulfill all
tie re4uireTne hts cf this act
Sc 8. That the Commissioner of the General
and on &c shall have authority 10 mske all need
iul Tues and regulations 20 carry into effect the
provisions Il this act. lApproyed, J une 5, 1872.