The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-04-05
II RJLL

To enable honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors, their widows and orphan children, TO
acquire nomesteads on the public lands OF
the nitet States.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the nited States OF Amer
lea in Congress assembled, that every private
soldier and officer who has served in the Army
of the nited states during the recent rebel
hon for ninety days or more, and who was
honoraoly discharged and has renamed loyal
o the Government, including the troops mus
red into no service OF the nited states by
virtue Of the third section OF an act entitled
- An act making appropriations for completing
The defense, Of Washington, and for other pur-
poses, approved February thirteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two, and every seaman,
marine. ans officer VINO has served in the Navy
OF the nted States or in the Marine Corps,
during the rebellion. for ninety days. and who
was honofably discharged, aud has remained
loyal 20 the Government, shall. on compliance
with the provisions Of an act entitled IN act
to secure Aomesteads to actual settlers on tho
public DOMAIN and the acts amendatory there
u
upon and receive patents for quantity OF pub
lie lands (aot mineraD not exceeding one hun
bred and sixty acres, or one quarter-secton, 10
be taken ia compact form according to legal
Subdivisions, including the alternate reserved
sections o., public lands along the line OF any
railroad or cher public work, not otherwise re-
served OF lnpropIiated, and other lands sub
Jet to eat-y under the homestead laws OF the
United states: Provided, that SAID homestead
settler .ha.. be allowed SIX months after Locating
his homes,5l I'd within which TO commence his
settlement lnd Improvement And provided
also. that 81 time which the homestead settler
shall have wed in the Army, Navy, or Marine
Corps afo-a aid shall be deducted from the
time .ore required to perfect title, OF If
DISCHARGE G account OF wounds received, or
disability nc FRED in the line OF duty, then the
term OF enlistment shall be deducted from the
time here:c ore required to perfect title, with
out reference TO the length OF time he may
have selyeI Provided, however, that no
patent shall 4ssue to any homestead settler who
has not res3-d upon, improved, and cultivated
his said hon ,.tead for period OF at least one
year after 81, shall commence his improvements
as aforesai1.
SIC. = .at any person entitled under the
PROVISIONS o. the foregoing section to enter a
homestesj VINO may have heretofore entered
under the O. nestead laws a quantity of land
less than az hundred and sixty acres. shall
be oe.mitts enter under the provisions OF
this act 80 u-ch land as, when added to the
quautt previously entered, shall not exceed
one huudrs and sixty acres
-lc. p. ilt IN case Of the death Of any per
son wlo 4 he entitled to a homestead I'M
der tie pro, ons Of the first section OF this
act his Isl. a. II unmarried, or in case Of her
death oI -ll1iage. then hls minor orphan
children a guardian duly appointed and
officially lited at the Department Of the
Interior -a- be entitled to all the benefits
enumersts this act: Provided. that if such
porson .iIei l-riug has term CT enlistment, the
whole 'cra e. las enlistment shall be deducted
from One tas heretofore required to perfect
tbe titia
SEC lat where a party at the date Of
his entry OF tract of land under the home
stead Lass o.. sub -equeuty thereto. was actual