Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-02

Tia, every private soldier and onlcer who nas
served In the army of the United Snfes our
irs the recent rebellion for ninety days, OF
more, and who was honorably discharged, ana
has remained loyal tothc government, ipsi,,n-
ing the TROOPS mustered into the service oil tfe
Uii:ed States by yirture Of the third section
cf an re-; entitled IAN nc; making arrrnnprir.
tiOns for completing the defenses Of Wnsl,
irgton, and for other posposes," All roveI
February thirteenth, eighteen hundred ana
sixty-two, and every seaman, marine, ano
officer who has served In the navy OF the
United States. or In the mirlne corps. during
the rebellion, for ninety days, and who, was
honOrably discharge. has remained loyal
10 the government, shall, on compliance win
the provisions OF an act entitled IAN act 10
secure homcstcads 10 actual settlers on the
public domain" and the acts amendatory
thereof, as hereinafter modified, be entitled to
enter upon and receive patents Tor n quantity
of publlc lands mot mineran not exceeding
one hundred and sixty acres, or one quarter
section, 10 be taken In compact form, accord
ing to legal subdivisions, lDcl nding the altern-
ate reserved sections Of public lands along
the line OF any railrcad or other public work.
not otherwise reserved or appropriated, and
ether lands subject to entry Under the home
stead laws Of the United States: Prov.
del, That said homestead settler shall lie
stead, and filing his detlaratory statement,
within which TO make his entry and con-.
mence his settlement and Improvement: And
provided also, That the time which the home
stead settled shall have served In the army,
Iayy, or marine corrs Aforesaid shall ne DE-
Quoted from the time heretofore required 10
perfect title, or OF discharged on account or
wounds received, or disability incurred in the
line Of duty, then thcterm OF enlistment shali
be deducted from the time heretofore required
10 perfect title, without reference TO INC
length OF Time he may have served: ProvidcN,
,.. Tkak - .aaa,.N che III tooINn In anN
homestead settler who has not resided upon,
improved, and cultivated his said homestead
for q period Of al least one year amer he shall
commence his improvements rs Aforesaid.
SEC. ?. That any person entitled, Under the
provisions Of the foregoing section, to enter
n Homestead who may have heretofore enlercd,
under the homestead laws, q quantity Of land
less than one hundred and sixty acres. shnlI
lie permitted To enter under the provisions OF
ihi! MT, go much land contiguous .othc tiatt
embraced In the iirst entry ~, when addei Z"
The quantity previously entered, sla'i ho' eS'
SEC. ). That In case Of the death Of any
person who would le entitled 10 q homestead
Under the provisions Of the first section OF
this n, t, his widow, If unmarried, or In case OF
her death or marriage, then his minor orphan
children, by a guardian duly appointed ana
Officially accredited ut tho Department or the
Interior, shall bc entitled to all the benefits
enumerated In this act, subject to all the pro-
visions rs TO settlement and improvements
therein contained: Provided, Tint II such
nersOn died during his term OF enlistment,
the whole term Of his enlistment shall bc dc
dncted from the time heretofore required to
perfect the title.
SEC. I. That where n party at the date OF
his entry Of n tract Of land under the home
stead laws, or subsequently thereto. was act
ually enlisted and employed In the army or
nnyy of inc United STATES, his services there
in. shall, in the administration OF said home.
stead laws, he construed TO be equivalent, TO
all intents and purposes, ton residence Tor
the same length OF time upon the tract 80
entered: Provided, That II his entry has
been cancelled by reason Of his absence from
laid tract whilei in q Q military or naval service
OF the United States, and such trnct has not
been disposed of, his entry shall be restored:
And provided further, That II such tract
has been disposed Of, raid parts may enter
another tract subject to entry under sail
laws; and his right to a patent therefor may
he determined by the proofs touching his
residence and cultivation Of the first tract and
his absence thcrc(rGm In such service.
SEC. 5. That any soldier, sailor; marine
officer. or other person coming WMhih inc
provisions of this net may, as well by an
agent rs In person, enter upon said homestead
lv filing n declaratory statement as IN pre-.
enpIon cases: Provided, That said
I'm pcrsOn shall within tho time prescribed
make his actual entry, commence settlements
and improvements on the same, ana thereai-
ter fulfill all the requirements OF this act.
SEC. 6. That tho Commissioner OF INC ncD-
eral Land Office shall have authority 70 make
nil ncedful rules and regulation 10 carry into
effect the provisions OF this act.
Approved, June ., 1872.